Winix U450 Air Purifier-vs-Honeywell True HEPA

COMPARISON – Winix U450 Air Purifier VS. Honeywell True HEPA

HEPA FILTER

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

Yes

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

Yes

Has a HEPA filter that continuously captures up to 99.97% of the particles including those as small as 0.3 microns.

TIMER

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

Yes

Yes, it features an Automatic shut-off timer that can be programmed in intervals of 2, 4 or 8 hours in-order to achieve great purification results.

FOR LARGE ROOMS

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

Yes

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

Yes

This device is recommended for use in extra-large rooms of 465 sq. ft. which makes it perfect for use in bedrooms, offices, living-rooms, etc.

REMOVES CIGARETTE ODOR

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

Yes

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

Yes

This unit uses an activated carbon pre-filter to absorb odors including; cigarette-odors of up to 0.05-to-10 microns hence keeping your home smelling fresh.

ROOM SIZE AND AIRFLOW

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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

It can purify air in extra-large rooms of 465sq.ft. and can even filter and circulate air for about 5-times an hour.

FIGHTS GERMS

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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

This device uses a True HEPA filter to capture and remove certain germs within air in-order to keep your house thoroughly clean.

ELIMINATES DUST MITES

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

Yes

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

Yes

It uses a certified HEPA filter to remove dust-mites & other particles from your air so as to improve on air-quality within your home.

REMOVES PET DANDER

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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

Yes, this device can help capture up to 99.97% of airborne particles including; pet-dander in-order to help you live comfortably with pets.

GETS RID OF POLLEN

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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

It’s highly effective at capturing airborne particles such as pollen with sizes of; 10-to-100 microns thus reducing on the allergic cases within your home.

REMOVES SMOKE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

Yes

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

Yes

It uses a True HEPA & Carbon filter to capture and remove smoke-particles with sizes of 0.01-to-4 microns in-order to keep you home smelling fresh.

REMOVES MOLD

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

Yes

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

Yes

Yes, it can effectively remove mold-spores with sizes of 3-to-40 microns using the integrated HEPA-filter

TRAPS ALLERGENS

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

Yes

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

Yes

This air-purifier can trap and remove allergens from air to help you breathe easier. So, it will work perfectly in homes with allergic people.

QUIET OPERATION

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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

This device can operate quietly when running on the lowest setting so that you can enjoy sleeping & relaxing more comfortably in your home.

WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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.

EASY FILTER REPLACEMENT

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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

It features easy to replace filters that don't require any tools or professional-help.

AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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.

SLEEP MODE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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

After operating for the set period, It will go into a “sleeping-mode” that enables you to save electrical power.

WATTAGE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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

This unit uses about 133-watts on Turbo Clean and lower-wattage on the lowest-setting thus saving you a lot on money on electricity-bills.

ENERGY STAR

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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

It’s Energy-Star Certified because it will save energy by entering sleep-mode after each cycle of operation and it even has a low wattage.

Winix U450 Air Purifier

CONTROLS AND MODES

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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

This unit features 3 air-cleaning levels plus a Turbo-Clean setting coupled with an Automatic shut-off timer. Additionally, it features a touch control-panel for easy usage.

FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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

It’s equipped with an electronic filter replacement indicator that will light-up to remind you when its time to change the filters.

ECONOMICAL

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

Yes

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

Yes

This is an energy star certified device that uses a low-wattage thus saving you a lot of money on electricity-bills.

AFFORDABLE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

Yes

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

Yes

This model is a bit affordable compared to most air-purifier brands within its range. So, consider buying it in-order to clean your home-air.

IDEAL FOR ASTHMATIC PEOPLE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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

If you live with people/kids with allergies like asthma, then this device will work perfectly for them because it can capture up-to 99.97% of airborne-particles.

ALEXA COMPATIBLE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

REMOTE CONTROL

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

Yes

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

FILTER LIFE - BASED ON USE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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 Pre-Filter needs to be replaced every 3-months and the HEPA-filter should be replaced once a year. Additionally, a filter light reminds you.

Winix U450 Air Purifier

CHILD LOCK

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

OZONE FREE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

Yes

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

Yes

There is no Honeywell air-purifier that produces ozone. This is possible because they are equipped with a True-HEPA Filter and an Activated Carbon Filter.

DESIGN

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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

The HPA300 air purifier has an old-school Honeywell tower design with a black colour housing coupled with a solid look and feel to it.

SIZE AND APPEARANCE

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

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

It has an average size of 22.38 inches (Height) x 20.08 inches (Width) x 10.83 inches (depth) coupled with a simple tower design with a black-color.

WEIGHT

Winix U450 Air Purifier

Honeywell True HEPA

Yes

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

Yes

It weighs about 12-pounds (5.44 kilo) which makes it a perfect home-appliance and not as an air purifier for travelers.

PERFORMANCE	WINNER : Winix U450 Air Purifier WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES
USABILITY	WINNER : Winix U450 Air Purifier REMOTE CONTROL
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APPEARANCE	DRAW :

Winix U450 Air Purifier VS. Honeywell True HEPA