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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Soundstage
    10. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    5. Xbox One Compatibility
    6. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless vs SENSO ActivBuds S-250

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Anker SoundBuds Sport
SENSO ActivBuds S-250

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Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless Picture
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Variants

  • SoundBuds Sport (Black)
  • SoundBuds Sport (Blue)
  • SoundBuds Sport (Green)
  • ActivBuds S-250 (Black)

Our Verdict

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless

SENSO ActivBuds S-250

The Anker SoundBuds Sport are much better headphones than the SENSO ActivBuds S-250. The SENSO have a more stable ear-hook design and much longer battery life than the Anker. The SENSO are also a bit more comfortable than the Ankers, but not by much. On the other hand, the Ankers have a better sound quality, even if they sound dark and poorly balanced. The Anker also isolate much better in noisy conditions, which makes them a bit more suitable for commute and travel, and are a bit more portable, although they come with a pouch instead of a case like the SENSO.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.7
6.0

Noise Isolation 
 

7.8
4.7

Treble Accuracy 
 

8.0
2.2

Mid Accuracy 
 

6.8
3.5

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless Design Picture 2
SENSO ActivBuds S-250 Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

6.5
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless Comfort Picture
SENSO ActivBuds S-250 Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.03 lbs
0.05 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.6
7.2

Controls Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless Controls Picture
SENSO ActivBuds S-250 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

N/A
N/A

Ease Of Use  

Mediocre
Okay

Feedback  

Subpar
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

N/A
N/A

Noise Cancelling Control  

N/A
N/A

Talk-Through 
 

N/A
N/A

Additional Buttons  

No
N/A
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Breathability 
 

9.0
9.0

Breathability After Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless Breathability After Picture
SENSO ActivBuds S-250 Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

1 °C
1 °C
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Portability 
 

8.8
9.1

Portability Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless Portability Picture
SENSO ActivBuds S-250 Portability Picture

 

4.33"
1.7"

 

0.98"
1.8"

 

1.18"
1.2"

Volume  

4.96 in³
3.7 in³

Transmitter Required  

N/A
N/A
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Case 
 

6.0
7.5

Case Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless Case Picture
SENSO ActivBuds S-250 Case Picture

Type  

Pouch
Hard case

 

N/A
3.1"

 

N/A
3.1"

 

N/A
1.4"

Volume  

N/A
13.5 in³
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Build Quality 
 

6.5
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

8.0
8.0

Stability Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless Stability Picture
SENSO ActivBuds S-250 Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless Angled Picture
SENSO ActivBuds S-250 Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless Side Picture
SENSO ActivBuds S-250 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless Front Picture
SENSO ActivBuds S-250 Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless Rear Picture
SENSO ActivBuds S-250 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless Top Picture
SENSO ActivBuds S-250 Top Picture

In The Box  

In the box Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless In the box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-3.24 dB
2.35 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-3.62 dB
-12.49 dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

10
9.0

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0 dB
0.2 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

4.0
4.4

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

8.24 dB
7.81 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

44.26 Hz
16.58 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-10.88 dB
1.43 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

5.4 dB
6.16 dB

High-Bass 
 

9.49 dB
12.92 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

6.8
3.5

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.24 dB
8.68 dB

Low-Mid 
 

6.91 dB
12.92 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.38 dB
3.94 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.51 dB
-4.86 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

8.0
2.2

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.45 dB
9.54 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-2.57 dB
-7.93 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-1.22 dB
-11.29 dB

High-Treble 
 

0.04 dB
-12.05 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.1
6.4

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2.5 dB
2.42 dB

Dips 
 

2.65 dB
2 dB

Imaging 
 

9.0
6.6

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.58
0.21

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.08
2.34

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

0.95
1.24

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

0.93
34.28
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Soundstage 
 

0.7
1.3

PRTF  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless PRTF
SENSO ActivBuds S-250 PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

2.3
5.1

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

1.2
1.3
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.8
6.0

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.245
1.309

WHD @ 100 
 

0.132
0.418
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

7.8
4.7

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-24.96 dB
-11.34 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-8.4 dB
-0.9 dB

Mid 
 

-20.31 dB
-8.15 dB

Treble 
 

-47.1 dB
-25.53 dB
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Leakage 
 

9.0
8.9

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

27.4 dB
27.57 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

N/A
N/A

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

5.6
5.5

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

500.69 Hz
20 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.23 dB
5.89 dB

HFE 
 

3,179.16 Hz
1,612.7 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

14.869
2.445

Gain 
 

38.63 dB
32.22 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

5.9
6.0

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

Speech + Subway Noise  

SpNR 
 

9.7 dB
12.19 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

4.9
5.7

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

3.5 hrs
8.3 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0
0

Total Battery Life 
 

3.5 hrs
8.3 hrs

Charge Time 
 

0.7 hrs
1.5 hrs

Power Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

micro-USB
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless App Picture
SENSO ActivBuds S-250 App Picture

App Name  

N/A
N/A

iOS  

N/A
N/A

Android  

N/A
N/A

macOS  

N/A
N/A

Windows  

N/A
N/A

Equalizer 
 

N/A
N/A

ANC Control 
 

N/A
N/A

Mic Control  

N/A
N/A

Room effects 
 

N/A
N/A

Playback Control 
 

N/A
N/A

Button Mapping  

N/A
N/A

Surround Sound  

N/A
N/A
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

6.9
7.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.0
4.1+EDR

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line of Sight Range 
 

59 ft
118 ft

Default Latency 
 

123 ms
155 ms

aptX Latency 
 

120 ms
N/A

aptX(LL) Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Wired 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless Cable Picture
SENSO ActivBuds S-250 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

N/A
N/A

USB Audio 
 

N/A
N/A

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

N/A
N/A

Connection  

N/A
N/A

Wired Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC / PS4 Analog 
 

No
N/A

PC / PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
N/A

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox One Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
N/A

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
N/A

Xbox One Wireless 
 

No
No

Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

N/A
N/A

USB Input 
 

N/A
N/A

Line In 
 

N/A
N/A

Line Out 
 

N/A
N/A

Optical Input 
 

N/A
N/A

RCA Input 
 

N/A
N/A

Dock Charging 
 

N/A
N/A

Power Supply 
 

N/A
N/A
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Anker SoundBuds Sport Wireless

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