Winix U450 Air Purifier-vs-AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

COMPARISON – Winix U450 Air Purifier VS. AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

HEPA FILTER

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Features a True HEPA Filter that captures airborne-pollutants as small as 0.3-microns at an efficiency of 99%.

Yes

Uses a True HEPA air filtration system to remove 99.97% of air contaminants. Its Max2 filter is a combination of activated carbon & True HEPA filter

TIMER

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Has a Timer and Scheduler. You can use Coway mobile application to program the purifier. Airmega will always remember the settings on the mobile app

FOR LARGE ROOMS

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It can purify air in rooms of up to 450sq.ft making great for use in large-rooms of your home.

Yes

Room coverage is 1560 sq.ft. It is the best for large rooms. It will also clean air in other rooms including the kitchen.

REMOVES CIGARETTE ODOR

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It uses an Advanced Odor Control Washable Activated Carbon filter & PlasmaWave Technology to eliminate cigarette-odor and other chemical-pollutants.

Yes

Can get rid of all strong odors including cigarette smoke & smell. This unit is designed to keep your indoor air cleaner.

ROOM SIZE AND AIRFLOW

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

This machine can purify rooms of up to 450sq-ft making it perfect for use within medium-to-large rooms. It also features a powerful airflow that can circulate the entire room quickly.

Yes

Covers a room size of up to 1560 Sq.ft. So any room size within that rage can be covered.

FIGHTS GERMS

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It uses PlasmaWave-Technology and Antimicrobial CleanCell Protection on the True HEPA Filter to eliminate and prevent the growth of germs and bacteria within your home.

Yes

It combines Max2 filter, True HEPA filter and carbon filter to trap and eliminate germs.

ELIMINATES DUST MITES

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Uses Antimicrobial CleanCell Protection Technology coupled with a True HEPA Filter to eliminate dust-mites from your home environment.

Yes

Eliminates dust mites. Dust mites can hide in carpets where most of the dirt is found.

REMOVES PET DANDER

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

The Anti-microbial True HEPA Filter can capture 99% of airborne-pollutants including; pet-dander and other allergens as small as 0.3-microns to help you live comfortably with pets.

Yes

It gets rid of pet dander easily - thus improve the relationship between you and your pet.

GETS RID OF POLLEN

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Uses a True HEPA Filter to remove pollutants like pollen and other airborne-particles down to 0.3-microns at an efficiency-rate of 99%.

Yes

Is smart enough to detect and remove pollen.When you breathe in pollen-heavy air, you may get reactions such as; Sneezing, Nasal congestion and Runny nose.

REMOVES SMOKE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It uses a Washable Odor Control Carbon Filter & PlasmaWave technology to eliminate cooking-smoke, cigarette-smoke and other household-odors.

Yes

Removes any type of smoke from the house thus make the air cleaner and safer to breathe. The smoke could be from the kitchen or cigarette

REMOVES MOLD

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It uses Antimicrobial CleanCell Protection Technology coupled with a True HEPA Filter to eliminate mold-spores at an efficiency of 99%.

Yes

Captures and removes mold. Mold is a form of fungus - Being exposed to a moldy environment can cause health issues such as: Nasal stuffiness, eye irritation..etc

TRAPS ALLERGENS

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It can eliminate 99.99% of allergens and other airborne-pollutants using an Anti-microbial True HEPA Filter.

Yes

The combination of Max2 True HEPA Filter with a carbon filter ensures that 99.97% of allergens and germs are removed from the air.

QUIET OPERATION

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

This device can operate quietly when set to the lowest speed-setting and also features a sleep-mode that ensures whisper-quiet operation with lights-off.

Yes

Operates quietly yet effectively. Its Minimum noise level is 22 dB while its Maximum noise level is 55 dB.

WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Features a Washable Anti-bacterial-Pre-Filter and Washable Odor Control Carbon Filter. Both filters must be washed every 3-months for maximum effectiveness.

Yes

Pre-filters can be washed once they get dirty. You will see the alert for cleaning pre-filters.

EASY FILTER REPLACEMENT

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It comes with easy to replace filters that can be conveniently accessed by removing the front-panel using simple tools like a screw-driver.

Yes

Open the device on the sides; remove that Max2 Air Filter once it requires replacement – then close the machine

AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Its Auto-Mode and Air-Quality-Sensor combine to automatically determine the best fan-speed to filter the air within your rooms so as to maintain a clean living-environment.

Yes

Is very smart and sensitive to air contaminants. When in sleep mode, the sensors will be on guard waiting for any pollutants.

SLEEP MODE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

This device can sense low-light and then automatically enters sleep-mode which turns down the fan-speed and dims the panel-lights for quiet night-time operation.

Yes

Has an automatic sleep mode feature which detects clean air in the room - thus put the device to a sleep mode.

WATTAGE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

This unit has a maximum energy-consumption rate of 110-watts which makes it very energy efficient and perfect for use in any home.

Yes

Uses 64 watts, however when it’s on standby, it consumes 0.2 watts (so your power bills won't skyrocket). Source:- Energystar.gov;

ENERGY STAR

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

This device is Energy Star Certified because it uses only 110-watts at the highest speed setting and a lower-wattage at the lowest speed-setting.

Yes

Is energy star certified.

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

CONTROLS AND MODES

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Features an electronic control panel at top-section with several modes like; Auto, sleep, PlasmaWave, Fan-speed, and several LED-indicators and sensors.

Yes

Comes with various controls and modes that determine its functionality. It features AUTO mode, ECO mode and a SLEEP mode which is fully automatic.

FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

There is an integrated filter-change-indicator that will light-up to let you know that it’s time to replace the true-HEPA-filter and Washable Carbon Filter.

Yes

Connect the unit with your phone using Coway Mobile Application - It will always send filter replacement reminders to your phone

ECONOMICAL

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It’s very energy-efficient and will help you save a lot of money on electricity bills annually.

Yes

It is energy star certified - you won't burn money on power bills even when the unit operates 24hrs/7 days a week.

AFFORDABLE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

This unit is very affordable yet it has some of the best features.

IDEAL FOR ASTHMATIC PEOPLE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Uses Antimicrobial CleanCell Protection Technology and an Anti-microbial True HEPA Filter to effectively remove 99.99% of allergens which are the main causes asthma.

Yes

It removes 99.97% of air pollutants. You won’t find any use for steam inhalers any more once you have AirMega in your house.

ALEXA COMPATIBLE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Can be controlled with Alexa Voice Control Device. However, if you don’t have Alexa, download the Coway Mobile app to enable you gain control with a Smartphone

REMOTE CONTROL

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Comes with a remote-control that facilitates for convenient-operation within a 20-foot radius from the unit.

Yes

Can be controlled with Coway mobile app which is available for both ios & Android smart phones

FILTER LIFE - BASED ON USE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

The Anti-microbial True HEPA Filtration must be replaced every 12-months while the Odor-Control-Carbon-Filter & Pre-Filter must be washed every 3-months and replaced after 12-months.

Yes

The life span of Airmega's filter is 12 months . However the life span of Max2 filter is highly determined on how often you use the unit.

CHILD LOCK

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

OZONE FREE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

It uses PlasmaWave-Technology that is an ozone-safe and complies with California Air Resources Board (CARB).

Yes

Comes with various controls and modes that determine its functionality. It features AUTO mode, ECO mode and a SLEEP mode which is fully automatic.

DESIGN

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Features a simple tower-shaped body with a control-panel at the top-section featuring several modes, LEDs and sensors coupled with a bottom-stand and air-vents on sides.

Yes

Compact and premium design – it will fit in a small space within your room.

SIZE AND APPEARANCE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

Has dimensions of; 18.9 x 11.8 x 25.6-inches which makes it very portable. It also has a white, nice-looking, tower-shaped-body made of durable ABS-plastic.

Yes

14.8 X 14.8 X 22.8 Inches

WEIGHT

Winix U450 Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

Yes

This device weighs about 18.7-pounds which makes it easy to lift and move from room-to-room.

Yes

24.7 pounds

PERFORMANCE	WINNER : AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier TIMER
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Winix U450 Air Purifier VS. AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier

AIRMEGA 400s HEPA Air Purifier