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  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    5. Xbox One Compatibility
    6. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless vs Sony WI-SP500 Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Anker SoundBuds Curve 2017
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless

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Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless Picture
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeEarbuds
EnclosureOpen-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes

Variants

  • Curve (Black)
  • Curve (Blue)
  • Curve (Green)
  • Curve (Red)
  • WI-SP500 (Black)
  • WI-SP500 (Pink)
  • WI-SP500 (White)
  • WI-SP500 (Yellow)

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Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless

Sony WI-SP500 Wireless

The Anker SoundBuds Curve 2017 are much better sports headphones than the Sony WI-SP500 Wireless. The Anker offer a much better value for your money, thanks to their better sound quality, more comfortable and stable fit, and their long battery life. On the other hand, the Sony have NFC pairing and a slightly better wireless range. The Anker are the better choice for sports and most use cases, especially in the budget range.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

7.0
6.2

Noise Isolation 
 

6.1
2.8

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.2
5.3

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Design Picture 2
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
Earbuds

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Open-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Comfort Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.05 lbs
0.04 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.5
6.8

Controls Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Controls Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
N/A

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Okay

Feedback  

Decent
Mediocre

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
N/A

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
N/A

Talk-Through 
 

No
N/A

Additional Controls  

No
No
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Breathability 
 

8.8
9.1

Breathability After Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Breathability After Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

1.2 °C
0.9 °C
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Portability 
 

8.7
8.8

Portability Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Portability Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless Portability Picture

L  

2.6"
2"

W  

2.1"
1.8"

H  

1"
1.3"

Volume  

5.4 in³
5 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
N/A
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Case 
 

7.5
0.0

Case Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Case Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
No case

L  

3.2"
N/A

W  

3.2"
N/A

H  

1.4"
N/A

Volume  

14 in³
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

7.0
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Build Quality Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

8.0
6.5

Stability Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Stability Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Angled Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Side Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Front Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Rear Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Top Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless In The Box Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

5.16 dB
-6.87 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-2.72 dB
-3.64 dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.2
5.3

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.16 dB
1.57 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

6.5
5.7

Bass  

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Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.94 dB
5.68 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
58.23 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

6.7 dB
-9.74 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

5.26 dB
-0.09 dB

High-Bass 
 

4.03 dB
5.36 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.8
6.3

Mid  

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Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.61 dB
4.94 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-0.04 dB
6.63 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-1.6 dB
4.06 dB

High-Mid 
 

-1.86 dB
1.39 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

8.8
8.0

Treble  

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Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.56 dB
3.45 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-1.23 dB
0.28 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-0.59 dB
3.71 dB

High-Treble 
 

-10.65 dB
-6.01 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.9
7.0

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.44 dB
2.05 dB

Dips 
 

0.81 dB
1.38 dB

Imaging 
 

8.8
6.3

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.2
0.18

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.18
3.68

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

0.93
4.66

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.35
6.59
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Passive Soundstage 
 

1.3
2.2

PRTF  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless PRTF
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

3.9
8.9

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

1.8
1.9
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No

Room Ambience 
 

No

Head Tracking 
 

No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.0
5.9

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.238
0.973

WHD @ 100 
 

0.093
0.738

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown

Power 
 

On

Connection 
 

Unknown

Codec 
 

aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

In-line
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

6.1
2.8

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-14.85 dB
-6.49 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-2.69 dB
0.38 dB

Mid 
 

-16.48 dB
-2.55 dB

Treble 
 

-26.82 dB
-17.39 dB
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Leakage 
 

8.4
8.4

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

31.14 dB
30.75 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
Yes

In-Line 
 

Yes
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

5.8
5.8

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

369.71 Hz
232.91 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.44 dB
6.9 dB

HFE 
 

2,523.3 Hz
3,568.48 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

1.666
8.512

Gain 
 

41.56 dB
34.52 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.1
6.0

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

Speech + Subway Noise  

SpNR 
 

13.07 dB
11.14 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.4
6.8

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

12.7 hrs
10.8 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0

Total Battery Life 
 

12.7 hrs
10.8 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.5 hrs
1.9 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
Standby mode

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

micro-USB
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless App Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless App Picture

App Name  

No App
N/A

iOS  

No
N/A

Android  

No
N/A

macOS  

No
N/A

Windows  

No
N/A

Equalizer 
 

No
N/A

ANC Control 
 

No
N/A

Mic Control  

No
N/A

Room Effects 
 

No
N/A

Playback Control 
 

No
N/A

Button Mapping  

No
N/A

Surround Sound  

N/A

Surround Support 
 

No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

6.6
7.5

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.1
4.2

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
Yes

Line Of Sight Range 
 

90 ft
138 ft

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

163 ms
271 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

140 ms
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

156 ms

Android Latency 
 

78 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  

Anker SoundBuds Curve Wireless Cable Picture
Sony WI-SP500 Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
N/A

USB Audio 
 

No
N/A

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

N/A
N/A

Connection  

No Wired Option
N/A

Wired Latency 
 

N/A

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

N/A
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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox One Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
N/A

USB Input 
 

No
N/A

Line In 
 

No
N/A

Line Out 
 

No
N/A

Optical Input 
 

No
N/A

RCA Input 
 

No
N/A

Dock Charging 
 

No
N/A

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
N/A
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