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Updated January 10, 2024·

The Sennheiser 450BT offers a more immersive experience with slightly better overall sound quality, active noise cancelling, and a more robust build quality, making it suitable for air travel and TV viewing with its aptX Low Latency support. However, it's more expensive and less portable. The Soundcore P20i, on the other hand, is more budget-friendly, with a lighter design and longer battery life, which includes the charging case. With an emphasis on calls and meetings, the Soundcore P20i also has sweatproof certification, making it better for exercise. Neither are particularly optimized for gaming, but if you need to make calls or stay active while listening, the Soundcore P20i is favorable, while the Sennheiser 450BT is better for focused listening sessions and long travels. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Sennheiser 450BT
  • Very good for gaming
  • Very good for TV and video
  • Excellent for air travel
  • Good for podcasts and audiobooks
Advantages of the Soundcore P20i
  • The Soundcore P20i has no clear advantages over the Sennheiser 450BT.

Key differences

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Gaming

8.8
450BT
P20i
7.3
The Sennheiser 450BT is very good for gaming, while the Soundcore P20i is good.

Phone Calls

6.9
450BT
P20i
5.0
The Sennheiser 450BT is only fair for phone calls, while the Soundcore P20i is poor.

Podcasts and Audiobooks

7.9
450BT
P20i
4.7
The Sennheiser 450BT is good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Soundcore P20i is poor.

TV and Video

8.1
450BT
P20i
7.0
The Sennheiser 450BT is very good for TV and video, while the Soundcore P20i is good.

Noise Reduction

9.1
450BT
P20i
6.5
The Sennheiser 450BT is excellent for noise reduction, while the Soundcore P20i is only fair.

Battery

27.5 Hours
450BT
P20i
9.0 Hours
The Sennheiser 450BT has 27.5 hours of battery life. The Soundcore P20i has 9 hours of battery life.

Cost

$90
450BT
P20i
$30
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The Sennheiser 450BT has a price of $90 and the Soundcore P20i costs $30.

Build Quality

8.0
450BT
P20i
9.0
The Soundcore P20i has excellent build quality, while the Sennheiser 450BT has very good build quality.
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Key similarities

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Music

6.2
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P20i
6.4
The Soundcore P20i and Sennheiser 450BT are both only fair for music.

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How the Sennheiser 450BT and the Soundcore P20i compare to other earbuds and headphones

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Spec Comparison

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Sennheiser 450BTSoundcore P20i
Sennheiser 450BTSoundcore P20i

GENERAL

Price
$90
$30
Brand
SennheiserSoundcore
Release Date
February 1, 2020May 1, 2023
Form Factor
HeadphonesEarbuds
Connectivity
Wired + WirelessWireless

SOUND

Music Score
6.2/106.5/10
Phone Calls Score
7/105.1/10
Gaming Score
8.9/107.4/10
TV and Video Score
8.1/107/10
Exercise Score
6.1/106.3/10

PERFORMANCE

Battery life
27.5 Hours9 Hours
Wireless charging
NoYes
Charging time
2.3 Hours2 Hours
Bluetooth version
55.3
Case Battery Life
N/A20

FEATURES

Active Noise Cancelling
YesYes
Noise Reduction Score
9.1/106.5/10
Virtual Surround
NoNo
Android App
YesYes
iOS App
YesYes
Mic Quality
8.5/107/10

BUILD AND DESIGN

Build Quality
8/109/10
Comfort score
7/107/10
Size
N/ASmall
Weight (headset or single earbud)
240.4 Grams4.5 Grams
Microphone style
IntegratedIntegrated

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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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Critic Reviewer

Ranbir Sen | May 2023
"I would recommend the Soundcore P20i Earbuds to everyone who loves music and would like to own comfortable pair of earbuds with a great range of sound quality. I would recommend users who buy this device use the right comfortable ear tips as per your ear design."

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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.

About Soundcore

Soundcore is a sub-brand belonging to Anker Innovations. Starting in 2014, initially marketing wireless, Bluetooth, speakers, Anker now offers an array of, budget-friendly, wireless earbuds and headphones that directly compete, especially in the Active Noise Canceling field, with other brands several times as expensive.

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