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- Microphone
- Active Features
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Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless vs Creative Outlier Air V2 True Wireless
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Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless
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TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
Variants
- Outlier Air (Black)
- Outlier Air V2 (Blue)
Our Verdict
Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless
Creative Outlier Air V2 True Wireless
The Creative Outlier Air V2 True Wireless are better headphones than the Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless. The V2 are more comfortable, largely thanks to their touch-sensitive control scheme, which doesn't push the buds as deep into your ears when you input a command. They also have better noise isolation, a longer continuous battery life, and a companion app that offers a graphic EQ and Super X-FI surround support. However, the original Air are more stable.
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Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
In-ear
In-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.0
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.02 lbs
0.03 lbs
Clamping Force
0 lbs
0 lbs
Controls
6.5
6.8
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Decent
Good
Feedback
Decent
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
No
No
Talk-Through
No
No
Additional Controls
Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
Breathability
9.2
9.2
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
0.8 °C
0.8 °C
Portability
9.3
9.3
Portability Picture
L
1.5"
1.5" (3.8 cm)
W
1.2"
1.3" (3.3 cm)
H
1.2"
1.1" (2.8 cm)
Volume
2 in³
2.20 in³ (36.05 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
7.5
7.5
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
Hard case
L
3.1"
3.2" (8.1 cm)
W
1.8"
1.7" (4.3 cm)
H
1.2"
1.1" (2.8 cm)
Volume
7 in³
6.00 in³ (98.32 cm³)
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
8.0
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
1.67 dB
1.97 dB
Treble Amount
-2.3 dB
-0.52 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
9.9
9.3
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.03 dB
0.15 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Accuracy
6.5
7.2
Std. Err.
4.92 dB
4.14 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
15.42 Hz
10 Hz
Low-Bass
2.16 dB
2.61 dB
Mid-Bass
5.47 dB
4.45 dB
High-Bass
6.93 dB
5.85 dB
Mid Accuracy
8.0
8.2
Std. Err.
2.72 dB
2.38 dB
Low-Mid
4.33 dB
3.57 dB
Mid-Mid
-0.09 dB
-0.93 dB
High-Mid
-0.2 dB
-0.12 dB
Treble Accuracy
8.1
6.7
Std. Err.
2.58 dB
4.86 dB
Low-Treble
0.05 dB
1.36 dB
Mid-Treble
2.25 dB
5.46 dB
High-Treble
-5.51 dB
-3.05 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.6
7.3
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.62 dB
1.79 dB
Dips
0.94 dB
1.2 dB
Imaging
9.1
8.1
Phase Response
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.17
0.08
Weighted Phase Mismatch
2.69
6.22
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.34
0.51
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.39
3.91
Passive Soundstage
1.0
0.7
PRTF
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
N/A
N/A
PRTF Size (Avg.)
N/A
N/A
PRTF Distance
N/A
N/A
Openness
4.0
2.6
Acoustic Space Excitation
0.7
0.6
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
2.9
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
Adjustable
Speaker Modeling
No
No
Room Ambience
No
No
Head Tracking
No
No
Virtual Surround
No App
Super X-FI
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.6
8.0
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.266
0.199
WHD @ 100
0.146
0.110
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
Unknown
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Codec
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
No EQ
ANC
No ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
5.9
7.1
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-15.28 dB
-20.4 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
-0.66 dB
-10.43 dB
Mid
-14.23 dB
-15.65 dB
Treble
-32.23 dB
-35.4 dB
Leakage
9.4
9.4
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
24.85 dB
24.45 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.7
7.3
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
273 Hz
20 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
1.95 dB
4 dB
HFE
3,368.2 Hz
6,267.15 Hz
Weighted THD
6.365
2.324
Gain
6.49 dB
2.6 dB
Noise Handling
3.0
5.3
SpNR
3.33 dB
11.22 dB
Noise Gate
No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
5.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
5.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
6.5
7.9
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
7.8 hrs
10.2 hrs
Additional Charges
2.0
2.0
Total Battery Life
23.4 hrs
30.6 hrs
Charge Time
1.5 hrs
1.5 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
Auto-Off Timer
Audio While Charging
Yes
Yes
Passive Playback
No
No
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
App Support
0.0
7.0
App Picture
App Name
No App
SXFI App
iOS
No
Yes
Android
No
Yes
macOS
No
Yes
Windows
No
Yes
Equalizer
No
Graphic + Presets
ANC Control
No
No
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
No
Yes
Button Mapping
No
No
Surround Support
No
Yes
Connectivity
Bluetooth
6.6
6.6
Bluetooth Version
5.0
5.0
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
139 ft
153.00 ft (46.63 m)
PC Latency (SBC)
347 ms
408 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
315 ms
339 ms
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
115 ms
102 ms
Android Latency
106 ms
84 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
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
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
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
USB-C
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