Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Headphones Review

The Beats Fit Pro have a sleek in-ear look that's somewhat similar to the Beats Studio Buds True Wireless. However, they also have stability fins that you can fold to better fit the curve of your ear. There's a manufacturer logo on each buds' button, and they come in four color variants: 'Beats Black', 'Beats White', 'Sage Gray', and 'Stone Purple'.

The Beats Fit Pro have a fairly comfortable fit, but they don't feel as good as the Beats Studio Buds True Wireless. They have a one-size-fits-all bud shape that's a little bulky, so if you have small ears, they may be too large. Some users have reported their fit to be uncomfortable and that the buds' plastic body can hurt after time, depending on the shape of your ear. The malleable stability fins can become uncomfortable over time too. That said, they feel lightweight.

The Beats Fit Pro have unremarkable controls. There's a button on each bud, and the controls are easy to use, as the left and right buttons have the same commands. The buttons give you mechanical feedback to let you know when you've pushed the button, and there are also beeps to indicate that you've registered a command. However, there aren't any voice prompts. While there isn't volume control by default, you can remap it via the companion app. This will allow you to assign the volume up or down controls to either the left or right bud. You'll lose ANC control if you re-map volume controls, though.

On either bud:

• One press: Plays and pauses audio. Also answers and ends calls.
• Double press: Skips the track forward.
• Triple press: Skips the track backward.
• Press and hold: Cycles between ANC, 'Transparency mode', intended to let you hear ambient sound while listening to audio, and both modes off. You can change this command to activate voice assistant in the companion app.

The Beats Fit Pro are very portable headphones. Like the Beats Studio Buds True Wireless, you can easily fit them into most pockets or bags without an issue, even if they're in their carrying case.

These headphones have a good case. It's similar to the Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless, with the same plastic body with a matte finish. However, it's smaller, and there's a magnet to hold the buds in place. If you mold the stability fins to fit your ears, you shouldn't have an issue closing the case.

The Beats Fit Pro have a good build quality. They feel similar built to the Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless and Beats Studio Buds True Wireless with a mostly plastic design. They're also rated IPX4 for resistance against splashes of water. While they feel like they should survive a couple of accidental drops without taking too much damage, the tips and fins feel like they could rip over time.

The Beats Fit Pro have great stability, thanks to their stability fin design. Although they don't have ear hooks like the Beats Powerbeats Pro Truly Wireless, once you have a good seal, they shouldn't move around, even if you have small ears. They should also stay in place during moderate physical activity like a run in the park or a workout.

• Beats Fit Pro headphones
• 3x tip options
• Hard charging case
• USB-C to USB-C charging cable
• Beats stickers
• Manuals

Using their adaptive EQ, the Beats Fit Pro have a fairly neutral sound profile that's suitable for a variety of audio content. That said, some users may find them a little bright, and their companion interface lacks sound customization features to help you adjust their sound to your liking. You can do a fit test in their companion app to ensure that you have the best seal, though.

Note: We normally conduct all of our sound tests with the ANC on when possible. However, there have been a few reports that the headphones sound better with their ANC off, as this turns on their adaptive EQ. The adaptive EQ feature doesn't work when the ANC is on. We did subjective listening to see if there was a difference in sound quality between ANC on and off. When off, they sounded a bit clearer and less boxy. That said, when we did a sweep to compare frequency responses, there wasn't a difference at all. As a result, we have conducted all of the sound tests except for 'Noise Isolation' with the ANC off.

Like most other in-ear headphones, the Beats Fit Pro have excellent frequency response consistency. Once you can get a proper fit using the assorted ear tips provided, you should get more consistent audio delivery each time you use them.

The Beats Fit Pro's bass accuracy is excellent. There's a small amount of mismatch present in the low to mid-bass, and the left driver delivers a bit more thump and rumble than the right. That said, overall, the headphones' bass response is fairly neutral, although a little underemphasized, so mixes have slightly less boom and warmth.

The mid accuracy is excellent. The low-mid is underemphasized, which slightly thins out your mix. However, the mid-mid is neutral, so vocals and lead instruments are present, while a bump in the high-mid makes them clear and intense.

The Beats Fit Pro have great treble accuracy. The low-treble is overemphasized, so vocals and lead instruments are detailed and present, though a bit harsh-sounding. The mid-treble is slightly underemphasized, and as a result, sibilants like cymbals are slightly lispy.

The Beats Fit Pro's peaks and dips performance is great. The left and right drivers are somewhat mismatched, and as a result, the left driver delivers significantly more thump and rumble than the right driver. A dip in the left driver's high-bass to low-mid slightly thins out your mix. A peak between the high-mid to low-treble can make vocals and lead instruments sound a bit harsh. Another peak in the mid-treble affects the right driver more than the left, and sibilants like S and T sounds are piercing.

The Beats Fit Pro's imaging performance is passable. The weighted group delay mostly falls below the audibility threshold, although a peak in the low-bass indicates a slightly loose bass. That said, the treble is transparent and clear. The L/R drivers are well-matched in amplitude and frequency response, indicating a balanced and stable stereo image. It's also important for the accurate placement and localization of objects like voices in the stereo image. However, while there's quite a bit of phase response mismatch, it shouldn't be noticeable for most users. Even the peak in the high-peak isn't really audible. Note that our results are only valid for our unit, and yours may perform differently.

The Beats Fit Pro's passive soundstage is bad, although this is to be expected from in-ear headphones. Sound can't interact with your outer ear, which is one of the factors in creating an out-of-head sound experience. As a result, their passive soundstage seems small and as if coming from inside your head. Since the buds also have a closed-back design, their soundstage is perceived as closed-off.

Like the Apple AirPods Pro Truly Wireless, the Beats Fit Pro have a spatial audio feature. However, it's only available on iOS devices. You can also select head tracking, which reorients the virtual soundstage to move as your head moves. You can switch this feature to 'Off', 'Fixed', or 'Head Tracked' by holding the volume slider in the iOS menu.

The Beats Fit Pro have a great weighted harmonic distortion performance. All frequencies fall within good limits, resulting in clear and pure audio reproduction.

These are the settings used to test these headphones. Our results are only valid when using these settings.

Update 01/26/2022: When testing the noise isolation performance of these buds, we experienced issues keeping their ANC on. During our sweeps, the ANC would turn off. We tried extending the sweep length, but the ANC still turned off. We also tried wearing the headphones in our own ears. The ANC would turn off at random times without any controls being used. We believe that due to these factors, the mismatch in our graph versus our subjective experience is an isolated incident and that we don't expect to encounter it each time we review headphones. That said, some users have also reported that their units have poor noise isolation. If you experience this issue with your buds, please let us know in the discussion section below.

During our tests, our sweeps show no difference between the Beats Fit Pro's noise isolation performance when the active noise cancelling (ANC) is off, on, or when set to transparency mode, and when we started the sweep, the ANC would turn off. Since these buds have a skin sensor, we used copper tape with a wire to keep their ANC on. We also did a fit test to confirm the seal between each pass. When we conducted a subjective listening of their ANC, we could tell that some frequencies were blocked when the ANC was on compared to when off. There's also a bit of cabin pressure present, as well as white noise. Comparatively, their noise isolation performance is better than what our graph displays. That said, we don't expect to encounter this issue with every headphone we test, and this is an isolated case.

These buds block out a decent amount of noise overall. They should help cut down the low rumble of bus and plane engines, as well as office chatter. That said, like earbuds like the Jabra Elite 75t Truly Wireless, their ANC only offers a marginally better noise isolation performance over their passive capabilities. With transparency mode on, you can hear more around you, but it doesn't feel as natural as the AirPods Pro Truly Wireless.

The Beats Fit Pro's leakage performance is excellent. Their leakage is mostly concentrated in the treble range and sounds thin. That said, if you're listening to audio at high volumes, it's unlikely that others around you should hear it.

The integrated mic's recording quality is mediocre. While your voice should still be understandable, it sounds thin and muffled.

The Beats Fit Pro's integrated mic has a passable noise handling performance. It struggles to separate your voice from moderate ambient noise around you. If you need to take a call from a busy street, your voice may be drowned out altogether.

The Beats Fit Pro True Wireless have a passable battery performance. They're advertised to last roughly six hours continuously, and we measured just over five. That said, battery performance can vary depending on usage, so your real-life experience may vary. You may want to consider the Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless 3 if you value a longer continuous playback time, though, as they last over eight hours continuously.

The Beats Fit Pro's carrying case holds an extra three charges, which is one more charge than the Beats Studio Buds True Wireless. They're advertised to have a five-minute quick charge for one hour of playtime when the battery is low, and you can also use one bud while the other one charges.

The Beats app is sub-par. Unfortunately, it lacks sound customization features like an EQ or presets. You can remap the ANC controls for volume control. You can also manually switch between ANC on, transparency mode, and normal. If you're using an Android device, you can register your buds for updates.

These headphones have okay Bluetooth connectivity. Thanks to their H1 chip, you can seamlessly pair them with other devices in your Apple ecosystem. Their latency is also somewhat low on Android devices, although it's much lower on iOS, which is good if you like to stream video from your phone. However, the latency on PCs is high, and there may be delays between your audio and visuals. That said, some apps and devices compensate for latency differently, and your real-life experience may vary.

You can't use these headphones wired. They come with a USB-C to USB-C cable for charging their carrying case.

The Beats Fit Pro are fully compatible with Bluetooth-enabled PCs. However, you can't connect these buds to your PC in any other way.

These headphones come with a carrying case that holds roughly three additional charges. It has a USB-C port so that you can charge the case.