Apple AirPods Max 2 vs Sennheiser Momentum 4 Comparison

Apple AirPods Max 2

Apple lists nine mics in total, with Voice Isolation on supported devices. Your voice is captured from the ear cups, since there's no boom. In a quiet study, colleagues heard a natural voice. Move to a café and I'd call the clarity good enough for most calls from the listener's side.

Sennheiser Momentum 4

Four MEMS mics, two per side, use beamforming to pick out your voice. There's no boom. On a call from a moderately noisy room, the far end found my voice clear enough. That's good for a consumer headphone, but the Jabra Evolve2 85 remains clearer for daily meetings. Four MEMS mics with beamforming are as good as most boom-less designs get.

Apple AirPods Max 2

At 386 g, with aluminium cups and a stainless steel frame, these are the heaviest headphones we cover. The knit mesh canopy spreads that load across the crown rather than pinching one spot. Even so, I'd expect the weight to register after a stretch of continuous wear. For a full day of back-to-back meetings, the 254 g Sony XM6 or the 236 g Bose QuietComfort are far easier to forget you're wearing.

Sennheiser Momentum 4

The over-ear cups are large and the headband is well padded, so the fit suits bigger heads. They don't fold flat, but they do collapse into the carry case. In my estimate, comfort holds through a typical morning of calls. People with smaller heads may find the Sony XM6 sits more securely.

Apple AirPods Max 2

Bluetooth 5.3 and USB-C audio cover wireless and wired listening, and automatic switching works across Apple devices on the same Apple ID. There's no USB dongle and no Teams or Zoom certification, so a locked-down Windows PC treats them as an ordinary Bluetooth headset. If calls are your main job, our video call setup guide explains what else to check on the laptop side.

Sennheiser Momentum 4

Bluetooth 5.2 handles wireless, and a 3.5 mm or 2.5 mm cable is included for wired use. There's no dongle and no certification. It suits personal laptops and phones rather than managed office PCs, where a dongle headset avoids Bluetooth driver issues.

Apple AirPods Max 2

Apple rates 20 hours with ANC on, and a 5-minute charge adds about 1.5 hours. The Smart Case drops them into low-power mode, because there's no power button. With mixed calls and music, plan on a shorter runtime per charge than the class leaders. That's the shortest runtime among the premium models here, as both the Bose QC Ultra and the Sony XM6 are rated at 30 hours.

Sennheiser Momentum 4

Sennheiser rates 60 hours, the longest in this group, with a 2-hour charge. A 5-minute top-up adds up to 4 hours. With ANC on and regular calls, I'd plan on a long runtime between charges. That's roughly two working weeks, double the Sony XM6's rating. A two-hour full charge for a 60-hour cell is efficient, and the five-minute boost for up to four hours covers the classic pre-commute top-up.

Apple AirPods Max 2

The AirPods Max 2 is not listed with Microsoft Teams or Zoom headset certification. Mute is listed as Digital Crown (press once to mute or unmute). Call controls include Digital Crown (press once to answer; press twice to end). On-headset controls are listed as Digital Crown, listening mode button. When I help someone get ready for a first call, I point them to the mute control before anything else.

Sennheiser Momentum 4

The Momentum 4 is not listed with Microsoft Teams or Zoom headset certification. There is no busy light. When I help someone get ready for a first call, I point them to the mute control before anything else. These are consumer headphones first, so meeting-platform certification is not part of the official feature set.

Apple AirPods Max 2

The AirPods Max 2 is built with Anodized aluminum ear cups, stainless steel frame, knit mesh canopy. The ear cushions are memory foam with mesh textile. It weighs 386.2 g. Official dimensions are 168.6 x 83.4 x 187.3 mm. The earpads are user-replaceable, which matters if this will be a daily headset.