Beats Beats EP vs Beats Solo2 Wireless

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Beats EP compared with Solo2 Wireless

	BeatsBeats EP	BeatsSolo2 Wireless
Overview
Released
Released	September 2016	November 2014
Sound
Type
Type	On-ear	On-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Back
Back	Closed	–
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	SBC
Drivers
Drivers	Dynamic, closed-back design (RTINGS)	–
Audio features
Audio features	Passive wired playback; no active noise cancellation (TechRadar)	No active noise cancellation (TechRadar and CNET); SBC playback observed with a MacBook Pro (MacRumors)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	Up to 12 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	–	Up to 12 hours of wireless listening, from the maker's announcement quoted by MacRumors; passive wired listening remains available when the battery is flat
Design
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	RemoteTalk music and call controls for iOS and non-iOS devices; SoundGuys could not skip tracks on Android	Left ear-cup playback, call and volume controls; supplied RemoteTalk cable with playback, call, volume and voice-command controls; functions vary by device
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Vertical sliders adjust the earcups; headband does not fold (TechRadar)	Adjustable headband, folding ear cups and supplied carrying case
Works with
Works with	–	Bluetooth wireless listening and 3.5 mm wired connection (CNET); maker claims up to 30 feet of wireless range, quoted by MacRumors
Colours
Colours	Black, White, Red, Blue	Black, White, Blue and Red at announcement; additional finishes followed
In the box
In the box	–	Headphones, carrying case, RemoteTalk audio cable and Micro-USB charging cable