Shokz OpenComm2 2025 vs Apple AirPods Pro 3

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Shokz OpenComm2 2025

Apple AirPods Pro 3

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Threshold 

0.10

Sports And Fitness 
 

0.0
8.1
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

N/A
650 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

N/A
Slightly Emphasized (1 dB)

Treble Amount 
 

N/A
Slightly Underemphasized (-3 dB)

Sound Signature 
 

N/A
Warm
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

N/A
8.9

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Std. Deviation 
 

N/A
0.51 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

N/A
9.8

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

N/A
1.1 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

N/A
20 Hz

Low Bass 
 

N/A
1.17 dB

Mid Bass 
 

N/A
0.61 dB

High Bass 
 

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

N/A
9.0

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

N/A
1.41 dB

Low Mid 
 

N/A
1.71 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

N/A
0.17 dB

High Mid 
 

N/A
-1.62 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

N/A
8.2

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

N/A
3.18 dB

Low Treble 
 

N/A
-3.19 dB

Mid Treble 
 

N/A
-2.08 dB

High Treble 
 

N/A
-10.26 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

N/A
6.5

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

N/A
1.94 dB

Dips 
 

N/A
3.17 dB
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Stereo Mismatch 
 

N/A
8.2

Frequency Response Mismatch  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

N/A
0.38 dB

Weighted Frequency Response Mismatch 
 

N/A
0.83 dB

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

N/A
0.5°
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Group Delay 
 

N/A
8.4

Group Delay  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

N/A
0.7 ms
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Cumulative Spectral Decay 
 

CSD 
 

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PRTF 
 

N/A
0.0

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
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Harmonic Distortion 
 

N/A
9.2

Harmonics Levels  

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THD Ratio  

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WHD @ 94 dB SPL 
 

N/A
0.05%

WHD @ 104 dB SPL 
 

N/A
0.20%
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Electrical Aspects 
 

Impedance  

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Sensitivity @1kHz-1V 
 

N/A
N/A

Bluetooth Max SPL 
 

Lock dB
106.0 dB

Virtual Soundstage 
 

N/A
5.0

Virtual Soundstage 
 

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Head Modeling 
 

Locked
On/Off

Speaker Modeling 
 

Locked
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

Locked
No

Head Tracking 
 

Locked
On/Off

Virtual Surround 
 

Locked
Personalized Spatial Audio
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Locked
8B30

Power 
 

Locked
On

Connection 
 

Locked
Bluetooth

Codec 
 

Locked
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Locked
Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Locked
Adaptive EQ

ANC 
 

Locked
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Locked
Silicone (medium)

Microphone 
 

Locked
Integrated
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Design

Style  

Design Picture 2 
 

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Type  

Locked
In-ear

Enclosure  

Locked
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Locked
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Locked
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

N/A
8.0

Comfort Picture 
 

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Weight  

Lock lbs
0.02 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

Lock lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

N/A
8.2

Controls Picture 
 

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OS Compatibility 
 

Locked
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Locked
Good

Feedback  

Locked
Great

Call/Music Control  

Locked
Yes

Volume Control  

Locked
Yes

Microphone Control  

Locked
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

Locked
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

Locked
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

Locked
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Locked
Multi function + Voice Assistant
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Portability 
 

N/A
9.4

Portability Picture 
 

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Lock" (Lock cm)
1.5" (3.9 cm)

 

Lock" (Lock cm)
1.3" (3.3 cm)

 

Lock" (Lock cm)
0.9" (2.2 cm)

Volume  

Lock in³ (Lock cm³)
1.70 in³ (27.84 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

Locked
No
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Case 
 

N/A
9.0

Case Picture 
 

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Type  

Locked
Hard case

 

Lock" (Lock cm)
1.9" (4.7 cm)

 

Lock" (Lock cm)
2.4" (6.2 cm)

 

Lock" (Lock cm)
0.9" (2.2 cm)

Volume  

Lock in³ (Lock cm³)
3.91 in³ (64.10 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

N/A
7.5

Build Quality Picture 
 

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Stability 
 

N/A
8.0

Stability Picture 
 

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture 
 

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Side Picture 
 

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Headshots 2  

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 
 

N/A
9.7

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

N/A
Yes

Overall Attenuation 
 

N/A
-28.69 dB

Bass 
 

N/A
-23.84 dB

Mid 
 

N/A
-32.38 dB

Treble 
 

N/A
-30.51 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

N/A
10

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

N/A
-26.78 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

N/A
-24.95 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

N/A
-30.01 dB

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 
 

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Leakage 
 

N/A
8.6

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

Lock dB
29.6 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Locked
Yes

In-Line 
 

Locked
No

Boom 
 

Locked
No

Detachable Boom 
 

Locked
No

Mic  

Locked
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

N/A
5.5

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

Lock Hz
236.29 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

Lock dB
5.83 dB

HFE 
 

Lock Hz
2,873.5 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

Lock
N/A

Gain 
 

Lock dB
12.21 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

N/A
7.0

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

Lock dB
44.04 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Locked
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

0.0
7.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

0.0
7.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

N/A
7.5

Battery Type 
 

Locked
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

Lock hrs
9 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

Lock
2.0

Total Battery Life 
 

Lock hrs
26 hrs

Charge Time 
 

Lock hrs
1.6 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Locked
Standby mode

Audio While Charging 
 

Locked
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

Locked
No

Charging Port  

Locked
USB-C
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App Support 
 

N/A
7.0

App Picture 
 

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App Name  

Locked
iOS Interface

iOS  

Locked
Yes

Android  

Locked
No

macOS  

Locked
Yes

Windows  

Locked
No

Equalizer 
 

Locked
No

ANC Control 
 

Locked
On/Off

Mic Control  

Locked
No

Room Effects 
 

Locked
No

Playback Control 
 

Locked
No

Button Mapping  

Locked
Yes

Surround Support 
 

Locked
Yes
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

N/A
0.0

Cable Picture 
 

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Analog Audio 
 

Locked
No

USB Audio 
 

Locked
No

Detachable 
 

Locked
No

Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Connector 
 

Locked
No Wired Option

Latency - Analog 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Locked
No Wired Audio
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

N/A
7.9

Bluetooth Version 
 

Locked
5.3+H2 chip

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

Locked
Yes (Apple Ecosystem)

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

Locked
No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

Locked
Yes

Line Of Sight Range 
 

Lock ft (Lock m)
334.65 ft (102.00 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

Lock ms
183 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  

Locked
SBC

AAC Support 
 

Locked
Yes
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

N/A
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Locked
No

Wired USB 
 

Locked
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Locked
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

Locked
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Locked
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

Locked
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Locked
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

Locked
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Locked
No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

Locked
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked
No

Base/Dock 
 

N/A
2.2

Type 
 

Locked
Charging Case

USB Input 
 

Locked
No

Line In 
 

Locked
No

Line Out 
 

Locked
No

Optical Input 
 

Locked
No

RCA Input 
 

Locked
No

Dock Charging 
 

Locked
Yes

Power Supply 
 

Locked
USB-C
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