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Updated January 10, 2024·
If portability and use while exercising are important to you, the Razer Hammerhead True Wireless earbuds are smaller, lighter, and sweatproof, making them a great choice for an active lifestyle. They also provide a low-latency mode which is excellent for gaming. However, they have a shorter battery life compared to the Sennheiser 450BT. The Sennheiser headphones, on the other hand, offer better noise isolation and slightly better audio for TV and video with support for AptX Low Latency codec. They're more suitable for long listening sessions due to comfort and a longer battery life, but they are bulkier and less convenient to carry around. If you take a lot of calls or meetings, both have good mic quality, but Sennheisers edge out slightly in the calls and meetings audio department. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Razer Hammerhead True Wireless
- Good for exercise
Advantages of the Sennheiser 450BT
- Very good for TV and video
- Excellent for air travel
- Good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Phone Calls
5.4
6.9
The Sennheiser 450BT is only fair for phone calls, while the Razer Hammerhead True Wireless is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
5.6
7.9
The Sennheiser 450BT is good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Razer Hammerhead True Wireless is poor.
Noise Reduction
8.1
9.1
The Sennheiser 450BT is excellent for noise reduction, while the Razer Hammerhead True Wireless is very good.
Battery
5.0 Hours
27.5 Hours
The Razer Hammerhead True Wireless has 5 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser 450BT has 27.5 hours of battery life.
Build Quality
8.7
8.0
The Razer Hammerhead True Wireless and Sennheiser 450BT both have very good build quality, though the Razer Hammerhead True Wireless has somewhat better build quality.
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Key similarities
Music
6.6
6.2
The Razer Hammerhead True Wireless and Sennheiser 450BT are both only fair for music.
Gaming
8.6
8.8
The Sennheiser 450BT and Razer Hammerhead True Wireless are both very good for gaming.
TV and Video
7.9
8.1
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Sennheiser 450BT to be very good for TV and video, while the Razer Hammerhead True Wireless is good.
Cost
$99
$100
$40
$60
$80
$100
$120
$140
$160
The Razer Hammerhead True Wireless has a price of $99 and the Sennheiser 450BT costs $100.
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Spec Comparison
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| Razer Hammerhead True Wireless | Sennheiser 450BT |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$99 | $100 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Razer | Sennheiser | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | August 1, 2021 | February 1, 2020 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Earbuds | Headphones | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wireless | Wired + Wireless | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 6.6/10 | 6.2/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 5.5/10 | 7/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8.7/10 | 8.9/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 7.9/10 | 8.1/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 7.3/10 | 6.1/10 | |
PERFORMANCE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Battery life | |||
Battery life | 5 Hours | 27.5 Hours | |
Wireless charging | |||
Wireless charging | No | No | |
Charging time | |||
Charging time | 1 Hours | 2.3 Hours | |
Bluetooth version | |||
Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 | |
Case Battery Life | |||
Case Battery Life | 36 | N/A | |
FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Active Noise Cancelling | |||
Active Noise Cancelling | Yes | Yes | |
Noise Reduction Score | |||
Noise Reduction Score | 8.2/10 | 9.1/10 | |
Virtual Surround | |||
Virtual Surround | No | No | |
Android App | |||
Android App | Yes | Yes | |
iOS App | |||
iOS App | Yes | Yes | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | 8.5/10 | 8.5/10 | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 8.7/10 | 8/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 8.2/10 | 7/10 | |
Size | |||
Size | Small | N/A | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 5 Grams | 240.4 Grams | |
Microphone style | |||
Microphone style | Integrated | Integrated | |
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Razer Hammerhead True Wireless
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The Verge
Chris Welch | August 2019
"This latest set is more “Pro” than not in both looks and features: they offer active noise cancellation, a low-latency gaming mode, and have switched to a in-ear design with silicone tips. Just like many of the company’s laptops and gaming accessories, the 2021 Hammerhead True Wireless include Razer’s full Chroma RGB system. It makes for what Razer calls “the ultimate wireless earbud flex.”"
Sennheiser 450BT
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Sound Guys
Lily Katz | March 2022
"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 Razer
Razer is an American-Singaporean hardware manufacturer aimed specifically toward the gaming market. They manufacture a very wide array of gaming laptops, tablets, phones, peripherals and, of course, headphones and earbuds both wired and wireless. Since 2016, Razer has owned the THX suite, aimed at quality assurance of audiovisual systems such as speaker sets, video game consoles and even movie theaters.
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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