AfterShokz Trekz Air vs Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction: Which Headphones Are Better?

Tested using Methodology v1.5

Updated Mar 26, 2025 05:33 PM

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AfterShokz Trekz Air Bone Conduction Picture

Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Picture

TypeBone Conduction

EnclosureOpen-Back

WirelessYes

TransducerBone Conduction

Noise CancellingNo

MicYes

TypeBone Conduction

EnclosureOpen-Back

WirelessYes

TransducerBone Conduction

Noise CancellingNo

MicYes

Our Verdict

AfterShokz Trekz Air Bone Conduction

Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction

The Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction are better bone conduction headphones than the AfterShokz Trekz Air Bone Conduction. While both headphones are comfortable and well-built, the OpenRun Pro have a longer-lasting continuous battery life, a companion app, and a better carrying case. They also support Bluetooth 5.1, and their mic delivers better overall performance.

Variants

Trekz Air (Canyon Red)
Trekz Air (Forest Green)
Trekz Air (Slate Grey)

OpenRun Pro (Beige)
OpenRun Pro Mini (Beige)
OpenRun Pro (Black)
OpenRun Pro Mini (Black)
OpenRun Pro (Blue)
OpenRun Pro (Pink)

Review

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Canyon Red

Trekz Air

Beige

OpenRun Pro

Forest Green

Trekz Air

Beige

OpenRun Pro Mini

Slate Grey

Trekz Air

Black

OpenRun Pro

Black

OpenRun Pro Mini

Blue

OpenRun Pro

Pink

OpenRun Pro

Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our headphones test methodology.

Threshold

0.10

Mixed Usage

5.2

No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Mixed Usage

5.2

Neutral Sound

3.5

5.3

Commute/Travel

5.2

5.5

Sports/Fitness

7.5

7.3

Office

4.8

5.7

Wireless Gaming

4.2

5.1

Wired Gaming

4.1

4.9

Phone Calls

5.3

5.7

Design

Style

Design Picture 2

Type

Bone Conduction

Enclosure

Open-Back

Wireless

Yes

Transducer

Bone Conduction

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Comfort

7.5

Comfort Picture

Weight

0.06 lbs

Clamping Force

0.32 lbs

0.3 lbs

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Controls

7.2

6.8

Controls Picture

OS Compatibility

N/A

Not OS specific

Ease Of Use

Okay

Good

Feedback

Good

Call/Music Control

Yes

Volume Control

Yes

Microphone Control

Channel Mixing

N/A

Noise Cancelling Control

N/A

Talk-Through

N/A

Additional Controls

Presets + Voice Assistant

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Breathability

Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference

0 °C

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Portability

7.7

7.0

Portability Picture

L

5.1" (13.0 cm)

W

3.1"

3.8" (9.7 cm)

H

1.1"

1.9" (4.7 cm)

Volume

17 in³

36.17 in³ (592.70 cm³)

Transmitter Required

N/A

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Case

6.5

8.0

Case Picture

Type

Soft case

Hard case

L

5.9" (15.1 cm)

W

4.1"

4.9" (12.4 cm)

H

1.2"

2.3" (5.9 cm)

Volume

25 in³

67.41 in³ (1,104.70 cm³)

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Build Quality

7.5

Build Quality Picture

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Stability

7.5

Stability Picture

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Headshots 1

Angled Picture

Side Picture

Headshots 2

Front Picture

Rear Picture

Top

Top Picture

In The Box

In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile

Frequency Response

Frequency Response

Bass Amount

-19.21 dB

-23.24 dB

Treble Amount

1.24 dB

-4 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency

5.4

5.7

Consistency L

Consistency R

Avg. Std. Deviation

2.03 dB

1.08 dB

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Raw Frequency Response

Bass Accuracy

1.0

Bass

Bass

Std. Err.

15.66 dB

24.57 dB

Low-Frequency Extension

118.15 Hz

204.52 Hz

Low-Bass

-26.57 dB

-40.33 dB

Mid-Bass

-14.73 dB

-26.44 dB

High-Bass

8.05 dB

-6.45 dB

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Mid Accuracy

3.9

9.1

Mid

Mid

Std. Err.

8.19 dB

1.22 dB

Low-Mid

11.22 dB

-0.25 dB

Mid-Mid

6.52 dB

0.22 dB

High-Mid

1.65 dB

-0.47 dB

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Treble Accuracy

1.9

4.5

Treble

Treble

Std. Err.

10.04 dB

7.71 dB

Low-Treble

10.83 dB

-2.12 dB

Mid-Treble

7.47 dB

-9.67 dB

High-Treble

7.66 dB

-18.04 dB

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Peaks/Dips

4.1

5.5

Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks

4.46 dB

3.18 dB

Dips

3.34 dB

2.58 dB

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Imaging

3.3

3.5

Group Delay

Phase Response

Phase Response Mismatch

Weighted Group Delay

2.28

2.73

Weighted Phase Mismatch

116.42

240.9

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch

1.48

1.89

Weighted Frequency Mismatch

5.31

3.77

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Passive Soundstage

6.4

8.0

PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)

3.14 dB

1.99 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.)

-0.22 dB

4.71 dB

PRTF Distance

10.39 dB

21.08 dB

Openness

9.9

9.7

Acoustic Space Excitation

7.8

4.8

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Virtual Soundstage

0.0

Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling

Speaker Modeling

Room Ambience

Head Tracking

Virtual Surround

Weighted Harmonic Distortion

2.1

4.8

Weighted Harmonic Distortion

WHD @ 90

2.552

2.238

WHD @ 100

6.051

0.839

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Test Settings

Firmware

v4.07

Power

Connection

Bluetooth 5.0

Codec

SBC, 16-bit, 44.1kHz

EQ

Standard

ANC

No ANC

Tip/Pad

Default

Microphone

Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation

0.4

0.8

Noise Isolation

Isolation Audio

Overall Attenuation

-0.03 dB

-0.79 dB

Noise Cancelling

Bass

0.02 dB

-0.17 dB

Mid

0.09 dB

-0.87 dB

Treble

-0.2 dB

-1.41 dB

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Leakage

3.1

5.8

Leakage

Leakage Audio

Overall Leakage @ 1ft

57.65 dB

46 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style

Integrated

Yes

In-Line

Boom

Detachable Boom

N/A

Mic

Yes

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Recording Quality

6.1

7.3

Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech

LFE

397.39 Hz

160 Hz

FR Std. Dev.

3.11 dB

3.26 dB

HFE

3,368.2 Hz

4,902.93 Hz

Weighted THD

19.139

0.47

Gain

40.01 dB

1.6 dB

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Noise Handling

6.6

6.0

SpNR

SpNR

18.19 dB

22.81 dB

Noise Gate

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling

6.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample

Speech + Subway Noise Handling

6.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample

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Active Features

Battery

6.1

7.4

Battery Type

Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life

7.2 hrs

14.2 hrs

Additional Charges

0.0

Total Battery Life

7.2 hrs

14.2 hrs

Charge Time

1.9 hrs

0.8 hrs

Power-Saving Feature

Standby mode

Audio While Charging

Passive Playback

Charging Port

micro-USB

Proprietary

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App Support

0.0

7.0

App Picture

App Name

N/A

Shokz

iOS

N/A

Yes

Android

N/A

Yes

macOS

N/A

Windows

N/A

Equalizer

N/A

Presets

ANC Control

N/A

Mic Control

N/A

Room Effects

N/A

Playback Control

N/A

Yes

Button Mapping

N/A

Surround Sound

N/A

Surround Support

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Connectivity

Bluetooth

8.4

8.5

Bluetooth Version

4.2

5.1

Multi-Device Pairing

2 Devices

NFC Pairing

Line Of Sight Range

189 ft

290.35 ft (88.50 m)

PC Latency (SBC)

231 ms

229 ms

PC Latency (aptX)

N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD)

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL)

N/A

iOS Latency

59 ms

Android Latency

107 ms

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Non-Bluetooth Wireless

0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range

N/A

Non-BT Latency

N/A

Wired

0.0

Cable Picture

Analog Audio

N/A

USB Audio

N/A

Detachable

N/A

Length

N/A

Connection

N/A

No Wired Option

Wired Latency

N/A

Analog/USB Audio Latency

N/A

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PC Compatibility

Analog

Wired USB

Non-BT Wireless

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PC / PS4 Compatibility

PC / PS4 Analog

PC / PS4 Wired USB

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless

PlayStation Compatibility

PS4 Analog

PS4 Wired USB

PS4 Non-BT Wireless

PS5 Analog

PS5 Wired USB

PS5 Non-BT Wireless

Xbox Compatibility

Xbox One Analog

Xbox One Wired USB

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless

Xbox Series X|S Analog

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless

Base/Dock

0.0

Type

N/A

No Base/Dock

USB Input

N/A

Line In

N/A

Line Out

N/A

Optical Input

N/A

RCA Input

N/A

Dock Charging

N/A

Power Supply

N/A

No Base/Dock

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Canyon Red

Trekz Air

Beige

OpenRun Pro

Forest Green

Trekz Air

Beige

OpenRun Pro Mini

Slate Grey

Trekz Air

Black

OpenRun Pro

Black

OpenRun Pro Mini

Blue

OpenRun Pro

Pink

OpenRun Pro