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Updated January 10, 2024·
The Apple AirPods Pro 2 offer active noise cancelling and a comfortable, sweatproof design optimized for use with Apple devices, providing an overall balanced sound quality and stereo effect. They're ideal for exercise, portability, and air travel with their compact earbud form factor, and they support wireless charging, which adds convenience. On the other hand, the Sennheiser HD 350BT headphones, while not providing active noise cancellation, offer superior overall sound quality and higher comfort over longer periods, with a longer battery life and lower price, making them an excellent choice for at-home use, especially for gaming and TV due to their aptX Low Latency support, as well as calls and meetings with better mic quality. However, if your primary use is for commuting, sports, or you heavily rely on seamless Apple device integration, the AirPods Pro 2 might be worth the higher cost for you. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Apple Airpods Pro 2
- The Apple Airpods Pro 2 has no clear advantages over the Sennheiser HD 350BT.
Advantages of the Sennheiser HD 350BT
- Excellent for gaming
- Excellent for TV and video
Key differences
Gaming
8.4
9.1
The Sennheiser HD 350BT is excellent for gaming, while the Apple Airpods Pro 2 is very good.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
8.8
8.3
The Apple Airpods Pro 2 and Sennheiser HD 350BT are both very good for podcasts and audiobooks, though the Apple Airpods Pro 2 is somewhat better.
TV and Video
7.8
9.0
The Sennheiser HD 350BT is excellent for TV and video, while the Apple Airpods Pro 2 is good.
Noise Reduction
9.1
6.0
The Apple Airpods Pro 2 is excellent for noise reduction, while the Sennheiser HD 350BT is only fair.
Battery
6.0 Hours
33.0 Hours
The Apple Airpods Pro 2 has 6 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser HD 350BT has 33 hours of battery life.
Cost
$199
$80
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
The Apple Airpods Pro 2 has a price of $199 and the Sennheiser HD 350BT costs $80.
Build Quality
9.0
8.2
The Apple Airpods Pro 2 has excellent build quality, while the Sennheiser HD 350BT has very good build quality.
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Key similarities
Music
7.0
7.0
The Apple Airpods Pro 2 and Sennheiser HD 350BT are both good for music.
Phone Calls
7.8
7.4
The Apple Airpods Pro 2 and Sennheiser HD 350BT are both good for phone calls.
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Spec Comparison
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| Apple Airpods Pro 2 | Sennheiser HD 350BT |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$199 | $80 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Apple | Sennheiser | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | September 1, 2022 | January 1, 2020 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Earbuds | Headphones | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wireless | Wireless | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 7.1/10 | 7/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 7.8/10 | 7.4/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8.4/10 | 9.1/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 7.8/10 | 9.1/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 6.3/10 | 6.3/10 | |
PERFORMANCE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Battery life | |||
Battery life | 6 Hours | 33 Hours | |
Wireless charging | |||
Wireless charging | Yes | No | |
Charging time | |||
Charging time | 0.5 Hours | 2 Hours | |
Bluetooth version | |||
Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 | |
Case Battery Life | |||
Case Battery Life | 24 | N/A | |
FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Active Noise Cancelling | |||
Active Noise Cancelling | Yes | No | |
Noise Reduction Score | |||
Noise Reduction Score | 9.1/10 | 6/10 | |
Virtual Surround | |||
Virtual Surround | Yes | No | |
Android App | |||
Android App | No | Yes | |
iOS App | |||
iOS App | Yes | Yes | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | 7/10 | 8.5/10 | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 9/10 | 8.2/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 8/10 | 7.6/10 | |
Size | |||
Size | Medium | N/A | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 5.3 Grams | 238 Grams | |
Microphone style | |||
Microphone style | Integrated | Integrated | |
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Sound Guys
Lily Katz | May 2023
"Apple's upgraded H2 chip begets better active noise canceling (ANC) and battery life, while the case's U1 chip and integrated speaker lets you precisely locate it from the Find My app. If you own an iPhone, the new AirPods Pro is an obvious choice."
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Lily Katz | September 2023
"Sennheiser nails just nearly everything about the Sennheiser HD 350BT headphones. Sound quality is excellent, and the high-quality Bluetooth codec support is a rarity at this price point. If you don’t care for high-tech features like automatic ear detection, you’ll be delighted with these portable headphones."
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About Apple
Apple Inc. is an American technology company, founded in 1976, known for its wide range of premium products, including smartphones, computers, and audio solutions. Apple offers the very popular personal audio line AirPods, highly regarded for their wireless, smart capabilities and their seamless integration with the iPhone, iPad and Mac devices. They provide a high-quality sound, comfort and lifestyle features perfect for all users invested in their ecosystem.
About Sennheiser
A family-owned company, Sennheiser is a German, high fidelity, audio equipment manufacturer founded in 1945. Their consumer audio division is now owned by the Swiss hearing aid and cochlear implant manufacturer Sonova. Sennheiser offers a wide variety of, very high quality, audio equipment solutions, from headphones to earbuds, full sets of monitoring speakers, amplifiers and microphones. They also make what is widely regarded as the best, and most expensive, headphones in existence, the HE-1 Orpheus, costing a whopping $59,000 dollars.
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