Beats Powerbeats Pro vs Beats Powerbeats2 Wireless

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Powerbeats Pro compared with Powerbeats2 Wireless

	BeatsPowerbeats Pro	BeatsPowerbeats2 Wireless
Overview
Released
Released	May 2019	June 2014
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	–
Chip
Chip	Apple H1	–
Drivers
Drivers	Linear piston drivers with a pressurised airflow design	Maker describes two dynamic drivers in each earpiece without publishing their dimensions
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Passive noise isolation only; no active noise cancelling (SoundGuys)	–
Audio features
Audio features	Class 1 Bluetooth; Bluetooth 5.0 and SBC/AAC codecs (SoundGuys)	Designed to admit ambient sound (SoundGuys); no active noise cancellation (RTINGS)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 9 hours	Up to 6 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	No	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	More than 24 hours of combined playback with the case; the maker does not give an upper bound	Up to six hours of listening; maker describes worldwide sale from late June 2014, followed by Japan in September
Charging case
Charging case	Lightning; no wireless charging (Macworld)	–
Fast charging
Fast charging	A 5-minute Fast Fuel charge gives up to 1.5 hours of playback; 15 minutes gives up to 4.5 hours	Micro-USB charging; a 15-minute charge gives about one hour of playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	11 g	–
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	IPX4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	4.0
Controls
Controls	Volume rocker and multi-function button on each earbud; optical sensors for automatic play/pause; motion sensors for idle sleep	RemoteTalk playback, track, call, voice-command and volume controls; power and pairing button on the left earpiece; functionality varies by device
Microphones
Microphones	Two beamforming microphones and a speech-detecting accelerometer per earbud	–
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Adjustable ear hooks and 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
Case weight
Case weight	80 g	–
Dimensions
Dimensions	Earbud height 2.3 cm, length 5.9 cm, width 3.8 cm; case height 4.3 cm, length and width 7.7 cm	–
Works with
Works with	Apple H1 with hands-free Siri and pairing across devices on the same iCloud account; manual Android Bluetooth pairing; Find My	Bluetooth 4.0 (RTINGS); maker states a range of about 10 metres
Colours
Colours	Originally announced in Black, Ivory, Moss and Navy; Black shipped first	Black, Blue, Red, White and Pink/Grey listed in the maker's December 2014 announcement
In the box
In the box	Earbuds, charging case, four ear tip sizes, Lightning to USB-A cable, Quick Start Guide and warranty card	Earphones, interchangeable ear tips, Micro-USB charging cable, carrying case and manual (SoundGuys and TechRadar)