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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
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AfterShokz Trekz Air Bone Conduction vs Shokz OpenRun Bone Conduction
Side-by-Side Comparison
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AfterShokz Trekz Air Bone Conduction
Shokz OpenRun Bone Conduction
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TypeBone Conduction
EnclosureOpen-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerBone Conduction
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeBone Conduction
EnclosureOpen-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerBone Conduction
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
Variants
- Trekz Air (Canyon Red)
- Trekz Air (Forest Green)
- Trekz Air (Slate Grey)
- OpenRun Bone Conduction (Black)
- OpenRun Bone Conduction (Blue)
- OpenRun Bone Conduction (Grey)
- OpenRun Bone Conduction (Red)
Our Verdict
AfterShokz Trekz Air Bone Conduction
Shokz OpenRun Bone Conduction
The Shokz OpenRun Bone Conduction are slightly better headphones than the AfterShokz Trekz Air Bone Conduction. While both headphones are bone conduction headphones with an ear hook design, the OpenRun have a longer-lasting continuous battery life, and their mic has a better recording quality. They also support Bluetooth 5.1.
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Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Bone Conduction
Bone Conduction
Enclosure
Open-Back
Open-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Bone Conduction
Bone Conduction
Comfort
7.5
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.06 lbs
0.06 lbs
Clamping Force
0.32 lbs
0.3 lbs
Controls
7.2
6.8
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
N/A
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Okay
Good
Feedback
Good
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
N/A
No
Noise Cancelling Control
N/A
No
Talk-Through
N/A
No
Additional Controls
No
Presets + Voice Assistant
Breathability
10
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
0 °C
Portability
7.7
7.0
Portability Picture
L
5"
5.2" (13.1 cm)
W
3.1"
3.9" (9.8 cm)
H
1.1"
1.7" (4.3 cm)
Volume
17 in³
33.69 in³ (552.00 cm³)
Transmitter Required
N/A
No
Case
6.5
5.5
Case Picture
Type
Soft case
Pouch
L
5"
N/A
W
4.1"
N/A
H
1.2"
N/A
Volume
25 in³
N/A
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.5
7.5
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
-19.21 dB
-28 dB
Treble Amount
1.24 dB
2.9 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
5.4
5.8
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
2.03 dB
1.01 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Raw FR L
Raw FR L
Raw FR R
Raw FR R
Bass Accuracy
1.0
1.0
Std. Err.
15.66 dB
30.2 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
118.15 Hz
293.44 Hz
Low-Bass
-26.57 dB
-47.52 dB
Mid-Bass
-14.73 dB
-33.91 dB
High-Bass
8.05 dB
-11.64 dB
Mid Accuracy
3.9
8.3
Std. Err.
8.19 dB
2.3 dB
Low-Mid
11.22 dB
-0.73 dB
Mid-Mid
6.52 dB
0.18 dB
High-Mid
1.65 dB
0.04 dB
Treble Accuracy
1.9
8.5
Treble
Treble
Std. Err.
10.04 dB
2.25 dB
Low-Treble
10.83 dB
1.12 dB
Mid-Treble
7.47 dB
2.73 dB
High-Treble
7.66 dB
-4.32 dB
Peaks/Dips
4.1
4.9
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
4.46 dB
3.56 dB
Dips
3.34 dB
3.23 dB
Imaging
3.3
4.2
Phase Response
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
2.28
3.86
Weighted Phase Mismatch
116.42
332.78
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
1.48
1.11
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
5.31
2.74
Passive Soundstage
6.4
5.1
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.14 dB
3.54 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
-0.22 dB
-2.03 dB
PRTF Distance
10.39 dB
6.82 dB
Openness
9.9
9.7
Acoustic Space Excitation
7.8
4.4
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
Speaker Modeling
No
Room Ambience
No
Head Tracking
No
Virtual Surround
No App
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
2.1
4.3
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
2.552
2.763
WHD @ 100
6.051
1.016
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
Power
On
Connection
Bluetooth 5.0
Codec
SBC, 16-bit, 44.1kHz
EQ
Standard
ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
0.4
0.7
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-0.03 dB
-0.64 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
0.02 dB
-0.17 dB
Mid
0.09 dB
-0.72 dB
Treble
-0.2 dB
-1.09 dB
Leakage
3.1
6.2
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
57.65 dB
43.93 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
N/A
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.1
7.1
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
397.39 Hz
302.04 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
3.11 dB
2.22 dB
HFE
3,368.2 Hz
3,225.4 Hz
Weighted THD
19.139
0.053
Gain
40.01 dB
7.04 dB
Noise Handling
6.6
6.3
SpNR
18.19 dB
18.56 dB
Noise Gate
No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
6.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
6.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
6.1
7.2
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
7.2 hrs
13 hrs
Additional Charges
0
0.0
Total Battery Life
7.2 hrs
13 hrs
Charge Time
1.9 hrs
1.2 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
Standby mode
Standby mode
Audio While Charging
No
No
Passive Playback
No
No
Charging Port
micro-USB
Proprietary
App Support
0.0
0.0
App Picture
App Name
N/A
No App
iOS
N/A
No
Android
N/A
No
macOS
N/A
No
Windows
N/A
No
Equalizer
N/A
No
ANC Control
N/A
No
Mic Control
N/A
No
Room Effects
N/A
No
Playback Control
N/A
No
Button Mapping
N/A
No
Surround Sound
N/A
Surround Support
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
8.4
8.4
Bluetooth Version
4.2
5.1
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
2 Devices
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
189 ft
263.45 ft (80.30 m)
PC Latency (SBC)
231 ms
229 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
58 ms
Android Latency
118 ms
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
Analog Audio
N/A
No
USB Audio
N/A
No
Detachable
N/A
No
Length
N/A
N/A
Connection
N/A
No Wired Option
Wired Latency
N/A
Analog/USB Audio Latency
N/A
PC Compatibility
Analog
No
Wired USB
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC / PS4 Analog
No
No
PC / PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
No
No
PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
No
PS5 Wired USB
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
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
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
N/A
No Base/Dock
USB Input
N/A
No
Line In
N/A
No
Line Out
N/A
No
Optical Input
N/A
No
RCA Input
N/A
No
Dock Charging
N/A
No
Power Supply
N/A
No Base/Dock
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