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- Table of Contents
- Top
- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless vs AfterShokz Trekz Air Bone Conduction
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Apple AirPods (1st generation)
AfterShokz Trekz Air Bone Conduction
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TypeEarbuds
EnclosureOpen-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeBone Conduction
EnclosureOpen-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerBone Conduction
MicYes
Variants
- AirPods (1st generation) (White)
- Trekz Air (Canyon Red)
- Trekz Air (Forest Green)
- Trekz Air (Slate Grey)
Our Verdict
Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless
AfterShokz Trekz Air Bone Conduction
The Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless are open headphones that don’t isolate much noise and are more versatile than the AfterShokz Trekz Air Bone Conduction. The Apple sound quality is better, and the case gives you up to five extra charges, for a total of around 25 hours of battery life. On the other hand, the around-the-head design with over-ear hooks of the AfterShokz is more stable for sports, and they have more on-the-go controls on the headphones. The Apple are a lot more portable but have a worse wireless range.
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Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
6.4
5.2
Treble Accuracy
7.2
1.9
Bass Accuracy
6.0
1.0
Leakage
7.3
3.1
Portability
9.6
7.7
Mid Accuracy
7.9
3.9
Noise Isolation
1.3
0.4
Soundstage
2.6
6.4
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.9
2.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Earbuds
Bone Conduction
Enclosure
Open-Back
Open-Back
Wireless
Truly Wireless
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Bone Conduction
Comfort
8.0
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.02 lbs
0.06 lbs
Clamping Force
0 lbs
0.32 lbs
Controls
4.7
7.2
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
N/A
N/A
Ease Of Use
Subpar
Okay
Feedback
Subpar
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
No
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
N/A
N/A
Noise Cancelling Control
N/A
N/A
Talk-Through
N/A
N/A
Additional Buttons
Voice enabled controls
No
Breathability
9.6
10
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
0.4 °C
0 °C
Portability
9.6
7.7
Portability Picture
L
1.72"
5"
W
1"
3.1"
H
0.6"
1.1"
Volume
1.03 in³
17 in³
Transmitter Required
N/A
N/A
Case
8.5
6.5
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
Soft case
L
2.06"
5"
W
1.69"
4.1"
H
0.74"
1.2"
Volume
2.58 in³
25 in³
Build Quality
8.0
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
6.5
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
Bass Amount
-7.73 dB
-19.21 dB
Treble Amount
0.61 dB
1.24 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
6.4
5.4
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.8 dB
2.03 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Accuracy
6.0
1.0
Std. Err.
5.27 dB
15.66 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
64.42 Hz
118.15 Hz
Low-Bass
-10.94 dB
-26.57 dB
Mid-Bass
-0.79 dB
-14.73 dB
High-Bass
1.62 dB
8.05 dB
Mid Accuracy
7.9
3.9
Std. Err.
2.78 dB
8.19 dB
Low-Mid
1.7 dB
11.22 dB
Mid-Mid
0.55 dB
6.52 dB
High-Mid
3.62 dB
1.65 dB
Treble Accuracy
7.2
1.9
Std. Err.
4.18 dB
10.04 dB
Low-Treble
4.46 dB
10.83 dB
Mid-Treble
4.26 dB
7.47 dB
High-Treble
0.57 dB
7.66 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.3
4.1
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.83 dB
4.46 dB
Dips
1.13 dB
3.34 dB
Imaging
8.4
3.3
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.31
2.28
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
1.04
1.48
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.5
5.31
Weighted Phase Mismatch
5.76
116.42
Soundstage
2.6
6.4
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
N/A
3.14 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
N/A
-0.22 dB
PRTF Distance
N/A
10.39 dB
Openness
9.7
9.9
Acoustic Space Excitation
3.4
7.8
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.9
2.1
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.177
2.552
WHD @ 100
0.128
6.051
Isolation
Noise Isolation
1.3
0.4
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-2.64 dB
-0.03 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
-0.01 dB
0.02 dB
Mid
1.1 dB
0.09 dB
Treble
-8.72 dB
-0.2 dB
Leakage
7.3
3.1
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
37.73 dB
57.65 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
N/A
N/A
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.2
6.1
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
354.04 Hz
397.39 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
2.83 dB
3.11 dB
HFE
3,368.2 Hz
3,368.2 Hz
Weighted THD
31.268
19.139
Gain
28.6 dB
40.01 dB
Noise Handling
6.2
6.6
Speech + Pink Noise
Speech + Subway Noise
SpNR
14.85 dB
18.19 dB
Active Features
Battery
7.1
6.1
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
4.8 hrs
7.2 hrs
Additional Charges
5
0
Total Battery Life
27 hrs
7.2 hrs
Charge Time
0.5 hrs
1.9 hrs
Power Saving Feature
Yes
Standby mode
Audio While Charging
Yes
No
Passive Playback
No
No
Charging Port
Lightning
micro-USB
App Support
5.5
0.0
App Picture
App Name
N/A
N/A
iOS
Yes
N/A
Android
No
N/A
macOS
N/A
N/A
Windows
N/A
N/A
Equalizer
No
N/A
ANC Control
No
N/A
Mic Control
N/A
N/A
Room effects
No
N/A
Playback Control
No
N/A
Button Mapping
Yes
N/A
Surround Sound
N/A
N/A
Connectivity
Bluetooth
6.9
8.4
Bluetooth Version
4.2 + W1 chip
4.2
Multi-Device Pairing
No
2 Devices
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line of Sight Range
91 ft
189 ft
Default Latency
168 ms
231 ms
aptX Latency
N/A
N/A
aptX(LL) Latency
N/A
N/A
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
N/A
USB Audio
N/A
N/A
Detachable
N/A
N/A
Length
N/A
N/A
Connection
N/A
N/A
Wired Latency
N/A
N/A
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 Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
2.2
0.0
Type
Charging Case
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
Yes
N/A
Power Supply
Lightning
N/A
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