Gaming Headsets
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Omni
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SteelSeries
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 (Base)
Key specs
Battery Life Wireless
60 hAbove average60 h
8 h90 h
above average for gaming headsets — based on 83 of 149 we've cataloged.
Bluetooth Version
5.3Most common5.342%5.230%5.018%5.17%
5.3 is the most common — on 42% of the 60 gaming headsets we've cataloged (of 149).
Battery
- Battery Life Wireless
- 60 h
- Charging Method
- USB-C
- Full Charge Minutes
- 120 min
- Battery
- Yes
- Fast Charging
- Yes
Connectivity
- Bluetooth Version
- 5.3
- Dongle Connector
- USB-C
- Headphone Jack
- No
- Wireless Protocol
- 2.4GHz + Bluetooth
- USB Charging
- Yes
Build
- Material Ear Cups
- Memory foam
- Material Chassis Primary
- Plastic
- Material Headband
- Plastic with elastic padding
Features
- Companion App
- IOS + Android
- Control Type
- Physical buttons
- Chat Mix
- Yes
Microphone
- Boom Style
- Retractable boom
- Polar Pattern
- Bidirectional
- Bit Depth
- 16 bit
- Flip To Mute
- No
- Microphone
- Yes
- Is Retractable
- Yes
- Sample Rate
- 32 kHz
Sound
- Acoustic Design
- Closed-back
- Driver Size
- 40 mm
- Driver Type
- Dynamic driver
- Frequency Response High Hz
- 22000 Hz
- Frequency Response Low Hz
- 20 Hz
- Impedance
- 36 Ω
- Sensitivity
- 95 dB/mW
Design
- Foldable
- Yes
- Weight
- 265 g
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