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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

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless vs OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless
OnePlus Buds

Tested using Methodology v1.5

Updated Jan 16, 2024 01:58 PM

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Tested using Methodology v1.4

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Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Picture
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless Picture

Variants

  • Indy Evo ('92 Blue)
  • Indy Evo (Budweiser Red)
  • Indy Evo (Carefree)
  • Indy Evo (Centered)
  • Indy Evo (Chill Grey)
  • Indy Evo (Deep Red)
  • Indy Evo (Lucky)
  • Indy Evo (POW Chill Grey)
  • Indy Evo (Pure Mint)
  • Indy Evo (True Black)
  • Buds (Gray)
  • Buds (White)

Our Verdict

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless

OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless

The Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless are better headphones than the OnePlus Buds. The Skullcandy have a more stable fit and do a better job isolating against background noises. They also leak less sound. However, the OnePlus have a longer continuous battery life.

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Indy Evo
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Chill Grey
Indy Evo
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Deep Red
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Lucky
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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

5.8
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Design Picture 2
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
Earbuds

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

7.0
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Comfort Picture
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.02 lbs
0.03 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs

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Controls 
 

6.9
0.0

Controls Picture  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Controls Picture
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Okay
No Controls

Feedback  

Decent
No Controls

Call/Music Control  

Yes
No

Volume Control  

Yes
No

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
No

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
No

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Breathability 
 

9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C

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Portability 
 

9.5
9.4

Portability Picture  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Portability Picture
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless Portability Picture

 

1.9" (4.8 cm)
1.6"

 

1.0" (2.5 cm)
1.3"

 

0.7" (1.8 cm)
0.9"

Volume  

1.30 in³ (21.30 cm³)
1.8 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

7.5
8.0

Case Picture  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Case Picture
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

2.5" (6.4 cm)
2"

 

2.2" (5.6 cm)
2.4"

 

1.1" (2.8 cm)
1"

Volume  

6.10 in³ (99.96 cm³)
4.8 in³

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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Build Quality Picture
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.5
6.5

Stability Picture  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Stability Picture
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Angled Picture
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Side Picture
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Front Picture
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Rear Picture
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Top Picture
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless In The Box Picture
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

1.96 dB
-9.99 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-5.2 dB
-0.19 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.8
6.5

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.05 dB
0.76 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

9.4
4.2

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

0.78 dB
7.5 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
111.52 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-1.09 dB
-14.76 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

-0.46 dB
-5.26 dB

High-Bass 
 

0.49 dB
-0.71 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.0
7.9

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.72 dB
2.77 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.03 dB
-1.3 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-2.96 dB
0.19 dB

High-Mid 
 

-2.88 dB
4.38 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

3.4
7.1

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

9.02 dB
3.92 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-8.58 dB
3.09 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-8.72 dB
3.55 dB

High-Treble 
 

-12.11 dB
-11.54 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.2
6.9

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.18 dB
2.44 dB

Dips 
 

0.96 dB
0.74 dB

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Imaging 
 

8.0
8.1

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.13
0.28

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

3.46
3.53

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

2.2
1.66

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.05
2.15

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Passive Soundstage 
 

0.7
2.5

PRTF  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless PRTF
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

2.8
9.4

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.4
2.2

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Virtual Soundstage
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.7
7.0

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.310
0.356

WHD @ 100 
 

0.120
0.439

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

v3.14.18.2
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

Default
Default

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

6.9
1.5

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-19.11 dB
-3.16 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-8.26 dB
0.16 dB

Mid 
 

-19.39 dB
1.44 dB

Treble 
 

-30.77 dB
-10.73 dB

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Leakage 
 

9.7
8.1

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

23.12 dB
33.11 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

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Recording Quality 
 

7.0
5.5

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

193.04 Hz
144.62 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.51 dB
8.53 dB

HFE 
 

4,496.01 Hz
22,988.02 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.29
2,002.835

Gain 
 

-5.34 dB
-40.49 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

5.5
2.9

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

6.43 dB
-4.23 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

5.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

5.2
6.8

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

2.7 hrs
5.4 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

4.0
3.3

Total Battery Life 
 

13.5 hrs
23.2 hrs

Charge Time 
 

0.3 hrs
0.9 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
Standby mode

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C

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App Support 
 

4.0
N/A

App Picture  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless App Picture
OnePlus Buds Truly Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Skullcandy
No App

iOS  

Yes
No

Android  

Yes
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 
 

6.9
6.9

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

148.00 ft (45.11 m)
208 ft

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

231 ms
179 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 
 

62 ms
110 ms

Android Latency 
 

62 ms
109 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

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Wired 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Skullcandy Indy Evo True Wireless Cable Picture
OnePlus Buds Truly 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

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 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

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 
 

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-C

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'92 Blue
Indy Evo
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Budweiser Red
Indy Evo
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Carefree
Indy Evo
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Centered
Indy Evo
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Chill Grey
Indy Evo
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Deep Red
Indy Evo
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Lucky
Indy Evo
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POW Chill Grey
Indy Evo
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Pure Mint
Indy Evo
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True Black
Indy Evo
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