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  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
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    3. Wired
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JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless vs Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless

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JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Picture
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
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Variants

  • GO Air POP (Black)
  • GO Air POP (Lilac)
  • GO Air POP (Navy)
  • GO Air POP (Pink)
  • GO Air POP (Purple)
  • GO Air POP (Rose)
  • GO Air POP (Slate)
  • GO Air POP (Teal)
  • Smokin' Buds (Black)
  • Smokin' Buds XT (Black)
  • Smokin' Buds (Bone/Orange Glow)
  • Smokin' Buds (Matcha)

Review

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JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless

Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless

The JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless and the Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless are budget in-ears with similar sound profiles designed for everyday use. They have similar battery life performance, but the JLab provide slightly more continuous battery life and much more battery life if you include charges via the case. The JLab also feel slightly better built and feature a superior integrated microphone, making them the better choice for commuters and people who like taking calls on the go.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.0
6.9

Treble Accuracy 
 

7.7
7.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Design Picture 2
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT 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  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Comfort Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.02 lbs
0.02 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.5
6.4

Controls Picture  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Controls Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Okay

Feedback  

Decent
Decent

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  

Presets + Voice Assistant
EQ Mode Change
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Breathability 
 

9.2

Breathability After Picture  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C
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Portability 
 

9.6
9.5

Portability Picture  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Portability Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Portability Picture

L  

1.4" (3.6 cm)
1.4" (3.5 cm)

W  

0.8" (2.1 cm)
1.2" (3.0 cm)

H  

0.7" (1.9 cm)
0.7" (1.7 cm)

Volume  

0.85 in³ (14.00 cm³)
1.09 in³ (17.90 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

7.0
7.0

Case Picture  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Case Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

L  

2.4" (6.1 cm)
2.4" (6.0 cm)

W  

0.9" (2.3 cm)
1.9" (4.7 cm)

H  

1.6" (4.1 cm)
1.1" (2.8 cm)

Volume  

3.54 in³ (58.00 cm³)
4.82 in³ (79.00 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Build Quality Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Stability Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Angled Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Side Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Front Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Rear Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Top Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless In The Box Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

2.99 dB
0.74 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-0.33 dB
0.7 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.8
8.6

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.24 dB
0.29 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

7.4
7.8

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.87 dB
3.26 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

2.08 dB
2.66 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

5.32 dB
3.26 dB

High-Bass 
 

4.04 dB
4.51 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.6
8.3

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.91 dB
2.26 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-0.3 dB
2.86 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-2.96 dB
0.01 dB

High-Mid 
 

0.01 dB
2.06 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.7
7.0

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.46 dB
4.47 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-0.84 dB
2.12 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

0.52 dB
5.01 dB

High-Treble 
 

-1.22 dB
2.17 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.3
7.8

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.71 dB
1.5 dB

Dips 
 

1.6 dB
0.92 dB
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Imaging 
 

9.3
8.8

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.19
0.11

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.02
2.53

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.46
0.89

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

0.75
1.55
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Passive Soundstage 
 

0.8
0.8

PRTF  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless PRTF
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT 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 
 

3.0
2.9

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.7
0.7
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT 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

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.4
8.0

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.428
0.197

WHD @ 100 
 

0.153
0.106
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
No Firmware

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.2

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 44.1kHz

EQ 
 

JLab SIGNATURE
Music (Default)

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (medium)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

7.0
7.1

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-19.26 dB
-20.49 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-10.03 dB
-8.57 dB

Mid 
 

-15.8 dB
-20.43 dB

Treble 
 

-32.34 dB
-33.64 dB
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Leakage 
 

9.4
9.4

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

24.62 dB
24.53 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 
 

7.4
7.4

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

329.38 Hz
250.34 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.51 dB
2.61 dB

HFE 
 

7,240.77 Hz
3,417.19 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.035
0.039

Gain 
 

8.37 dB
33.41 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.3
5.9

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

19.23 dB
13.15 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.5
6.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

6.0
5.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.8
6.6

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

9.1 hrs
8 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

3.0
1.5

Total Battery Life 
 

36.4 hrs
20 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.7 hrs
0.75 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB Type A
USB-C
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless App Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT 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 
 

6.7
7.1

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.1
5.2

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

151.90 ft (46.30 m)
298.56 ft (91.00 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

212 ms
224 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 
 

168 ms
75 ms

Android Latency 
 

208 ms
149 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  

JLab Audio GO Air POP True Wireless Cable Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT 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 Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
No

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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
No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S 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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