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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

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless vs SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless

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SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless Picture

Variants

  • Arctis 7P (Black)
  • Arctis 7P (White)
  • Arctis 7P+ Wireless (Black)
  • Arctis 7P+ Wireless (White)

Our Verdict

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless

SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless

The SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless are the updated variant of the SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless, with a longer continuous battery life. That said, the 7P+ have an otherwise very similar performance to the 7P with a comfortable and well-built design. They also have low non-Bluetooth wireless latency. However, the 7P's boom mic has a better recording quality.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.3
7.2
No major differences between these headphones for neutral sound. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Design Picture 2
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Comfort Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.78 lbs
0.78 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.1 lbs
1.1 lbs

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Controls 
 

7.3
7.3

Controls Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Controls Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Good

Feedback  

Great
Great

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
No

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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

5.8
5.8

Portability Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Portability Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless Portability Picture

 

8.3" (21.0 cm)
8.3" (21.0 cm)

 

8.0" (20.4 cm)
8.0" (20.2 cm)

 

1.9" (4.8 cm)
2.0" (5.0 cm)

Volume  

125.48 in³ (2,056.30 cm³)
129.43 in³ (2,121.00 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Case Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless Case Picture

Type  

No case
No case

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A

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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Build Quality Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Stability Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Angled Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Side Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Front Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Rear Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Top Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless In The Box Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

0.57 dB
0.93 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-2.23 dB
-1.59 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.3
5.4

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.87 dB
1.32 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

6.8
6.8

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.13 dB
5.18 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

23.78 Hz
16.82 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

0.16 dB
1.11 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

5.32 dB
5.72 dB

High-Bass 
 

7.65 dB
7.61 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

7.9
7.9

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.84 dB
2.77 dB

Low-Mid 
 

4.1 dB
4.17 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.38 dB
0.51 dB

High-Mid 
 

0.01 dB
0.05 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

8.4
7.8

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.5 dB
3.28 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-0.91 dB
-0.81 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

3.05 dB
4.72 dB

High-Treble 
 

-3.29 dB
-2.76 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.4
7.4

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.82 dB
1.86 dB

Dips 
 

0.94 dB
0.93 dB

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Imaging 
 

7.9
8.1

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.59
0.28

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

5.63
11.97

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.38
0.31

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

3.02
2.36

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Passive Soundstage 
 

6.0
6.1

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.9 dB
2.99 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

8.26 dB
8.22 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

19.53 dB
18.11 dB

Openness 
 

5.4
5.7

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.0
3.1

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Virtual Soundstage
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

Yes
Yes

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.5
7.6

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.161
0.379

WHD @ 100 
 

0.273
0.124

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

1.1.0.0
1.5

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Wireless (Proprietary)
Wireless (Proprietary)

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Default
Flat

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom

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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

4.4
4.2

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-13.54 dB
-12.68 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-0.4 dB
0.34 dB

Mid 
 

-7.99 dB
-7.38 dB

Treble 
 

-32.68 dB
-31.5 dB

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Leakage 
 

7.4
7.3

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

37.22 dB
37.84 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

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Recording Quality 
 

8.2
7.7

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

84.76 Hz
88.51 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.73 dB
2.72 dB

HFE 
 

6,544.63 Hz
6,834.38 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.266
2.527

Gain 
 

19.5 dB
26.96 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

7.2
7.2

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

33.05 dB
33.3 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.0
7.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.5
7.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.8
9.3

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

24.1 hrs
59.2 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

24.1 hrs
59.2 hrs

Charge Time 
 

4.2 hrs
3.3 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port  

micro-USB
USB-C

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App Support 
 

7.5
7.5

App Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless App Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless App Picture

App Name  

SteelSeries Engine
Steelseries GG

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

Yes
Yes

Windows  

Yes
Yes

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

Adjustable Level
Adjustable Level

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No

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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

N/A
N/A

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 
 

N/A
N/A

Android Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

8.5
8.6

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

118.00 ft (35.97 m)
64.96 ft (19.80 m)

Non-BT Latency 
 

30 ms
23 ms

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Wired 
 

9.5
9.5

Cable Picture  

SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Cable Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7P+ Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
Yes

Length  

4.10 ft (1.25 m)
4.13 ft (1.26 m)

Connection 
 

Mini B 8-Pin
Mini B 8-Pin

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
0 ms

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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Base/Dock 
 

3.4
3.4

Type 
 

Wireless USB Dongle
Wireless USB Dongle

USB Input 
 

Yes
Yes

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

USB-C
USB-C

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