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Updated January 10, 2024·
If sound quality is your top priority and you often use headphones for gaming or watching TV, the Sennheiser HD 250BT would be a better choice, as they offer superior soundstage and are designed with low latency, enhancing your experience. However, if portability and exercise use are more important to you, the Beats Studiobuds are more suitable due to their compact design, sweatproof certification, and earbud form factor. The Beats also have active noise cancelling, which is a feature the Sennheisers lack, providing better noise isolation for loud environments or travel. Keep in mind that while the Beats are higher in price, they may offer conveniences such as a more secure fit during activities and wireless charging — which could be beneficial depending on your lifestyle. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Beats Studiobuds
- Good for music
- Good for exercise
- Excellent for podcasts and audiobooks
Advantages of the Sennheiser HD 250BT
- Very good for gaming
- Very good for TV and video
Key differences
Music
7.2
6.5
The Beats Studiobuds is good for music, while the Sennheiser HD 250BT is only fair.
Gaming
5.2
8.8
The Sennheiser HD 250BT is very good for gaming, while the Beats Studiobuds is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
9.0
8.1
The Beats Studiobuds is excellent for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Sennheiser HD 250BT is very good.
TV and Video
5.6
8.4
The Sennheiser HD 250BT is very good for TV and video, while the Beats Studiobuds is poor.
Noise Reduction
6.5
6.0
The Beats Studiobuds and Sennheiser HD 250BT are both only fair for noise reduction, though the Beats Studiobuds is somewhat better.
Battery
6.0 Hours
25.0 Hours
The Beats Studiobuds has 6 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser HD 250BT has 25 hours of battery life.
Cost
$80
$64
$50
$60
$70
$80
$90
$100
The Beats Studiobuds has a price of $80 and the Sennheiser HD 250BT costs $64.
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Key similarities
Phone Calls
7.0
7.2
The Sennheiser HD 250BT and Beats Studiobuds are both good for phone calls.
Build Quality
8.8
9.0
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Sennheiser HD 250BT to have excellent build quality, while the Beats Studiobuds has very good build quality.
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How the Beats Studiobuds and the Sennheiser HD 250BT compare to other earbuds and headphones
Spec Comparison
 |  | |
| Beats Studiobuds | Sennheiser HD 250BT |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$80 | $64 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Beats | Sennheiser | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | June 1, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Earbuds | Headphones | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wireless | Wireless | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 7.2/10 | 6.6/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 7/10 | 7.2/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 5.2/10 | 8.9/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 5.6/10 | 8.5/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 7.7/10 | 6.2/10 | |
PERFORMANCE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Battery life | |||
Battery life | 6 Hours | 25 Hours | |
Wireless charging | |||
Wireless charging | No | No | |
Charging time | |||
Charging time | 0.9 Hours | 3 Hours | |
Bluetooth version | |||
Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 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 | 6.5/10 | 6/10 | |
Virtual Surround | |||
Virtual Surround | Yes | No | |
Android App | |||
Android App | Yes | Yes | |
iOS App | |||
iOS App | Yes | Yes | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | 6/10 | 8.5/10 | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 8.8/10 | 9/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 7.9/10 | 7/10 | |
Size | |||
Size | Medium | N/A | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 5 Grams | 125 Grams | |
Microphone style | |||
Microphone style | Integrated | Integrated | |
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Beats Studiobuds
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Sound Guys
Chase Bernath | May 2023
"For less than the price of the AirPods, the Beats Studio Buds delivers a good fit, great sound, and active noise cancellation. This is also the first set of Apple-owned Beats earbuds to feature quick pairing with Android devices, albeit at the expense of some key features for Apple users."
Sennheiser HD 250BT
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Pete Scholßnagel | 2020
"As a lightweight, robust audio provider with a long battery life, the Sennheiser HD 250BT offer a lot for their price: very good Bluetooth codecs, an app connection and an extremely understated design. These headphones may not be among the most comfortable, but they deliver adequate sound – without overdriving or distortion."
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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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