SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless [PC, PS, Xbox] vs Anker Soundcore Life Q35 Wireless Side-by-Side Headphones Comparison

B09FPCZ318

Soundcore Life Q35

Black

Arctis Nova Pro Wireless for PS

Frosted Pearl

Soundcore Life Q35

White

Arctis Nova Pro Wireless for PS

Obsidian Blue

Soundcore Life Q35

White

Arctis Nova Pro Wireless for Xbox

Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our headphones test methodology.

Threshold

0.01

Wired Gaming

7.8

7.4

Latency - USB

N/A

0 ms

Bass Profile: Target Compliance

9.6

6.7

Base/Dock

8.8

0.0

Passive Soundstage

3.4

5.1

Channel Mixing

Yes

Comfort

7.0

7.5

Treble Profile: Target Compliance

5.2

6.6

Noise Handling

7.7

6.4

Microphone Control

Mute/Unmute

Wired Connection

9.9

9.5

Frequency Response Consistency

7.8

6.8

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance

8.2

9.1

Build Quality

8.0

7.5

App Support

8.5

8.0

Imaging

8.5

7.6

Recording Quality

7.7

7.5

Full Comparison

Neutral Sound

7.3

7.2

Commute/Travel

7.3

7.5

Sports/Fitness

7.1

7.0

Office

7.4

Wireless Gaming

7.6

5.8

Wired Gaming

7.8

7.4

Phone Calls

7.7

7.2

Design

Style

Design Picture 2

Type

Over-ear

Enclosure

Closed-Back

Wireless

Yes

Transducer

Dynamic

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Comfort

7.0

7.5

Comfort Picture

Weight

0.75 lbs

0.59 lbs

Clamping Force

1.1 lbs

1 lbs

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Controls

8.5

7.5

Controls Picture

OS Compatibility

Not OS specific

Ease Of Use

Decent

Feedback

Good

Decent

Call/Music Control

Yes

Volume Control

Yes

Microphone Control

Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing

Yes

Noise Cancelling Control

On/Off

Talk-Through

On/Off

Additional Controls

Multi function

Voice Assistant

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Breathability

6.0

Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference

7 °C

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Portability

6.0

6.2

Portability Picture

L

7.5" (19.0 cm)

6.9" (17.5 cm)

W

6.7" (17.0 cm)

6.8" (17.3 cm)

H

2.0" (5.1 cm)

1.7" (4.3 cm)

Volume

100.51 in³ (1,647.00 cm³)

80.00 in³ (1,310.96 cm³)

Transmitter Required

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Case

5.0

7.5

Case Picture

Type

Pouch

Hard case

L

N/A

8.6" (21.8 cm)

W

N/A

6.7" (17.0 cm)

H

N/A

2.5" (6.4 cm)

Volume

N/A

114.00 in³ (1,868.12 cm³)

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Build Quality

8.0

7.5

Build Quality Picture

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Stability

6.5

Stability Picture

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Headshots 1

Angled Picture

Side Picture

Headshots 2

Front Picture

Rear Picture

Top

Top Picture

In The Box

In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile

Normalization Frequency

650 Hz

Bass Amount

1.2 dB

4.95 dB

Treble Amount

-2.5 dB

-1.13 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency

7.8

6.8

Consistency L

Consistency R

Avg. Std. Deviation

0.44 dB

0.66 dB

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Raw Frequency Response

Raw FR L

Raw FR R

Bass Profile: Target Compliance

9.6

6.7

Bass Profile: Target Compliance

RMS Deviation From Target

2.1 dB

5.34 dB

Low-Frequency Extension

20 Hz

10 Hz

Low Bass

-0.09 dB

6.72 dB

Mid Bass

2.09 dB

7.16 dB

High Bass

2.21 dB

2.15 dB

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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance

8.2

9.1

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance

RMS Deviation From Target

1.77 dB

1.23 dB

Low Mid

-2.33 dB

-0.54 dB

Mid-Mid

-0.3 dB

-0.5 dB

High Mid

1.14 dB

0.94 dB

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Treble Profile: Target Compliance

5.2

6.6

Treble Profile: Target Compliance

RMS Deviation From Target

4.84 dB

4.96 dB

Low Treble

-3.77 dB

-3.19 dB

Mid Treble

-0.76 dB

-0.72 dB

High Treble

-4.84 dB

-0.04 dB

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Peaks/Dips

7.1

7.0

Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks

1.55 dB

1.7 dB

Dips

2.47 dB

2.22 dB

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Imaging

8.5

7.6

Group Delay

Phase Response Mismatch

Weighted Group Delay

0.22

0.33

Weighted Phase Mismatch

3.06

28.01

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch

1.43

0.15

Weighted Frequency Mismatch

1.39

1.85

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Passive Soundstage

3.4

5.1

PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)

3.88 dB

3.89 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.)

7.18 dB

6.68 dB

PRTF Distance

1.39 dB

12.53 dB

Openness

2.5

1.8

Acoustic Space Excitation

1.9

3.6

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Virtual Soundstage

2.0

0.0

Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling

Speaker Modeling

On/Off

Room Ambience

Head Tracking

Virtual Surround

Windows Sonic Spatial Audio

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion

7.2

7.3

Weighted Harmonic Distortion

WHD @ 90

0.525

0.327

WHD @ 100

0.181

0.246

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Test Settings

Firmware

0.3.82

01.11

Power

Connection

Wireless (Proprietary)

Bluetooth 5.0

Codec

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ

Default

Soundcore Signature

ANC

Transport

Tip/Pad

Default

Microphone

Boom

Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range

7.5

8.2

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph

Noise Cancelling

Yes

Overall Attenuation

-19.30 dB

-22.18 dB

Isolation Audio

Bass

-13.09 dB

-17.63 dB

Mid

-15.85 dB

-18.6 dB

Treble

-30.67 dB

-30.22 dB

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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios

6.3

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph

Airplane Noise Attenuation

-14.87 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio

Office Noise Attenuation

-15.98 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio

Street Noise Attenuation

-16.55 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling

Female Voice 1

Male Voice 1

Female Voice 2

Male Voice 2

ANC Wind Handling

ANC Wind Handling Graph

ANC Wind Noise

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Leakage

8.3

6.8

Leakage

Leakage Audio

Overall Leakage @ 1ft

31.9 dB

40.62 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style

Integrated

Yes

In-Line

Yes

Boom

Yes

Detachable Boom

Mic

Yes

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Recording Quality

7.7

7.5

Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech

LFE

20 Hz

219.83 Hz

FR Std. Dev.

3.91 dB

3.53 dB

HFE

7,136.96 Hz

5,915.41 Hz

Weighted THD

1.625

0.096

Gain

23.15 dB

10.1 dB

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Noise Handling

7.7

6.4

SpNR

SpNR

37.47 dB

23.61 dB

Noise Gate

On/Off Toggle

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling

7.5

7.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample

Speech + Subway Noise Handling

8.0

5.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample

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Active Features

Battery

8.7

7.9

Battery Type

Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life

25 hrs

44.2 hrs

Additional Charges

1.0

0.0

Total Battery Life

50 hrs

44.2 hrs

Charge Time

1.8 hrs

Power-Saving Feature

Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging

Passive Playback

Yes

Charging Port

USB-C

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App Support

8.5

8.0

App Picture

App Name

Steelseries GG

Anker Soundcore

iOS

Yes

Android

Yes

macOS

Yes

Windows

Yes

Equalizer

Parametric + Presets

Graphic + Presets

ANC Control

Adjustable

Mic Control

Adjustable Level

Room Effects

Playback Control

Button Mapping

Surround Support

Yes

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Connectivity

Wired Connection

9.9

9.5

Cable Picture

Analog Audio

Yes

USB Audio

Detachable

Yes

Length

4.13 ft (1.26 m)

4.10 ft (1.25 m)

Connector

1/8" TRRRS

1/8" TRRS

Latency - Analog

0.2 ms

Latency - USB

N/A

0 ms

Recorded Latency

Recorded Latency Connection

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Bluetooth Connection

6.9

9.0

Bluetooth Version

5.010

5.0

Multi-Device Pairing

Bluetooth + Console/Non-BT Wireless

2 Devices

NFC Pairing

Yes

Quick Pair (Android)

Quick Pair (iOS)

Line Of Sight Range

155.84 ft (47.50 m)

322.00 ft (98.15 m)

Latency - SBC

236 ms

206 ms

Latency - aptX

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality)

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)

N/A

Latency - LDAC

N/A

Recorded Latency

Recorded Latency Codec

SBC

AAC Support

PC Latency (aptX HD)

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL)

N/A

iOS Latency

118 ms

Android Latency

115 ms

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Wireless Connection (Dongle)

8.2

0.0

Line Of Sight Range

120.73 ft (36.80 m)

N/A

Latency - Dongle

38 ms

N/A

Recorded Latency

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PC Compatibility

Analog

Audio + Microphone

Wired USB

Non-BT Wireless

Audio + Microphone

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PlayStation Compatibility

PS4 Analog

Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB

PS4 Non-BT Wireless

Audio + Microphone

PS5 Analog

Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB

PS5 Non-BT Wireless

Audio + Microphone

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Xbox Compatibility

Xbox One Analog

Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless

Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Analog

Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless

Audio + Microphone

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Base/Dock

8.8

0.0

Type

Wireless Dock

No Base/Dock

USB Input

Yes

Line In

Yes

Line Out

Yes

Optical Input

RCA Input

Dock Charging

Yes

Power Supply

USB-C

No Base/Dock

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Check Price

Black

Arctis Nova Pro Wireless for Xbox

B09FPCZ318

Soundcore Life Q35

Black

Arctis Nova Pro Wireless for PS

Frosted Pearl

Soundcore Life Q35

White

Arctis Nova Pro Wireless for PS

Obsidian Blue

Soundcore Life Q35

White

Arctis Nova Pro Wireless for Xbox