Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal vs Beats Solo Pro: Which Headphones Are Better?

Tested using Methodology v1.6

Updated Feb 15, 2024 09:54 PM

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TypeOn-ear

EnclosureClosed-Back

WirelessYes

TransducerDynamic

Noise CancellingYes

MicYes

TypeOver-ear

EnclosureClosed-Back

WirelessYes

TransducerDynamic

Noise CancellingYes

MicYes

Our Verdict

Beats Solo Pro Wireless

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal

Depending on your listening habits, you may prefer either the Beats Solo Pro or the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal. The Beats have a more stable fit, a more neutral sound profile out of the box, and a better noise isolation performance. Their continuous battery life is also longer. However, some users may prefer the gaming-oriented design of the Bang & Olufsen, which are more comfortable and have a better microphone performance. They're more customizable thanks to their graphic EQ and presets, and you can use them with Xbox and PlayStation consoles.

Variants

Solo Pro (Black)
Solo Pro (Dark Blue)
Solo Pro (Gray)
Solo Pro (Ivory)
Solo Pro (Light Blue)
Solo Pro (Red)

Beoplay Portal for Xbox (Black Anthracite)
Beoplay Portal for PC/PS (Black Anthracite)
Beoplay Portal for Xbox (Grey Mist)
Beoplay Portal for PC/PS (Grey Mist)
Beoplay Portal for Xbox (Navy)
Beoplay Portal for PC/PS (Navy)

Review

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Black

Solo Pro

Black Anthracite

Beoplay Portal for Xbox

Dark Blue

Solo Pro

Black Anthracite

Beoplay Portal for PC/PS

Gray

Solo Pro

Grey Mist

Beoplay Portal for Xbox

Ivory

Solo Pro

Grey Mist

Beoplay Portal for PC/PS

Light Blue

Solo Pro

Navy

Beoplay Portal for Xbox

Red

Solo Pro

Navy

Beoplay Portal for PC/PS

Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our headphones test methodology.

Threshold

0.10

Neutral Sound

7.7

7.0

Bass Accuracy

8.8

7.1

Mid Accuracy

9.0

7.5

Passive Soundstage

3.0

5.4

Imaging

8.6

7.1

Full Comparison

Neutral Sound

7.7

7.0

Commute/Travel

7.4

7.1

Sports/Fitness

7.1

7.0

Office

7.1

Wireless Gaming

5.6

7.2

Wired Gaming

5.4

7.2

Phone Calls

6.6

7.0

Design

Style

Design Picture 2

Type

On-ear

Over-ear

Enclosure

Closed-Back

Wireless

Yes

Transducer

Dynamic

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Comfort

6.5

7.5

Comfort Picture

Weight

0.59 lbs

0.62 lbs

Clamping Force

1.2 lbs

0.9 lbs

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Controls

7.7

8.3

Controls Picture

OS Compatibility

Not OS specific

Ease Of Use

Good

Decent

Feedback

Good

Decent

Call/Music Control

Yes

Volume Control

Yes

Microphone Control

Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing

Yes

Noise Cancelling Control

On/Off

Adjustable

Talk-Through

On/Off

Adjustable

Additional Controls

Voice Assistant

Xbox Wireless Connection

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Breathability

8.4

7.1

Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference

1.7 °C

4 °C

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Portability

5.7

5.8

Portability Picture

L

7.5" (19.1 cm)

8.3" (21.1 cm)

W

6.6" (16.8 cm)

7.8" (19.8 cm)

H

2.8" (7.1 cm)

2.0" (5.1 cm)

Volume

139.00 in³ (2,277.79 cm³)

129.50 in³ (2,122.12 cm³)

Transmitter Required

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Case

6.0

0.0

Case Picture

Type

Soft case

No case

L

6.6" (16.8 cm)

N/A

W

5.2" (13.2 cm)

N/A

H

2.8" (7.1 cm)

N/A

Volume

96.00 in³ (1,573.15 cm³)

N/A

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Build Quality

8.0

Build Quality Picture

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Stability

7.0

6.5

Stability Picture

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Headshots 1

Angled Picture

Side Picture

Headshots 2

Front Picture

Rear Picture

Top

Top Picture

In The Box

In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile

Frequency Response

Bass Amount

0.95 dB

-6.7 dB

Treble Amount

0.19 dB

-2.57 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency

7.7

6.7

Consistency L

Consistency R

Avg. Std. Deviation

0.45 dB

0.69 dB

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Raw Frequency Response

Raw FR L

Raw FR R

Bass Accuracy

8.8

7.1

Bass

Std. Err.

1.68 dB

4.24 dB

Low-Frequency Extension

10 Hz

46.89 Hz

Low-Bass

2.72 dB

-8.03 dB

Mid-Bass

1.73 dB

-0.58 dB

High-Bass

0.75 dB

2.86 dB

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Mid Accuracy

9.0

7.5

Mid

Std. Err.

1.28 dB

3.37 dB

Low-Mid

0.23 dB

2.35 dB

Mid-Mid

0.66 dB

0.23 dB

High-Mid

1.46 dB

5.03 dB

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Treble Accuracy

7.4

Treble

Std. Err.

3.85 dB

Low-Treble

2.57 dB

3.6 dB

Mid-Treble

2.41 dB

-1.76 dB

High-Treble

-2.82 dB

-10.19 dB

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Peaks/Dips

7.9

7.0

Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks

1.43 dB

2.13 dB

Dips

0.74 dB

1.23 dB

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Imaging

8.6

7.1

Group Delay

Phase Response Mismatch

Weighted Group Delay

0.15

0.56

Weighted Phase Mismatch

3.02

27.14

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch

0.68

0.55

Weighted Frequency Mismatch

2.33

2.19

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Passive Soundstage

3.0

5.4

PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)

3.46 dB

2.8 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.)

0.7 dB

5.22 dB

PRTF Distance

5.75 dB

9.48 dB

Openness

2.3

3.7

Acoustic Space Excitation

1.9

3.1

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Virtual Soundstage

0.0

2.0

Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling

Speaker Modeling

On/Off

Room Ambience

Head Tracking

Virtual Surround

Dolby Atmos

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion

8.2

7.3

Weighted Harmonic Distortion

WHD @ 90

0.215

0.457

WHD @ 100

0.073

0.169

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Test Settings

Firmware

Unknown

1.4.3

Power

Connection

Bluetooth 4.2

Wireless (Proprietary)

Codec

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ

No EQ

Gaming

ANC

Maximum

Tip/Pad

Default

Microphone

Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation

7.7

6.2

Noise Isolation

Isolation Audio

Overall Attenuation

-23.18 dB

-15.62 dB

Noise Cancelling

Yes

Bass

-11.23 dB

-7.83 dB

Mid

-23.13 dB

-16.73 dB

Treble

-36.34 dB

-23.23 dB

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Leakage

8.3

7.3

Leakage

Leakage Audio

Overall Leakage @ 1ft

31.54 dB

38 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style

Integrated

Yes

In-Line

Boom

Detachable Boom

Mic

Yes

Recording Quality

5.6

6.7

Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech

LFE

687.92 Hz

239.73 Hz

FR Std. Dev.

3.5 dB

3.46 dB

HFE

7,671.33 Hz

5,747.01 Hz

Weighted THD

54.571

3.937

Gain

3.21 dB

1.17 dB

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Noise Handling

7.0

7.3

SpNR

SpNR

13.86 dB

17.93 dB

Noise Gate

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling

7.0

7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample

Speech + Subway Noise Handling

7.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample

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Active Features

Battery

7.2

7.7

Battery Type

Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life

24 hrs

11.5 hrs

Additional Charges

0.0

Total Battery Life

24 hrs

11.5 hrs

Charge Time

1.2 hrs

2.4 hrs

Power-Saving Feature

Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging

Yes

Passive Playback

Charging Port

Lightning

USB-C

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App Support

4.5

8.5

App Picture

App Name

Beats

Beoplay

iOS

Yes

Android

Yes

macOS

Windows

Equalizer

Graphic + Presets

ANC Control

On/Off

Adjustable

Mic Control

Adjustable Level

Room Effects

Playback Control

Yes

Button Mapping

Yes

Surround Support

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Connectivity

Wired Connection

0.0

7.5

Cable Picture

Analog Audio

Yes

USB Audio

USB Type A

Detachable

Yes

Length

N/A

5.80 ft (1.77 m)

Connector

No Wired Option

1/8" TRRS

Latency - Analog

13.0 ms

Latency - USB

N/A

40.6 ms

Recorded Latency

Recorded Latency Connection

USB

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Bluetooth Connection

7.1

7.7

Bluetooth Version

5.0+H1 chip

5.1

Multi-Device Pairing

2 Devices

NFC Pairing

Quick Pair (Android)

Yes

Quick Pair (iOS)

Line Of Sight Range

277.00 ft (84.43 m)

213.00 ft (64.92 m)

Latency - SBC

216 ms

270 ms

Latency - aptX

N/A

265 ms

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality)

260 ms

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)

56 ms

Latency - LDAC

N/A

Recorded Latency

Recorded Latency Codec

aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)

AAC Support

Yes

PC Latency (aptX HD)

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL)

N/A

iOS Latency

88 ms

Android Latency

101 ms

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Wireless Connection (Dongle)

0.0

7.5

Line Of Sight Range

N/A

125.00 ft (38.10 m)

Latency - Dongle

N/A

63 ms

Recorded Latency

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PC Compatibility

Analog

Audio + Microphone

Wired USB

Audio + Microphone

Non-BT Wireless

PlayStation Compatibility

PS4 Analog

Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB

Audio + Microphone

PS4 Non-BT Wireless

PS5 Analog

Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB

Audio + Microphone

PS5 Non-BT Wireless

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Xbox Compatibility

Xbox One Analog

Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless

Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Analog

Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless

Audio + Microphone

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Base/Dock

0.0

Type

No Base/Dock

Wireless Built-In

USB Input

Line In

Line Out

Optical Input

RCA Input

Dock Charging

Power Supply

No Base/Dock

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Black

Solo Pro

Black Anthracite

Beoplay Portal for Xbox

Dark Blue

Solo Pro

Black Anthracite

Beoplay Portal for PC/PS

Gray

Solo Pro

Grey Mist

Beoplay Portal for Xbox

Ivory

Solo Pro

Grey Mist

Beoplay Portal for PC/PS

Light Blue

Solo Pro

Navy

Beoplay Portal for Xbox

Red

Solo Pro

Navy

Beoplay Portal for PC/PS