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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you're on a budget and looking for earbuds suitable for exercise, the Creative Labs Outlier Air V3 would be cost-effective and offers very good performance for music and calls; however, they're less ideal for immersive gaming or TV watching due to soundstage limitations and a fair rating for noise isolation which may be important on noisy commutes. Alternatively, Mojawa HaptiFit Terra headphones are at a premium price but offer very good microphone quality and are good for calls and gaming, with additional health tracking features and substantial local storage for music, which is beneficial for exercise without a phone, but they do not provide active noise cancelling nor excellent sound quality, which could lessen the music listening experience, particularly in noisy environments. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Creative Labs Outlier Air V3
Very good for air travel
Advantages of the Mojawa HaptiFit Terra
Very good for phone calls
Good for gaming
Good for TV and video
Key differences
Gaming
5.1/10
7.9/10
The Mojawa HaptiFit Terra is good for gaming, while the Creative Labs Outlier Air V3 is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
8.9/10
8.2/10
The Creative Labs Outlier Air V3 and Mojawa HaptiFit Terra are both very good for podcasts and audiobooks, though the Creative Labs Outlier Air V3 is somewhat better.
TV and Video
5.4/10
7.0/10
The Mojawa HaptiFit Terra is good for TV and video, while the Creative Labs Outlier Air V3 is poor.
Noise Reduction
6.5/10
2.5/10
The Creative Labs Outlier Air V3 is only fair for noise reduction, while the Mojawa HaptiFit Terra is poor.
Cost
$30
$300
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
The Creative Labs Outlier Air V3 has a price of $30 and the Mojawa HaptiFit Terra costs $300.
Build Quality
9.0/10
8.5/10
The Creative Labs Outlier Air V3 has excellent build quality, while the Mojawa HaptiFit Terra has very good build quality.
The Creative Labs Outlier Air V3 and Mojawa HaptiFit Terra are both poor for music.
Phone Calls
7.6/10
8.0/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Mojawa HaptiFit Terra to be very good for phone calls, while the Creative Labs Outlier Air V3 is good.
Battery
10.0 Hours
8.0 Hours
The Creative Labs Outlier Air V3 has 10 hours of battery life. The Mojawa HaptiFit Terra has 8 hours of battery life.
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How the Creative Labs Outlier Air V3 and the Mojawa HaptiFit Terra compare to other earbuds and headphones
"The V3 present the best version of the Outlier Air series yet. The new features such as Active Noise Reduction and Ambient mode are integrated well; the performance of both is as good as you’ll get below £100. The design is less bulky and more comfortable thanks to being smaller and lighter, and the Outlier Air V3 eke out more clarity, detail and definition from music."
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About Creative Labs
Creative Labs is a Singaporean technology company specialized in the manufacture of multimedia products. They created the world-famous Soundblaster soundcard back in 1989 which was a staple of the gaming community for a long time. Nowadays, besides still marketing their discrete audio systems, they offer a wide array of headphones, gaming headsets and speakers that still preserve that same heritage.
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