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HyperX Cloud Flight vs HyperX Cloud Flight S

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HyperX Cloud Flight
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The HyperX Cloud Flight S are a minor upgrade to the HyperX Cloud Flight. The Flight S are more comfortable, feel slightly more premium, and have four programmable buttons on the left ear cup. They also have lower non-Bluetooth latency. On the other hand, the original Cloud Flight have better noise separation with the microphone and can be used passively with a wired connection.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.1
7.5

Bass Accuracy 
 

7.3
8.9

Passive Soundstage 
 

6.0
5.2

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Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

HyperX Cloud Flight Design Picture 2
HyperX Cloud Flight S Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Comfort Picture
HyperX Cloud Flight S Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.6 lbs
0.68 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.9 lbs
1.2 lbs
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Controls 
 

5.8
6.0

Controls Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Controls Picture
HyperX Cloud Flight S Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
PC/PS4

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Good

Feedback  

Okay
Decent

Call/Music Control  

No
No

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

Yes
Yes

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
Surround Sound
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Breathability 
 

6.4

Breathability After Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6 °C
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Portability 
 

5.8
5.4

Portability Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Portability Picture
HyperX Cloud Flight S Portability Picture

 

6.3" (16.0 cm)
7.7" (19.6 cm)

 

7.2" (18.3 cm)
7.5" (19.1 cm)

 

2.8" (7.1 cm)
3.5" (8.9 cm)

Volume  

127.00 in³ (2,081.15 cm³)
202.00 in³ (3,310.17 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
Yes
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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Case Picture
HyperX Cloud Flight S Case Picture

Type  

No case
No case

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

7.0
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Build Quality Picture
HyperX Cloud Flight S Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.5
6.5

Stability Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Stability Picture
HyperX Cloud Flight S Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Angled Picture
HyperX Cloud Flight S Angled Picture

Side Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Side Picture
HyperX Cloud Flight S Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Front Picture
HyperX Cloud Flight S Front Picture

Rear Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Rear Picture
HyperX Cloud Flight S Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Top Picture
HyperX Cloud Flight S Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight In The Box Picture
HyperX Cloud Flight S In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-0.21 dB
0.25 dB

Treble Amount 
 

0.08 dB
-0.71 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.6
6.4

Consistency L  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.13 dB
0.79 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

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Bass Accuracy 
 

7.3
8.9

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.09 dB
1.48 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
22.45 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

2.19 dB
-0.79 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

4.91 dB
1.71 dB

High-Bass 
 

5.21 dB
0.22 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

7.6
7.7

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.18 dB
3.13 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.13 dB
-5.08 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

3.51 dB
-0.88 dB

High-Mid 
 

3.45 dB
0.25 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.9
6.8

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.6 dB
4.65 dB

Low-Treble 
 

3.26 dB
-1.97 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

5.98 dB
-0.98 dB

High-Treble 
 

-2.04 dB
-6.93 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.1
6.8

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Peaks 
 

1.88 dB
2.02 dB

Dips 
 

1.29 dB
1.99 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.1
8.9

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.3
0.35

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

7.42
4.34

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.09
0.15

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.11
1.45
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Passive Soundstage 
 

6.0
5.2

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

2.5 dB
2.64 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

5.45 dB
5.38 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

10.79 dB
5.65 dB

Openness 
 

4.7
4.3

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

4.0
3.6
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

HyperX Cloud Flight Virtual Soundstage
HyperX Cloud Flight S Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
Yes
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.4
7.5

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.255
0.285

WHD @ 100 
 

0.209
0.181
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
4.1.0.5

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Wireless (Proprietary)
Wireless (Proprietary)

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Default
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

4.7
5.0

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-14.27 dB
-15.27 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-0.2 dB
-0.81 dB

Mid 
 

-9.21 dB
-10.77 dB

Treble 
 

-34.03 dB
-34.98 dB
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Leakage 
 

6.5
6.8

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

42.16 dB
40.48 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

7.9
8.1

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20.29 Hz
20 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.01 dB
1.1 dB

HFE 
 

6,544.63 Hz
6,450.8 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

4.789
6.435

Gain 
 

24.58 dB
24.88 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

8.0
7.5

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

73.03 dB
49.61 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.0
7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0
7.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.7
8.1

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

29.6 hrs
33.3 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

29.6 hrs
33.3 hrs

Charge Time 
 

3.6 hrs
3.3 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Standby mode
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
No

Charging Port  

micro-USB
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

5.5
6.5

App Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight App Picture
HyperX Cloud Flight S App Picture

App Name  

HyperX Ngenuity
HyperX Ngenuity

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

Yes
Yes

Equalizer 
 

No
No

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

Adjustable Level
Adjustable Level

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
Yes
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Android Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

7.8
9.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

95.00 ft (28.96 m)
137.00 ft (41.76 m)

Non-BT Latency 
 

56 ms
16 ms
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Wired 
 

9.5
0.0

Cable Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Cable Picture
HyperX Cloud Flight S Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
No

Length  

4.20 ft (1.28 m)
N/A

Connection 
 

1/8" TRS
No Wired Option

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
N/A
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only
No

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only
No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Base/Dock 
 

3.4
3.4

Type 
 

Wireless USB Dongle
Wireless USB Dongle

USB Input 
 

Yes
Yes

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

USB
USB
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