August 2019 • Macworld 37REVIEWjeans pocket, and it doesn’t have wireless charging
built in 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
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.The Powerbeats
Pro are very
comfy in the ear