Beats BeatsX vs Beats Powerbeats (2020)

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BeatsX compared with Powerbeats (2020)

	BeatsBeatsX	BeatsPowerbeats (2020)
Overview
Released
Released	February 2017	March 2020
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
Audio features
Audio features	SBC and AAC Bluetooth codecs; passive isolation without active noise cancellation (Les Numériques)	SBC and AAC Bluetooth codecs (SoundGuys); no active noise cancellation or automatic ear detection (Tech Advisor)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 8 hours	Up to 15 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	–	Apple's retained Powerbeats AMBUSH colour-edition release confirms the shared 15-hour listening claim
Fast charging
Fast charging	A 5-minute Lightning Fast Fuel charge gives up to 2 hours of playback; 45 minutes gives up to 8 hours	Lightning Fast Fuel charging; Apple's retained Powerbeats AMBUSH release says up to 1 hour from a 5-minute charge, while SoundGuys reports 1.5 hours
Design
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	–	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	5.0
Controls
Controls	RemoteTalk buttons for calls, music playback and Siri	Playback, track, call and volume buttons on the right earbud; power button on the left; hands-free Hey Siri with compatible Apple devices
Microphones
Microphones	–	Dual beam-forming microphones and a speech-detecting accelerometer
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Flex-Form neck cable, ear tips and removable wingtips; magnetic earpieces join together when not in use	Adjustable ear hooks joined by a round cable; four ear-tip sizes
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	No published IP rating (SoundGuys)	–
Works with
Works with	iOS and Android with Class 1 Bluetooth; W1 pairing and switching between devices registered to the same iCloud account	Class 1 Bluetooth and Apple H1 pairing; Audio Sharing with compatible Apple devices; Bluetooth 5.0 identified by SoundGuys and Tech Advisor
Colours
Colours	Originally White and Black, with Gray and Blue announced for later availability	Black, White and Red at launch (MacRumors); later AMBUSH Glow edition with a glow-in-the-dark finish and ripstop pouch
In the box
In the box	Earphones, ear tips, removable wingtips, carrying pouch and Lightning charging cable	Earphones, four ear-tip sizes, Lightning to USB-A charging cable and carrying pouch; AMBUSH edition uses a ripstop pouch