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SHOKZ OpenRun Pro 2
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JBL SoundGear Sense
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Key specs
Transducer Type
Bone conduction56%Air conduction (open-ear)44%
Air conduction (open-ear) appears on 44% of the 18 bone conduction headphones we've cataloged (of 19).
Battery Life Wireless
6 hBelow average6 h
6 h12 h
below average for bone conduction headphones — based on 15 of 19 we've cataloged.
IP Rating
IP54IP5553%IP6720%IP5413%IP687%
IP54 appears on 13% of the 15 bone conduction headphones we've cataloged (of 19).
Music Storage
NoMost commonFalse88%True13%
False is the most common — on 88% of the 16 bone conduction headphones we've cataloged (of 19).
Sound
- Transducer Type
- Air conduction (open-ear)
Battery
- Battery Life Wireless
- 6 h
- Full Charge Minutes
- 15 min
- Fast Charging
- Yes
Build
- IP Rating
- IP54
- Sweat Resistance
- Yes
Features
- Music Storage
- No
- Control Type
- Touch controls
- Voice Assistant Support
- Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa
Connectivity
- Bluetooth Version
- 5.3
- Bluetooth Codec
- SBC, AAC
- Connection Type
- Bluetooth
- Multipoint Devices
- 2 devices
Design
- Color Options
- Black, white
- Weight
- 13 g
Microphone
- Microphone
- Yes
- Noise Reduction Type
- Passive noise isolation
Release
- Date
- 2023-08-31
- Msrp Usd
- 149 USD
- Year
- 2023
Owners
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