Beats Studio Buds

Not merely a presentational rethink, but a sonic one too – these Beats are not what you might expect from the famous brand

In-ear headphones | ₹14,900

KEY FEATURES

Bluetooth version 5.2

Battery life: up to 8hrs (up to 24hrs from case)

Weight: 5g (each)

Think of Beats headphones, and attention-grabbing ear-clip designs, fluorescent collaborative neckband models or padded over-ears with the trademark lower-case ‘b’ probably spring to mind. Beats is not readily associated with muted or minimalist aesthetics.

So, a demure little box that could hardly house a bar of soap feels like a marked change in direction from the Apple-subsidiary brand, especially since the model it contains is emphatically the next big thing from Beats.

The headline here is that Beats Studio Buds support convenient one-touch pairing to both iOS and, for the first time, Android devices. Simply unbox them and draw the case close to your phone. A rotating picture of the case and earpieces pops up on the screen and calmly invites you to connect – a classy introduction to a product that costs significantly less than similarly specified alternatives born of its parent company. This is a good start.

Beats Studio Buds certainly employ the smallest, subtlest and most sustainable form factor to date from Apple’s Beats brand – the packaging is made from 92 per cent plant-based material sourced from recycled fibre and/ or sustainable forests too.