![]() While there’s a bit of a learning curve for navigating the features on the AirPods Pro, it’s a fair trade for the customizable and convenient controls. Both earbuds have the option to set up Personalized Space Audio through a facial recognition test that scans your ears to customize your listening experience, or you can manually switch from spatial audio to stereo audio depending on the type of surround sound you want. Although the main part of the Beats earbuds are quite a bit bigger than the AirPods Pro, I love how easy it is to press the side buttons, so the larger feel of the earbuds in my ear is worth it. I didn’t need instructions to use the buttons on the side of each earbud to switch from ANC to transparency, skip a song, pause a song, or end a phone call. Since the Beats Fit Pro have fewer features than the AirPods Pro, they were more intuitive to operate. The 10 Best Noise-canceling Headphones of 2023, Tested and Reviewed Design and Controls I’ve never experienced any discomfort with the AirPods Pro, even after using them for a long-haul flight, so the Apple earbuds edge slightly ahead of the Beats Fit Pro for comfort in my book. After wearing the Beats Fit Pro for a five-hour flight, my ears were slightly sore around the canal. However, when it comes to comfort, the AirPods are my go-to for flights since I like to wear noise-canceling headphones to block out the airplane engine hum. The flexible rubber wings can be tucked into other parts of the ear for a tighter fit, which is a helpful feature considering everyone has different ear shapes and sizes. I used both sets of earbuds for the same high-intensity workout at the gym, and the Beats Fit Pro felt more secure for rigorous activity compared to the AirPods Pro. The biggest difference in physical design between the earbuds is that the AirPods have stems facing downward from the ear and the Beats Fit Pro have rubber wings that rest in the helix. It took me over a minute to figure out which way the earbuds fit into the magnetic earbud cradle, and although I thought it would get easier, I still get confused as to which way they go in, especially when I’m in a hurry to get them back into the case to go through TSA security or deplane.Īfter switching out the rubber ear tips to get the right fit, I used the ear tip fit test in the settings app to ensure they were the right size to get the best sound quality and noise cancellation - both Beats and Apple offer this feature. ![]() The biggest issue I had with setting up the Beats Fit Pro is that getting the earbuds back into the case isn’t as intuitive as it is with the AirPods. ![]() Still, both are super compact and easy to toss in a purse or pocket. The Beats case is more of a square shape, and it’s slightly larger than the rectangular AirPods Pro case. Both sets of earbuds come with a case, a charger, and several rubber ear tip sizes, but the AirPods have the edge with four size options compared to the Beats’ three. When I go into the settings on my phone, the “Anna’s AirPods Pro” and “Beats Fit Pro” buttons pop up toward the top to control the earbud settings. Both the Beats Fit Pro and AirPods Pro paired to my iPhone as soon as I pressed the pairing button located on the inside of the Beats case and the outside of the AirPods case. One of the perks of being owned by Apple is that Beats inherited the same instantaneous pairing process as the AirPods. Keep reading to see our comparisons and final verdict after months of rigorous testing. ![]() Besides the obvious physical design differences, the Beats have the H1 chip and the AirPods Pro have the newer H2 chip, so we paid close attention to factors like comfort, design, sound quality, noise cancellation, and battery life to find out which pair is truly best. To conduct an in-depth comparison of both Apple and Beats’ newest earbuds boasting active noise cancellation (ANC), we got our hands on the Apple AirPods Pro (second gen) and the Beats Fit Pro and spent several months using each pair of earbuds for activities like long-haul flights, intense gym workouts, and commuting to the office via train.īoth earbuds have knockout features that blew us away, but there were certainly some cons that we couldn’t ignore either. Although Beats is owned by Apple, the industry leader has done a stellar job of keeping the brands separate from one another, especially when it comes to the designs of their wireless headphones. ![]()
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