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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

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless vs Sabbat E12 True Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless
Sabbat E12 True Wireless

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Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Picture
Sabbat E12 True Wireless Picture
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
MicYes

Variants

  • Outlier Air (Black)
  • E12 (Black)
  • E12 (Copper)
  • E12 (Green)
  • E12 (Purple)
  • E12 (Red)
  • E12 (Silver)

Review

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Our Verdict

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless

Sabbat E12 True Wireless

The Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless are slightly better truly wireless headphones than the Sabbat E12 True Wireless. Their case is better-built and they have a more neutral sound profile than the Sabbat. The Creative also have almost double the time of battery life than that of the Sabbat, and they support the aptX codec. On the other hand, the Sabbat come with more tip options, which is useful to find the best possible fit, and their case also supports wireless charging.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

7.0
6.8

Battery 
 

6.5
4.9

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Design Picture 2
Sabbat E12 True Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.0
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Comfort Picture
Sabbat E12 True Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.02 lbs
0.02 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.5
6.6

Controls Picture  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Controls Picture
Sabbat E12 True Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Decent

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
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Breathability 
 

9.2
9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture
Sabbat E12 True Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C
0.8 °C
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Portability 
 

9.3
9.6

Portability Picture  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Portability Picture
Sabbat E12 True Wireless Portability Picture

L  

1.5"
1.5"

W  

1.2"
1"

H  

1.2"
0.7"

Volume  

2 in³
1 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

7.5
7.0

Case Picture  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Case Picture
Sabbat E12 True Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

L  

3.1"
2.5"

W  

1.8"
1.5"

H  

1.2"
1.7"

Volume  

7 in³
6 in³
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
Sabbat E12 True Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

8.0
7.5

Stability Picture  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Stability Picture
Sabbat E12 True Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Angled Picture
Sabbat E12 True Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Side Picture
Sabbat E12 True Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Front Picture
Sabbat E12 True Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Rear Picture
Sabbat E12 True Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Top Picture
Sabbat E12 True Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
Sabbat E12 True Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

1.67 dB
4.15 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-2.3 dB
-3.13 dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.9
9.7

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.03 dB
0.07 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

6.5
5.6

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.92 dB
6.13 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

15.42 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

2.16 dB
6.91 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

5.47 dB
6.93 dB

High-Bass 
 

6.93 dB
6.71 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.0
8.2

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.72 dB
2.42 dB

Low-Mid 
 

4.33 dB
3.27 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.09 dB
-1.27 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.2 dB
0.04 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

8.1
6.3

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.58 dB
4.97 dB

Low-Treble 
 

0.05 dB
4.71 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

2.25 dB
-3.48 dB

High-Treble 
 

-5.51 dB
-9.12 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.6
6.5

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.62 dB
2.44 dB

Dips 
 

0.94 dB
1.54 dB

Imaging 
 

9.1
8.2

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.17
0.14

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.34
1.91

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.39
2

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

2.69
2.79
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Passive Soundstage 
 

1.0
1.2

PRTF  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless PRTF
Sabbat E12 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 
 

4.0
3.5

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.7
1.5
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Sabbat E12 True Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App
No App

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.6
7.6

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.266
0.322

WHD @ 100 
 

0.146
0.134

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0

Codec 
 

aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 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
6.4

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-15.28 dB
-16.37 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-0.66 dB
-4.6 dB

Mid 
 

-14.23 dB
-16.54 dB

Treble 
 

-32.23 dB
-29.15 dB
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Leakage 
 

9.4
8.7

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

24.85 dB
29.4 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 
 

6.7
7.2

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

273 Hz
20 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

1.95 dB
4.38 dB

HFE 
 

3,368.2 Hz
6,933.79 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

6.365
24.444

Gain 
 

6.49 dB
3.3 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

3.0
6.0

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

Speech + Subway Noise  

SpNR 
 

3.33 dB
10.92 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.5
4.9

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

7.8 hrs
4 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

2.0
1.0

Total Battery Life 
 

23.4 hrs
8 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.5 hrs
1.3 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless App Picture
Sabbat E12 True Wireless App Picture

App Name  

No App
No App

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
No

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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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
181 ft

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

347 ms
326 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

315 ms
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

115 ms
238 ms

Android Latency 
 

106 ms
268 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  

Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless Cable Picture
Sabbat E12 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 / 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 
 

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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