Beats Studio Buds vs. Airpods Pro: Which Should You Buy?

The Beats Studio Buds are here, and it's time to compare them to the legendary AirPods Pro from Apple! Time for a friendly little competition.

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Mark

[f.a]

me wanting beats to win so I don't have to spend an ungodly amount for ear buds

[BirrJurassi]

I’m more of a low end kinda guy with music so I went with the beats. Beats is no stranger to making production sound crisp & honestly, that $100 difference really shifted me. I made a great choice 👍🏽 also went with the red ones & they’re so clean. That matte finish is better in person.

[DaveCondie]

This is the exact review, word for word I would give. My left airpod pro died about 6 months ago. Whistled, had static with the bass… We all know we’ll get a new Pro and the Beats Buds are phenomenal in the interim at the price.

[twistedfantasyy]

Changed from the AirPods Pro to the Beats Studio Buds. The former had issues with audio crackle issues along with having a muffled transparency mode. It has great bass compared to the former and I honestly like it way more. Its only downside to me is the lack of the H1 chip which makes it inconvenient to check the battery's specific battery widget (can only view it through a battery bar) and I can only use the "Hey Siri" feature if the phone is near unlike the AirPods Pro which responds to the earbuds themselves.

TL;DR - great buy!

[LittleKing]

i’ve had both, returned the airpod pros for the beats buds. THEYRE MUCH better for ppl who like speakers in their ears hahaha. only downside, they connect to your phone slower than airpods when opening

[ajithgeorge]

Apple be like: This is the type of comparison we need😅

[dribsmac]

I have both. If you mainly listen to music I recommend the Beats. If you use your buds to watch movies, tv, etc the spatial audio feature on the Apple Pros are well worth the extra money.

[ambiciongene]

I agree with almost everything you stated except for the noise cancellation. I’ve owned both ear buds and the obvious winner is beats. The comfortable seal the beats has reduces a lot of noise without the use of active noise cancellation, with it on it completely blocks out sound with music on.

[jundoobai]

FYI: The latest Studio Buds firmware update includes volume control on the buds, as well as iCloud switching between Apple devices. You might want to add this info to your notes above, Mark. Otherwise, great review.

[FezzyG]

I’ve had the AirPod pros for the past year and a half and they don’t seem to stay in my ear I’m constantly having to push them in. I am an ironworker so I’m welding all day listening to music and podcasts. When they start to die I charge them during my lunch break which is only 30 minutes. By the time I put them back in I only get another hour or two of listening time for the rest of the day. I recently bought the beats and i’m in love. They stay in my ear never fall out and are super comfortable. Also I enjoy pushing the button a lot more than having a sensor from the AirPods. By the time I go to lunch my headphones are still at 60% I put them in the case for 30 minutes and when I return to work they are at 95%. I love these headphones hands down no comparison at all💯

[luism.]

1 very important category is missing: the mic quality during calls. I like the low end rendering of the beats, but family and friends kept telling me they couldn't hear me well with them. I now use the pro as my main buds, and the beats only as a backup.

[michaelarroyo]

I did countless comparisons myself and tons of videos on YouTube. The Beats have more of that bass so I prefer that especially for the gym. The AirPods give off a clearer sound and are great for phone calls but to me they lacked in that bass department which was a big turn off for me personally. The beats are not the way the go for phone calls. All in all, it honestly depends on what you want them for. Keep in mind, apple makes both products.

[royrob]

I bought me beats earlier this morning, im pretty satisfied. I was considering the pros but stumbled across the beats and im glad i did

[ddominck_]

I had some AirPods Pro ages ago and lost them. So I decided to buy some Beats Studio Buds in black and I am really impressed with the sound quality and the heavy bass. I absolutely love my earbuds and use them to casually listen to music and podcasts at home and travel. I hones think that they are better than the AirPods I had. Great Review!!!

[FisHLoC]

I bought the air pods pro and I can genuinely say I don’t regret my purchase one bit. I use an iPhone so I get all the benefits of being in the ecosystem. I also take calls at work so having the better mic and the easy transparency switching to talk to other people won it for me.

[wellesradio]

Got the Airpods Pro and started to consider the Beats because they definitely look cooler, but nothing he said convinced me to switch (not that he was trying to). I use my AirPods for everything from listening to music and podcasts to meditation and reading (with ambient sounds) to work video conferences to telephone calls and FaceTime to watching movies in Spatial Audio. The seamless switching from iPhone to iPad is so useful. The Beats just wouldn’t be able to do all of these tasks as well as the AirPods.

[justinfleming]

I'm enjoying people watching through your window, those flashy safety vests at ~3:25

[zachsantana]

so a big deciding factor for me has been that Airpod pros are $175 on amazon right now. That price drop has been a big reason for my purchase

[voodooblue]

My only concern is the lifespan. The AirPods Pro seems to be a disposable product since the battery tends to die after 2-3 years, which makes it harder for me to justify the price.

[apxTX]

I own Studio Buds, and have had them for almost a year now. Recently I used a friend’s pair of Airpod Pros, and I fell in love with them. The Airpods fit in my ear better (the Beats do too, but Airpods don’t fall out as easily) and the transparency and noise cancellation modes on the Airpods blew me away compared to my Beats.

Hopefully I can get a pair of the better Airpod Pros Gen 2 which might separate the Beats and Airpods even further.