Beats is an American recording equipment brand, because it is often worn by singers and stars and has become a trendy item, and was acquired by Apple in 2014, so Beats has added a lot of Apple's brand attributes, and many of its wireless earphones have many characteristics that are the same as AirPods.
Beats' Powerbeats series focuses on sports functions, and Powerbeats Pro is one of the true wireless models, equipped with the same Apple H1 chip as AirPods 2, which also supports voice wake-up Siri assistant, which is the same as AirPods in terms of function, and can be regarded as a sports version of AirPods.
Powerbeats Pro also support fast pairing with iOS devices, and of course Android platforms, but they may have high latency, so it is recommended to use them with iOS. AirPods don't have physical buttons, while Powerbeats Pro have buttons to adjust the volume of the headphones. The "Beats" logo button on the side of the fuselage can control play/pause music, cut songs, and can also be used to answer calls, which is very convenient to operate during exercise.
Since Powerbeats Pro is designed for sports, it has an in-ear over-the-ear design and supports IPX4 waterproofing, but it is only sweat-resistant and cannot be worn for underwater sports such as swimming. The battery life is up to 9 hours in a single use, and it can reach 24 hours with the charging case, which is much better than AirPods. The charging case uses Apple's Lightning interface, supports flash charging, and officially claims that you can get 1.5 hours of battery life after 5 minutes of charging. However, the charging case is large in size, and users who like to stuff the charging case into their trouser pockets when going out need to pay attention.
Powerbeats Pro is like a sporty AirPods with enhanced sound quality, in terms of tuning, the Beats brand blindly pursues the strong low-frequency "dynamic times" style, the low frequency becomes elastic, the overall details of the music are retained and restored more, the sense of hearing is delicate, the price is 1798 yuan, suitable for users who have sports needs and hope that the sound quality of the headphones will not be too bad.
However, although the Beats have become Apple's "own son", the headphones will not follow the AirPods update functionally, and there are no plans to update the latest seamless switching and spatial audio to the Powerbeats Pro.
