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8.5Noise control & calls5.9
8.8Battery8.0
Why is Elite 8 Active Gen 2 better than Sport X20?
- Battery life14 h vs 12 h+17%
- Total with charging case56 h vs 48 h+17%
- Battery life with ANC8 h vs 7 h+14%
Why is Sport X20 better than Elite 8 Active Gen 2?
Sport X20 has no measurable advantages in this pair.
Specifications
Side by side
| Sound | ||
| Fit | In-ear | In-ear |
| Ear cup design | Closed-back | — |
| Driver type | Dynamic | Dynamic |
| Driver size | — | 11 mm |
| Lowest frequency | — | 20 Hz |
| Highest frequency | — | 20,000 Hz |
| Impedance | — | 16 Ω |
| Spatial / 3D audio | Yes | — |
| Head tracking | Yes | — |
| Adjustable equaliser | Yes | Yes |
| Noise control | ||
| Active noise cancelling | Yes | Yes |
| Adaptive ANC | — | Yes |
| Transparency / ambient mode | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 6 | 6 |
| Noise reduction for calls | — | Yes |
| Battery & charging | ||
| Battery life | 14 h | 12 h |
| Battery life with ANC | 8 h | 7 h |
| Total with charging case | 56 h | 48 h |
| Charging time | 3 h | 3 h |
| Fast charging support | Yes | Yes |
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth codecs | LC3, AAC, SBC | AAC, SBC |
| Hi-res codec (LDAC / aptX HD / LHDC) | No | No |
| aptX | No | No |
| LDAC | No | No |
| Multipoint (two devices) | Yes | Yes |
| LE Audio | Yes | — |
| USB-C | — | Yes |
| Design & build | ||
| Earbud weight (each) | — | 6.5 g |
| Protection rating | IP68 | IP68 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx8 | IPx8 |
| Dust protection (IP) | 6 | 6 |
| Colours | Blue | Black, White, Green |
| Features | ||
| Hands-free calls | — | Yes |
