Beats Tour (original) vs Beats urBeats (2012)

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Tour (original) compared with urBeats (2012)

	BeatsTour (original)	BeatsurBeats (2012)
Overview
Released
Released	2008	2012
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Passive isolation from the fitted ear tips; no active noise cancelling (Ubergizmo).	Passive isolation from fitted ear tips; no active noise cancelling.
Audio features
Audio features	Flat red analogue audio cable designed to resist tangling.	Flat analogue audio cable (iPhoneItalia).
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	No remote on the original version reviewed in January 2009. The proposed Beats Talk microphone version was separate and had no confirmed release date at that point (Ubergizmo).	Cable remote supports playback, track selection, scanning, volume, calls and voice commands on compatible devices; available functions vary by device.
Microphones
Microphones	None on the original version (Ubergizmo).	Microphone built into the remote cable.
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	In-ear fit with interchangeable ear tips. The original maker announcement lists five differently sized sets.	In-ear fit with interchangeable tips in different sizes and designs; metal earpiece housings (iPhoneItalia).
Works with
Works with	Wired analogue connection to a headphone socket. The first Apple Store purchase listing appeared in December 2008 with estimated shipping of one to two weeks (iClarified); the maker promised limited mid-December availability. This does not establish an actual first shipment day or month, so the release retains year precision.	3.5 mm headphone plug. The original APAC guide lists compatible iPod, iPhone, iPad, HTC, BlackBerry and Android devices. This entry follows the retail version rather than the HTC bundle's different remote. Apple's August 2012 retail price list already includes black and white urBeats; an October announcement therefore does not establish their first sale. The release retains year precision.
Colours
Colours	Gloss black earpieces and red cable in the original maker announcement.	–
In the box
In the box	Earphones, five sets of ear tips and carrying case in the maker announcement.	Earphones, interchangeable tips and carrying case; iPhoneItalia also lists a cable clip and documents in its reviewed retail package.