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Sony Float Run Wireless vs Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction

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Sony Float Run Wireless
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction

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Sony Float Run Wireless Picture
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Our Verdict

Sony Float Run Wireless

Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction

Both the Sony Float Run Wireless and Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction are designed to leave your ears open. For exercise, the Shokz are slightly better and more durable with dust resistance and a titanium frame. The Shokz use bone conduction to deliver audio and come in two sizes for finding your best fit. They lack bass but work well for vocals and lead parts, with a bigger passive soundstage. Unlike the Sony, they have a sturdy case. Their battery life is longer, but they use a proprietary charging cable. Sony's one-size-fits-most headphones use dynamic drivers so that you won't feel vibrations, and they lack bass but sound clear through the mids and treble. They use a standard USB-C charging port.

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Variants

  • Float Run (Black/White)
  • OpenRun Pro (Beige)
  • OpenRun Pro Mini (Beige)
  • OpenRun Pro (Black)
  • OpenRun Pro Mini (Black)
  • OpenRun Pro (Blue)
  • OpenRun Pro (Pink)

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

5.7
5.3

Treble Accuracy 
 

8.8
4.5

Passive Soundstage 
 

5.9
8.0

Mid Accuracy 
 

8.1
9.1

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.0
5.7

Imaging 
 

5.3
3.5

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Sony Float Run Wireless Design Picture 2
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Design Picture 2

Type  

On-ear
Bone Conduction

Enclosure  

Open-Back
Open-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Bone Conduction
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Comfort 
 

6.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Sony Float Run Wireless Comfort Picture
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.07 lbs
0.06 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.1 lbs
0.3 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.8
6.8

Controls Picture  

Sony Float Run Wireless Controls Picture
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Good

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Presets + Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

6.6
7.0

Portability Picture  

Sony Float Run Wireless Portability Picture
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Portability Picture

 

4.7" (12.0 cm)
5.1" (13.0 cm)

 

4.7" (12.0 cm)
3.8" (9.7 cm)

 

2.4" (6.0 cm)
1.9" (4.7 cm)

Volume  

54.95 in³ (900.40 cm³)
36.17 in³ (592.70 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

5.5
8.0

Case Picture  

Sony Float Run Wireless Case Picture
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Case Picture

Type  

Pouch
Hard case

 

N/A
5.9" (15.1 cm)

 

N/A
4.9" (12.4 cm)

 

N/A
2.3" (5.9 cm)

Volume  

N/A
67.41 in³ (1,104.70 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

7.0
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Sony Float Run Wireless Build Quality Picture
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

Sony Float Run Wireless Stability Picture
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Sony Float Run Wireless Angled Picture
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Sony Float Run Wireless Side Picture
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Sony Float Run Wireless Front Picture
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Sony Float Run Wireless Rear Picture
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Sony Float Run Wireless Top Picture
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Sony Float Run Wireless In The Box Picture
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-19.39 dB
-23.24 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-0.35 dB
-4 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.0
5.7

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.2 dB
1.08 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

1.0
1.0

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

18.11 dB
24.57 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

148.86 Hz
204.52 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-33.5 dB
-40.33 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

-15.44 dB
-26.44 dB

High-Bass 
 

0.41 dB
-6.45 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.1
9.1

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.56 dB
1.22 dB

Low-Mid 
 

3.86 dB
-0.25 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.21 dB
0.22 dB

High-Mid 
 

-1.07 dB
-0.47 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

8.8
4.5

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.9 dB
7.71 dB

Low-Treble 
 

0.71 dB
-2.12 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

0.15 dB
-9.67 dB

High-Treble 
 

-1.03 dB
-18.04 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

5.8
5.5

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

3.21 dB
3.18 dB

Dips 
 

1.42 dB
2.58 dB
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Imaging 
 

5.3
3.5

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

1.1
2.73

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

38.63
240.9

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.87
1.89

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.69
3.77
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Passive Soundstage 
 

5.9
8.0

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.53 dB
1.99 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

0.59 dB
4.71 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

11.75 dB
21.08 dB

Openness 
 

9.8
9.7

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

4.7
4.8
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Sony Float Run Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App
No

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

5.6
4.8

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

1.158
2.238

WHD @ 100 
 

0.852
0.839
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
v4.07

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 44.1kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 44.1kHz

EQ 
 

Standard
Standard

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

0.5
0.8

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-0.15 dB
-0.79 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

0.05 dB
-0.17 dB

Mid 
 

-0.28 dB
-0.87 dB

Treble 
 

-0.25 dB
-1.41 dB
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Leakage 
 

5.9
5.8

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

45.47 dB
46 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

6.5
7.3

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

515.36 Hz
160 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.54 dB
3.26 dB

HFE 
 

6,544.63 Hz
4,902.93 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.11
0.47

Gain 
 

-3.73 dB
1.6 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.1
6.0

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

3.99 dB
22.81 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.5
6.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.5
6.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.7
7.4

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

10.6 hrs
14.2 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

10.6 hrs
14.2 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.8 hrs
0.8 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Standby mode
Standby mode

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
Proprietary
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App Support 
 

0.0
7.0

App Picture  

Sony Float Run Wireless App Picture
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction App Picture

App Name  

No App
Shokz

iOS  

No
Yes

Android  

No
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
Yes

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

7.0
8.5

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
5.1

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

237.86 ft (72.50 m)
290.35 ft (88.50 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

194 ms
229 ms

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 
 

114 ms
59 ms

Android Latency 
 

73 ms
107 ms
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Wired 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Sony Float Run Wireless Cable Picture
Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

N/A
N/A

Connection 
 

No Wired Option
No Wired Option

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
No

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

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Float Run
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OpenRun Pro
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Sony Float Run Wireless

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