Beats Beats Pro vs Beats Studio (2013)

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Beats Pro compared with Studio (2013)

	BeatsBeats Pro	BeatsStudio (2013)
Overview
Released
Released	2010	August 2013
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)
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.	Adaptive Noise Cancellation with a stronger noise-cancellation-only mode; Beats Acoustic Engine audio processing; closed-back design (Les Numériques)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	Up to 20 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	–	Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with five-light fuel gauge and Micro-USB charging from a USB port or outlet; playback stops when depleted (Tom's Guide and Les Numériques)
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.	Removing the audio cable switches the headphones off; press the power button without the cable for noise cancellation alone, or hold the Beats logo to mute
Microphones
Microphones	In-line microphone on the remote cable described by the maker’s user guide.	Inline microphone in the supplied RemoteTalk cable (Tom's Guide)
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 pivoting cushions; over-ear design (Tom's Guide and Les Numériques)
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 audio connection; RemoteTalk functions vary between iPod, iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry and Windows devices
In the box
In the box	–	Headphones, rigid carrying case, standard audio cable, RemoteTalk cable, Micro-USB cable, wall charger and cleaning cloth (Tom's Guide)