REVIEWin like the £199 AirPods do, so you’ll need to lug the
included Lightning cable, too.
Powerbeats Pro are geared towards “motivated
athletes”, according to Beats and the ad for them
features sporting royalty really going for it to some
tunes. Beats is expecting you to throw the large case
in your gym bag and hit the treadmill. Its size does
mean that when fully charged via the Lightning port
it’ll provide the buds with 24 hours of battery overall,
and they go for a full nine before needing to be
charged, which is excellent.
For this reason, the earphones are water and sweat
resistant, and I found that I could wear them for several
hours on end before taking them out due to discomfort- much longer than other designs I’ve tested.
Each earphone has the same controls for play, pause
and volume on them, a relatively rare find in wireless
The Powerbeats
Pro are very
comfy in the earREVIEWinlikethe£199AirPodsdo,soyou’llneedtolugthe
includedLightningcable,too.
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athletes”,accordingtoBeatsandtheadforthem
featuressportingroyaltyreallygoingforittosome
tunes.Beatsisexpectingyoutothrowthelargecase
inyourgymbagandhitthetreadmill.Itssizedoes
meanthatwhenfullychargedviatheLightningport
it’ll providethebudswith 24 hoursofbatteryoverall,
andtheygoforafullninebeforeneedingtobe
charged,whichisexcellent.
Forthisreason,theearphonesarewaterandsweat
resistant,andIfoundthatIcouldwearthemforseveral
hoursonendbeforetakingthemoutdue todiscomfort- muchlongerthanotherdesignsI’vetested.
Eachearphonehasthesamecontrolsforplay,pause
andvolumeonthem,arelativelyrarefindinwireless
The Powerbeats
Pro are very
comfy in the ear