- [Andru] This video is sponsored by Ergatta.
The newest Beats Fit Pro headphones recently dropped.
And I just flew to and from Laguna Beach
for Media Tech Summit,
which gave me a bunch of time to test them out.
Quick spoiler, I think the Beats Fit Pro
are my favorite Beats headphones of all time.
Let's talk about it.
(upbeat music)
Right off the bat, I'm gonna say
that several of the features I talk about here
are gonna be similar to what you'd find
on Apple's AirPods Pro, and it makes sense to.
Apple owns Beats and the Beats products are made
for a wider audience than just those who carry iPhones.
In fact, there's a Beats app for Android
that allows all the major features to work perfectly,
even if you don't use an iPhone.
I'll have a link below to the Beats Fit Pro
if you wanna check them out for yourself.
(electronic trilling) The Beats Fit Pro
are powered by Apple's H1 chip,
and as such, carry similar features to the AirPods Pro.
It's the computational audio that really makes
all the difference here.
As an example, if you think about the Google Pixel camera,
it's not that Google has the best camera hardware
in the game,
it's that Google's computational photography algorithms
are so good when paired with the camera that they use,
that people sit up and take notice of the end results.
I'd argue that when it comes to computational audio,
no one is doing as good a job as Apple has been doing
over the past couple of years,
as evidenced by features like spatial audio
on the AirPods Pro and AirPods Max.
Now at the end of this video,
I'll give you a rundown of which features
of the Beats Fit Pro don't work with Android devices,
but that said, let's get started
by talking about active noise
(electronic trilling) cancellation.
You turn it on and it makes the world
around you go quiet so you can focus on the music,
the podcast, or other audio that you're listening to.
The Beats Fit Pro provides two modes here.
There's full noise cancellation,
which silences everything around you,
and transparency mode, which computationally
lets you hear things around you
while still hearing the content that you're listening to.
To be clear, transparency mode
is still part of active noise cancellation.
You can turn both off completely.
Now why is that important?
Because turning off noise cancellation completely
makes it harder to hear what's around you
than if you put the headphones into transparency mode.
It uses the microphones to let you hear
what's happening around you even while your ears
maintain the seal of the headphones,
while most others just have an on and off switch.
Now where the Beats Fit Pro differs from the AirPods
is what happens when you turn off
active noise cancellation completely.
(electronic trilling) That's where
adaptive EQ comes in.
This is a powerful underrated feature
that many don't understand.
Adaptive EQ uses microphones
to listen to what's going into your ears
and adjust the low and mid frequencies
on the fly in real time, based on several factors,
these include the fit and seal in each of your ears.
The Beats Fit Pro can make up to
200 adjustments per second in each ear
thanks to Apple's H1 chip,
ensuring your music is constantly balanced properly
and that detail remains rich.
The headphones know what the music
is supposed to sound like and will adjust accordingly
to make sure you're getting the best quality possible.
Now Beats Fit Pro were designed with the athlete in mind,
so next we've gotta talk about the fit and that wing tip,
but first I want to thank the sponsor of this video
Ergatta, makers of the most beautiful,
smart rowing machine that I've ever seen.
I've been using this for just over a week
and it's been a game changer in my smart home gym.
Other than the electronics, it's made of cherry wood
sourced and built in the U.S.
This is a tank-based machine
with a glass like container of water at one end
that simulates the feel of rowing on water.
The best part about using the Ergatta rower
is that it felt like I was playing a game while exercising,
distracting me from the thought of exercising
while I focused on achieving goals like collecting pellets
or racing against others on a track to hit the finish line.
This was an excellent motivation strategy for me,
as the 17.3 inch touchscreen tablet in front of me
gave me real-time feedback on my performance
against other rowers or presented other challenges
that had me learning to keep a specific pace.
There are plenty of workouts right out of the box
and Ergatta add several new ones each week.
These come in the form of virtual races, interval sprints,
goal-based training programs, and a selection of games.
It will track your elapsed and remaining times,
estimated calories burned, power, distance, and splits.
Now the Beats Fit Pro are sweat and water resistant
with an IPX4 rating,
and I love using them during my rowing workouts.
If you want to check out the Ergatta rower for yourself,
be sure to check out the link down in the description below.
And once again, big thank you to Ergatta
for sponsoring this video.
Okay, now let's talk about that design.
(electronic trilling) Wireless earbuds like these
have one main job and that's staying in your ears
while remaining comfortable.
The way the Beats Fit Pro accomplishes this
is with the wing tip.
It's this flexible portion of the earphone
that hooks into the inner portion of your ear lobe
to kind of lock the earbud in place.
I thought it might end up being uncomfortable,
but I've worn these for up to three hours straight
with no problems at all.
Apple says the form factor and materials
were chosen to optimize fit and long-term comfort.
And that includes the microventing hole
near the acoustic nozzle that relieves pressure buildup
inside of the ear.
Also, each Beats Fit Pro bud weighs just 5.6 grams.
So these are incredibly light.
(electronic trilling) Next, let's talk
about spatial audio with dynamic head tracking.
This is arguably the most noticeable feature in my opinion,
and I love seeing it on the Beats line.
Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking
is something you really have to hear for yourself
to experience it,
similar to using a VR headset.
If you've ever used VR, then you know
that trying to explain it to someone who's never used it
won't truly communicate what it's like.
It's something you have to try for yourself to truly get it.
That's what spatial audio
with dynamic head tracking is in my opinion.
The dynamic head tracking part is in reference to
how the Beats Fit Pro's built in gyroscopes
and accelerometers work in tandem
with the gyroscopes and accelerometers
in your iPhone or iPad.
Based on the data from both devices,
the Beats Fit Pro locks the audio to the device
and will dynamically make it sound like the audio
is coming from the direction of your device.
So if your device is in front of you
and you turn your head to the left,
then the majority of the sound
will now be hitting your right ear
and less on your left ear.
This will also happen if you keep your head facing front
and move your device over to the right side of your head.
If you want to hear it for yourself,
put on your Beats Fit Pro or even AirPods Pro or AirPods Max
and put on season two, episode two of the Mandalorian
and watch the first five minutes.
If you do, let me know what you think in the comments below.
Now, let's talk about the feature differences between
(electronic trilling) Android and iOS.
I just talked about spatial audio
with dynamic head tracking.
Spacial audio is supported on Android,
but not with the head tracking feature
since it uses the iPhone accelerometer.
If you're on Android, you also won't get the iCloud sharing,
the automatic switching, audio sharing, hands-free Hey Siri,
and Find my support,
but again, all of those are iOS or iPhone features
rather than features of the headphones themselves.
When it comes to the headphone features,
everything works across Android and iOS perfectly.
So that's the Beats Fit Pro,
which are available in black, stone purple,
sage gray, and white.
You can pick them up for $199 right now.
And again, I have a link in the description
if you want to check them out.
Thanks for watching, as always guys
I appreciate your support.
I'm Andru Edwards, and I'll catch you in the next video.