Android Advisor - UK (2021-08)

102 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 88

BUYING GUIDE

TheBeoplay

Portal

supports

DolbyAtmos

forimmersive

movie

watching.

Trouble,Sade’sSoldierofLove,and

NatashaBedingfeld’sTheseWordswere

exceptional.B&O’sbalancebetween

killingoutsidenoiseanddelivering

intoxicatingmusicalreproductionis

amongthebestI’veheard.Switching

betweenvariousANCmodes,I could

barelydiscernanyimpactonthe

musicwhatsoever.Unlikesomeofthe

competition,whoseANC will dull the top

end or muddy the midrange, there was

none of that with the Portal.

Verdict

The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal is

a triple-threat wireless headphone that

everyonecanlove:Thediscerningmusic

listener, the road warrior looking for sonic

isolation on the go, and the hardcore

gamer rocking the latest console or

PC hardware. The Portal really can do

it all: Entertainment, relaxation, and

productivity. But what seals the deal for

meis thehead-turningdesign,luxurious

feel,andthatkillerTouchBarvolume

control. Theo Nicolakis