December 2019 • Macworld 59chip means hands-free Siri support, easy AirPod-
style pairing to your iPhone, and syncing to other
Apple devices through iCloud. For non-Apple
devices, it’s just another Bluetooth headset that
you have to pair manually and hold down a button
on the earpiece to bring up your digital assistant.
They still sound as great, but using a Lightning
cable to charge will feel proprietary and annoying
to those who aren’t in the Apple ecosystem.
The Beats Solo Pros don’t really do anything
new. There’s no groundbreaking technology on
offer here, and no brilliant new design. We’ve seen
all these individual features and functions before,
and the design, while nicely tweaked from the
Solo^3 , is still very familiar. If you’re looking to be
inspired by innovation, you’ll won’t find it here. If
you want very good, very simple everyday on-ear
headphones to use with your iPhone, the Beats
Solo Pro fits the bill nicely. Michael Simon
Specifications
- Bluetooth4.0
- Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery
- 179mm
- 267g