Beats Studio Buds Plus review: BETTER than AirPods Pro 2?

The Beats Studio Buds Plus are, on the surface, rather similar to the AirPods Pro 2. They have the same features (mostly), yet are £70 cheaper. So, which ones should you buy? Find out in my full Beats Studio Buds Plus review!
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - Pricing, specs, design
02:57 - Sound, noise cancelling, transparency
04:57 - Studio Buds Plus vs AirPods Pro 2
07:42 - Versus first gen
07:59 - Verdict

[@MarkEllisReviews]

I neglected to mention that the Beats Studio Buds + don't include wireless charging (unlike AirPods Pro 2). Apologies! Regardless... are you tempted to buy these new buds?

[@DanielEvansMusic]

mark, can you check if spatial audio on apple tv (atmos for movies) as my last set of beats did not. Seems a strange omission. I use all the time on airpods pro for late night movies.

[@carlson2012abqb]

I love your videos man. So so entertaining!

[@jayzee5351]

Great review these look very tempting. Am looking at getting some ear buds and trying to decide which as looking at Airpod pro and powerbeats. This may be the new contender!

[@IAmConorr]

Cant wait to get my hands on these next week!

[@delerium62]

Just bought these a few days ago - transparent of course! - and they are wonderful! I was a bit leary at first, as I've gone through wired and other wireless buds, and most of them were awful. Right out of the gate these sound superb, clear and crisp with the right amount of highs & lows. I don't like heavy mid-range, and the Studio Buds + have it at the right level. Noise cancelling is amazing, though the transparency mode is something I'll have to get used to. Main reason why I picked these over AirPods Pro is that I have an Android phone still, and it works flawlessly and painlessly with both my phone and Apple devices. I've seen lots of complaining about lack of wireless charging and the fact that they don't pause the music when you take them out of your ears. Honestly do not care about wireless charging (there's still a wire somewhere!) and just press the bud to pause the music if you need to take them out! Glad you didn't touch on that - non-issues really. Hope you enjoy them!

[@MarkEllisReviews]

Nice - thanks for your mini review, Wil!

[@thebiggestcory]

NO I GOT THE IVORY COLOR WAY

[@GMinor315]

I have both. Actually all 3. (Studi buds, AirPod pro 2 and the studio bud plus) and I can say the difference is the Noise cancellation. Air pod pro 2 noise cancellation is unmatched

[@bayjingles8091]

Is there any difference in sound quality between AirPods Pro 2 and Studio Buds Plus?

[@asan1050]

Mark Ellis Reviews...ThanksMuch!..

[@Aggie4life77]

I will give you this. A lot of people these days are all of a sudden acting like they are audiophiles😂. Most people 5-6 years ago were good with the cheap headphones that came with their phone. For most people, the only thing they really care about with these wireless earbuds are battery life and call quality.

[@IamMrLebanon]

I've loved transparent electronics ever since I had a purple see through gameboy in my youth. I think clear is even better than coloured transparent because I believe it might make it all even more visible. I wish more company would give us the clear option and not just for headphones but everything. Hopefully, these do well in terms of sales and Apple takes the hint. Enjoy !

[@causey1956]

I agree with your review totally!

[@StealthyAviator]

bruh you ain't watch shit yet it's been 5 minutes

[@Tech-Amigo]

I have my AirPods Pro 2, but I still want to get these beats buds! However I still have the Powerbeats pro and even tho they don’t have Atmos, transparency or noice cancellation. But for what I use them for there is no issue! So unless my AirPods Pro 2 get lost or break I don’t see me getting these beats buds! Thanks for the video, amazing insight as always! Saludos amigo!

[@Rguzman421]

Theyre great! Just for bigger hands, pinching the little ends to take in/out of the case/ear is a little sketchy.

[@erkanvural3621]

Mark I'd be glad if you can review Status Audio Between 3ANC . everyone is saying that its fantastic earbuds with triple driver. i'd enjoy to listen it from you thanks

[@juanjose_mx]

Hello. Thanks for the nice review. Wonder how does it work when one has to switch from one device to another? On AirPods I can just be listening music on personal phone and quickly take a call on the work phone. Does one have the same experience?. Cheers.

[@jesusgollaz7724]

If you’re in the US, Airpods Pro 2 are $199.99 in Walmart, Verizon and etc. I asked Best Buy to price match Walmart, and they did. So it was only $216 after taxes. The Beats buds are still a great option though.

[@bobgrimes8618]

Are the Beats Studio Buds Pro equal to Airpods Pro 2? I have them and am very pleased.

[@LogsMaggot]

Yo is the packaging different in the UK?

[@clintmiller88]

I didn’t think these had the switch for example taking a call on MacBook Air then switching to phone or listening to audio on computer then a phone call comes in and AirPods will automatically pick up

[@aurelianvoicu6413]

How do these compare to the Sony LinkBuds S?

[@billionaire1637]

Do they stay in the ear?

[@carlson2012abqb]

Would love to see a comparison between these and the Beats Fit Pro which I think are as good as the AirPods Pro 2

[@06bostonguy]

Beats Fit Pro are much better in everything trust me.

[@carlson2012abqb]

@@06bostonguy oh I know, I’ve owned them since they released in 2021 lol

[@internetplumber]

Thanks for the review. My AirPods Pro 2 "disappeared" from an airport security belt a couple of weeks ago, I might give these a try rather than try to explain why I'm spending *another* £250 on ear buds...

[@parikv99]

Did you buy these? Got my AirPods Pro 2 stolen off me in London, looking for a replacement like you :)

[@Suasexed]

You say “nothing like”, I say “Gameboy Color like” 👾

[@KNGRCHRD]

a man of culture 😂

[@DanielEvansMusic]

My last Beats didn’t provide spacial audio with Apple TV which was a deal breaker for me. Did they add this or still not?

[@jay_1755]

They have transparency mode and noise canceling

[@DanielEvansMusic]

​@@jay_1755 its in the review. But no spacial audio with Apple TV. Airpods pros do, must be an apple exclusive.

[@DanielEvansMusic]

Dang it! Thanks

[@P-12345]

What’s this better this or AirPods.. I’ve got some pros, not the new one. But getting sick of the look of them/how I look with them in. I feel like these might be more discrete. Would these fall out?

[@oliverstemp9132]

These fit really well

[@varuna6089]

Mark, i have the original beats studio buds. I know you addressed this in your video but is the sound significantly better than the original buds? If yes, I'd love to upgrade. Thank you!

[@oliverstemp9132]

Yes the Studio Buds Plus sound significantly better than the originals

[@64-bitMicro]

I've been joking (mostly) for the past few months that if my AirPods Pro 2 (and iPhone) don't stop sending me notifications that my own AirPods were detected following me, that I was throwing them away and buying beats. Although it sounds like these do have 'find my', so could develop the same bug that the AirPods have, fingers crossed the next AirPods firmware update in beta fixes the issue, else I actually will give up on the AirPods and try these beats.

[@rafielagard4183]

The mic on these are garbage, this is about 6 days I’m using them and more than half the time no one can hear me If i record a voice note they fluctuate high low high low Hopefully its resolved in a software update.

[@ranchlord77]

Lmao don’t even know this channel, but just saw that these buds exists and saw that this review was a few hours old!! 😮😅

[@christianhotter]

I’m addicted to wireless charging of AirPod. I may steal my kids AirPod pros and get her the Beats. I’m not cool enough for Beats.

[@thedeeprot]

AirPods all day long

[@06bostonguy]

spoiler alert!! they are NOT on the same level as the AirPods Pro 2 . not bad but inferior sound quality. no spatial audio, no automatic switching between apple devices, they don't pause media when you take them off your ears , much weaker ANC, transparency mode and in my opinion not as comfortable to wear them for a long time like the AirPods Pro are. thats why they are cheaper.

[@deykno87]

They have spatial audio 🤡🤡

[@emilsecker7881]

Honestly, the lack of wireless charging made those an immediate non starter for me

[@DanielEvansMusic]

Yup, same, I know it’s a small thing but I won’t buy anything that doesn’t have wireless charging now

[@MarkEllisReviews]

Good spot - I neglected to include this!

[@emilsecker7881]

@@MarkEllisReviews thanks, I didn’t even notice you had. I just was pointing out why I wouldn’t buy them

[@rjbasilio2002]

got this beats today (currently using it) wireless is not a big deal to me.

[@pswain06]

@@rjbasilio2002I agree 100% no wireless charging doesn’t change a thing to me. I’ll gladly plug em in🤷🏾‍♂️

[@davidcarr6633]

Don’t tell me Apple makes headphones better Ethan Dr dre lol

[@Aggie4life77]

Why are all these videos about these being better than AirPods Pro 2’s? All that money is going straight to Apple regardless😂😂😂

[@anonymousperson7889]

You do realize they have microphones on them as well right? You might want to mention that.

[@MarkEllisReviews]

You’ve done it for me. There - everyone’s happy.