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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 Push Ultra Truly Wireless vs Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless

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Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless Picture
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless Picture

Variants

  • Push Ultra (Bleached Blue)
  • Push Ultra (Determind Blue)
  • Push Ultra (Electric Yellow)
  • Push Ultra (Hopeful Mint)
  • Push Ultra (Strong Red)
  • Push Ultra (True Black)
  • Push Active (Dark Blue/Green)
  • Push Active (Light Grey/Blue)
  • Push Active (Pit Viper XTREME)
  • Push Active (True Black/Orange)

Our Verdict

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless

Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless

The Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless are the sports-oriented variant of the Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless and are better overall headphones. The Push Active are in-ears with a more comfortable and stable in-ear fit, and their sound profile is much more neutral, which some users may prefer. They have significantly better battery performance and more customization features, thanks to their companion app. However, some users may prefer the Push Ultra's in-ear fit, which doesn't fit as deeply into your ear.

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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  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless Design Picture 2
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Earbuds
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

6.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless Comfort Picture
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.05 lbs
0.04 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.6
7.0

Controls Picture  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless Controls Picture
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Okay

Feedback  

Decent
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

9.1
9.1

Portability Picture  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless Portability Picture
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless Portability Picture

 

2.1"
1.9" (4.7 cm)

 

1.5"
1.7" (4.4 cm)

 

1"
1.1" (2.7 cm)

Volume  

3.2 in³
3.34 in³ (54.70 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

7.0
7.5

Case Picture  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless Case Picture
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

3.5"
3.5" (9.0 cm)

 

2.9"
2.4" (6.0 cm)

 

1.7"
1.4" (3.5 cm)

Volume  

17.3 in³
11.40 in³ (186.80 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
8.0

Stability Picture  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless Stability Picture
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless Angled Picture
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless Side Picture
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless Front Picture
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless Rear Picture
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless Top Picture
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-16.29 dB
1.59 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.55 dB
-2.22 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.7
9.0

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.05 dB
0.21 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

1.0
8.2

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

16.66 dB
2.59 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

207.49 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-30.03 dB
1.6 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

-15.24 dB
2.61 dB

High-Bass 
 

-4.94 dB
3.78 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

7.9
8.8

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.76 dB
1.62 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-0.08 dB
1.67 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-3.12 dB
-1.7 dB

High-Mid 
 

-1.44 dB
0 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.8
8.9

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.29 dB
1.64 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-2.84 dB
-0.71 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-1.69 dB
-0.16 dB

High-Treble 
 

-13.4 dB
-7.86 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

5.9
8.3

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

3.15 dB
1.09 dB

Dips 
 

1.52 dB
0.86 dB
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Imaging 
 

7.9
9.3

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.2
0.1

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

2.86
1.81

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.89
0.28

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.67
0.91
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Passive Soundstage 
 

2.8
1.0

PRTF  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless PRTF
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

9.5
3.7

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.1
0.8
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Skullcandy Push Active True 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 
 

7.8
8.2

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.298
0.187

WHD @ 100 
 

0.113
0.073
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

v3.2.25
4.6.1

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 44.1kHz

EQ 
 

Default
Music (Default)

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

1.2
6.2

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-2.68 dB
-17.68 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

0.17 dB
-4.11 dB

Mid 
 

0.21 dB
-18.02 dB

Treble 
 

-8.28 dB
-32.29 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.3
9.3

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

38.02 dB
25.22 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 
 

5.2
6.3

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

210.51 Hz
343.96 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

9.04 dB
4.12 dB

HFE 
 

22,988.02 Hz
4,431.55 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

1,742.972
1.941

Gain 
 

-13.64 dB
8.43 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

2.9
5.6

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

0.48 dB
11.89 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.2
7.0

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

5.1 hrs
9.5 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

5.7
3.4

Total Battery Life 
 

34.2 hrs
41.8 hrs

Charge Time 
 

0.3 hrs
0.9 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C
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App Support 
 

4.0
8.0

App Picture  

Skullcandy Push Ultra Truly Wireless App Picture
Skullcandy Push Active True Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Skullcandy
Skullcandy

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

6.8
6.9

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
5.2

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

161 ft
278.87 ft (85.00 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

230 ms
233 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 
 

114 ms
259 ms

Android Latency 
 

88 ms
367 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 Push Ultra Truly Wireless Cable Picture
Skullcandy Push Active True 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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Push Ultra
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Push Active
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Electric Yellow
Push Ultra
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