Beats Solo Pro vs Sennheiser PXC 550

Beats Solo Pro
vs
Sennheiser PXC 550

We've put together a comparison of these two impressive headphones Beats Solo Pro vs Sennheiser PXC 550. Based on our rating, Solo Pro has a total rating of 6.6 out of 10 vs 8.3 out of 10 for PXC 550.

Advantages Beats Solo Pro over Sennheiser PXC 550

  • Longer battery life: 22 hours vs 20 hours

Advantages Sennheiser PXC 550 over Beats Solo Pro

  • Wired mode
  • Less weight: 8oz vs 9.4oz
  • In-line control buttons
  • Touch control
  • App control
  • NFC support

Common features

  • Folding headphones
  • Noise cancelling headphones
  • Adjustable level of noise cancellation
  • Built-in controls
  • Voice control
  • Battery free listening mode
Votes 2 2
Rating 3 3

Headphones comparison chart

Overall
Beats Solo Pro
6.6
Sennheiser PXC 550
8.3
10
10
8
10
6
8
Sennheiser PXC 550

Sennheiser PXC 550 review

May 18, 2020

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Common

Product

Beats Solo Pro
Sennheiser PXC 550

Model

Solo Pro
PXC 550

Brand

Beats
Sennheiser

Reviews

2736
4841

General

Wearing style

on ear
over ear

Enclosure

closed back
closed back

Wireless

Wired

Specifications

Transducer

dynamic
dynamic

Driver size, mm/inches

Impedance, Ohm

490

Frequency response, Hz

17Hz-23KHz

Total harmonic distortion (THD), %

0.05

Sensitivity (SPL), dB

110

Magnet type

Weight (headphones), g/oz

267/9.4
227/8

Comfort

Adjustable headband

Foldable

Noise cancelling

Active noise cancelling

Adjustable noise cancelling level

Microphone

Built-in microphone

In-line microphone

Detachable microphone

Cables

Detachable cable

has not

Audio cable length, cm/ft

has not

Jack connection (TRS)

has not
3.5

Balanced connection

Control

Built-in control buttons

In-line control

Touch control

Voice control

Google Assistant, Siri
Google Assistant, Siri

App control

Control functions

volume, answer/end, play/pause, noise cancelling
volume, answer/end, play/pause, next/previous track, fast forward/rewind, noise cancelling

Wireless connectivity

Bluetooth

Bluetooth version

4.2

aptX

aptX HD (Hi-Res Audio)

Bluetooth profiles

A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP, DIP

NFC

Wi-Fi

Battery

Battery type

rechargable
rechargable

Battery life, hrs

22 (40 without noise cancelling)
20 (30 without noise cancelling)

Charging time, hrs

3

Charging port

micro USB
micro USB

Charging cable

lightning to USB-A
micro USB to USB-A

Speed charge

Battery free listening mode

Battery level indicator

Additional features

Water resistance

Light indication

Additional audio features

In the box

Audio cable

Carry case

Charging cable

1/4 Adapter (6,35 mm)

Interchangeable ear pads

User manual

Manual

Beats Solo Pro
Sennheiser PXC 550
Beats Solo Pro
Sennheiser PXC 550

Headphones HeadphonesArena comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6.6
  • 8.3
  • 6.6Beats Solo Pro
  • 8.3Sennheiser PXC 550

The Sennheiser PXC 550 is better headphones in this comparison. Check Sennheiser PXC 550 price