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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 / PS4 Compatibility
    5. Xbox One Compatibility
    6. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

JBL Free X True Wireless vs EarFun Free Truly Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

JBL Free X True Wireless
EarFun Free Truly Wireless

Tested using Methodology v1.4

Updated Jan 15, 2024 02:41 PM

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JBL Free X True Wireless Picture
EarFun Free Truly Wireless Picture

Variants

  • Free X (Black)
  • Free X (Blue)
  • Free X (White)
  • Free (Black)
  • Free (White)

Our Verdict

JBL Free X True Wireless

EarFun Free Truly Wireless

The JBL Free X True Wireless are better headphones than the EarFun Free Truly Wireless. The JBL are more comfortable, better-built, have a better-balanced sound profile, and their fit isolates better against ambient noise. On the other hand, the EarFun are Bluetooth 5.0 and have a USB-C port, but that's about it.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

7.2
6.8

Noise Isolation 
 

7.7
5.6

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

JBL Free X True Wireless Design Picture 2
EarFun Free Truly 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 
 

7.5
7.0

Comfort Picture  

JBL Free X True Wireless Comfort Picture
EarFun Free Truly Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.03 lbs
0.02 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

5.5
5.1

Controls Picture  

JBL Free X True Wireless Controls Picture
EarFun Free Truly Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Great
Decent

Feedback  

Good
Decent

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

No
No

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 
 

9.1
9.2

Breathability After Picture  

JBL Free X True Wireless Breathability After Picture
EarFun Free Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.9 °C
0.8 °C
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Portability 
 

9.6
9.5

Portability Picture  

JBL Free X True Wireless Portability Picture
EarFun Free Truly Wireless Portability Picture

 

1.1"
1.5"

 

1.2"
1.1"

 

0.7"
0.7"

Volume  

0.9 in³
1.2 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

7.5
7.0

Case Picture  

JBL Free X True Wireless Case Picture
EarFun Free Truly Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

2.7"
3.1"

 

2.7"
1.6"

 

1.1"
1.2"

Volume  

8 in³
6 in³
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

JBL Free X True Wireless Build Quality Picture
EarFun Free Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

JBL Free X True Wireless Stability Picture
EarFun Free Truly Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

JBL Free X True Wireless Angled Picture
EarFun Free Truly Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

JBL Free X True Wireless Side Picture
EarFun Free Truly Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

JBL Free X True Wireless Front Picture
EarFun Free Truly Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

JBL Free X True Wireless Rear Picture
EarFun Free Truly Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

JBL Free X True Wireless Top Picture
EarFun Free Truly Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

JBL Free X True Wireless In The Box Picture
EarFun Free Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

See details on graph tool
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Bass Amount 
 

2.56 dB
3.09 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-0.72 dB
-1.24 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.0
9.6

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.21 dB
0.08 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Raw FR R  

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See details on graph tool

Bass Accuracy 
 

8.2
6.9

Bass  

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See details on graph tool

Std. Err. 
 

2.52 dB
4.43 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

3.1 dB
4.56 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

3.2 dB
5 dB

High-Bass 
 

1.9 dB
5.06 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.1
8.6

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.26 dB
1.81 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.36 dB
2.31 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-1.72 dB
-1.42 dB

High-Mid 
 

0 dB
-0.01 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.5
7.6

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.29 dB
3.2 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-0.83 dB
0.91 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-1.59 dB
1.93 dB

High-Treble 
 

-0.52 dB
-4.15 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.4
7.7

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

0.88 dB
1.53 dB

Dips 
 

1.44 dB
1.18 dB
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Imaging 
 

9.1
9.3

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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See details on graph tool

Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.16
0.15

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.68
0.16

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.02
0.94

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.93
2.98
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Passive Soundstage 
 

0.6
1.1

PRTF  

JBL Free X True Wireless PRTF
EarFun Free Truly Wireless PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

2.3
4.3

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.5
0.9
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

JBL Free X True Wireless Virtual Soundstage
EarFun Free Truly 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
7.4

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.214
0.301

WHD @ 100 
 

0.163
0.202
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.2

Codec 
 

SBC, 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
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

7.7
5.6

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-21.68 dB
-13.7 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-10.31 dB
-1.41 dB

Mid 
 

-20.67 dB
-13.03 dB

Treble 
 

-35.02 dB
-27.76 dB
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Leakage 
 

9.5
9.2

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

23.83 dB
26 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 
 

5.7
6.9

Microphone Frequency Response  

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See details on graph tool

Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

472.58 Hz
250.34 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.09 dB
2.61 dB

HFE 
 

2,957.7 Hz
6,933.79 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

8.506
2.227

Gain 
 

42.07 dB
-1.71 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.0
5.9

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

Speech + Subway Noise  

SpNR 
 

12.85 dB
9.47 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.0
6.1

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

3.4 hrs
4.3 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

5.0
4.0

Total Battery Life 
 

20.4 hrs
21.5 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.4 hrs
1.3 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Standby mode

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

micro-USB
USB-C
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

JBL Free X True Wireless App Picture
EarFun Free Truly 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 
 

6.2
6.6

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.2
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

83 ft
174 ft

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

336 ms
295 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 
 

341 ms
235 ms

Android Latency 
 

358 ms
293 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  

JBL Free X True Wireless Cable Picture
EarFun Free Truly 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
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Xbox One Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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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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JBL Free X True Wireless

EarFun Free Truly Wireless

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