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Starkey Genesis AI vs. Widex MOMENT
Check out our comparison of the Starkey Genesis AI vs Widex MOMENT. Listen to audio samples and see how the two hearing aids differ in terms of sound performance, features, accessories, and more.
Summary
Product Description
The Starkey Genesis AI Hearing Aid, launched in February 2023, is a flagship device featuring industry-leading rechargeable battery life, advanced AI-driven sound processing, and a redesigned ergonomic shape. It offers extensive features such as health and fitness tracking, fall detection, and compatibility with both iOS and Android devices for audio streaming and hands-free calling.
Product Description
The Widex MOMENT is a flagship hearing aid line known for its superior sound quality and advanced AI-driven personalization features, including ZeroDelay™ and PureSound™ technologies that offer natural sound processing. Suitable for a wide range of hearing losses, these hearing aids are available in various styles, including rechargeable options, and are highly rated for music streaming and listening in noisy environments.
Form Factor
RITE
Form Factor
RITE
User Rating
3.5
11 reviews
User Rating
3.0
13 reviews
Hearing Loss Level
Suitable For
- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
Hearing Loss Level
Suitable For
- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
Audio Files
Busy Café
Open Ear
0:00 / 0:00
Initial Fitting
0:00 / 0:00
Tuned Fitting
0:00 / 0:00
Busy Café
Open Ear
0:00 / 0:00
Initial Fitting
0:00 / 0:00
Tuned Fitting
0:00 / 0:00
Quiet Office
Open Ear
0:00 / 0:00
Initial Fitting
0:00 / 0:00
Tuned Fitting
0:00 / 0:00
Quiet Office
Open Ear
0:00 / 0:00
Initial Fitting
0:00 / 0:00
Tuned Fitting
0:00 / 0:00
Streaming Music
Open Ear
0:00 / 0:00
Initial Fitting
0:00 / 0:00
Tuned Fitting
0:00 / 0:00
Streaming Music
Open Ear
0:00 / 0:00
Initial Fitting
0:00 / 0:00
Tuned Fitting
0:00 / 0:00
HearingTracker partners with HearAdvisor to provide recordings and performance data from an acoustic laboratory that follows standard scientific procedures. All hearing aids are fitted and performance-tested for mild sloping to moderate hearing loss. All audio samples cutoff above 10kHz.
Hardware
Accelerometer
Yes
Accelerometer
—
Bluetooth® Audio
Protocol
- Made for iPhone (MFi)
- Android (ASHA)
Bluetooth® Audio
Protocol
- Made for iPhone (MFi)
- Android (ASHA)
Disposable Batteries
—
Disposable Batteries
—
Gyroscope
Yes
Gyroscope
—
Hands-Free Calling
Protocol
- Made for iPhone (MFi)
Hands-Free Calling
Protocol
- Accessory required
IP Rating (Liquid)
8
IP Rating (Liquid)
8
IP Rating (Solid)
6
IP Rating (Solid)
6
Made For iPhone
Lowest iOS Version
15.3
Made For iPhone
Lowest iOS Version
9
Push Button
Push Button Options
- Program control
- Volume Control
- Mute control
- Power on/off
- Accessory volume
- Tinnitus volume
- Edge Mode+
- Manual Alert
Push Button
Push Button Options
- Program control
- Volume Control
Rechargeable Batteries
Battery Type
Lithium-ion
Rechargeable Batteries
Battery Type
Lithium-ion
Tap Controls
Tap Options
- Play/Pause
- Voice assistant
- Edge Mode+
Tap Controls
—
Telecoil
Yes
Telecoil
—
Volume Rocker
Yes
Volume Rocker
—
Software
AI Noise Removal
- Personalization
- User Control
- App Control
AI Noise Removal
—
Adjustment Bands
24
Adjustment Bands
15
Adjustment Synchronization
Ear-to-Ear Technology
Adjustment Synchronization
—
Automatic Phone Program
Autocoil and Autophone
Automatic Phone Program
—
Directionality
- Adaptive
- Dynamic
- Directional
Directionality
High Definition Locator: 15
Ear Simulation
—
Ear Simulation
Digital Pinna
Environmental Adaptation
Sound Manager
Environmental Adaptation
Fluid Sound Analyzer: 11 (IE)
Expansion
4 levels
Expansion
—
Extended Input Dynamic Range
—
Extended Input Dynamic Range
True-Input Technology
Extended bandwidth
Yes
Extended bandwidth
—
Fall Detection
Fall Alert
Fall Detection
—
Feedback Suppression
Feedback Canceller
Feedback Suppression
—
Frequency Lowering
Yes
Frequency Lowering
Audibility Extender
High Pitch Boost
—
High Pitch Boost
High-frequency boost
Listening Programs
4
Listening Programs
5
Machine Learning
Yes
Machine Learning
SoundSense Adapt
SoundSense Learn
Machine Noise Reduction
E2E Machine Noise Adaptation: Up to 22 dB
Machine Noise Reduction
—
New User Adaptation
Yes
New User Adaptation
—
Noise Reduction
Speech in Loud Noise Reduction
Speech in Noise Reduction: Up to 22 dB
Noise Reduction
Yes
Soft-level noise reduction
Phone in Stereo
E2E Phone Streaming
Phone in Stereo
Phone+
Power On Delay
Yes
Power On Delay
—
Processing Channels
64
Processing Channels
15
Spatial Noise Cancellation
—
Spatial Noise Cancellation
- InterEar
- Real-time
Streaming Bass Boost
Yes
Streaming Bass Boost
—
Sudden Loud Noise Reduction
Transient Noise Reduction: Up to 15 dB
Sudden Loud Noise Reduction
Hammer Detector
TruSound Softener
Tinnitus Relief
Multiflex Tinnitus Pro
Tinnitus Relief
- InterEar
Unique Amplification Strategy
- Consonant Enhancement
- Voice AI
Unique Amplification Strategy
Enhanced Dynamic Range Compression (EDRC)
PureSound™ with ZeroDelay™
TruAcoustics™
Variable Speed Compression: InterEar
Wind Noise Reduction
Wind Reduction: Up to 35 dB
Wind Noise Reduction
Smartwind Manager
Accessories
3.5mm Line to Streaming
- StarLink Remote Microphone +
- StarLink TV Streamer
3.5mm Line to Streaming
- FM+DEX
Battery Charger
- StarLink Charger
- StarLink Premium Mini Charger
Battery Charger
- Charger
Bluetooth Streamer
- StarLink Remote Microphone +
Bluetooth Streamer
- SoundConnect
CROS System
- CROS
CROS System
—
FM System
—
FM System
- FM+DEX
FM to Digital Streaming
- StarLink Remote Microphone +
FM to Digital Streaming
—
Remote Control
- Remote
Remote Control
- RC-DEX
- COM-DEX App
- TONELINK App
- MOMENT App
Remote Microphone
- StarLink Mini Remote Microphone
- StarLink Remote Microphone +
- StarLink Table Microphone
Remote Microphone
—
Smartphone App
- My Starkey
Smartphone App
- COM-DEX App
- TONELINK App
Smartphone Streamer + Hands Free
- StarLink Remote Microphone +
Smartphone Streamer + Hands Free
- COM-DEX
TV Streamer
- StarLink TV Streamer
TV Streamer
- TV-DEX
- TV PLAY
Telecoil Streamer
- StarLink Remote Microphone +
Telecoil Streamer
- FM+DEX
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