Beats Beats Pro vs Beats Executive

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Beats Pro compared with Executive

	BeatsBeats Pro	BeatsExecutive
Overview
Released
Released	2010	October 2012
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	Yes
Back
Back	Closed	Closed
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Drivers
Drivers	–	40 mm dynamic drivers reported by Tom's Guide
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Passive isolation from the padded ear cups; no active noise cancelling.	–
Audio features
Audio features	Aluminium construction with metal hinges. Flip-up ear cups allow room monitoring; two input/output cable ports support daisy-chaining another pair of headphones.	Closed-back design (RTINGS)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	Up to 25 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	–	Two AAA batteries; maker's up-to-25-hour claim reported by Tom's Guide. The maker guide confirms audio and noise cancellation both require the power switch to be on.
Design
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	The maker’s later user guide includes a remote cable for playback, track skipping, scanning, calls, voice commands and volume. Functions vary by connected device; launch accessory bundles may differ.	On/off switch for audio and noise cancellation; maker guide describes remote playback, track, call, voice-command and volume controls with device-dependent support. Both reviews received a one-button remote rather than the guide's three-button design.
Microphones
Microphones	In-line microphone on the remote cable described by the maker’s user guide.	Inline microphone in the remote cable
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Padded headband and rotating ear cups. The maker describes the model as over-ear; The Absolute Sound found the pads pressed on the outer ears in its test.	Folding earcups with aluminium alloy, stainless steel and leather construction; over-ear classification (RTINGS), although What Hi-Fi? found the pads sat on the ears
Works with
Works with	Wired analogue audio; the user guide lists iPod, iPhone, iPad, HTC, BlackBerry and Android, with remote functionality varying by device.	Wired connection; included iOS-compatible microphone cable at launch; maker guide says remote functionality varies by device
Colours
Colours	–	Silver at launch; Black also reported by Tom's Guide
In the box
In the box	–	Headphones, hard case, two 3.5 mm cables, batteries, aeroplane adaptor, 6.3 mm adaptor and cleaning cloth (What Hi-Fi?)