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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

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless vs OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless
OnePlus Buds Z

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Skullcandy Jib True Wireless Picture
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Variants

  • Jib True Wireless (92 Blue)
  • Jib True Wireless (Black)
  • Jib True Wireless (Chill Gray)
  • Jib True Wireless (Golden Age Red)
  • Jib True Wireless (Light Grey/Blue)
  • Jib True Wireless (True Black/Orange)
  • Buds Z (White)

Our Verdict

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless

OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless

The Skullcandy Jib True Wireless are better headphones than the OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless. The Skullcandy have better noise isolation, have a longer continuous battery life, and leak less sound. However, the OnePlus have a more comfortable and stable fit.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

6.6
6.3

Bass Accuracy 
 

6.6
5.6

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.5
5.9

Imaging 
 

7.3
8.8

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless Design Picture 2
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

7.0
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless Comfort Picture
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.02 lbs
0.02 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs

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Controls 
 

6.6
0.0

Controls Picture  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless Controls Picture
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
No Controls

Feedback  

Good
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 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
No

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Breathability 
 

9.2
9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless Breathability After Picture
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C
0.8 °C

Portability 
 

9.4
9.4

Portability Picture  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless Portability Picture
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless Portability Picture

 

1.5" (3.8 cm)
1.1" (2.8 cm)

 

1.0" (2.5 cm)
1.5" (3.8 cm)

 

1.1" (2.8 cm)
0.9" (2.3 cm)

Volume  

1.70 in³ (27.86 cm³)
1.50 in³ (24.58 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

7.5
8.0

Case Picture  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless Case Picture
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

2.9" (7.4 cm)
1.4" (3.6 cm)

 

1.1" (2.8 cm)
2.9" (7.4 cm)

 

1.4" (3.6 cm)
1.1" (2.8 cm)

Volume  

4.50 in³ (73.74 cm³)
4.70 in³ (77.02 cm³)

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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless Build Quality Picture
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.0
7.5

Stability Picture  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless Stability Picture
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless Angled Picture
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless Side Picture
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless Front Picture
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless Rear Picture
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless Top Picture
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless In The Box Picture
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

4.59 dB
5.94 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-3.67 dB
-3.85 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.5
9.0

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.1 dB
0.2 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

6.6
5.6

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.53 dB
7.4 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

6.47 dB
9.73 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

6 dB
8.39 dB

High-Bass 
 

5.96 dB
6.47 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.3
8.0

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.23 dB
2.61 dB

Low-Mid 
 

3.09 dB
3.75 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-1.22 dB
0.69 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.08 dB
-1.63 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.9
8.2

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.24 dB
2.71 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-1.97 dB
-2.16 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-3.63 dB
-1.76 dB

High-Treble 
 

-5.56 dB
-5.34 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.6
8.5

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

0.86 dB
1.05 dB

Dips 
 

1.06 dB
0.73 dB

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Imaging 
 

7.3
8.8

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.62
0.35

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

27.01
1.21

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.17
1.31

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2
0.63

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Passive Soundstage 
 

0.4
0.9

PRTF  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless PRTF
OnePlus Buds Z 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 
 

2.2
3.2

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0
1.0

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless Virtual Soundstage
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App
No

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.5
5.9

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.145
0.276

WHD @ 100 
 

0.069
1.665

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

No EQ
Default

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

7.4
6.4

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-22.73 dB
-17.88 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-9.28 dB
-6.19 dB

Mid 
 

-19.13 dB
-17.17 dB

Treble 
 

-40.55 dB
-31.3 dB

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Leakage 
 

10
9.1

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

17.96 dB
26.53 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 
 

6.8
7.1

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

472.58 Hz
289.23 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.8 dB
3.76 dB

HFE 
 

7,240.77 Hz
4,763.35 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.039
0.235

Gain 
 

0.88 dB
4.74 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

5.6
7.2

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

8.49 dB
30.05 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.0
8.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.0
6.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.2
6.5

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

6.1 hrs
3.7 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

2.7
3.0

Total Battery Life 
 

22.4 hrs
14.8 hrs

Charge Time 
 

0.8 hrs
1.7 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

micro-USB
USB-C

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App Support 
 

0.0
N/A

App Picture  

Skullcandy Jib True Wireless App Picture
OnePlus Buds Z Truly Wireless 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
Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

6.6
7.2

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

119.00 ft (36.27 m)
216.00 ft (65.84 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

256 ms
150 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 
 

150 ms
25 ms

Android Latency 
 

217 ms
66 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 Jib True Wireless Cable Picture
OnePlus Buds Z 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
No

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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
No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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
USB-C

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Skullcandy Jib True Wireless

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