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Updated January 10, 2024·

The Sennheiser HD 350BT provides exceptional overall sound quality and is better suited for gaming and TV thanks to their low latency support. These would be great for an immersive music experience. However, the Soundcore Life Q30 comes with a microphone of similar quality, the added bonus of a wired connection option, better noise isolation due to active noise canceling, and a longer battery life, which makes them more versatile for travel and different environments. While the Soundcores are less expensive, they lack the low latency feature, which could be important for syncing audio with videos or gaming. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Sennheiser HD 350BT
  • Good for phone calls
  • Excellent for gaming
  • Excellent for TV and video
  • Very good for podcasts and audiobooks
Advantages of the Soundcore Life Q30
  • The Soundcore Life Q30 has no clear advantages over the Sennheiser HD 350BT.

Key differences

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Gaming

9.1
HD 350BT
Life Q30
5.3
The Sennheiser HD 350BT is excellent for gaming, while the Soundcore Life Q30 is poor.

Phone Calls

7.4
HD 350BT
Life Q30
5.1
The Sennheiser HD 350BT is good for phone calls, while the Soundcore Life Q30 is poor.

Podcasts and Audiobooks

8.3
HD 350BT
Life Q30
4.8
The Sennheiser HD 350BT is very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Soundcore Life Q30 is poor.

TV and Video

9.0
HD 350BT
Life Q30
5.4
The Sennheiser HD 350BT is excellent for TV and video, while the Soundcore Life Q30 is poor.

Noise Reduction

6.0
HD 350BT
Life Q30
8.7
The Soundcore Life Q30 is very good for noise reduction, while the Sennheiser HD 350BT is only fair.

Battery

33.0 Hours
HD 350BT
Life Q30
44.0 Hours
The Sennheiser HD 350BT has 33 hours of battery life. The Soundcore Life Q30 has 44 hours of battery life.
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Key similarities

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Music

7.0
HD 350BT
Life Q30
7.1
The Soundcore Life Q30 and Sennheiser HD 350BT are both good for music.

Cost

$80
HD 350BT
Life Q30
$80
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$50

$60

$70

$80

$90

$100

The Sennheiser HD 350BT has a price of $80 and the Soundcore Life Q30 costs $80.

Build Quality

8.2
HD 350BT
Life Q30
8.0
The Sennheiser HD 350BT and Soundcore Life Q30 both have very good build quality.

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How the Sennheiser HD 350BT and the Soundcore Life Q30 compare to other earbuds and headphones

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Spec Comparison

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Sennheiser HD 350BTSoundcore Life Q30
Sennheiser HD 350BTSoundcore Life Q30

GENERAL

Price
$80
$80
Brand
SennheiserSoundcore
Release Date
January 1, 2020August 1, 2020
Form Factor
HeadphonesHeadphones
Connectivity
WirelessWired + Wireless

SOUND

Music Score
7/107.2/10
Phone Calls Score
7.4/105.2/10
Gaming Score
9.1/105.3/10
TV and Video Score
9.1/105.4/10
Exercise Score
6.3/105.3/10

PERFORMANCE

Battery life
33 Hours44 Hours
Wireless charging
NoNo
Charging time
2 Hours1.7 Hours
Bluetooth version
55

FEATURES

Active Noise Cancelling
NoYes
Noise Reduction Score
6/108.8/10
Virtual Surround
NoN/A
Android App
YesYes
iOS App
YesYes
Mic Quality
8.5/108/10

BUILD AND DESIGN

Build Quality
8.2/108/10
Comfort score
7.6/107.6/10
Weight (headset or single earbud)
238 Grams263 Grams
Microphone style
IntegratedIntegrated
Waterproof Rating
00

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Soundguys

Lily Katz | September 2023
"Sennheiser nails just nearly everything about the Sennheiser HD 350BT headphones. Sound quality is excellent, and the high-quality Bluetooth codec support is a rarity at this price point. If you don’t care for high-tech features like automatic ear detection, you’ll be delighted with these portable headphones."

Soundcore Life Q30

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Headphones Addict

Peter Susic | December 2021
"Every once in a while, headphones with an excellent price/performance ratio arrive that truly deserves all attention. Anker Soundcore Life Q30 are one of those headphones. Of course, they aren’t perfect, but they do most things better than their competition. Or they give you the option to make them better."

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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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