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adidas Metalbone Carbon 3.4 vs Wilson Defy V1 2025

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The verdict

Choose the Metalbone Carbon 3.4 if you want more comfort. The Defy V1 2025 does nothing clearly better on paper.

Metalbone Carbon 3.4Highest score
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  • Comfort+1.5
Defy V1 2025
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

The Metalbone Carbon 3.4 plays better on paper (8.2 against 7.6), the Defy V1 2025 costs € 26.05 less in Netherlands. Pick the Defy V1 2025 if the price matters more than that difference.

Same racket, other name: the adidas Metalbone Carbon 3.3 has the same specs as the Metalbone Carbon 3.4 and costs € 143.00.

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How they play

From the Metalbone Carbon 3.4 to the Defy V1 2025: less comfort.

Controlabout the same4.04.0
Powera bit less power9.08.5
Comfortless comfort8.06.5
Handlingabout the same2.02.0
Forgivenessabout the same4.54.5

Metalbone Carbon 3.4Defy V1 2025Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Weight
360 to 375 g
365 g
Face
6K carbon
3K carbon
Core
EVA Soft Performance
Power Foam
Thickness
38 mm
Not published
Head size
485 cm²
Not published
Surface
Spin Blade Decal
Rough
Handle
Extra Power Grip
Not published
Frame
Octagonal Structure
I-Beam
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Launched
2025
2025
Shape
Diamond
Diamond
Balance
Head-heavy according to the brand
Head-heavy according to the brand

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Metalbone Carbon 3.4: 0. Of the Defy V1 2025: 1.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Metalbone Carbon 3.45 videos
  • Easy to handle 4×
  • Good control 2×
  • Lots of power 2×
  • Demanding, needs good technique 4×
  • Small sweet spot 3×
Defy V1 2025

No summarised videos yet.

Metalbone Carbon 3.4: reviews and videos →Defy V1 2025: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

adidasCross IT Carbon 2026 Maxi Arce

Sits between the two on paper: more comfort than the Defy V1 2025.

€ 174.90Compare all three →

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