Beats Tour (original) vs Beats urBeats3

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Tour (original) compared with urBeats3

	BeatsTour (original)	BeatsurBeats3
Overview
Released
Released	2008	2017
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Drivers
Drivers	–	Dynamic drivers with angled nozzles (SoundGuys)
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Passive isolation from the fitted ear tips; no active noise cancelling (Ubergizmo).	–
Audio features
Audio features	Flat red analogue audio cable designed to resist tangling.	Passive noise isolation with a suitable ear-tip seal; no active noise cancellation (SoundGuys)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	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).	RemoteTalk playback, call, volume and voice-assistant controls; 3.5 mm model's controls may not work fully with non-iOS devices
Microphones
Microphones	None on the original version (Ubergizmo).	–
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	In-ear fit with interchangeable ear tips. The original maker announcement lists five differently sized sets.	Interchangeable ear tips and removable stabilising wings; magnetic housings and flat joining cable (SoundGuys)
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.	Separate 3.5 mm and Lightning versions; the Lightning model requires a compatible Lightning audio source
Colours
Colours	Gloss black earpieces and red cable in the original maker announcement.	Original 3.5 mm version announced in Black, Gray, White and Blue; Lightning version in Black, Matte Gold and Matte Silver; later finishes vary by connector
In the box
In the box	Earphones, five sets of ear tips and carrying case in the maker announcement.	Earphones, carrying case, interchangeable ear tips and removable stabilising wings