Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Nothing Ear 1 ✓
ANC utilises advanced kind of tech to actively cancel noise. ANC works when, it listens to the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and then inverts the soundwaves to counter it. Simply put, it's like having +1 (sound from your surrounding) then adding -1 (inverted noise) giving zero which results in a reduced level of noise.
Sony WF 1000XM3 have ANC 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 sounds.
The Nothing Ear 1 too have Active Noise Cancellation making either of the devices ideal for flights and morning commutes. The Sony WF 1000XM3 and Nothing Ear 1 operate with different noise cancellation settings, pick the setting that suits your travel or that enhances your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Nothing Ear 1 ✓
The Sony WF 1000XM3 sit well in place, this creates an acoustic seal that tones down your environment sounds while preventing the earbuds voice audio from leaking out at the same.
Both Nothing Ear 1, and Sony WF 1000XM3 have passive noise reduction this means that they reduce ambient noise instead of actively using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony WF 1000XM3
6mm
Nothing Ear 1 11.6mm
Sony WF 1000XM3 have a unit size of 6mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass.
A driver unit is the component that produces sound in the device, its size dictates the loudness of the device.
Nothing Ear 1 driver unit is 11.6mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of Sony WF 1000XM3 by 5.6mm
, 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 indicate that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM3
20Hz
Nothing Ear 1 20Hz
The Sony WF 1000XM3's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well an audio component generates low frequencies that can be heard, and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Nothing Ear 1's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices make sound with equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM3
20000Hz
Nothing Ear 1 20000Hz
Sony WF 1000XM3's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well an audio component produces high recognizable frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal on its way through.
Nothing Ear 1's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this means that
both devices can produce equal treble
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Nothing Ear 1 ✗
The Sony WF 1000XM3 have neodymium magnets, if used in audio devices 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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