Anker Soundcore C30i vs Shokz OpenMeet UC

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Our Verdict

Anker Soundcore C30i

Shokz OpenMeet UC

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  • Soundcore C30i (Black)
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Main Differences for
Sports And Fitness

Threshold 

0.10

Sports And Fitness 
 

7.8
0.0
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

500 Hz
N/A

Bass Amount 
 

Very Underemphasized (-18 dB)
N/A

Treble Amount 
 

Slightly Emphasized (1 dB)
N/A

Sound Signature 
 

Bright
N/A
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.0
N/A

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Std. Deviation 
 

1.78 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

1.0
N/A

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

26.3 dB
N/A

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

114.11 Hz
N/A

Low Bass 
 

-35.16 dB
N/A

Mid Bass 
 

-20.38 dB
N/A

High Bass 
 

-9.07 dB
N/A
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.7
N/A

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.81 dB
N/A

Low Mid 
 

-2.65 dB
N/A

Mid-Mid 
 

0.43 dB
N/A

High Mid 
 

0.5 dB
N/A
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.8
N/A

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

3.46 dB
N/A

Low Treble 
 

1.95 dB
N/A

Mid Treble 
 

-1.18 dB
N/A

High Treble 
 

-21.44 dB
N/A
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.9
N/A

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.81 dB
N/A

Dips 
 

2.19 dB
N/A
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Stereo Mismatch 
 

6.9
N/A

Frequency Response Mismatch  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.40 dB
N/A

Weighted Frequency Response Mismatch 
 

1.97 dB
N/A

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

2.7°
N/A
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Group Delay 
 

1.3
N/A

Group Delay  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

3.4 ms
N/A
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Cumulative Spectral Decay 
 

CSD 
 

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PRTF 
 

0.0
N/A

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (RMS Deviation) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Harmonic Distortion 
 

2.8
N/A

Harmonics Levels  

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THD Ratio  

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WHD @ 94 dB SPL 
 

2.42%
N/A

WHD @ 104 dB SPL 
 

2.41%
N/A
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Electrical Aspects 
 

Impedance  

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Sensitivity @1kHz-1V 
 

N/A
N/A

Bluetooth Max SPL 
 

96.3 dB
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
N/A

Virtual Soundstage 
 

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Head Modeling 
 

No
Locked

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
Locked

Room Ambience 
 

No
Locked

Head Tracking 
 

No
Locked

Virtual Surround 
 

No
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

4.27
Locked

Power 
 

On
Locked

Connection 
 

Bluetooth
Locked

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
Locked

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B
Locked

EQ 
 

Soundcore Signature
Locked

ANC 
 

No ANC
Locked

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Locked

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Locked
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Design

Style  

Design Picture 2 
 

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Type  

Earbuds
Locked

Enclosure  

Open-Back
Locked

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Locked

Transducer  

Dynamic
Locked
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Comfort 
 

7.0
N/A

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Weight  

0.03 lbs
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Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.8
N/A

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OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Locked

Ease Of Use  

Good
Locked

Feedback  

Good
Locked

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Locked

Volume Control  

Yes
Locked

Microphone Control  

No
Locked

Channel Mixing 
 

No
Locked

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
Locked

Talk-Through 
 

No
Locked

Additional Controls  

No
Locked
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Portability 
 

9.5
N/A

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1.1" (2.9 cm)
Lock" (Lock cm)

 

1.7" (4.4 cm)
Lock" (Lock cm)

 

0.7" (1.7 cm)
Lock" (Lock cm)

Volume  

1.32 in³ (21.69 cm³)
Lock in³ (Lock cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
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Case 
 

7.5
N/A

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Type  

Hard case
Locked

 

2.0" (5.0 cm)
Lock" (Lock cm)

 

2.4" (6.0 cm)
Lock" (Lock cm)

 

1.3" (3.2 cm)
Lock" (Lock cm)

Volume  

5.86 in³ (96.00 cm³)
Lock in³ (Lock cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
N/A

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Stability 
 

8.5
N/A

Stability Picture 
 

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture 
 

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Front Picture 
 

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Rear Picture 
 

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Top  

Top Picture 
 

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In The Box  

In The Box Picture 
 

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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

0.2
N/A

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

No
N/A

Overall Attenuation 
 

-0.44 dB
N/A

Bass 
 

0.12 dB
N/A

Mid 
 

0.04 dB
N/A

Treble 
 

-1.67 dB
N/A
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

0.1
N/A

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-0.30 dB
N/A

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-0.45 dB
N/A

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-0.21 dB
N/A

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

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ANC Wind Noise 
 

Leakage 
 

4.1
N/A

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

53.43 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Locked

In-Line 
 

No
Locked

Boom 
 

No
Locked

Detachable Boom 
 

No
Locked

Mic  

Yes
Locked

Recording Quality 
 

5.4
N/A

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

297.71 Hz
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FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.32 dB
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HFE 
 

4,496.01 Hz
Lock Hz

Weighted THD 
 

6,003.315
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Gain 
 

5.93 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.0
N/A

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

17.76 dB
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Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Locked

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.0
0.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

6.0
0.0

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.4
N/A

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Locked

Continuous Battery Life 
 

14.2 hrs
Lock hrs

Additional Charges 
 

2.0
Lock

Total Battery Life 
 

42.6 hrs
Lock hrs

Charge Time 
 

0.9 hrs
Lock hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
Locked

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Locked

Passive Playback 
 

No
Locked

Charging Port  

USB-C
Locked
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App Support 
 

7.5
N/A

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App Name  

Anker Soundcore
Locked

iOS  

Yes
Locked

Android  

Yes
Locked

macOS  

No
Locked

Windows  

No
Locked

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Locked

ANC Control 
 

No
Locked

Mic Control  

No
Locked

Room Effects 
 

Yes
Locked

Playback Control 
 

No
Locked

Button Mapping  

Yes
Locked

Surround Support 
 

No
Locked
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

0.0
N/A

Cable Picture 
 

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Analog Audio 
 

No
Locked

USB Audio 
 

No
Locked

Detachable 
 

No
Locked

Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Connector 
 

No Wired Option
Locked

Latency - Analog 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

No Wired Audio
Locked
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

7.7
N/A

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.3
Locked

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
Locked

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

Yes
Locked

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No
Locked

Line Of Sight Range 
 

223.10 ft (68.00 m)
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Latency - SBC 
 

282 ms
Lock ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC
Locked

AAC Support 
 

Yes
Locked
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
N/A

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
Lock ft (Lock m)

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
Lock ms

Recorded Latency 
 

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
Locked

Wired USB 
 

No
Locked

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
Locked
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
Locked

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
Locked

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
Locked

PS5 Analog 
 

No
Locked

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
Locked

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
Locked

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
Locked

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
Locked

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
Locked

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No
Locked

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
Locked

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
Locked

Base/Dock 
 

0.4
N/A

Type 
 

Charging Case
Locked

USB Input 
 

No
Locked

Line In 
 

No
Locked

Line Out 
 

No
Locked

Optical Input 
 

No
Locked

RCA Input 
 

No
Locked

Dock Charging 
 

No
Locked

Power Supply 
 

USB-C
Locked
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Check Price

Black
Soundcore C30i
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OpenMeet UC
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White
Soundcore C30i
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Black
OpenMeet UC
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OpenMeet UC
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OpenMeet UC
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Black
OpenMeet UC
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