Beats Studio Buds+ Put Upgraded ANC In A Cool Transparent Case – SlashGear

With the Studio Buds+, the biggest upgrades happen under the plastic shell. The new earbuds employ a second-generation in-house audio chip and also tout 1.6 times improved Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) performance compared to the standard Studio Buds. Thanks to the 3x bigger onboard microphones, the company says Transparency Mode on the Studio Buds+ is now twice as good. Beats also employed a secondary filter that cleans out sonic artifacts when ANC or Transparency Mode is enabled, letting users enjoy music in pristine audio quality.

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Another major improvement happens in the battery life department. The Studio Buds+ can last a total of 36 hours on a single charge, marking a 50% boost over the Studio Buds. Without noise cancellation, the earbuds can last nine hours of music playback, while enabling ANC will bring those figures down to six hours. Aside from packing a larger battery in the charging case, Beats has also equipped the earbuds with a 16% bigger Li-ion unit to add those extra few hours of listening time.

Fast charging is also part of the Studio Buds+ package, with Beats promising up to an hour of music playback with just five minutes of charging. It takes two hours to fully charge the earbuds and the case. For users locked to the Apple ecosystem, they get access to conveniences like automatic pairing with iCloud-linked devices, one-touch connectivity, compatibility with Apple Watch, support for “Hey Siri” commands, and the Find My gadget-location network.