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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. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    6. PlayStation Compatibility
    7. Xbox Compatibility
    8. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC vs Samsung AKG Type-C

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC
Samsung AKG Type-C

Tested using Methodology v1.4

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Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Picture
Samsung AKG Type-C Picture

Variants

  • Hammerhead USB-C ANC (Black)
  • AKG Type-C (Black)
  • AKG Type-C (White)

Our Verdict

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC

Samsung AKG Type-C

The Samsung AKG Type-C are better headphones than the Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC. The Samsung have a more comfortable fit, and they have a better-balanced sound profile that's suitable for listening to lots of different types of audio content. However, the Razer are more stable, and they come with a portable case, unlike the Samsung.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

5.7
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Design Picture 2
Samsung AKG Type-C Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Hybrid
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

6.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Comfort Picture
Samsung AKG Type-C Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.05 lbs
0.04 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.0
6.8

Controls Picture  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Controls Picture
Samsung AKG Type-C Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Android

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Great

Feedback  

Decent
Decent

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Samsung AKG Type-C Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C

Portability 
 

9.0
8.4

Portability Picture  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Portability Picture
Samsung AKG Type-C Portability Picture

 

2"
3.6" (9.1 cm)

 

2"
1.7" (4.3 cm)

 

1"
1.2" (3.0 cm)

Volume  

4 in³
7.30 in³ (119.63 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

7.5
0.0

Case Picture  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Case Picture
Samsung AKG Type-C Case Picture

Type  

Soft case
No case

 

3.4"
N/A

 

3.1"
N/A

 

1.1"
N/A

Volume  

11.6 in³
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Build Quality Picture
Samsung AKG Type-C Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.5
6.0

Stability Picture  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Stability Picture
Samsung AKG Type-C Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Angled Picture
Samsung AKG Type-C Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Side Picture
Samsung AKG Type-C Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Front Picture
Samsung AKG Type-C Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Rear Picture
Samsung AKG Type-C Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Top Picture
Samsung AKG Type-C Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC In The Box Picture
Samsung AKG Type-C In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-4.94 dB
1.51 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.79 dB
-0.25 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.8
9.6

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.25 dB
0.08 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

5.0
8.0

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

6.31 dB
2.94 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

250.34 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-8.98 dB
1.28 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

-7.23 dB
3.37 dB

High-Bass 
 

-4.54 dB
4.08 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.8
8.5

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.58 dB
1.96 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-1.09 dB
1.36 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.51 dB
-2.6 dB

High-Mid 
 

0.29 dB
-0.01 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

5.1
8.7

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

6.57 dB
1.99 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-4.23 dB
0.8 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-6.52 dB
0.38 dB

High-Treble 
 

-3.8 dB
0.04 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.5
8.2

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.36 dB
1.11 dB

Dips 
 

1.88 dB
1.23 dB
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Imaging 
 

9.0
8.2

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.11
0.13

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.37
1.08

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.56
1.89

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.68
2.23
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Passive Soundstage 
 

1.6
1.4

PRTF  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC PRTF
Samsung AKG Type-C PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

3.8
3.9

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.8
2.2
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Virtual Soundstage
Samsung AKG Type-C 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 
 

8.3
7.6

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.185
0.139

WHD @ 100 
 

0.074
0.298
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware
No Firmware

Power 
 

USB
Passive

Connection 
 

USB
USB

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

No EQ
No EQ

ANC 
 

On
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

In-line
In-line
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

6.1
5.7

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-15.06 dB
-14.44 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
No

Bass 
 

-5.43 dB
-3.85 dB

Mid 
 

-13.7 dB
-15.81 dB

Treble 
 

-26.8 dB
-24.9 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.6
8.1

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

36.11 dB
33.04 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 
 

7.3
7.6

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

306.43 Hz
320 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.61 dB
1.92 dB

HFE 
 

9,948.49 Hz
6,358.31 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

1.376
0.234

Gain 
 

30.61 dB
8.2 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.1
6.0

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

14.19 dB
14.28 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

6.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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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  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC App Picture
Samsung AKG Type-C 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 
 

8.2
8.4

Cable Picture  

Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC Cable Picture
Samsung AKG Type-C Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

USB-C
USB-C

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

4.4 ft
4.00 ft (1.22 m)

Connection 
 

USB-C
USB-C

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

32 ms
23 ms
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No

Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone (PC Only)
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone (PC Only)
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

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

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

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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Hammerhead USB-C ANC
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AKG Type-C
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Hammerhead USB-C ANC
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AKG Type-C
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Hammerhead USB-C ANC
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Razer Hammerhead USB-C ANC

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