So these are the brand new Beats Fit Pro and they are the AirPods that you've always wanted.
Imagine having AirPods that are comfortable, stay in your ears, never fall out, have excellent
sound quality, fantastic battery life and all of the same smarts that make them so seamless
and magical.
That's the Beats Fit Pro.
In many ways, these are a pair of AirPods just in another form factor.
The Fit Pro also feature active noise cancellation, a transparency mode, support for spatial audio,
24 hours of battery life - 6 from the buds, 18 more from the case and are powered by the
Apple H1 chip, which is the same chip that's used in the AirPods and AirPods Pro.
They pair with a single tap, connect as soon as you put them in your ears, support Hey
Siri commands along with Automatic Switching between Apple devices, Audio Sharing and even
connectivity with Android devices via Bluetooth right out of the box.
These are a pair of true wireless earbuds that just work when you need them, you know,
it's the same as AirPods, you have them with you, you put them in your ears and you're
good to go.
These are impressive little buds on paper so let's go out and see what they're all about!
In the box with the Beats Fit Pro, you get the charging case with the earbuds themselves,
a USB-C charging cable, different sized eartips to ensure the perfect fit and some documentation
including 3 months free of Apple Music.
As soon as you open up the case on these earbuds, you're going to see just how sleek they look.
I have the Sage Gray color here and they have a very unique style to them.
They also come in white, black and purple so there are quite a few options to choose
from.
Pairing the Beats Fit Pro with your iPhone is also very simple.
Simply open up the lid on the case near your phone and they should pop up ready to pair
in a single tap just like AirPods.
It's incredibly simple.
Comfort and design are other areas where the Beats Fit Pro excel big time.
These earbuds are incredibly lightweight and sit nicely in your ears.
They don't have stems like AirPods do so they stay securely locked into place.
Part of the reason for this are the universal wingtips that hook right into your ears ensuring
a tight and secure fit.
When you have these things in you ears, trust me, they are not going anywhere.
I've tried.
Even the most elite of athletes doing the most hardcore of workouts are going to have
a tough time getting these things to budge because they don’t even move.
As someone who works out and runs often with AirPods Pro, these things solve the annoying
problem of AirPods bouncing around and occasionally slipping out of my ear when I bend over or
something like that.
I absolutely love the design of these earbuds and how comfortable they are to wear especially
for long periods of time.
They also don't protrude much from your ears much making them quite discreet.
What you probably didn't expect is the built in controls.
Pressing the B logo allows you change songs, adjust volume and even enable Active Noise
Cancellation and Transparency mode with a long press.
The controls work very well and are highly customizable to change things in the settings.
When it comes to sound quality, the Beats Fit Pro surprised me.
Beats have never been known as the best headphones for top-tier sound quality.
They typically have overexaggerated, muddy bass, lack in detail and all of that kind
of stuff but the Fit Pro here, they exceeded my expectations.
They are easily the best sounding pair of Beats headphones that I have used to date.
Sure they are still punchy with the bass but I'll be the first to admit, I like that.
Overall, they just sound so much more refined and dynamic with the mids and the highs.
If you've used the AirPods Pro before, these are kind of long the lines in terms of sound
quality but I think the Fit Pro have the slight advantage.
They aren't audiophile earbuds like the Sony XM4's or Sennheiser Momentum 2 earbuds by
any means but they are surprisingly very good.
The Active Noise Cancellation here also impressed me.
When you put them in you feel like you're locked in and isolated.
The same goes for the Transparency mode.
When it's activated, it opens up the world the around you.
Beats also offers an Ear Tip Fit Test built into the settings like the AirPods do and
they ensure that you get the perfect fit as well as the best possible sound quality and
noise cancellation seal out of them.
I'm not sure if true wireless earbuds have peaked or not yet but the Beats Fit Pro are
a good reminder as to how good true wireless earbuds are nowadays like these things are
really good.
As far as battery life goes, the Fit Pro are rated at 6 hours from the buds and 18 more
from the case for a total of 24 hours.
If you've used AirPods before, you'll know exactly what to expect here.
You'll get more out of these buds over the AirPods Pro but it's about the same overall.
It's hard to complain about the excellent battery life here.
The one downside worth mentioning is that the charging case does not have wireless charging
capabilities like the AirPods Pro do.
It's not a dealbreaker but it is worth mentioning.
So now that we know how good these things are, you're probably wondering about the advantages
that these things have or disadvantages over the AirPods Pro.
With them sharing many of the same specs, features and even being around the same exact
price point, deciding between the two isn't going to be easy.
So which would I say is the better deal?
Well, having used the AirPods Pro almost daily since they launched, it has been tough for
me to switch to anything else but them - especially nowadays working remotely.
For me and my lifestyle, they are the perfect earbuds that I always have with me.
However, with the Fit Pro in the mix now, I feel like things might be changing.
They are more comfortable, they sound better, do all of the same things and best of all,
they never slip or fall out of my ears.
From casually listening to editing videos to taking Zoom calls to working out, the Fit
Pro do everything my AirPods Pro do exactly the same except they don't budge or slip out
of my ears and as I mentioned before, they do an advantage in sound quality as well.
Another advantage is that you do get a variety of colors to choose from with the Beats unlike
the AirPods Pro which only come in white.
The Fit Pro are not perfect though and the AirPods Pro do have some advantages over them
that might be a dealbreaker to some.
First are the built-in microphones.
Everytime I talked to someone with the Fit Pro, they mentioned that I sounded a bit tinny
and echoey.
It wasn't terrible but the AirPods Pro definitely have the better call quality.
The other downside is the charging case.
I'm not sure if you've noticed this throughout this video but the charging case does feel
kind of cheap, plasticky and not as premium as the AirPods Pro one.
In fact, this is evident as soon as you open it up because the lid feels loose and floppy.
You can see the difference when you have the two side by side.
It's like the Beats case is just a little loose on the top.
Overall, negatives aside, the Beats Fit Pro are a fantastic pair of true wireless earbuds
that exceeded all of my expectations.
They are so comfortable to wear, sound incredible, have excellent battery life and work as seamlessly
as AirPods do.
It's a nice change of pace knowing that you have another option out there if you don't
like the form factor of the regular AirPods.
As someone who has been using and reviewing Beats headphones since around the time they
started, it's truly amazing to see how far they've come and being acquired by Apple no
doubt helped make them as good as they are today.
These are a pair of earbuds that I would no doubt buy again in a heartbeat.
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