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  2. Top
  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 Profile: Target Compliance
    5. Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
    6. Treble Profile: Target Compliance
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation - Full Range
    2. Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
    3. Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
    4. ANC Wind Handling
    5. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
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Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless vs Nothing Ear (stick)

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Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless
Nothing Ear (stick)

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Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless Picture
Nothing Ear (stick) Picture
TypeIn-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeEarbuds
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
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Variants

  • Soundcore Space A40 (Black)
  • Soundcore Space A40 (Blue)
  • Soundcore Space A40 (White)
  • Ear (stick) (Black/White)

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Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless

Nothing Ear (stick)

The Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless are better budget-friendly headphones than the Nothing Ear (stick) Truly Wireless. The Anker are in-ears with ANC, meaning they can block out a significant amount of background noise across the full range. They have a superior battery performance and support multi-device pairing as well as the LDAC codec for Hi-Res audio. However, the Nothing are earbuds with a one-size-fits-all design. They're more comfortable and better built, and they fit outside of your ear canals, which some people may prefer.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.1
7.3

Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

4.7
8.9

Passive Soundstage 
 

0.6
2.9

Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.7
8.4

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.2
8.0

Peaks/Dips 
 

6.5
7.4

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.0
6.4

Imaging 
 

9.1
7.8

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless Design Picture 2
Nothing Ear (stick) Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
Earbuds

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
8.0

Comfort Picture  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless Comfort Picture
Nothing Ear (stick) Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.02 lbs
0.02 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
N/A
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Controls 
 

7.6
7.3

Controls Picture  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless Controls Picture
Nothing Ear (stick) Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Great

Feedback  

Good
Decent

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
No

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

9.4
9.6

Portability Picture  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless Portability Picture
Nothing Ear (stick) Portability Picture

L  

1.2" (3.1 cm)
0.8" (2.0 cm)

W  

1.2" (3.1 cm)
1.2" (3.0 cm)

H  

1.1" (2.9 cm)
0.8" (2.0 cm)

Volume  

1.73 in³ (28.30 cm³)
0.93 in³ (15.30 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

7.5
7.5

Case Picture  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless Case Picture
Nothing Ear (stick) Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

L  

1.7" (4.4 cm)
1.2" (3.0 cm)

W  

2.7" (6.8 cm)
3.4" (8.7 cm)

H  

1.1" (2.9 cm)
1.2" (3.0 cm)

Volume  

5.16 in³ (84.50 cm³)
4.69 in³ (76.90 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
Nothing Ear (stick) Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.0
7.0

Stability Picture  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless Stability Picture
Nothing Ear (stick) Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless Angled Picture
Nothing Ear (stick) Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless Side Picture
Nothing Ear (stick) Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless Front Picture
Nothing Ear (stick) Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless Rear Picture
Nothing Ear (stick) Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless Top Picture
Nothing Ear (stick) Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

600 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

1.1 dB
-1.59 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-4.8 dB
-0.33 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.0
6.4

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.21 dB
0.78 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.7
8.4

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.5 dB
2.19 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

20 Hz
35.13 Hz

Low Bass 
 

0.19 dB
-3.65 dB

Mid Bass 
 

1.91 dB
-1.97 dB

High Bass 
 

1.84 dB
-1.2 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.2
8.0

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

0.99 dB
2.72 dB

Low Mid 
 

1.07 dB
0.01 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.26 dB
-3.59 dB

High Mid 
 

-1.04 dB
-2.22 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

4.7
8.9

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

5.33 dB
1.71 dB

Low Treble 
 

-5.65 dB
0.15 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-3.63 dB
1.17 dB

High Treble 
 

-17.86 dB
-9.14 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.5
7.4

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.76 dB
1.81 dB

Dips 
 

3.84 dB
0.99 dB
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Imaging 
 

9.1
7.8

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.1
0.34

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

2.15
3.49

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.72
2.36

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

0.99
1.81
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Passive Soundstage 
 

0.6
2.9

PRTF  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless PRTF
Nothing Ear (stick) PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

1.1
9.5

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

1.4
3.4
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Nothing Ear (stick) Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.7
7.4

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.291
0.242

WHD @ 100 
 

0.135
0.288
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

4.19
1.0.2.85

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 44.1kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Soundcore Signature
Balanced

ANC 
 

Adaptive ANC
Noise Reduction

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

8.9
1.3

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Overall Attenuation 
 

-23.54 dB
-3.52 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

-21.44 dB
-0.15 dB

Mid 
 

-23.02 dB
-0.16 dB

Treble 
 

-26.69 dB
-10.1 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

8.7

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-19.54 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-20.97 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-21.16 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 
 

8.8
7.0

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

28.66 dB
39.5 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 
 

4.3
6.4

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

177.02 Hz
106.79 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

9.66 dB
5.81 dB

HFE 
 

7,452.94 Hz
6,933.79 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

9,287.024
25.761

Gain 
 

-16.02 dB
-34.41 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

7.0
7.5

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

16.55 dB
15.09 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.0
7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.0
7.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.7
6.3

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

8.1 hrs
6.7 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

4.0
3.0

Total Battery Life 
 

40.5 hrs
26.8 hrs

Charge Time 
 

0.8 hrs
1.2 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
No

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C
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App Support 
 

8.0
8.5

App Picture  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless App Picture
Nothing Ear (stick) App Picture

App Name  

Anker Soundcore
Nothing X

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

Yes
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless Cable Picture
Nothing Ear (stick) Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

No
No

Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Connector 
 

No Wired Option
No Wired Option

Latency - Analog 
 

N/A

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Connection  

No Wired Audio
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

8.4
7.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.2
5.2

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

279.86 ft (85.30 m)
306.10 ft (93.30 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

188 ms
328 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

381 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

LDAC

AAC Support 
 

Yes

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

95 ms

Android Latency 
 

183 ms
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

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 
 

2.2
2.2

Type 
 

Charging Case
Charging Case

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Supply 
 

USB-C
USB-C
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