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  1. Table of Contents
  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 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 Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless vs Shokz OpenFit True Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless

Tested using Methodology v1.5

Updated Jul 08, 2024 10:05 PM

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Tested using Methodology v1.5

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Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Picture
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Variants

  • Powerbeats Pro (Black)
  • Powerbeats Pro (Ivory)
  • Powerbeats Pro (Moss)
  • Powerbeats Pro (Navy)
  • OpenFit (Beige)
  • OpenFit (Black)

Our Verdict

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless

Shokz OpenFit True Wireless

The Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless and the Shokz OpenFit True Wireless are sports headphones with different strengths, so depending on your usage, you may prefer either one. While both buds are similarly well-built, comfortable, and stable, the Beats have an in-ear fit, so they can block out a bit more sound. They have a more neutral overall sound, a longer-lasting continuous battery life, and an H1 chip for seamless pairing with your Apple devices. Conversely, the Shokz have an open-ear fit, so they don't block out any background noise and allow you to monitor your surroundings when exercising outside. They also have a more customizable sound, thanks to their companion app's graphic EQ and presets.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.6
6.1

Bass Accuracy 
 

9.3
3.4

Imaging 
 

8.8
5.8

Treble Accuracy 
 

6.8
8.3

Passive Soundstage 
 

2.2
3.1

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.2
6.7

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Design Picture 2
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
Earbuds

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Open-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Comfort Picture
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.05 lbs
0.04 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.9
5.3

Controls Picture  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Controls Picture
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Great
Good

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
No

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Presets
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Breathability 
 

9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C
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Portability 
 

8.8
9.2

Portability Picture  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Portability Picture
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless Portability Picture

 

2.0" (5.1 cm)
2.3" (5.9 cm)

 

1.6" (4.1 cm)
1.7" (4.3 cm)

 

1.5" (3.8 cm)
0.8" (2.0 cm)

Volume  

4.80 in³ (78.66 cm³)
3.11 in³ (51.00 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

7.5
8.0

Case Picture  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Case Picture
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

3.2" (8.1 cm)
2.6" (6.6 cm)

 

3.2" (8.1 cm)
2.6" (6.6 cm)

 

1.4" (3.6 cm)
1.0" (2.6 cm)

Volume  

14.30 in³ (234.33 cm³)
6.90 in³ (113.00 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

8.0
8.0

Stability Picture  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Stability Picture
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Angled Picture
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Side Picture
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Front Picture
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Rear Picture
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Top Picture
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

0.17 dB
-11.93 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-2.03 dB
-2.42 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.4
8.7

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.12 dB
0.27 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

9.3
3.4

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

0.96 dB
9.84 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
69.24 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-1.6 dB
-20.22 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

-0.64 dB
-1.35 dB

High-Bass 
 

-0.6 dB
-0.24 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.6
8.8

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.88 dB
1.61 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-1.93 dB
0.1 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-2.42 dB
1.03 dB

High-Mid 
 

0 dB
2.13 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.8
8.3

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.68 dB
2.62 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-1.37 dB
0.5 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-5.1 dB
0.16 dB

High-Treble 
 

-9.55 dB
-13.31 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.1
5.2

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.22 dB
3.65 dB

Dips 
 

1.13 dB
2.02 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.8
5.8

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.13
2.32

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

5.44
25.23

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.86
1.42

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.28
1.53
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Passive Soundstage 
 

2.2
3.1

PRTF  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless PRTF
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

6.6
9.8

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.0
3.8
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless 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 
 

8.2
6.7

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.237
0.490

WHD @ 100 
 

0.077
0.515
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
V_10

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Unknown
Bluetooth 5.2

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

No EQ
Standard

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

3.6
0.6

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-9.38 dB
-0.59 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-0.43 dB
0.13 dB

Mid 
 

-6.18 dB
0.12 dB

Treble 
 

-21.95 dB
-2 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.4
6.7

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

37.32 dB
41.15 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
6.7

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

193.04 Hz
239.73 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.42 dB
6.83 dB

HFE 
 

3,368.2 Hz
6,834.38 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

32.155
0.613

Gain 
 

37.58 dB
12.46 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.6
7.8

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

16.77 dB
22.81 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.0
8.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

6.0
7.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.8
6.8

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

11.4 hrs
7.25 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

1.0
3.0

Total Battery Life 
 

22.8 hrs
29 hrs

Charge Time 
 

0.7 hrs
0.75 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Standby mode
Standby mode

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

Lightning
USB-C
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App Support 
 

4.5
7.0

App Picture  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless App Picture
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Beats
Shokz

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

Yes
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
Yes

Button Mapping  

No
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

7.0
7.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0+H1 chip
5.2

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

209.00 ft (63.70 m)
334.65 ft (102.00 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

178 ms
365 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 
 

79 ms
101 ms

Android Latency 
 

126 ms
225 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  

Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless Cable Picture
Shokz OpenFit True Wireless 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 
 

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 
 

Lightning
USB-C
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Powerbeats Pro
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Powerbeats Pro
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