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Updated April 10, 2024·
If you prioritize portability and use during exercise, the Beats Fit Pro earbuds, with their sweatproof certification and secure wingtips, are designed for an active lifestyle and provide good noise isolation. They are optimized for use with Apple devices, offering features like spatial audio and lower latency, especially beneficial for immersive music experiences. However, if you're looking for a pair of headphones with a focus on TV and gaming, the Sennheiser 450BT might be a better fit due to the aptX Low Latency support which reduces audio lag. These are also excellent for air travel with active noise cancelling, although they are less portable and not exercise friendly. The Sennheiser headphones offer better value being less expensive while still providing very good mic quality and comfort for calls and meetings. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Beats Fit Pro
Good for exercise
Advantages of the Sennheiser 450BT
Very good for gaming
Very good for TV and video
Excellent for air travel
Key differences
Music
6.9/10
6.2/10
The Beats Fit Pro and Sennheiser 450BT are both only fair for music, though the Beats Fit Pro is somewhat better.
Gaming
4.9/10
8.8/10
The Sennheiser 450BT is very good for gaming, while the Beats Fit Pro is poor.
Phone Calls
6.3/10
6.9/10
The Sennheiser 450BT and Beats Fit Pro are both only fair for phone calls, though the Sennheiser 450BT is somewhat better.
TV and Video
5.6/10
8.1/10
The Sennheiser 450BT is very good for TV and video, while the Beats Fit Pro is poor.
Noise Reduction
8.3/10
9.1/10
The Sennheiser 450BT is excellent for noise reduction, while the Beats Fit Pro is very good.
Battery
5.2 Hours
27.5 Hours
The Beats Fit Pro has 5.2 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser 450BT has 27.5 hours of battery life.
Cost
$179
$90
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
The Beats Fit Pro has a price of $179 and the Sennheiser 450BT costs $90.
"The Beats Fit Pro is just as easy to use with an Android device as it is with an iPhone. It seems Apple-owned Beats is trying to appeal to a wider market, and it works. The Fit Pro fits like a pro with the ear tip fit test and multiple ear tips. Sound quality is sure to please most athletes, but the Fit Pro is just at home in the office as it is in the gym. The main factor holding the Beats Fit Pro back from gold is the price."
"The Sennheiser HD 450BT is a very good pair of headphones for the price, noise canceling is good and sound quality is great—quite rare at this price point. Like any product, this headset isn’t without its faults."
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About Beats
Beats is an American, consumer-focused, audio products manufacturer. Founded originally by American rapper and producer Dr Dre, the company is now a subsidiary of Apple. Beats sells a wide range of audio products, including several models of headphones, earbuds and speakers as well as full car audio systems.
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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