Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
OnePlus Buds Z2 ✓
ANC uses more advanced technology to actively counter noise. How it works, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like having +1 (sound from your surrounding) then adding -1 (counter sound by the device) giving zero thus "diluting" the noise.
The OnePlus Buds Z2 have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the earbuds volume to outcompete background noise.
The Sony LinkBuds S too have ANC which makes either of the earbuds ideal for plane rides and morning travels. The OnePlus Buds Z2 and Sony LinkBuds S operate with different noise cancellation settings, pick the noise cancellation type that suits your travel or that enhances your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
OnePlus Buds Z2 ✓
The OnePlus Buds Z2 sit well in place, creating a sound seal that reduces background noise while preventing the earbuds sound from leaking out .
Both Sony LinkBuds S, and OnePlus Buds Z2 have passive noise reduction this implies that they limit ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony LinkBuds S
5mm
OnePlus Buds Z2 11mm
OnePlus Buds Z2 driver unit is 11mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
The driver unit is basically a mini speaker that produces sound in the earbuds, the unit size dictates the loudness of the device.
Sony LinkBuds S driver unit is 5mm in diameter,
which implies that they have a smaller driver unit than that of OnePlus Buds Z2 by 6mm
, many people have a misconception that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers usually have difficulty producing high frequencies so yeah, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not imply that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony LinkBuds S
20Hz
OnePlus Buds Z2 20Hz
The OnePlus Buds Z2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well a particular audio device generates low recognizable frequencies and if it alters the signal while at it.
Sony LinkBuds S's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
both devices produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony LinkBuds S
40000Hz
OnePlus Buds Z2 20000Hz
OnePlus Buds Z2's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well an audio component makes high human frequencies and if it makes any adjustments to the signal on its way through.
Sony LinkBuds S's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, this means that
Sony LinkBuds S produce a clearer and crispier treble than the OnePlus Buds Z2
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
OnePlus Buds Z2 ✗
Sony LinkBuds S have neodymium magnets, if used in audio devices produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output using less power to do so. They can help generate music at quite a high SPL, with the use of high magnetic flux.
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