Apple Introduces Beats Fit Pro with H1 Chip and Active Noise Cancellation
Apple has announced its new Beats Fit Pro. These wireless earbuds have ‘wingtips’, an Apple H1 chip and active noise cancellation. The earplugs will appear in the US on November 5 for $ 200, and will be released in ‘other regions’ in 2022.
The Beats Fit Pro is redesigned with IPX4 water resistance certification. Apple provides the Beats Fit Pro earplugs with ‘wingtips’, which should ensure that the earplugs stay in users’ ears better. These wingtips are integrated on the earplugs and are therefore not interchangeable. Apple itself claims that the material of the wingtips is flexible enough to fit ‘any ear shape or size’.
The manufacturer says that the Beats Fit Pro support active noise cancellation. The earbuds also get a transparency mode and support for Spatial Audio surround sound. The Beats Fit Pro offer six hours of battery life when active noise cancellation or transparency mode are turned on, Apple claims in a press release. The earbuds come with a charging case, which extends the total battery life to 27 hours. Without active noise cancellation, the maximum battery life should be 30 hours. The case is charged via USB-C.
The earplugs also receive an Apple H1 chip, with which the Beats Fit Pro can easily be connected to iOS devices. With the same chip, the Beats Fit Pro can be automatically connected to various Apple products and synced with iCloud. iOS users can also use Apple’s Find My network to locate the earbuds if they are lost. The earbuds also support Android; users can download a Beats app to pair the earbuds, perform a fit test, and switch between different listening modes.
The Beats Fit Pro follow the third-generation AirPods, which Apple announced and released in October. Earlier this year, the company introduced other wireless Beats earplugs, which became available last summer for 150 euros. The new Beats Fit Pro costs $200 in the US and will be available there from November 5. The earplugs will follow in China at the end of this year, and should be released in other regions next year. Apple has not provided any further details or concrete release dates.