Beats Studio Buds Review

Ingress protection ratings is the rating of protection offered by a casing, against solids and liquids. The letters 'IP' are followed by two values The first value of the IP rating means protection against solids say dust, while the second refers to resistance against liquids (sweat).

Scoring IPX4, the Beats Studio Buds's rating for solids indicates that no data available to specify a protection rating, and of liquids that they can withstand low pressure spray similar to that of a shower head when tilted at 180° for 10 minutes. The Beats Studio Buds have a weight of 5.1g . We prefer a lower weight better because lighter devices are more comfortable to carry.

For a device to be true wireless it should have no wires linking any part of the device together, Beats Studio Buds are true wireless for this matter since they have no wires. This is an important difference as some wireless earbuds have cables connecting the two earbuds . Beats Studio Buds are resistant to sweat Beats Studio Buds have stereo speakers, what this means is that Beats Studio Buds's speakers deliver sound from independent channels on both left and right sides, this creates a richer sound and a better listening experience. ANC utilises more advanced kind of tech to actively counter noise.

How it works, it studies the sound pattern of incoming noise and then inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (sound from your surrounding) then adding -1 (inverted noise) to make zero resulting in a reduced level of noise.

Beats Studio Buds have Active Noise Cancellation allowing you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears since you don't have to crank up the earbuds volume to overcome background sounds.

The Beats Studio Buds stay tightly in place, creating an acoustic covering that reduces background noise and also prevents the earbuds voice audio from leaking out . The Beats Studio Buds have a unit size of 8.2mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, therefor producing better bass. A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that produces sound in the earbuds, its size determines the loudness of the device. Beats Studio Buds's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well an audio component produces low recognizable frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.

Beats Studio Buds's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well an audio device makes high human frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it. The sound pressure level, is the level of pressure of sound, in decibels, dB, Beats Studio Buds's measurement is 100.5dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.

Beats Studio Buds's battery life is 8 hours, these last longer than 5 hours of listening which is considered average before recharge. A device's battery life is given by the manufacturer, and with longer battery life, you get to use it for longer and requires fewer chargings. The battery life of the charging case is given by the vendor, and Beats Studio Buds's case is said to have a charge of 16 hours.

A charging case with more battery hours enables you to recharge your earbuds on the go several times before having to recharge the case itself. It takes 1.5 hours to fully charge the Beats Studio Buds's battery. It is recommended to fully charge the battery before using the earbuds when they have been in storage for extended periods.

Beats Studio Buds have a battery level indicator, an indicator alerts you when the earbuds has a low battery. Its lights display the charging state of your device and charging case. The Beats Studio Buds use USB TYPE-C, a standard connector for transmitting both data and power in a single cable.

Beats Studio Buds have Bluetooth version of 5.2, Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard that allows data movement between devices placed in range, using short-wavelength, ultra-high frequency radio waves. The Beats Studio Buds have a 10meters distance to connect via Bluetooth. Beats Studio Buds support AAC, a codec used for Bluetooth audio.

It supports 24-bit audio at 250kbps. Since it uses psychoacoustic modeling, it provides better results than other codecs at the same bit rate.

Being the highest quality codec that any Bluetooth-supporting Apple product supports, the Beats Studio Buds will work well with your MacBook.

If you are planning on using these with Android you need to pay even closer attention to codec support for if they only have AAC they won't provide the best audio quality possible, ensure that they also support aptX HD, LDAC, or LHDC as well. The Beats Studio Buds have 6 microphones. Beats Studio Buds have a noise-canceling type of microphone, these microphones are made to reduce background sounds from the desired sound.

The Beats Studio Buds support ambient sound mode, which uses microphones to channel ambient sound so that they can still be heard even while wearing the earbuds When misplaced in a room, or can't easily find them in your bag, the Beats Studio Buds support the find earbuds feature. Beats Studio Buds support fast charging. Usually, technologies like MediaTek’s Pump Express, are used to reduce the amount of time it takes to fully charge a device.

The Beats Studio Buds support multipoint of 2 connections, the multipoint feature allows you to link to more than one Bluetooth device and switch between them. For example, you can easily switch calls from one device to another without manually disconnect and reconnect. The Beats Studio Buds have a mute function, they support the option to mute/unmute a conversation directly from the device.

With the Beats Studio Buds, so you can easily access the volume control, pause, play, mute, etc whichever functions are supported on the device. The Beats Studio Buds support voice prompts. With voice prompts, you receive information via audio messages, say if there is a problem with the connection.

Beats Studio Buds come with a special pouch. Carrying earbuds openly, or putting them inside your bag without a casing can easily damage them.