Beats Beats Flex vs Beats Powerbeats Pro

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Beats Flex compared with Powerbeats Pro

	BeatsBeats Flex	BeatsPowerbeats Pro
Overview
Released
Released	October 2020	May 2019
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC and AAC
Chip
Chip	Apple W1	Apple H1
Drivers
Drivers	Layered drivers with dual-chamber acoustics and pressure-relief microvents	Linear piston drivers with a pressurised airflow design
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	–	Passive noise isolation only; no active noise cancelling (SoundGuys)
Audio features
Audio features	Apple Audio Sharing; magnetic auto-play and pause; no active noise cancellation (TechRadar)	Class 1 Bluetooth; Bluetooth 5.0 and SBC/AAC codecs (SoundGuys)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 12 hours	Up to 9 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	–	No
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Rechargeable lithium-ion battery; Apple's playback test used 256 Kbps AAC tracks at 50% volume	More than 24 hours of combined playback with the case; the maker does not give an upper bound
Charging case
Charging case	–	Lightning; no wireless charging (Macworld)
Fast charging
Fast charging	A 10-minute USB-C Fast Fuel charge gives up to 1.5 hours of playback	A 5-minute Fast Fuel charge gives up to 1.5 hours of playback; 15 minutes gives up to 4.5 hours
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	–	11 g
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	–	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	No	–
Controls
Controls	On-device playback, call, volume and voice-assistant controls	Volume rocker and multi-function button on each earbud; optical sensors for automatic play/pause; motion sensors for idle sleep
Microphones
Microphones	Built-in microphone with wind reduction	Two beamforming microphones and a speech-detecting accelerometer per earbud
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Nitinol Flex-Form neckband cable; four ear-tip sizes; magnetic earbuds	Adjustable ear hooks and four ear tip sizes
Case weight
Case weight	–	80 g
Dimensions
Dimensions	16 mm height; 18.6 g for the complete earphones and cable, rather than one earbud	Earbud height 2.3 cm, length 5.9 cm, width 3.8 cm; case height 4.3 cm, length and width 7.7 cm
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	No water or sweat resistance rating published	–
Works with
Works with	Apple W1 and Class 1 Bluetooth; Apple Find My and Beats app for Android; Bluetooth 5.0, SBC and AAC codecs and no simultaneous Bluetooth multipoint (SoundGuys)	Apple H1 with hands-free Siri and pairing across devices on the same iCloud account; manual Android Bluetooth pairing; Find My
Colours
Colours	Beats Black and Yuzu Yellow at launch; Smoke Gray and Flame Blue followed in early 2021	Originally announced in Black, Ivory, Moss and Navy; Black shipped first
In the box
In the box	Earphones, four sizes of ear tips, USB-C charging cable, Quick Start Guide and warranty card	Earbuds, charging case, four ear tip sizes, Lightning to USB-A cable, Quick Start Guide and warranty card