With the wireless in-ear headphones Beats Studio Buds presented today, Apple is competing with its own AirPods Pro with its subsidiary brand. The Beats Studio Buds also offer well-known Apple functions, but may also offer functions such as Fast Pair for Android under the title Beats. ANC is also on board for 150 euros.
“Hey Siri” without Apple chip
It is surprising that the Beats Studio Buds do without the well-known H1 or W1 chip from Apple, but still support the “Hey Siri” function, i.e. the purely voice-controlled activation of the digital voice assistant. All devices that have offered this function so far rely on a chip from Apple. Functions such as sharing the audio signal and automatic coupling with other Apple devices of the user will then probably be missing from the Beats Studio Buds.
Fast Pair and updates also under Android
Android not only supports Fast Pair, with which the earphones can be connected to the smartphone more quickly and easily, but also changing the listening mode, checking the battery charge level and receiving firmware updates is not only possible under iOS, but also Android possible.
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ANC and transparency mode
The Beats Studio Buds not only offer active noise cancellation, but also a transparency mode that allows ambient noise to be captured via the microphones of the earphones and passed on to the wearer's ears. Beats Studio Buds analyze and correct the music up to 48,000 times per second so that the sound is not changed by ANC. In order to reduce the feeling of pressure on the ears, the Beats Studio Buds also offer an air channel for pressure equalization, which already effectively eliminates the effect of the suction bell in the AirPods Pro.
The sound of the 8.2 mm drivers in connection with a two-chamber housing should be “powerful and balanced”, promises Beats. In addition, only minimal distortion should occur over the entire frequency response. The new Beats headphones also support 3D audio via Dolby Atmos.
8 hours without, 5 hours with ANC
< p class = "p text-width">The battery life indicates beats with up to 24 hours, which refers to the combination of earphones and charging case. One charge of the earbuds lasts up to 8 hours without ANC or transparency mode, the charging case fully charges the earbuds twice. With activated ANC or transparency mode, the battery life should be around 5 hours on one charge. A quick charge function provides for another hour of playback after five minutes. Charging is via USB-C, the Beats Studio Buds do not support wireless charging.
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Beats Studio Buds Each Beats Studio Buds earbud weighs around 5 grams and is protected against splash water in accordance with IPX4, so that rain or sweat cannot harm them. As usual, this does not apply to the charging case. For control, the earphones use a button on the outside, the b multifunction button. It is not a touch sensor.
“Where is?” Is also supported
The Studio Buds are also the first Beats product to support both the iOS “Where is?” Function and the Android “Find my device” function. If one of the in-ear headphones is lost, it can be located using its last known location (if paired via Bluetooth) or by playing a tone (if it is nearby).
For 150 euros in three colors in summer
The Beats Studio Buds are to” from summer “at a recommended retail price of 149 , 95 euros will be available in the three colors black, white and red. The scope of delivery includes ear tips in three different sizes.
Good, but not very good test results
In the first tests at The Verge and Engadget from the USA, the Beats Studio Buds performed well, but the lack of wireless charging was criticized for the microphone quality when making calls and at The Verge, the performance of the active noise cancellation >