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Blue Microphones
Blue Microphones Ella Planar
Key specs
Battery Life Wireless
12 hBelow average12 h
11 h100 h
below average for over-ear headphones — based on 150 of 240 we've cataloged.
Charging Method
Micro USBUsb-c87%Micro usb10%Others3%
Micro usb appears on 10% of the 135 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 240).
Connection Type
Wired 3.5mmMost commonWired-3.5mm48%Bluetooth44%Wired-usb-c7%Others1%
Wired-3.5mm is the most common — on 48% of the 215 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 240).
Weight
461 gAbove average481 g
132 g420 g
above average for over-ear headphones — based on 195 of 240 we've cataloged.
Battery
- Battery Life Wireless
- 12 h
- Charging Method
- Micro USB
- Full Charge Minutes
- 210 min
- Battery
- Yes
Connectivity
- Connection Type
- Wired 3.5mm
Design
- Weight
- 461 g
- Foldable
- No
- Headband Type
- Adjustable over-head
Build
- Material Chassis Primary
- Aluminum frame with plastic cups
- Material Ear Cups
- Soft synthetic leather, padding
- Material Headband
- Aluminum with soft synthetic leather and padding
Sound
- Acoustic Design
- Closed-back
- Driver Size
- 50 mm
- Driver Type
- Planar magnetic
- Frequency Response
- 20-20000 Hz
- Frequency Response High Hz
- 20000 Hz
- Frequency Response Low Hz
- 20 Hz
- Frequency Response Signature
- Neutral
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