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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 Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 vs Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless

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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Picture

Variants

  • BlackShark V2 Pro 2020 (Black)
  • BlackShark V2 Pro 2020 (Rainbow 6 Siege)
  • BlackShark V2 Pro 2020 (White)
  • Soundcore Life Q35 (B09FPCZ318)
  • Soundcore Life Q35 (Frosted Pearl)
  • Soundcore Life Q35 (Obsidian Blue)

Our Verdict

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020

Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless

The Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 and the Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless are for different purposes, and depending on your usage, you may prefer one over the other. While both headphones are comfortable, the Razer are for gaming. They have a virtual soundstage feature, and their boom mic offers a significantly better noise handling performance. They're also compatible with Razer Synapse software, which offers a graphic EQ, presets, and mic control, and they support non-Bluetooth wireless for low latency gaming. In contrast, the Anker are better for more casual use as they're better-built. They have an ANC feature that can reduce a great amount of noise around you, and they have longer continuous battery life.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.0
7.2

Mid Accuracy 
 

7.9
9.1

Treble Accuracy 
 

7.3
6.6

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Design Picture 2
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Comfort Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.72 lbs
0.59 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1 lbs
1 lbs

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Controls 
 

5.7
7.5

Controls Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Controls Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Decent

Feedback  

Good
Decent

Call/Music Control  

No
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

No
On/Off

Additional Controls  

No
Voice Assistant

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Breathability 
 

6.2
6.0

Breathability After Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Breathability After Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6.5 °C
7 °C

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Portability 
 

5.4
6.2

Portability Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Portability Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Portability Picture

 

7.8" (19.8 cm)
6.9" (17.5 cm)

 

6.8" (17.3 cm)
6.8" (17.3 cm)

 

4.0" (10.2 cm)
1.7" (4.3 cm)

Volume  

211.10 in³ (3,459.29 cm³)
80.00 in³ (1,310.96 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

5.0
7.5

Case Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Case Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Pouch
Hard case

 

N/A
8.6" (21.8 cm)

 

N/A
6.7" (17.0 cm)

 

N/A
2.5" (6.4 cm)

Volume  

N/A
114.00 in³ (1,868.12 cm³)

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Build Quality 
 

6.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Build Quality Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.5
6.5

Stability Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Stability Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Angled Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Side Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Front Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Rear Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Top Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 In The Box Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

1.47 dB
4.95 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-2.26 dB
-1.13 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

6.1
6.8

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.91 dB
0.66 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

6.7
6.7

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.28 dB
5.34 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

14.14 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

2.62 dB
6.72 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

4.89 dB
7.16 dB

High-Bass 
 

8.13 dB
2.15 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

7.9
9.1

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.81 dB
1.23 dB

Low-Mid 
 

3.96 dB
-0.54 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.02 dB
-0.5 dB

High-Mid 
 

0.18 dB
0.94 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.3
6.6

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.03 dB
4.96 dB

Low-Treble 
 

0.6 dB
-3.19 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

5.73 dB
-0.72 dB

High-Treble 
 

-8.63 dB
-0.04 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.5
7.0

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2.58 dB
1.7 dB

Dips 
 

1.26 dB
2.22 dB

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Imaging 
 

8.0
7.6

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.23
0.33

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

5.37
28.01

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.7
0.15

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.1
1.85

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Passive Soundstage 
 

5.5
5.1

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

2.79 dB
3.89 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

3.49 dB
6.68 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

12.09 dB
12.53 dB

Openness 
 

5.4
1.8

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.0
3.6

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Virtual Soundstage
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

THX
No

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.5
7.3

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.236
0.327

WHD @ 100 
 

0.211
0.246

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
01.11

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Wireless (Proprietary)
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Default
Soundcore Signature

ANC 
 

No ANC
Transport

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

4.5
8.2

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-12.9 dB
-22.18 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
Yes

Bass 
 

0.57 dB
-17.63 dB

Mid 
 

-9.25 dB
-18.6 dB

Treble 
 

-30.8 dB
-30.22 dB

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Leakage 
 

7.4
6.8

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

37.5 dB
40.62 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
Yes

Boom 
 

Yes
No

Detachable Boom 
 

Yes
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

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Recording Quality 
 

6.1
7.5

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20 Hz
219.83 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

4.86 dB
3.53 dB

HFE 
 

6,544.63 Hz
5,915.41 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

92.835
0.096

Gain 
 

15.43 dB
10.1 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

7.8
6.4

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

80.59 dB
23.61 dB

Noise Gate 
 

On/Off Toggle
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.0
7.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.5
5.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.4
7.9

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

23.2 hrs
44.2 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

23.2 hrs
44.2 hrs

Charge Time 
 

3 hrs
1.8 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port  

micro-USB
USB-C

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App Support 
 

8.5
8.0

App Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 App Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Razer Synapse
Anker Soundcore

iOS  

No
Yes

Android  

No
Yes

macOS  

Yes
No

Windows  

Yes
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
Adjustable

Mic Control  

Adjustable Level
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

Yes
No

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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

0.0
9.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No
Yes

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
322.00 ft (98.15 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

N/A
206 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 
 

N/A
118 ms

Android Latency 
 

N/A
115 ms

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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

8.1
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

257.00 ft (78.33 m)
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

71 ms
N/A

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Wired 
 

9.5
9.5

Cable Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Cable Picture
Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
Yes

Length  

4.50 ft (1.37 m)
4.10 ft (1.25 m)

Connection 
 

1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
0 ms

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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Base/Dock 
 

3.4
0.0

Type 
 

Wireless USB Dongle
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

Yes
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

USB
No Base/Dock

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