{"id":14081,"date":"2025-02-11T17:05:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14081"},"modified":"2025-02-11T17:05:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:05:48","slug":"beats-powerbeats-pro-2-review-beating-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14081","title":{"rendered":"Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 Review: Beating the Best"},"content":{"rendered":"


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There\u2019s plenty more bounty, from standards like in-ear sensors for auto-pause to advanced options like computational voice isolation for notably clear calling and Spatial Audio with head tracking (if you\u2019re into that) via gyroscopes and accelerometers. The Pro 2’s IPX4 water resistance could (and should) be better, but they atone with an excellent battery life of up to eight hours with noise canceling on and 10 hours without, which bore out in testing, and 3.5 case recharges.<\/p>\n

As true double agents, the Powerbeats Pro 2 provide exclusives for both sides of the mobile power struggle. Android users get extras like one-touch pairing and a dedicated Beats app for Locate My Beats, OTA updates, and some basic control customization. It\u2019s not a ton, and the lack of multipoint pairing is notable, but it\u2019s still way better than AirPods.<\/p>\n

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The buds are unsurprisingly Apple-optimized, with one-touch iOS pairing, hands-free Siri voice control, audio sharing and iCloud device switching, Find My, and OTA updates to (hopefully) add more features later \u00e0 la Apple\u2019s AirPods Pro 2.<\/p>\n

There are a few missing AirPods features, including Adaptive Audio and the Pro 2\u2019s new hearing aid feature<\/a>. Unlike some new high-end earbuds we see, there\u2019s also no Auracast<\/a> (at least not yet), which could limit features like mass pairing with public devices. Whether or not Apple will add Aurocast to its devices or something more proprietary is still up in the air.<\/p>\n

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As with AirPods, iPhone users can adjust the Powerbeats Pro 2\u2019s features in Apple\u2019s Settings, where you can turn on or off the new heart rate monitor\u2014handy if you don\u2019t want your ears to glow like futuristic green fireflies. Beats says those green LEDs combine with an optical lens, a photodiode, and an accelerometer to take heart rate readings every five seconds when both buds are in place.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m no doctor or heart rate expert, but looking into the Health app\u2019s Show All Data section showed persistent measurements that looked similar to data from my Apple Watch Series 8<\/a>. Beats says the Watch\u2019s more advanced monitoring will take precedence, so I removed mine for testing. Like the Watch, the buds provide regular BPM check-ins via the Health app\u2019s big board, but they’re really aimed at real-time heart monitoring with apps like Nike Run Club<\/a>, which worked well for me on a quick run with no fuss. Other iOS apps include Runna, Ladder, Peloton, Slopes, Open, and YaoYao. Apple says \u201call Android fitness and wellness apps that have heart rate
monitoring capabilities \u2026 should be fully compatible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The feature isn\u2019t as compelling if you\u2019ve already got a Watch or Oura ring for constant tracking, but it’s a nice addition that feels futuristic, especially compared to earlier versions from wireless pioneers like the Bragi Dash<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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