Apple unveils Beats Studios Buds

Recently, the Californian firm lifted the veil on its new pair of Beats headphones, theStudio Buds. These are wireless earbuds with an in-ear design, delivered with a USB-C charging case.

Studio Buds have a feature ofactive noise reduction, like AirPods Pro. A “Transparency” mode is also included to intelligently mix external sounds into the music, when noise reduction is on.

Apple promet8 hours of listening time on a single chargeand up to 24 hours of use thanks to the case which can, on paper, fully recharge the earbuds twice. Please note, this is time corresponding to use with noise cancellation disabled. When the user takes advantage of this feature, count5 hours of listening time on a single chargeand 15 hours of total listening time thanks to the case.

Practical, a function offast chargingis there, promising 1 hour of listening for just 5 minutes of charging.

Studios Buds are sweat and water resistant (IPX4 resistance rating) and offer 3 tip sizes to fit multiple ear shapes and sizes. They are announcedcompatible with Apple and Android devices. A Beats app is notably included on Google's mobile system to manage the headphones from the smartphone. On iOS, Beats Studio Buds can be used natively, without a dedicated application.

Buds Studios cost149,95 €, they are available in red, black and white. They should beavailable this summer according to Appleand from June 24 according to different American sources.

Less or worse than AirPods?

Déjà,no Apple H1 chipon these Beats Studio Buds, nor W1 (unlike the Powerbreats Pro and Powerbeats). This means that they do not take advantage of the capabilities of AirPods 2 and AirPods Pro to minimize listening latency, to share listening or even to offer quick start-up and automatic linking with all Apple devices. the same iCloud account.

But the new Beats headphones integrate their own Beats chip which notably supports Apple Music's Spatial Audio mode, Siri commands or even the detection of a nearby iPhone for the pairing process. The “Fast Pair” pairing mode is also available, for quick connection with a Google account on an Android smartphone. The Studios Buds are also compatible with localization via Apple's Finder and with the equivalent Google system.

According to feedback from the first testers,like The Verge, the Beats Studio Buds do not compare to AirPods Pro. It's logical, the two products are not positioned in the same range.

Les Studio Budsare placed instead in front of the AirPods 2, displaying, for an almost equivalent price (€179 for the AirPods 2 versus €150 for the Beats), some features that will make the difference: IPX4 waterproofing, more colorful design, in-ear format, Android compatibility, active noise cancellation , knowing that they miss audio sharing, port detection, automatic linking of iCloud devices and changing listening sources between iPhone, iPad and Mac.

See in particular herefor a complete feature comparison between AirPods Pro, AirPods, Beats Studio Buds and Beats Powerbeats Pro.

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