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  1. Table of Contents
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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. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Xbox Wireless Headset vs Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Xbox Wireless Headset
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal

Tested using Methodology v1.6

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Xbox Wireless Headset Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Picture
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes

Variants

  • Wireless Headset (Black)
  • Wireless Headset (Starfield Limited Edition)
  • Beoplay Portal for Xbox (Black Anthracite)
  • Beoplay Portal for PC/PS (Black Anthracite)
  • Beoplay Portal for Xbox (Grey Mist)
  • Beoplay Portal for PC/PS (Grey Mist)
  • Beoplay Portal for Xbox (Navy)
  • Beoplay Portal for PC/PS (Navy)

Review

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Our Verdict

Xbox Wireless Headset

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal

The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal are better headphones than the Xbox Wireless Headset. The Bang & Olufsen are better built, and they have a better noise isolation performance. Also, their default sound profile isn't as bass-heavy as the Xbox. That said, the Xbox's microphone has a better recording quality, and they have a longer continuous battery life.

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Wireless Headset
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Wireless Headset
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Beoplay Portal for PC/PS
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Grey Mist
Beoplay Portal for Xbox
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Grey Mist
Beoplay Portal for PC/PS
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Navy
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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

5.2
7.0

Bass Accuracy 
 

1.5
7.1

Passive Soundstage 
 

4.4
5.4

Treble Accuracy 
 

6.7
7.4

Mid Accuracy 
 

7.1
7.5

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Xbox Wireless Headset Design Picture 2
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal 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  

Xbox Wireless Headset Comfort Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.69 lbs
0.62 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.8 lbs
0.9 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.7
8.3

Controls Picture  

Xbox Wireless Headset Controls Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Excellent
Decent

Feedback  

Great
Decent

Call/Music Control  

No
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

Yes
Yes

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
Adjustable

Talk-Through 
 

No
Adjustable

Additional Controls  

No
Xbox Wireless Connection
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Breathability 
 

6.0
7.1

Breathability After Picture  

Xbox Wireless Headset Breathability After Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

7 °C
4 °C
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Portability 
 

5.6
5.8

Portability Picture  

Xbox Wireless Headset Portability Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Portability Picture

L  

7.4" (18.8 cm)
8.3" (21.1 cm)

W  

6.8" (17.3 cm)
7.8" (19.8 cm)

H  

3.3" (8.4 cm)
2.0" (5.1 cm)

Volume  

164.70 in³ (2,698.94 cm³)
129.50 in³ (2,122.12 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

Xbox Wireless Headset Case Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Case Picture

Type  

No case
No case

L  

N/A
N/A

W  

N/A
N/A

H  

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A

Build Quality 
 

7.5
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

Xbox Wireless Headset Build Quality Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.0
6.5

Stability Picture  

Xbox Wireless Headset Stability Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Xbox Wireless Headset Angled Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Xbox Wireless Headset Side Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Xbox Wireless Headset Front Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Xbox Wireless Headset Rear Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Xbox Wireless Headset Top Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Xbox Wireless Headset In The Box Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

6.59 dB
-6.7 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-3.46 dB
-2.57 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.4
6.7

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.27 dB
0.69 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

1.5
7.1

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

12.2 dB
4.24 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

11.72 Hz
46.89 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

9.81 dB
-8.03 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

14.45 dB
-0.58 dB

High-Bass 
 

14.85 dB
2.86 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

7.1
7.5

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.88 dB
3.37 dB

Low-Mid 
 

5.56 dB
2.35 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.59 dB
0.23 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.34 dB
5.03 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.7
7.4

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.81 dB
3.85 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-1.67 dB
3.6 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

4.01 dB
-1.76 dB

High-Treble 
 

-2.13 dB
-10.19 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.2
7.0

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2.54 dB
2.13 dB

Dips 
 

2.1 dB
1.23 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.2
7.1

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.43
0.56

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

7.09
27.14

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.6
0.55

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.15
2.19
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Passive Soundstage 
 

4.4
5.4

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

6.03 dB
2.8 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

2.53 dB
5.22 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

7.15 dB
9.48 dB

Openness 
 

5.7
3.7

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.4
3.1
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Xbox Wireless Headset Virtual Soundstage
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

Windows Sonic Spatial Audio
Dolby Atmos
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.2
7.3

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.451
0.457

WHD @ 100 
 

0.193
0.169
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

0.0.9.0
1.4.3

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Wireless (Proprietary)
Wireless (Proprietary)

Codec 
 

PCM, 16-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Game
Gaming

ANC 
 

Off
Maximum

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

4.2
6.2

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-10.87 dB
-15.62 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
Yes

Bass 
 

1.74 dB
-7.83 dB

Mid 
 

-8.45 dB
-16.73 dB

Treble 
 

-26.77 dB
-23.23 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.0
7.3

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

39.59 dB
38 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

8.0
6.7

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

257.68 Hz
239.73 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

1.58 dB
3.46 dB

HFE 
 

6,639.82 Hz
5,747.01 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.028
3.937

Gain 
 

12.71 dB
1.17 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

7.2
7.3

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

13.45 dB
17.93 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.0
7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

6.0
7.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.2
7.7

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

19.1 hrs
11.5 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

19.1 hrs
11.5 hrs

Charge Time 
 

3.2 hrs
2.4 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C
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App Support 
 

7.5
8.5

App Picture  

Xbox Wireless Headset App Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal App Picture

App Name  

Xbox Accessories
Beoplay

iOS  

No
Yes

Android  

No
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

Yes
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
Adjustable

Mic Control  

Adjustable Level
Adjustable Level

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
Yes

Button Mapping  

No
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

7.1
7.5

Cable Picture  

Xbox Wireless Headset Cable Picture
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
Yes

USB Audio 
 

USB Type A
USB Type A

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

1.50 ft (0.46 m)
5.80 ft (1.77 m)

Connector 
 

USB-C
1/8" TRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

N/A
13.0 ms

Latency - USB 
 

58.0 ms
40.6 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

USB
USB
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

6.4
7.7

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.2
5.1

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

Bluetooth + Console/Non-BT Wireless
2 Devices

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No
Yes

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

117.00 ft (35.66 m)
213.00 ft (64.92 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

251 ms
270 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
265 ms

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A
260 ms

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A
56 ms

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC
aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)

AAC Support 
 

No
Yes
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

6.3
7.5

Line Of Sight Range 
 

189.00 ft (57.61 m)
125.00 ft (38.10 m)

Latency - Dongle 
 

122 ms
63 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

Wireless Built-In
Wireless Built-In

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
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Beoplay Portal for Xbox
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Wireless Headset
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Black Anthracite
Beoplay Portal for PC/PS
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Grey Mist
Beoplay Portal for Xbox
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Grey Mist
Beoplay Portal for PC/PS
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Beoplay Portal for Xbox
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Beoplay Portal for PC/PS
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