Of course, just how good a noise-isolating earbud sounds is dependent on how good a fit you get. And these avoid distorting at higher volumes, which probably has as much to do with the Adaptive EQ digital processing as the drivers. But I think the Beats' sound will impress a lot of you. While I'm not talking about a big difference in sound quality, the Sony just sounds slightly more natural and has a touch more detail that can better bring out the nuances in music tracks. The Fit Pro have wide soundstage but they don't offer quite as expansive or refined sound as the more expensive Sony WF-1000XM4 buds. And there are no EQ settings to customize the sound profile. It's not adjustable, however - the modes are noise canceling on, noise canceling off and transparency mode. The noise canceling isn't quite as good as that of the Sony WF-1000XM4 or Bose QuietComfort Earbuds, but it's effective at muffling external noise. As far as I can tell the noise canceling and transparency are at the same level as the AirPods Pro or very close to it. But as noted, these new Beats Fit Pro have the H1 chip on board, so you're getting an AirPods Pro-like experience with better sound and noise canceling than the Studio Buds, as well as a top-notch transparency mode that lets you hear the outside world in a natural way. One of the big downsides of the Beats Studio Buds is that they don't have Apple's H1 chip, so they're missing things like Apple's Adaptive EQ feature that detects how the earbuds are sitting in your ears and optimizes sound on the fly along, as well as spatial audio and auto switching between devices on your iCloud account. But that won't include wireless charging, which would require a hardware upgrade. The Beats Fit Pro currently have standard Find My, but Beats has confirmed that it's working to add enhanced Find My and the additional AirPods updates that were part of iOS 15.1 in a future firmware update. David Carnoy/CNET Virtually the same features as the AirPods ProĪside from the lack of wireless charging and MagSafe compatibility, the only other notable feature currently missing from the the Beats Fit Pro compared to the AirPods Pro is enhanced Find My with proximity view that allows you to precisely locate your AirPods within a few feet of where they might be hiding. You can get an extra 21 hours of juice or around 3.5 charge cycles when the case is fully charged. That's compared to around 4.5 hours for the AirPods Pro with noise canceling on and 5 with it off (the AirPods 3 also are rated for up to 6 hours but they don't have active noise canceling). That's not a big deal in my opinion, but you might disagree.īattery life is rated at up to 6 hours with noise canceling on and 7 hours with it off at moderate volume levels. However, it's missing the wireless or MagSafe charging found in AirPods Pro and AirPods 3 cases. In a bit of a nod to Android users, the case charges via USB-C not Lightning. The case for the Fit Pro isn't quite as small as the one for the AirPods Pro or even the Beats Studio Buds, but it's still compact and much smaller than Powerbeats Pro's case. The one big complaint about the Powerbeats Pro is their huge case. Watch this: Beats Fit Pro are the sports AirPods you've always wantedīefore I get into features and performance, I just have a few more comments about the design. I'm a little surprised Beats didn't do red for launch, but I'm sure you'll see more colors next year. They fit my ears really well and come in four color options - white, lavender, gray and black. The buds are lightweight, weighing 5.6 grams each and are IPX4 water-resistant, which means they're splash-proof (same as the AirPods Pro and AirPods 3). You can also issue other voice commands without touching a button. These also have always-on Hey Siri so you can raise and lower volume just by asking Apple's voice assistant. You can also program the long press to be volume controls on the buds themselves, a feature a lot of people have been asking for on the AirPods - and maybe one we'll see migrating to those models now that Beats has debuted it to the Appleverse. You use it to control music playback and answer and end calls - and a long press switches between noise-canceling and transparency modes. The case for the Fit Pro (middle) is a nice compromise between the gigantic Powerbeats Pro (left) and the smaller Studio Buds (right).
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