The competition in the wireless earbuds market is increasing every other day, and companies like Apple and Samsung are one of the leaders of the very field. Recently, Apple launched its second-generation AirPods, and now, the Apple-acquired Beats is also set to enter into the competition independently with its Powerbeats Pro.
The Powerbeats Pro is a pair of $250 wireless earbuds. Beats has worked well on the design of the product, and it comes with a better grip and better battery life, i.e., the Powerbeats Pro can be used continuously for 9 hours straight.
Having been worked with Apple, Beats has created a similar design and has got an over-the-ear hook, which keeps the earbuds on its place when the user is walking, running or working out.
“Over 20 configurations were electronically modelled and physically tested. The result is a completely new, ergonomically angled acoustic housing that nests comfortably in the concha bowl of the ear with an off-axis nozzle,” said Beats in the announcement.
The earbuds ships with volume controls in both the earpieces. The earbuds do not have any power button but include motion sensors, so the earbuds go to sleep whenever stays idle for a longer time. Like the other wireless earplugs, the Powerbeats Pro gets paused as soon as removed from ears and start to play the music when gets plugged into the ears.
According to Beats, the earbuds are 23 per cent smaller and 17 per cent lighter than the Powerbeats 3, and the audio quality for the calls has also been improved in this model. It also provides noise reduction property to enhance the call quality. The Powerbeats Pro is sweat and water resistant.
The earbuds include the same Apple H1 chip that provides the support for Apple-only feature Siri.
The elements that can be considered as the drawbacks are the bigger size of the charging case, no wireless charging available for the earbuds, and no LED light to show the charging status.
Though these earbuds are built by the Apple-acquired company, these are also compatible with Android devices. The Powerbeats Pro earbuds work well on the criteria of ‘true’ wireless earbuds, but these are on the pricier side. In fact, these cost $50 more than the latest second generation AirPods. Since Beats has been a leader in the field of earphone and headphone manufacturing, we can expect the Powerbeats Pro to get more user base. The company will start shipping the Powerbeats Pro earbuds from the beginning of May this year.
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