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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

Mpow CH6 vs Motorola Squads 200

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Mpow CH6
Motorola Squads 200

Tested using Methodology v1.4

Updated May 29, 2023 03:09 PM

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Tested using Methodology v1.4

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Mpow CH6 Picture
Motorola Squads 200 Picture

Variants

  • CH6 (Black Blue)
  • CH6 (Black Red)
  • CH6 (Blue)
  • CH6 (Green)
  • CH6 (Green Purple)
  • CH6 (Pink)
  • CH6 (Pink White)
  • CH6 (Purple)
  • Squads 200 (Blue)
  • Squads 200 (Pink)

Our Verdict

Mpow CH6

Motorola Squads 200

The Mpow CH6 are slightly better-performing kids headphones than the Motorola Squads 200. The Mpow are more comfortable and do a better job of isolating against noise. They also feel significantly more stable. However, the Motorola have better controls.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

5.1
4.7

Noise Isolation 
 

5.0
2.5

Treble Accuracy 
 

3.7
7.5

Bass Accuracy 
 

7.1
3.8

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Mpow CH6 Design Picture 2
Motorola Squads 200 Design Picture 2

Type  

On-ear
On-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

6.0
5.5

Comfort Picture  

Mpow CH6 Comfort Picture
Motorola Squads 200 Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.37 lbs
0.22 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.9 lbs
0.4 lbs
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Controls 
 

4.8
6.3

Controls Picture  

Mpow CH6 Controls Picture
Motorola Squads 200 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Decent

Feedback  

Mediocre
Mediocre

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

No
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

Volume Limiter
No
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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

6.0
6.1

Portability Picture  

Mpow CH6 Portability Picture
Motorola Squads 200 Portability Picture

 

6.3"
6"

 

5.4"
6.7"

 

3.1"
2.3"

Volume  

104.6 in³
92.5 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

Mpow CH6 Case Picture
Motorola Squads 200 Case Picture

Type  

No case
No case

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

7.0
6.0

Build Quality Picture  

Mpow CH6 Build Quality Picture
Motorola Squads 200 Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.0
5.0

Stability Picture  

Mpow CH6 Stability Picture
Motorola Squads 200 Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Mpow CH6 Angled Picture
Motorola Squads 200 Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Mpow CH6 Side Picture
Motorola Squads 200 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Mpow CH6 Front Picture
Motorola Squads 200 Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Mpow CH6 Rear Picture
Motorola Squads 200 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Mpow CH6 Top Picture
Motorola Squads 200 Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Mpow CH6 In The Box Picture
Motorola Squads 200 In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-1.97 dB
-10.54 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-5.21 dB
-3.55 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.9
6.4

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.99 dB
0.8 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

7.1
3.8

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.46 dB
8.03 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

102.26 Hz
174.48 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-4.75 dB
-14.7 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

-4.48 dB
-6.65 dB

High-Bass 
 

-0.94 dB
-0.79 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.6
7.1

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.91 dB
3.92 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-0.01 dB
1.37 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

1.07 dB
1.17 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.22 dB
5.71 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

3.7
7.5

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

8.42 dB
3.39 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-8.59 dB
1.99 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-5.96 dB
-1.44 dB

High-Treble 
 

-13.24 dB
-18.99 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.8
7.2

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2.14 dB
2.12 dB

Dips 
 

1.69 dB
0.82 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.3
8.1

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.35
0.11

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.93
0.8

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.97
2.55

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

5.63
10.87
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Passive Soundstage 
 

3.3
5.1

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.59 dB
3.33 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

1.94 dB
4 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

1.58 dB
1.4 dB

Openness 
 

4.9
9.1

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.0
2.9
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Mpow CH6 Virtual Soundstage
Motorola Squads 200 Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App
No App
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.6
7.3

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.309
0.321

WHD @ 100 
 

0.138
0.252
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware
No Firmware

Power 
 

Passive
Passive

Connection 
 

Wired
Wired

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Default
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

In-line
In-line
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

5.0
2.5

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-13.04 dB
-6.83 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-0.11 dB
0.53 dB

Mid 
 

-8.48 dB
0.12 dB

Treble 
 

-31.12 dB
-20.83 dB
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Leakage 
 

8.3
7.5

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

31.84 dB
36.8 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

Yes
Yes

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

6.3
7.1

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

369.71 Hz
276.97 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

1.76 dB
1.92 dB

HFE 
 

2,121.83 Hz
2,832.31 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.07
0.151

Gain 
 

18.01 dB
10.53 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.2
6.1

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

Speech + Subway Noise  

SpNR 
 

14.75 dB
13.33 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Type 
 

No Battery
No Battery

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Passive Headphone
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

None
None
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Mpow CH6 App Picture
Motorola Squads 200 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 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

N/A
N/A

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 
 

N/A
N/A

Android Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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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
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Wired 
 

9.0
9.0

Cable Picture  

Mpow CH6 Cable Picture
Motorola Squads 200 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

4 ft
2.8 ft

Connection  

1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
0 ms
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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Xbox One Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
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