Sonos Ace vs Anker soundcore Space One Pro

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Ace compared with Space One Pro

	SonosAce	Anker soundcoreSpace One Pro
Overview
Released
Released	June 2024	September 2024
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Spatial audio with head tracking
Spatial audio with head tracking	Yes	–
Driver size
Driver size	40 mm	40 mm
Back
Back	–	Closed
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC and aptX Lossless	SBC, AAC and LDAC
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	Yes	No
Drivers
Drivers	Custom-designed 40 mm dynamic driver in each cup	Triple-composite diaphragms; 40 mm dynamic drivers according to TechRadar
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Active Noise Cancellation that adapts to fit and surroundings; Aware mode blends in ambient sound; sidetone lets you hear your own voice on calls with noise cancelling on	Adaptive ANC 3.0, a four-stage cancellation system and six microphones for noise sensing; adaptive operation must be enabled in the app. Adjustable Transparency mode and Sidetone for hearing your own voice during calls
Audio features
Audio features	Spatial audio with Dolby Atmos; Sonos Intelligent Motion Processing with Dolby Head Tracking (turned on in the Sonos app); TrueCinema maps your room to render virtual surround sound from a Sonos soundbar; TV Audio Swap from Sonos Arc Ultra, Arc, Beam or Ray, to one or two pairs at once; adjustable bass, treble and loudness in the Sonos app; lossless audio over USB-C (USB-C to USB-C or USB-C to 3.5 mm) or over Bluetooth with Snapdragon Sound aptX Lossless on supported Android devices	HearID 2.0, presets and custom EQ; Dolby Audio and LDAC are mutually exclusive. Bluetooth 5.3, SBC and AAC are specified by SoundGuys; USB-C does not carry audio (SoundGuys)
Hearing health
Hearing health	–	Safe Volume monitoring and an optional volume limit in the soundcore app (TechRadar)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 30 hours	Up to 40 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	1060 mAh Li-ion battery; up to 30 hours of listening or 24 hours of calls with noise cancelling or Aware mode on	Up to 40 hours with ANC or 60 hours without it; LDAC reduces endurance (TechRadar). SoundGuys lists September 2024 as the release month
Charging case
Charging case	–	USB-C charging; soft carrying bag supplied, with a separate hard case available (SoundGuys and TechRadar)
Fast charging
Fast charging	3 minutes of charging from empty gives 3 hours of listening; full charge in up to 3 hours	Maker specifies up to eight hours from five minutes of charging; SoundGuys' prose instead reports five hours
Design
Weight
Weight	312 g	286.2 g (better)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Power/Bluetooth button; Content Key for playback, volume, calls and TV Audio Swap; Noise Control button to switch between noise cancelling and Aware mode; wear detection pauses playback when you take the headphones off	Physical power, playback, volume and NC buttons; configurable actions in the app. Easy Chat is off by default and lowers playback when speech is detected, with selectable 5, 10 or 15 second return time
Microphones
Microphones	Eight microphones for noise control and voice targeting; beamforming for calls; mesh over the microphones reduces wind noise	Four microphones with AI processing for calls, separate from the maker's six-microphone noise-sensing description
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Memory foam cushions in vegan leather, replaceable; the right cup has a contrasting colour inside; folds flat into a slim travel case with a magnetically detachable cable pouch; 191 × 160 × 85 mm	FlexiCurve folding structure with five headband segments and three joints; ear cups rotate up to 180 degrees. Current maker weight is 286.2 g, while SoundGuys' review table gives 283 g
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	No water resistance rating published	No published IP rating; TechRadar distinguishes the optional waterproof case from the unprotected headphones
Works with
Works with	Bluetooth 5.4 with multipoint to two devices; Sonos app for iOS and Android; connects over Wi-Fi to a Sonos home cinema player for TV Audio Swap	Multipoint switches to the device that starts playback last and is unavailable with LDAC. 3.5 mm input retains ANC and Transparency while powered, but disables other playback buttons (SoundGuys)
Colours
Colours	Black, Soft White	Jet Black and Cream White
In the box
In the box	Headphones, travel case with cable pouch, USB-C to USB-C cable, USB-C to 3.5 mm cable	Headphones, soft carrying bag, USB-C charging cable and 3.5 mm cable (SoundGuys)