Beats is shaking up its entry-level wireless earbuds, with the new Beats Solo Buds offering extended battery life in a much smaller case, priced at $79.99. Replacing the current Beats Studio Buds, the new Solo Buds take up less space in your pocket, but still deliver the company’s longest earbud battery life so far.
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In fact, Beats claims, the Solo Buds case is 40% smaller than its Studio Buds+ case. The earbuds themselves have twice the battery life of Studio Buds+, despite Solo Buds being less than half the price.
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The secret to making Beats Solo Buds so small is that, unlike most wireless earbuds, the charging case doesn’t have a battery of its own. Instead, it’s just used to transport the earbuds, and to connect them to a USB-C charger. The Solo Buds themselves offer up to 18 hours of battery life, Beats says, with a five minute charge enough to add an hour’s worth of music playback. That includes when plugged into an iPhone 15 or USB-C-equipped Android device.
