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- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
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Jaybird Freedom F5 Wireless 2016 vs Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Jaybird Freedom F5 Wireless 2016
Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC
Tested using Methodology v1.3.1
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TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerBalanced Armature
MicYes
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingYes
WirelessNo
TransducerHybrid
MicYes
Variants
- Freedom (Blaze)
- Freedom (Carbon)
- Freedom (Gold)
- Freedom (Ocean)
- Hammerhead USB-C ANC (Black)
Our Verdict
Jaybird Freedom F5 Wireless 2016
Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC
Full comparison details regarding individual product score sets can be found in the section below
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Freedom
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Freedom
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Hammerhead USB-C ANC
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Freedom
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Main Differences for
Threshold
Mixed Usage
7.2
5.7
Bluetooth Version
4.1
No Bluetooth
Battery
5.8
0.0
Noise Isolation
7.5
6.1
Bass Accuracy
8.7
5.0
Treble Accuracy
8.0
5.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
In-ear
In-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
No
Transducer
Balanced Armature
Hybrid
Comfort
7.0
6.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.03 lbs
0.05 lbs
Clamping Force
0 lbs
0 lbs
Controls
7.2
7.0
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
N/A
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Good
Decent
Feedback
Okay
Decent
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
N/A
No
Noise Cancelling Control
N/A
On/Off
Talk-Through
N/A
No
Additional Controls
No
Voice Assistant
Breathability
9.3
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
0.7 °C
Portability
9.3
9.0
Portability Picture
L
2.3"
2"
W
1.6"
2"
H
0.5"
1"
Volume
2 in³
4 in³
Transmitter Required
N/A
No
Case
6.0
7.5
Case Picture
Type
Pouch
Soft case
L
N/A
3.4"
W
N/A
3.1"
H
N/A
1.1"
Volume
N/A
11.6 in³
Build Quality
7.0
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.5
6.5
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
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
0.81 dB
-4.94 dB
Treble Amount
-2.6 dB
-1.79 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
9.2
8.8
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.17 dB
0.25 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Raw FR L
Raw FR L
Raw FR R
Raw FR R
Bass Accuracy
8.7
5.0
Std. Err.
1.87 dB
6.31 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
250.34 Hz
Low-Bass
1.03 dB
-8.98 dB
Mid-Bass
1.23 dB
-7.23 dB
High-Bass
3.01 dB
-4.54 dB
Mid Accuracy
8.5
8.8
Std. Err.
1.99 dB
1.58 dB
Low-Mid
1.88 dB
-1.09 dB
Mid-Mid
-1.86 dB
0.51 dB
High-Mid
0.8 dB
0.29 dB
Treble Accuracy
8.0
5.1
Treble
Treble
Std. Err.
3.5 dB
6.57 dB
Low-Treble
0.52 dB
-4.23 dB
Mid-Treble
-0.87 dB
-6.52 dB
High-Treble
-6.66 dB
-3.8 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.1
7.5
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.89 dB
1.36 dB
Dips
1.52 dB
1.88 dB
Imaging
7.9
9.0
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.11
0.11
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
2.12
0.56
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
2.8
1.68
Weighted Phase Mismatch
2.46
1.37
Passive Soundstage
0.6
1.6
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
3.8
Acoustic Space Excitation
0.6
2.8
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
Speaker Modeling
No
Room Ambience
No
Head Tracking
No
Virtual Surround
No App
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.5
8.3
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.212
0.185
WHD @ 100
0.211
0.074
Test Settings
Firmware
No Firmware
Power
USB
Connection
USB
Codec
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
ANC
On
Tip/Pad
Silicone (small)
Microphone
In-line
Isolation
Noise Isolation
7.5
6.1
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-21.8 dB
-15.06 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
Yes
Bass
-7.65 dB
-5.43 dB
Mid
-18.04 dB
-13.7 dB
Treble
-40.55 dB
-26.8 dB
Leakage
9.5
7.6
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
24.36 dB
36.11 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
No
In-Line
No
Yes
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
N/A
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.6
7.3
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
329.38 Hz
306.43 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
2.51 dB
3.61 dB
HFE
3,466.89 Hz
9,948.49 Hz
Weighted THD
4.043
1.376
Gain
39.8 dB
30.61 dB
Noise Handling
6.2
6.1
Speech + Pink Noise
Speech + Subway Noise
SpNR
14.87 dB
14.19 dB
Active Features
Battery
5.8
0.0
Battery Type
Rechargable
No Battery
Continuous Battery Life
4.1 hrs
N/A
Additional Charges
0
N/A
Total Battery Life
4.1 hrs
N/A
Charge Time
1.5 hrs
N/A
Power-Saving Feature
Standby mode
No
Audio While Charging
Yes
No
Passive Playback
No
Passive Headphone
Charging Port
Proprietary
None
App Support
8.0
0.0
App Picture
App Name
Jaybird MySound
No App
iOS
Yes
No
Android
Yes
No
macOS
N/A
No
Windows
N/A
No
Equalizer
Parametric + Presets
No
ANC Control
N/A
No
Mic Control
N/A
No
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
Yes
No
Button Mapping
N/A
No
Surround Sound
N/A
Surround Support
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
8.4
0.0
Bluetooth Version
4.1
No Bluetooth
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
No
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
177 ft
N/A
PC Latency (SBC)
179 ms
N/A
PC Latency (aptX)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
N/A
Android Latency
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
8.2
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
N/A
No
USB Audio
N/A
USB-C
Detachable
No
No
Length
N/A
4.4 ft
Connection
N/A
USB-C
Wired Latency
N/A
Analog/USB Audio Latency
32 ms
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
No
No
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
Audio + Microphone (PC Only)
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
0.0
0.0
Type
N/A
No Base/Dock
USB Input
N/A
No
Line In
N/A
No
Line Out
N/A
No
Optical Input
N/A
No
RCA Input
N/A
No
Dock Charging
N/A
No
Power Supply
N/A
No Base/Dock
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Freedom
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Jaybird Freedom F5 Wireless 2016
Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC
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