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t didn’t take long for Apple’s acquisition
of Beats in 2014 (fave.co/3yfBu2n) to
pay off for iPhone users. Apple’s
associating the Beats line with iPhones
in ways that make sense, such as using the
W1 and later the H1 chip in many Beatsheadphones and earbuds, comes with a lot
of advantages, essentially turning the Beats
line into a sort of side-AirPods brand with
different styling and sound characteristics.
The new Beats Studio Buds have a lot
going for them but do not include the H1Beats Studio Buds: Compact
and comfortable, but missing
a few features
The lack of an Apple H1 chip means these earbuds don’t do everything AirPods do.
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