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Jaybird Freedom F5 Wireless 2016 vs Jaybird Freedom 2 Wireless 2017
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Jaybird Freedom F5 Wireless 2016
Jaybird Freedom 2 Wireless 2017
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TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerBalanced Armature
MicYes
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerBalanced Armature
MicYes
Variants
- Freedom (Blaze)
- Freedom (Carbon)
- Freedom (Gold)
- Freedom (Ocean)
- Freedom 2 (Carbon)
- Freedom 2 (Gold)
Our Verdict
Jaybird Freedom F5 Wireless 2016
Jaybird Freedom 2 Wireless 2017
The Jaybird Freedom 2 Wireless 2017 are very close in performance to the Jaybird Freedom F5 Wireless 2016. They have the same overall design and build quality. The Freedom 2 have a slightly more comfortable earbud-like fit than the originals, and they also have better cable management. On the upside, the regular Freedom have a slightly better sound quality out-of-the-box and a more isolating in-ear fit, although both headphones can be easily EQed with the MySound app. They also both come with the same bulky charging clip that's a bit limiting and will prevent you from being able to charge your headphones if lost or damaged.
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Mixed Usage
7.2
7.0
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
In-ear
In-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Balanced Armature
Balanced Armature
Comfort
7.0
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.03 lbs
0.04 lbs
Clamping Force
0 lbs
0 lbs
Controls
7.2
7.1
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
N/A
N/A
Ease Of Use
Good
Decent
Feedback
Okay
Okay
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
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
No
No
Breathability
9.3
8.9
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
0.7 °C
1.1 °C
Portability
9.3
8.9
Portability Picture
L
2.3"
2.3"
W
1.6"
2"
H
0.5"
1"
Volume
2 in³
4.6 in³
Transmitter Required
N/A
N/A
Case
6.0
6.0
Case Picture
Type
Pouch
Pouch
L
N/A
N/A
W
N/A
N/A
H
N/A
N/A
Volume
N/A
N/A
Build Quality
7.0
7.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.5
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
0.81 dB
4.96 dB
Treble Amount
-2.6 dB
-1.02 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
9.2
9.1
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.17 dB
0.19 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Accuracy
8.7
7.2
Std. Err.
1.87 dB
3.83 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
10 Hz
Low-Bass
1.03 dB
4.09 dB
Mid-Bass
1.23 dB
4.11 dB
High-Bass
3.01 dB
4.49 dB
Mid Accuracy
8.5
7.1
Std. Err.
1.99 dB
3.84 dB
Low-Mid
1.88 dB
0.19 dB
Mid-Mid
-1.86 dB
-5.27 dB
High-Mid
0.8 dB
-3.39 dB
Treble Accuracy
8.0
7.1
Std. Err.
3.5 dB
4.28 dB
Low-Treble
0.52 dB
-3.51 dB
Mid-Treble
-0.87 dB
-0.55 dB
High-Treble
-6.66 dB
-1.65 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.1
6.7
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.89 dB
2.2 dB
Dips
1.52 dB
1.73 dB
Imaging
7.9
8.8
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.11
0.18
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
2.12
0.73
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
2.8
1.51
Weighted Phase Mismatch
2.46
2.26
Soundstage
0.6
0.8
PRTF
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
N/A
N/A
PRTF Size (Avg.)
N/A
N/A
PRTF Distance
N/A
N/A
Openness
2.5
2.6
Acoustic Space Excitation
0.6
1.4
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.5
7.5
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.212
0.296
WHD @ 100
0.211
0.168
Isolation
Noise Isolation
7.5
7.4
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-21.8 dB
-21.04 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
-7.65 dB
-6.89 dB
Mid
-18.04 dB
-19.63 dB
Treble
-40.55 dB
-37.76 dB
Leakage
9.5
8.9
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
24.36 dB
28.12 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
N/A
In-line
No
Yes
Boom
No
N/A
Detachable Boom
N/A
N/A
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.6
5.9
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
329.38 Hz
486.43 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
2.51 dB
2.34 dB
HFE
3,466.89 Hz
3,225.4 Hz
Weighted THD
4.043
3.181
Gain
39.8 dB
20.21 dB
Noise Handling
6.2
6.1
Speech + Pink Noise
Speech + Subway Noise
SpNR
14.87 dB
13.59 dB
Active Features
Battery
5.8
5.8
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
4.1 hrs
4 hrs
Additional Charges
0
0
Total Battery Life
4.1 hrs
4 hrs
Charge Time
1.5 hrs
1.4 hrs
Power Saving Feature
Standby mode
Standby mode
Audio While Charging
Yes
Yes
Passive Playback
No
No
Charging Port
Proprietary
Proprietary
App Support
8.0
8.0
App Picture
App Name
Jaybird MySound
Jaybird MySound
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
macOS
N/A
N/A
Windows
N/A
N/A
Equalizer
Parametric + Presets
Parametric + Presets
ANC Control
N/A
No
Mic Control
N/A
No
Room effects
No
No
Playback Control
Yes
Yes
Button Mapping
N/A
N/A
Surround Sound
N/A
N/A
Connectivity
Bluetooth
8.4
8.4
Bluetooth Version
4.1
4.1
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
2 Devices
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line of Sight Range
177 ft
182 ft
Default Latency
179 ms
190 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
No
No
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
0.0
0.0
Type
N/A
N/A
USB Input
N/A
N/A
Line In
N/A
N/A
Line Out
N/A
N/A
Optical Input
N/A
N/A
RCA Input
N/A
N/A
Dock Charging
N/A
N/A
Power Supply
N/A
N/A
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Jaybird Freedom F5 Wireless 2016
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