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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you're looking for value and mainly plan to use earbuds for calls, meetings, or travel, the Jabra Elite 4 is a cost-effective choice with solid mic quality and excellent build. For an active lifestyle, both are suitable, but the Sennheiser offers bonus features like heart rate and temperature tracking. For immersive gaming, TV, and a premium audio experience, Sennheiser's lower latency and high-quality codecs outperform the Jabra, yet at a higher price. Consider battery life if you tend to use earbuds for long periods: Jabra offers 5.5 hours plus 21 in the case while Sennheiser offers 6 with 24 in the case. Sennheiser's earbuds are sweatproof and dustproof, and they provide active noise cancelling, which is great for noisy environments. Lastly, if you're into tech features, the Sennheiser has app integration, wireless charging, and ear detection, which the Jabra lacks. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Jabra Elite 4
Very good for phone calls
Very good for podcasts and audiobooks
Advantages of the Sennheiser Momentum Sport
Good for music
Very good for gaming
Good for TV and video
Very good for exercise
Key differences
Music
6.6/10
7.5/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good for music, while the Jabra Elite 4 is only fair.
Gaming
5.4/10
8.8/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is very good for gaming, while the Jabra Elite 4 is poor.
Phone Calls
8.8/10
7.0/10
The Jabra Elite 4 is very good for phone calls, while the Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
8.6/10
7.8/10
The Jabra Elite 4 is very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good.
TV and Video
6.0/10
7.8/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good for TV and video, while the Jabra Elite 4 is only fair.
Noise Reduction
7.0/10
8.0/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is very good for noise reduction, while the Jabra Elite 4 is good.
Cost
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The Jabra Elite 4 has a price of $100 and the Sennheiser Momentum Sport costs $330.
"The Jabra Elite 4 is a good midrange option with solid isolation and aptX codec for Android. It sounds consumer friendly from the box and the app has some EQ to adjust to taste. Some included luxuries include multipoint, sidetone, and Spotify Tap"
"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 Jabra
Jabra is a subsidiary of GN Store Nord, a 150-year-old Danish company that specializes in the manufacturing of hearing aids, headsets and earphones. Jabra has a focus on fit and comfort and quality control over everything else. According to Peter Karstromer, Jabras CEO, they “design and engineer technology that frees people to work, live and communicate how and where they want to, equipping them with the tools to live their life to a new rhythm”.
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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