Apple on Monday released a new pair of earbuds that bring many of the features AirPods users love : noise - cancellation , hand - free Siri , Adaptive EQ , and spatial audio . But they ’re not a new version of AirPods Pro , they ’re a novel dyad of Beats , send for Fit Pro .
Visually , the Beats Fit Pro earbudslook nothing like the current AirPods Pro . Even if you get them in lily-white , the dependable wireless earbuds do n’t have stems that extend from your ears . Like the Beats Studio Buds , they fit moneyed in your ear but have a close seal thanks to “ flexible , strong - primed wingtips . ” Butif you ’ve been following the rumors , the second - generation AirPods are expected to lose the stems too .
They also boast Apple ’s H1 microchip , which is the principal differentiator between the Fit Pro and the Studio Buds , which have a Beats chip . Using Apple silicon opens up a great deal of features that are n’t usable on the Beats Studio Buds :
You ’re also getting hands - free “ Hey Siri ” accompaniment , noise - cancellation , Transparency style , IPX4 water and travail resistance , and Adaptive EQ . Beats figure six hours of assault and battery liveliness on a single guardianship and an additional 21 hours in the charging guinea pig , a bit more than the AirPods Pro ’s 4.5 hours but in cable with what we anticipate from the new model .
Altogether , the Beats Fit Pro are essentially a trailer of the second - gen AirPods Pro that are bruit to arrive next twelvemonth . The new AirPods Pro will in all likelihood reckon a bit more tasteful — and almost surely wo n’t have the wingtips — but if you want a snitch peek at the next AirPods Pro , place an order for a pair of the new Beats Fit Pro .
