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Updated April 10, 2024·

If price is a major consideration, the Creative Labs Zen Air earbuds are a budget-friendly option with good comfort and mic quality; however, they may not perform as well in sound quality and don't support low-latency connections. On the other hand, the Sennheiser Momentum Sport, while more expensive, offers very good sound quality, active noise cancelling, and features like sweat resistance and a heart rate monitor, making them suitable for active use and a wide range of audio content, from music to calls to gaming. They also support AptX Adaptive codec for improved audio quality with compatible devices. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Creative Labs Zen Air
  • The Creative Labs Zen Air has no clear advantages over the Sennheiser Momentum Sport.
Advantages of the Sennheiser Momentum Sport
  • Good for music
  • Good for phone calls
  • Very good for gaming
  • Good for TV and video
  • Very good for exercise
  • Good for podcasts and audiobooks

Key differences

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Music

6.8
Zen Air
Momentum Sport
7.5
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good for music, while the Creative Labs Zen Air is only fair.

Gaming

5.1
Zen Air
Momentum Sport
8.8
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is very good for gaming, while the Creative Labs Zen Air is poor.

Phone Calls

5.1
Zen Air
Momentum Sport
7.0
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good for phone calls, while the Creative Labs Zen Air is poor.

Podcasts and Audiobooks

5.4
Zen Air
Momentum Sport
7.8
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Creative Labs Zen Air is poor.

TV and Video

5.6
Zen Air
Momentum Sport
7.8
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good for TV and video, while the Creative Labs Zen Air is poor.

Noise Reduction

7.0
Zen Air
Momentum Sport
8.0
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is very good for noise reduction, while the Creative Labs Zen Air is good.

Battery

5.0 Hours
Zen Air
Momentum Sport
6.0 Hours
The Creative Labs Zen Air has 5 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser Momentum Sport has 6 hours of battery life.

Cost

$30
Zen Air
Momentum Sport
$330
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The Creative Labs Zen Air has a price of $30 and the Sennheiser Momentum Sport costs $330.
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Key similarities

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Build Quality

9.0
Zen Air
Momentum Sport
9.0
The Creative Labs Zen Air and Sennheiser Momentum Sport both have excellent build quality.

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How the Creative Labs Zen Air and the Sennheiser Momentum Sport compare to other earbuds and headphones

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Spec Comparison

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Creative Labs Zen AirSennheiser Momentum Sport
Creative Labs Zen AirSennheiser Momentum Sport

GENERAL

Price
$30
$330
Brand
Creative LabsSennheiser
Release Date
December 1, 2022March 1, 2024
Form Factor
EarbudsEarbuds
Connectivity
WirelessWireless

SOUND

Music Score
6.9/107.5/10
Phone Calls Score
5.1/107/10
Gaming Score
5.1/108.9/10
TV and Video Score
5.7/107.8/10
Exercise Score
6.9/108.5/10

PERFORMANCE

Battery life
5 Hours6 Hours
Wireless charging
YesYes
Charging time
2 Hours1.5 Hours
Bluetooth version
55.4
Case Battery Life
1224

FEATURES

Active Noise Cancelling
YesYes
Noise Reduction Score
7/108/10
Virtual Surround
YesNo
Android App
YesYes
iOS App
YesYes
Mic Quality
7/108.5/10

BUILD AND DESIGN

Build Quality
9/109/10
Comfort score
7/107.6/10
Size
MediumLarge
Weight (headset or single earbud)
5 Grams6.8 Grams
Microphone style
IntegratedIntegrated

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Creative Labs Zen Air

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Headphone Check

Maike Paeßens | February 2023
"The Creative Zen Air’s weak points are its low battery life and rather short Bluetooth range. On the other hand, the strengths of these weatherproof True Wireless in-Ears are the sound and the wide attenuation of the Active Noise Cancellation. Considering the price range, the speech intelligibility during calls is also exceptionally good."

Sennheiser Momentum Sport

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Amelia Schwanke | January 2024
"We hadn't been expecting a new pair of dedicated sports buds but the surprise was nonetheless exciting. I got to try out the new buds at CES 2024 and while they have stayed true to delivering that "signature" Sennheiser sound, with a wide soundstage and strong sense of detail, it’s the extra wearable tech inside them that stands out to me against the best workout headphones."

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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.

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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