Beats Powerbeats (2020) vs Beats Powerbeats2 Wireless

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Powerbeats (2020) compared with Powerbeats2 Wireless

	BeatsPowerbeats (2020)	BeatsPowerbeats2 Wireless
Overview
Released
Released	March 2020	June 2014
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	–	Maker describes two dynamic drivers in each earpiece without publishing their dimensions
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	–
Chip
Chip	Apple H1	–
Audio features
Audio features	SBC and AAC Bluetooth codecs (SoundGuys); no active noise cancellation or automatic ear detection (Tech Advisor)	Designed to admit ambient sound (SoundGuys); no active noise cancellation (RTINGS)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 15 hours	Up to 6 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Apple's retained Powerbeats AMBUSH colour-edition release confirms the shared 15-hour listening claim	Up to six hours of listening; maker describes worldwide sale from late June 2014, followed by Japan in September
Fast charging
Fast charging	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	Micro-USB charging; a 15-minute charge gives about one hour of playback
Design
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	4.0
Controls
Controls	Playback, track, call and volume buttons on the right earbud; power button on the left; hands-free Hey Siri with compatible Apple devices	RemoteTalk playback, track, call, voice-command and volume controls; power and pairing button on the left earpiece; functionality varies by device
Microphones
Microphones	Dual beam-forming microphones and a speech-detecting accelerometer	–
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Adjustable ear hooks joined by a round cable; four ear-tip sizes	Flexible ear hooks, interchangeable ear tips and a flat joining cable with a removable adjustment clip
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	IPX4 sweat and splash resistance for the earpieces and cable; not waterproof
Works with
Works with	Class 1 Bluetooth and Apple H1 pairing; Audio Sharing with compatible Apple devices; Bluetooth 5.0 identified by SoundGuys and Tech Advisor	Bluetooth 4.0 (RTINGS); maker states a range of about 10 metres
Colours
Colours	Black, White and Red at launch (MacRumors); later AMBUSH Glow edition with a glow-in-the-dark finish and ripstop pouch	Black, Blue, Red, White and Pink/Grey listed in the maker's December 2014 announcement
In the box
In the box	Earphones, four ear-tip sizes, Lightning to USB-A charging cable and carrying pouch; AMBUSH edition uses a ripstop pouch	Earphones, interchangeable ear tips, Micro-USB charging cable, carrying case and manual (SoundGuys and TechRadar)