Beats Solo2 vs Beats Studio (2013)

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Solo2 compared with Studio (2013)

	BeatsSolo2	BeatsStudio (2013)
Overview
Released
Released	June 2014	August 2013
Sound
Type
Type	On-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	Yes
Back
Back	–	Closed
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Audio features
Audio features	Passive wired playback; no active noise cancellation (SoundGuys)	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	RemoteTalk playback, call, voice-command and volume controls; functionality varies by device	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	Inline microphone in the detachable RemoteTalk cable (SoundGuys)	Inline microphone in the supplied RemoteTalk cable (Tom's Guide)
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	On-ear design (T3); folding earcups with vertical adjustment and pivoting angled cushions	Folding earcups with pivoting cushions; over-ear design (Tom's Guide and Les Numériques)
Works with
Works with	Detachable 3.5 mm cable; RemoteTalk supports iPod, iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows and BlackBerry with differing functions	Wired audio connection; RemoteTalk functions vary between iPod, iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry and Windows devices
Colours
Colours	Black, White, Red, Blue, Gray and Pink at announcement; Red is a (RED) edition	–
In the box
In the box	Headphones, carrying case and RemoteTalk cable; SoundGuys also lists a carabiner, documentation and sticker	Headphones, rigid carrying case, standard audio cable, RemoteTalk cable, Micro-USB cable, wall charger and cleaning cloth (Tom's Guide)