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Although Beats has retained the brand after being brought under Apple’s umbrella, the speed with which new products have been introduced has made them almost invisible.However, last year, two true wireless earphones were released in succession. One was for the Android (non-Apple) ecosystem. Beats Studio Buds, the other pair is today’s protagonist, with complete Apple ecological support Beats Fit Pro。
If you want to describe it in simple sentences, the Beats Fit Pro will be a later-born, slightly improved AirPods Pro. If you buy it with the idea of ”new and buy new”, it is a good choice for Apple’s true wireless earphones.
Appearance design
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From the name of Beats Fit Pro, you may have guessed that the design of this true wireless earphone is focused on stability. Therefore, on top of the compact body of the Beats Studio Buds, the Beats Fit Pro has a built-in silicone wing fin. According to the editor’s own experience, this wing fin will have a small corner touching the cartilage part of the ear socket, which can indeed give you a sense of peace of mind. When using the original ear gel, I did not feel the earphones falling out after a round of running and jumping, so this design not only provides additional insurance, but more importantly, it is necessary to bring out the difference from the Beats Studio Pro launched at the same time.
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The Beats Fit Pro headphone body also has IPX4 waterproof specifications, and general sweat and washing are also possible. And the weight has not increased too much, only a little more than the 5g Beats Studio Buds, to 5.6g per side, so it is also an unburdened earphone.
For the operation part, Beats Fit Pro also places a physical button on the exterior panel, but adds more custom function options. In addition to the basic single-click and multi-click, the long-press gesture can be changed to a more practical volume adjustment in addition to the traditional ANC adjustment mode. This part is one of the elements that I think Beats Fit Pro is slightly better than AirPods Pro.
In addition to the design of the headphone body, the shape of the battery box is also important. Different from the top-up pill-shaped design of Beats Studio Buds and AirPods Pro, the battery box of Beats Fit Pro is flat and square. When you open the lid like a shell, you can see a pair of Beats Fit Pros are fixed by magnetic attraction. It is a pity that this battery case with a 21-hour battery life has no wireless charging capability and can only be charged through USB-C. Yes, Beats headphones are fully embracing USB-C instead of Lightning.
Specification
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In terms of specifications, the Beats Fit Pro uses a 9.5mm unit with Apple’s H1 chip. Yes, the Beats Fit Pro is closer to the specifications of the biological child, so there will be the same connection experience as the AirPods Pro, which can support the cross-device switching of the Apple ecosystem.And Beats Fit Pro also supports Apple’s vigorously promoted spatial sound effects.track headAnd the movement of the installation simulates the movement of the sound field. However, when switching to pairing with an Android device, the simple quick pairing function is also available, as long as you can connect the headphones with one click through the Beats app.
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Unsurprisingly, Beats Fit Pro will support ANC active noise reduction, as well as a transparency mode and adaptive EQ, which are all on par with the AirPods series. The editor thinks that the ANC effect of the Beats Fit Pro is very good. It is similar to the AirPods Pro. It can reduce the external noise without excessive pressure; the transparent mode can also introduce the external sound into the ear naturally, without any There is an abrupt sound amplification or mechanical sound. Compared with the Beats Studio Buds, the Beats Fit Pro replaces the wearing sensor on the belly, and it also has the new skin sensing ability of the AirPods 3, so it will also have a more accurate automatic pause/play function, which will naturally be used when used. more convenient.
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However, in operation, the editor thinks that Beats Fit Pro is more prone to mis-pressing. Because the button position of Beats Fit Pro is in the letter b, which is also the lower part of the earphone, so when wearing the earphone, it is easy to press it to play music or answer a call when adjusting.
sense of hearing
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In addition to the above-mentioned noise reduction sound, what is more important is the sound quality of the Beats Fit Pro as a true wireless earphone. The specifications still only support Bluetooth 5.0 and AAC (Studio Buds still have Bluetooth 5.2), so you don’t need to think about the transmission of high-quality audio. Even so, the Beats Fit Pro isn’t entirely undesirable. When listening to pop music and rock music, the low frequency is as full as expected, but it is not flooded, and the vocals are still stable. If it is compared with the AirPods Pro, the editor still prefers the sound of the Beats Fit Pro.
The second is the synchronization of audio and video when watching videos. The connection of Beats Fit Pro is also very stable. I don’t have any out-of-sync problems when I watch videos on the bus while commuting.
Summarize
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After a round of use, the performance of the Beats Fit Pro headphones can be said to be the best among Apple’s own products, because it retains excellent noise reduction and has improved operability. However, this comparison is not fair, because its direct opponent is the AirPods Pro launched 2 years ago, which has enough time to improve, so the magnitude of this upgrade should also be there.
In Apple only launched new AirPods 3 Instead of upgrading the AirPods Pro in this awkward period, if a group of fruit fans are eager to change new headphones, but do not want to buy the long-serving AirPods Pro,PricingThe relatively low Beats Fit Pro can definitely be included in everyone’s choice.