A breakdown of the review per specifications

Ingress Protection (Ip) Rating

Soundpeats Mini Pro IPX5

Ultimate Ears Drops ✗

IP ratings is the rating of protection given by an enclosure, against dust and liquids. The letters 'IP' are followed by two values The first value refers to protection against solids say dust, while the second refers to resistance against liquids (sweat).

Scoring IPX5, the Soundpeats Mini Pro's rating is read as, the first value of X denotes that no data available to specify a protection rating, and the second value of 5 means that they can withstand medium pressure jet that's 6.3mm diameter, similar to garden hose from any angle for 3 minutes at a distance of 2.5 to 3 metres.

Weight

Soundpeats Mini Pro 9.94g

Ultimate Ears Drops ✗

The Soundpeats Mini Pro have a weight of 9.94g . We consider a lower weight better because lighter devices are easier to move with.

Has No Wires Or Cables

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

For a device to be true wireless it must have no cables linking any part of the device together, Ultimate Ears Drops are true wireless for this case since they have no wires. This is a major distinction as some wireless earbuds have wires linking the pair of earbuds together.

Soundpeats Mini Pro also is true wireless because it doesn't have wires linking the two earbuds together.

Wingtips Included

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✗

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

The Ultimate Ears Drops come with wingtips, these are reserved for workout earbuds and are usually an optional add-on to the separate silicone ear tip for a better fit.

Sweat Resistance

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops have sweat resistance

Soundpeats Mini Pro's resistance to sweat makes both devices fit for use during long-distance running, marathons, cardio sweat workouts , etc

Is Dust Proof And Water-Resistant

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✗

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

The Ultimate Ears Drops are both dustproof and water-resistant.

Has An Earbud Foam

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✗

An earbud foam is designed to be ultracompact and lightweight, with almost no interference with earrings, spectacles, hats, or hairstyles. The Soundpeats Mini Pro have an earbud foam for some people it is more comfortable than the in-ear foam.

Has Stereo Speakers

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops have stereo speakers, what this means is that Ultimate Ears Drops's speakers deliver sound from independent channels on both left and right sides, creating a richer sound and a better listening experience.

The Soundpeats Mini Pro also have stereo speakers

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Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✗

Active noise cancellation makes use of more advanced kind of tech to actively cancel noise. ANC works when, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern of incoming noise and after generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. Simply put, it's like having +1 (noise) and producing -1 (counter sound by the device) giving 0 thus "diluting" the noise.

The Soundpeats Mini Pro have Active Noise Cancellation allowing you to listen at lower volume levels, good for your ears as you don't have to crank up the device volume to outcompete background noise.

Has Passive Noise Reduction

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops stay well in place, this creates a sound covering that tones down your environment noise while preventing the earbuds sound from leaking out .

Both of these devices have passive noise reduction which implies that they limit ambient noise without using technology to cancel it out.

Driver Unit Size

Soundpeats Mini Pro 10mm

Ultimate Ears Drops 9.2mm

Ultimate Ears Drops have a unit size of 9.2mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, therefor producing better bass. A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that makes sound in the device, its size determines the sound produced by the earbuds.

Soundpeats Mini Pro driver unit is 10mm in diameter, making them have a larger driver unit than that of Ultimate Ears Drops by 0.8mm , 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 can generate louder sound, but this does not mean that they deliver better quality sound.

Lowest Frequency

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✗

Ultimate Ears Drops 20Hz

Ultimate Ears Drops's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component generates low frequencies that can be heard, and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.

Highest Frequency

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✗

Ultimate Ears Drops 20000Hz

The Ultimate Ears Drops's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response tells how well an audio component produces high human frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal on its way through.

Sound Pressure Level

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✗

Ultimate Ears Drops 110dB/mW

SPL, is the level of pressure of sound, in decibels, dB, Ultimate Ears Drops's measurement is 110dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.

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Battery Life

Soundpeats Mini Pro 7hours

Ultimate Ears Drops 6hours

Ultimate Ears Drops's battery life is 6 hours, these last longer than 5 hours of listening which is considered average for a single charge. A device's battery life is commonly given by the manufacturer, and with more battery hours, you get to use it for longer and requires fewer chargings.

Soundpeats Mini Pro's battery life is more than that of Ultimate Ears Drops by 1 hours . Each time you recharge your earbuds, they get a little less listening time. The effect is barely noticeable at first, but over a few years, your wireless earbuds will have shorter listening time.

Battery Life Of Charging Case

Soundpeats Mini Pro 14hours

Ultimate Ears Drops 9hours

This is given by the vendor, and the Ultimate Ears Drops's case has a full charge of 9 hours. A charging case with a longer battery life enables you to recharge your earbuds on the go several times before recharging the case itself.

Soundpeats Mini Pro's charging case has a battery life of 14 hours, more than that of Ultimate Ears Drops by 5 hours

Charge Time

Soundpeats Mini Pro 1.5hours

Ultimate Ears Drops ✗

It takes 1.5 hours to fully charge the Soundpeats Mini Pro's battery. It is recommended to charge fully the battery before using the earbuds for the first time.

Battery Power

Soundpeats Mini Pro 45mAh

Ultimate Ears Drops ✗

Soundpeats Mini Pro's battery capacity is 45mAh, battery capacity, represents the amount of electrical energy that a battery can keep.

Has Wireless Charging

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✗

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

The Ultimate Ears Drops, the device supports wireless charging. To charge the earbuds, you just place down on a supported charging pad.

Has A Battery Level Indicator

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

The Ultimate Ears Drops have a battery level indicator, an indicator shows you when the earbuds has a low battery. Its lights indicate the charging status of your device and case.

Soundpeats Mini Pro too have a battery level indicator, charging indicators enable you to determine the charging state of your device, if charged fully, or having a low battery.

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Has Usb Type-C

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

The Ultimate Ears Drops have USB TYPE-C, an industry-standard connector for transmitting both data and power in a single cable.

Soundpeats Mini Pro too use USB TYPE-C. This USB-C plug is part and parcel of most current laptops, phones, and tablets.

Bluetooth Version

Soundpeats Mini Pro v5.2

Ultimate Ears Drops v4.2

Ultimate Ears Drops have Bluetooth version of 4.2, Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard that enables data movement between devices placed in close proximity, using short-wavelength, ultra-high frequency radio waves.

Soundpeats Mini Pro has a Bluetooth version of 5.2, newer than that of Ultimate Ears Drops . Newer versions provide faster data transfers.

Maximum Bluetooth Range

Soundpeats Mini Pro 10meters

Ultimate Ears Drops 10meters

The Ultimate Ears Drops have a 10meters distance to connect via Bluetooth.

Soundpeats Mini Pro have a maximum range of 10meters, equal to that of the Ultimate Ears Drops

Has Aac

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops support AAC, a codec that is used for Bluetooth audio. It supports 24-bit audio at 250kbps. Since it uses psychoacoustic modeling, it can provide better results than other codecs at the same bit rate.

Since its the highest quality codec that any Bluetooth-supporting Apple product supports, the Ultimate Ears Drops will work well with your MacBook. If you are planning on using these with Android you need to pay even closer attention to codec support for if they only have AAC they won't provide the best audio quality possible, ensure that they also support aptX HD, LDAC, or LHDC as well.

The Soundpeats Mini Pro support AAC as well. Designed to be the successor of the MP3 format, AAC generally achieves higher sound quality than MP3 encoders at the same bit rate.

Has Aptx Adaptive

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

The Ultimate Ears Drops support APTX Adaptive, an audio codec for Bluetooth devices that are developed by Qualcomm. It has a variable bit rate (between 279kbps and 420kbps).

Soundpeats Mini Pro support APTX Adaptive as well which means both can adjust the bit rate for different scenarios, such as reducing interference from other devices.

Audio Latency

Soundpeats Mini Pro 60ms

Ultimate Ears Drops ✗

Latency refers to the time it takes for the audio signal to be transmitted to your earbuds. Soundpeats Mini Pro have a latency of 60ms, a lower latency reduces audio lag and is particularly important when playing games or watching videos.

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Number Of Microphones

Soundpeats Mini Pro 6only

Ultimate Ears Drops 2only

The Ultimate Ears Drops have 2 microphones.

While the Soundpeats Mini Pro microphones are 6, more than that of Ultimate Ears Drops by 4 . More microphones record better sound quality and enable the device to filter out background sounds.

Has A Noise-Canceling Microphone

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✗

Soundpeats Mini Pro have a noise-canceling microphone, these microphones are intended to reduce background sounds from the desired sound.

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Has Ambient Sound Mode

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops support ambient sound mode, which uses microphones to pass through ambient noises to still be heard even while wearing the earbuds

The Soundpeats Mini Pro support ambient sound mode as well, it’s useful when you want to listen to music while being aware of your surrounding, say you’re having a jog but would still want to hear traffic.

Has Find Earbuds Feature

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

When misplaced in a room, or can't be found in your bag, Ultimate Ears Drops support the find earbuds feature.

The Soundpeats Mini Pro too have the find earbuds feature. Simply use the device app on your phone to play a sound from your device to help you locate them.

Supports Fast Charging

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops support fast charging. Commonly, technologies like Qualcomm’s Quick Charge, are used to reduce the time it takes to fully charge the earbuds.

Soundpeats Mini Pro support fast charging. This kind is similar to regular charging, just that the battery is filling up much faster. For example, with Quick Charge 3.0, the battery is charged to 50% in just 30 minutes.

Multipoint Count

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✗

Ultimate Ears Drops 2only

Ultimate Ears Drops support multipoint of 2 connections, this feature allows you connect to more than one Bluetooth device and switch between them. Say, you can switch calls from one device to another without having to manually disconnect and reconnect.

Has A Mute Function

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops have a mute function, they have the option to mute/unmute a conversation directly from the device.

The Soundpeats Mini Pro too have this function. The mute function means that you unilaterally turn off the earbuds' microphone, but still hear the other party talk.

Control Panel Placed On A Device

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

The Ultimate Ears Drops, so you can easily access the volume control, pause, play, mute, etc whichever features are supported on the device.

Soundpeats Mini Pro also have a control panel on them.

Has Voice Prompts

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

The Ultimate Ears Drops support voice prompts. With voice prompts, you receive information through audio messages, like if there is a problem with the connection.

The Soundpeats Mini Pro too support voice prompts .i.e the device notifies you when the battery is low, and it's time to recharge the earbuds.

Travel Bag Is Included

Soundpeats Mini Pro ✓

Ultimate Ears Drops ✓

The Ultimate Ears Drops come with a special pouch. Carrying earphones openly, or putting them inside your bag without a casing may easily damage them.

Soundpeats Mini Pro too have a travel bag included, which offers safe transportation.

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Category	Features	Soundpeats Mini Pro	Ultimate Ears Drops
DESIGN	ingress protection (ip) rating	IPX5	✗
	weight	9.94g	✗
	has no wires or cables	✓	✓
	wingtips included	✗	✓
	sweat resistance	✓	✓
	is dust proof and water-resistant	✗	✓
	has an earbud foam	✓	✗
	has stereo speakers	✓	✓
SOUND QUALITY	has active noise cancellation (noise control)	✓	✗
	has passive noise reduction	✓	✓
	driver unit size	10mm	9.2mm
	lowest frequency	✗	20Hz
	highest frequency	✗	20000Hz
	sound pressure level	✗	110dB/mW
POWER	battery life	7hours	6hours
	battery life of charging case	14hours	9hours
	charge time	1.5hours	✗
	battery power	45mAh	✗
	has wireless charging	✗	✓
	has a battery level indicator	✓	✓
CONNECTIVITY	has usb type-c	✓	✓
	bluetooth version	v5.2	v4.2
	maximum bluetooth range	10meters	10meters
	has aac	✓	✓
	has aptx adaptive	✓	✓
	audio latency	60ms	✗
MICROPHONE	number of microphones	6only	2only
MICROPHONE	has a noise-canceling microphone	✓	✗
EXTRAS	has ambient sound mode	✓	✓
	has find earbuds feature	✓	✓
	supports fast charging	✓	✓
	multipoint count	✗	2only
	has a mute function	✓	✓
	control panel placed on a device	✓	✓
	has voice prompts	✓	✓
	travel bag is included	✓	✓
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A summary of the review by feature comparison

A breakdown of the review per specifications

Design

Ingress Protection (Ip) Rating

Weight

Has No Wires Or Cables

Wingtips Included

Sweat Resistance

Is Dust Proof And Water-Resistant

Has An Earbud Foam

Has Stereo Speakers

Sound Quality

Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)

Has Passive Noise Reduction

Driver Unit Size

Lowest Frequency

Highest Frequency

Sound Pressure Level

Power

Battery Life

Battery Life Of Charging Case

Charge Time

Battery Power

Has Wireless Charging

Has A Battery Level Indicator

Connectivity

Has Usb Type-C

Bluetooth Version

Maximum Bluetooth Range

Has Aac

Has Aptx Adaptive

Audio Latency

Microphone

Number Of Microphones

Has A Noise-Canceling Microphone

Extras

Has Ambient Sound Mode

Has Find Earbuds Feature

Supports Fast Charging

Multipoint Count

Has A Mute Function

Control Panel Placed On A Device

Has Voice Prompts

Travel Bag Is Included

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