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6.6Noise control & calls6.6
7.4Battery6.6
8.1Connectivity8.1
Why is Zen Hybrid Gen 2 better than Wave Life?
- Battery life70 h vs 60 h+17%
- Battery life with ANC45 h vs 37 h+22%
Why is Wave Life better than Zen Hybrid Gen 2?
Wave Life has no measurable advantages in this pair.
Specifications
Side by side
| Sound | ||
| Fit | Over-ear | Over-ear |
| Ear cup design | Closed-back | Closed-back |
| Driver type | Dynamic | Dynamic |
| Driver size | 40 mm | 40 mm |
| Lowest frequency | 20 Hz | — |
| Highest frequency | 20,000 Hz | — |
| Sensitivity | — | 117 dB |
| Hi-Res Audio | — | Yes |
| Adjustable equaliser | — | Yes |
| Noise control | ||
| Active noise cancelling | Yes | Yes |
| Transparency / ambient mode | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 4 | 4 |
| Noise reduction for calls | Yes | Yes |
| Battery & charging | ||
| Battery life | 70 h | 60 h |
| Battery life with ANC | 45 h | 37 h |
| Battery capacity | 500 mAh | 500 mAh |
| Charging time | — | 2 h |
| Fast charging support | Yes | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth codecs | AAC, SBC | — |
| Hi-res codec (LDAC / aptX HD / LHDC) | No | — |
| aptX | No | — |
| LDAC | No | — |
| Multipoint (two devices) | Yes | Yes |
| USB-C | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm jack / AUX | Yes | Yes |
| Low-latency game mode | Yes | Yes |
| Smart & streaming | ||
| Voice assistant | Google Assistant, Siri | — |
| Companion app | Yes | Yes |
| Design & build | ||
| Weight | 259 g | 264 g |
| Foldable | Yes | — |
| Colours | — | Black |
