Headphones / Sennheiser
Sennheiser MOMENTUM 5 Wireless
57-hour battery and a user-replaceable cell — built to outlast its rivals.
Overall score 8.5/10
Pros
- + User-replaceable battery — these should outlive every other flagship here
- + 57 hours with ANC on is far ahead of Sony or Bose
- + aptX Lossless, with the widest codec support of any headphone here
- + 42mm drivers and excellent, natural tuning
Cons
- − Folds flat but does not fold in, so the case is large
- − ANC still trails Bose and Sony
- − Bluetooth 6.0 and Dolby Atmos are promised firmware features that have not shipped
- − No LDAC
- − No IP rating
Sennheiser MOMENTUM 5 Wireless review: what the specs say
57-hour battery and a user-replaceable cell — built to outlast its rivals. At $399.95, Sennheiser's 2026 model sits in the middle of the range — the headphones we compare run from $89 to $549. It scores 8.5/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 10 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Battery at 10.0/10 — playtime, standby, and charging speed. The weakest is Gaming at 7.5/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.
Worth knowing before you buy: folds flat but does not fold in, so the case is large; and ANC still trails Bose and Sony. Every specification on this page comes from Sennheiser's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.
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Full Specifications
| Battery Life | 57 hrs |
| Battery (ANC off) | Sennheiser quotes only the 57-hour ANC-on figure hrs |
| Quick Charge | 4.3 min for 3hrs |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 (Bluetooth 6.0 promised via future firmware) |
| Weight | 290 g |
| Driver Size | 42 mm |
| Active Noise Cancelling | Adaptive hybrid ANC with four microphones per side and beamforming; Sennheiser claims up to 3x better reduction of ambient voice chatter than the MOMENTUM 4 |
| Multipoint Pairing | Yes |
| Microphones | 8 mics |
| Foldable | No |
| Water Resistance | None |
| App EQ | Yes |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 5.4, aptX Lossless with Snapdragon Sound, USB-C audio, 3.5mm input |
| Material | Plastic and metal with fabric-covered earpads |
| Warranty | 12 months |
Compare Sennheiser MOMENTUM 5 Wireless With
Cheaper Alternative
Sonos Ace — $399.00
Premium Alternative
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) — $449.00