Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Jabra Elite 5 ✓
Active noise cancellation uses more advanced kind of tech to actively cancel noise. How it works, it listens to the sound pattern of incoming noise and after inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (sound from your surrounding) and adding -1 (counter sound by the device) giving 0 therefore "diluting" the noise.
The Sony WF 1000XM3 have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower volume levels, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the earbuds volume to outcompete background noise.
The Jabra Elite 5 too have Active Noise Cancellation which makes both devices ideal for plane rides and rush hour travels. Each operate with different noise cancellation types, pick the setting that suits your travel or that enhances your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Jabra Elite 5 ✓
Sony WF 1000XM3 sit well in place, this creates a sound covering that tones down your environment sounds while preventing the device sound from leaking out .
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction this implies that they reduce ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony WF 1000XM3
6mm
Jabra Elite 5 6mm
The Sony WF 1000XM3 driver unit is 6mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
The driver unit is the component that makes sound in the device, its size corellates with the sound produced by the device.
Jabra Elite 5 driver unit is 6mm in diameter,
making both Jabra Elite 5, and Sony WF 1000XM3 similar in how loud their sound gets
, 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 yes, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not imply that they deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM3
20Hz
Jabra Elite 5 20Hz
The Sony WF 1000XM3's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well an audio component produces low recognizable frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.
Jabra Elite 5's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices make sound with equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM3
20000Hz
Jabra Elite 5 20000Hz
Sony WF 1000XM3's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well a particular audio component generates high human frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Jabra Elite 5's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this means that
both devices produce equal treble
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Jabra Elite 5 ✗
Sony WF 1000XM3 have neodymium magnets, if used in earbuds produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output while using less power. They can help generate music at quite a high SPL, using high magnetic flux.
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