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RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless vs Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless
Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless
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TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Variants
- TrueConnect (Carbon Black)
- TrueConnect (Cloud White)
- TrueConnect (Navy Blue)
- Outlier Air (Black)
Our Verdict
RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless
Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless
The RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless and the Creative Outlier Air Truly Wireless are two very similar performing headphones. The Creative have a better overall sound quality, but if you’re a fan of bass-heavy genres, the overemphasized low-end of the RHA will suit you better for thump and rumble. The main difference between the two headphones would be the superior noise isolation performance of the RHA, which makes them a better option if you want to use your headphones in public transit. Their design is also smaller and might suit most ears better. On the other hand, the Creative have longer single charge battery life.
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Main Differences forMixed Usage
Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
7.0
7.0
Noise Isolation
7.9
5.9
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
In-ear
In-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.0
7.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.03 lbs
0.02 lbs
Clamping Force
0 lbs
0 lbs
Controls
7.4
6.5
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
N/A
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Good
Decent
Feedback
Decent
Decent
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
N/A
No
Noise Cancelling Control
N/A
No
Talk-Through
N/A
No
Additional Controls
No
Voice Assistant
Breathability
9.0
9.2
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
1 °C
0.8 °C
Portability
9.6
9.3
Portability Picture
L
1.3"
1.5"
W
1"
1.2"
H
0.7"
1.2"
Volume
0.9 in³
2 in³
Transmitter Required
N/A
No
Case
8.0
7.5
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
Hard case
L
2.9"
3.1"
W
1.8"
1.8"
H
1.1"
1.2"
Volume
5.7 in³
7 in³
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.5
8.0
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
4.42 dB
1.67 dB
Treble Amount
-0.55 dB
-2.3 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
8.9
9.9
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.23 dB
0.03 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Raw FR L
Raw FR L
Raw FR R
Raw FR R
Bass Accuracy
8.2
6.5
Std. Err.
2.53 dB
4.92 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
15.42 Hz
Low-Bass
4.03 dB
2.16 dB
Mid-Bass
1.71 dB
5.47 dB
High-Bass
2.64 dB
6.93 dB
Mid Accuracy
8.2
8.0
Std. Err.
2.45 dB
2.72 dB
Low-Mid
-0.04 dB
4.33 dB
Mid-Mid
-3.49 dB
-0.09 dB
High-Mid
-1.73 dB
-0.2 dB
Treble Accuracy
5.7
8.1
Treble
Treble
Std. Err.
5.29 dB
2.58 dB
Low-Treble
-5.41 dB
0.05 dB
Mid-Treble
-1.46 dB
2.25 dB
High-Treble
3 dB
-5.51 dB
Peaks/Dips
6.4
7.6
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
2.4 dB
1.62 dB
Dips
1.89 dB
0.94 dB
Imaging
9.0
9.1
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.08
0.17
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.99
0.34
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.08
1.39
Weighted Phase Mismatch
1.84
2.69
Passive Soundstage
0.6
1.0
PRTF
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
N/A
N/A
PRTF Size (Avg.)
N/A
N/A
PRTF Distance
N/A
N/A
Openness
2.1
4.0
Acoustic Space Excitation
0.8
0.7
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
Speaker Modeling
No
Room Ambience
No
Head Tracking
No
Virtual Surround
No App
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
6.9
7.6
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.542
0.266
WHD @ 100
0.337
0.146
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
Power
On
Connection
Bluetooth 4.0
Codec
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Silicone (small)
Microphone
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
7.9
5.9
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-22.44 dB
-15.28 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
-12.32 dB
-0.66 dB
Mid
-18.46 dB
-14.23 dB
Treble
-36.95 dB
-32.23 dB
Leakage
9.4
9.4
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
24.94 dB
24.85 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
N/A
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.6
6.7
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
281 Hz
273 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
2.65 dB
1.95 dB
HFE
3,225.4 Hz
3,368.2 Hz
Weighted THD
6.178
6.365
Gain
40.04 dB
6.49 dB
Noise Handling
6.3
3.0
Speech + Pink Noise
Speech + Subway Noise
SpNR
15.67 dB
3.33 dB
Active Features
Battery
5.4
6.5
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
4.3 hrs
7.8 hrs
Additional Charges
4
2.0
Total Battery Life
21.5 hrs
23.4 hrs
Charge Time
0.9 hrs
1.5 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
No
Audio While Charging
No
Yes
Passive Playback
No
No
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
App Support
0.0
0.0
App Picture
App Name
N/A
No App
iOS
N/A
No
Android
N/A
No
macOS
N/A
No
Windows
N/A
No
Equalizer
N/A
No
ANC Control
N/A
No
Mic Control
N/A
No
Room Effects
N/A
No
Playback Control
N/A
No
Button Mapping
N/A
No
Surround Sound
N/A
Surround Support
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
7.3
6.6
Bluetooth Version
5.0
5.0
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
269 ft
139 ft
PC Latency (SBC)
371 ms
347 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
N/A
315 ms
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
115 ms
Android Latency
106 ms
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
Analog Audio
N/A
No
USB Audio
N/A
No
Detachable
N/A
No
Length
N/A
N/A
Connection
N/A
No Wired Option
Wired Latency
N/A
Analog/USB Audio Latency
N/A
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
No
No
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox One Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
No
No
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One 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-C
USB
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