Beats Solo2 vs Beats Solo2 Wireless

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Solo2 compared with Solo2 Wireless

	BeatsSolo2	BeatsSolo2 Wireless
Overview
Released
Released	June 2014	November 2014
Sound
Type
Type	On-ear	On-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	SBC
Audio features
Audio features	Passive wired playback; no active noise cancellation (SoundGuys)	No active noise cancellation (TechRadar and CNET); SBC playback observed with a MacBook Pro (MacRumors)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	Up to 12 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	–	Up to 12 hours of wireless listening, from the maker's announcement quoted by MacRumors; passive wired listening remains available when the battery is flat
Design
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	RemoteTalk playback, call, voice-command and volume controls; functionality varies by device	Left ear-cup playback, call and volume controls; supplied RemoteTalk cable with playback, call, volume and voice-command controls; functions vary by device
Microphones
Microphones	Inline microphone in the detachable RemoteTalk cable (SoundGuys)	–
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	On-ear design (T3); folding earcups with vertical adjustment and pivoting angled cushions	Adjustable headband, folding ear cups and supplied carrying case
Works with
Works with	Detachable 3.5 mm cable; RemoteTalk supports iPod, iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows and BlackBerry with differing functions	Bluetooth wireless listening and 3.5 mm wired connection (CNET); maker claims up to 30 feet of wireless range, quoted by MacRumors
Colours
Colours	Black, White, Red, Blue, Gray and Pink at announcement; Red is a (RED) edition	Black, White, Blue and Red at announcement; additional finishes followed
In the box
In the box	Headphones, carrying case and RemoteTalk cable; SoundGuys also lists a carabiner, documentation and sticker	Headphones, carrying case, RemoteTalk audio cable and Micro-USB charging cable