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  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
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    3. Wired
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Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless vs Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless

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Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Picture
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
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Variants

  • Sesh Evo (Bleached Blue)
  • Sesh Evo (Budweiser Red)
  • Sesh Evo (Chill Grey)
  • Sesh Evo (Curious Blue)
  • Sesh Evo (Deep Red)
  • Sesh Evo (Pure Mint)
  • Sesh Evo (True Black)
  • Smokin' Buds (Black)
  • Smokin' Buds XT (Black)
  • Smokin' Buds (Bone/Orange Glow)
  • Smokin' Buds (Matcha)

Review

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Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless

Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless

The Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless and the Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless are similar wallet-friendly earbuds for on-the-go use. However, the Smokin' Buds are more suited to commuting, traveling, and office use thanks to their eight hours of continuous battery life. They also have superior microphone recording quality and better noise-handling performance, making them a more natural choice for taking calls.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

6.6
6.9

Bass Accuracy 
 

7.0
7.8

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Design Picture 2
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True 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
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Comfort Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.02 lbs
0.02 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs

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Controls 
 

6.6
6.4

Controls Picture  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Controls Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Okay

Feedback  

Good
Decent

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
No

Additional Controls  

Presets + Voice Assistant
EQ Mode Change

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Breathability 
 

9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C

Portability 
 

9.4
9.5

Portability Picture  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Portability Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Portability Picture

L  

1.2" (3.0 cm)
1.4" (3.5 cm)

W  

1.2" (3.0 cm)
1.2" (3.0 cm)

H  

1.1" (2.8 cm)
0.7" (1.7 cm)

Volume  

1.80 in³ (29.50 cm³)
1.09 in³ (17.90 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

8.0
7.0

Case Picture  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Case Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

L  

3.3" (8.4 cm)
2.4" (6.0 cm)

W  

1.7" (4.3 cm)
1.9" (4.7 cm)

H  

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

Volume  

8.40 in³ (137.65 cm³)
4.82 in³ (79.00 cm³)

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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Build Quality Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Stability Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Angled Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Side Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Front Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Rear Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Top Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless In The Box Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

3.88 dB
0.74 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-6.22 dB
0.7 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.4
8.6

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.12 dB
0.29 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

7.0
7.8

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.67 dB
3.26 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

5.34 dB
2.66 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

5.02 dB
3.26 dB

High-Bass 
 

5.29 dB
4.51 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.1
8.3

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.48 dB
2.26 dB

Low-Mid 
 

3.94 dB
2.86 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.12 dB
0.01 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.5 dB
2.06 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.8
7.0

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.68 dB
4.47 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-3.74 dB
2.12 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-5.83 dB
5.01 dB

High-Treble 
 

-13.76 dB
2.17 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.7
7.8

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1 dB
1.5 dB

Dips 
 

0.49 dB
0.92 dB

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Imaging 
 

9.3
8.8

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.11
0.11

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

0.98
2.53

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.34
0.89

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.09
1.55

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Passive Soundstage 
 

0.6
0.8

PRTF  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless PRTF
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT 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 
 

2.7
2.9

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.1
0.7

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App
No

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.4
8.0

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.435
0.197

WHD @ 100 
 

0.142
0.106

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
No Firmware

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.2

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

Music (Default)
Music (Default)

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (medium)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

7.3
7.1

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-21.42 dB
-20.49 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-9.67 dB
-8.57 dB

Mid 
 

-19.79 dB
-20.43 dB

Treble 
 

-35.72 dB
-33.64 dB

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Leakage 
 

9.9
9.4

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

21.69 dB
24.53 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 
 

6.3
7.4

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

486.43 Hz
250.34 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.28 dB
2.61 dB

HFE 
 

7,561.35 Hz
3,417.19 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

1.915
0.039

Gain 
 

7.09 dB
33.41 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

5.0
5.9

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

4.75 dB
13.15 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

5.0
6.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.0
5.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

5.9
6.6

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

4.7 hrs
8 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

3.0
1.5

Total Battery Life 
 

18.8 hrs
20 hrs

Charge Time 
 

0.8 hrs
0.75 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 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless App Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT True 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

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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

6.6
7.1

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
5.2

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

155.00 ft (47.24 m)
298.56 ft (91.00 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

190 ms
224 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 
 

289 ms
75 ms

Android Latency 
 

314 ms
149 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

Wired 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Cable Picture
Skullcandy Smokin' Buds/Buds XT 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
No

Wired USB 
 

No
No

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
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-C
USB-C

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Smokin' Buds
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Sesh Evo
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Matcha
Smokin' Buds
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