Beats Powerbeats2 vs Powerbeats3 Wireless

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Beats Powerbeats2 Wireless
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Our Verdict

Beats Powerbeats2 Wireless

Beats Powerbeats3 Wireless

The Beats Powerbeats3 Wireless are a good upgrade over the previous Beats Powerbeats2 Wireless model. While the design is fairly the same, a few performance adjustments were done. The in-line remote now offers decent feedback and buttons are now easy to push. They also have a more neutral-sounding sound with a small bass overemphasis, instead of having a really boomy and cluttered sound profile. The Powerbeats3 also have more than double the Powerbeats 2’s battery life, and take less time to charge fully.

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  • Powerbeats 2 Wireless (Black)
  • Powerbeats 2 Wireless (Blue)
  • Powerbeats3 Wireless (Asphalt Grey)
  • Powerbeats3 Wireless (Break Blue)

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Pink
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Design

Style  

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Type  

Locked
Locked

Enclosure  

Locked
Locked

Wireless  

Locked
Locked

Transducer  

Locked
Locked

Mic  

Locked
Locked
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Comfort 
 

N/A
N/A

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Weight  

Lock lbs
Lock lbs

Clamping Force 
 

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Lock lbs
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Controls 
 

N/A
N/A

Controls Picture  

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OS Compatibility 
 

N/A

Ease Of Use  

Locked
Locked

Feedback  

Locked
Locked

Call/Music Control  

Locked
Locked

Volume Control  

Locked
Locked

Microphone Control  

Locked

Channel Mixing 
 

N/A

Noise Cancelling Control  

N/A
N/A

Talk-Through 
 

N/A
N/A

Additional Buttons  

Locked
Locked
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Breathability 
 

N/A
N/A

Breathability Before Picture  

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Breathability After Picture  

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Avg.Temp.Difference  

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Portability 
 

N/A
N/A

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Lock"

 

Lock"
Lock"

 

Lock"
Lock"

Volume  

Lock in³
Lock in³

Transmitter Required  

N/A
N/A
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Case 
 

N/A
N/A

Case Picture  

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Type  

Locked
Locked

 

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Lock"
N/A

 

Lock"
N/A

Volume  

Lock in³
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

N/A
N/A

Build Quality Picture  

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Stability 
 

N/A
N/A

Stability Picture  

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Cable  

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Detachable  

Locked
N/A

Length  

N/A

Connection  

N/A
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Headshots 1  

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Side Picture  

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Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

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Side Picture  

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Rear Picture  

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Top  

Front Picture  

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Top Picture  

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Rear  

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Top  

Top Picture  

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In The Box  

In the box Picture  

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

Lock dB

Treble Amount 
 

Lock dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

N/A
N/A

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

N/A
N/A

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

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Lock dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

Lock Hz
Lock Hz

Low-Bass 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid-Bass 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

High-Bass 
 

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Lock dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

N/A
N/A

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

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Low-Mid 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid-Mid 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

High-Mid 
 

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Treble Accuracy 
 

N/A
N/A

Treble  

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Low-Treble 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid-Treble 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

High-Treble 
 

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Peaks/Dips 
 

N/A
N/A

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

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Dips 
 

Lock dB

Imaging 
 

N/A
N/A

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Error 
 

Lock°

Weighted Group Delay 
 

Lock

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

Lock dB
Lock

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

Lock dB
Lock

Driver Mismatch (Phase) 
 

Lock°

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

Lock
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Soundstage 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A

PRTF Error 
 

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PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A

Openness 
 

0.0
0.0

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.0
0.0

Correlated Crosstalk 
 

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

N/A
N/A

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

Lock

WHD @ 100 
 

Lock

Total Harmonic Distortion 
 

N/A
N/A

Distortion  

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Weighted THD @ 90 
 

Lock

Weighted THD @ 100 
 

Lock
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

N/A
N/A

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Noise Cancelling  

Locked
Locked

Bass 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Mid 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Treble 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Self-Noise 
 

Lock dB
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Leakage 
 

N/A
N/A

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Locked

In-line 
 

Locked

Boom 
 

Locked

Detachable Boom 
 

N/A

Mic  

Locked
Locked
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Recording Quality 
 

N/A
N/A

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

Lock Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

Lock dB

HFE 
 

Lock Hz

Weighted THD 
 

Lock

Gain 
 

Lock dB
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Noise Handling 
 

N/A
N/A

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

Speech + Subway Noise  

SpNR 
 

Lock dB
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Active Features

Wireless 
 

N/A
N/A

Type 
 

Locked

Obstructed Range 
 

Lock ft

Line of Sight Range 
 

Lock ft
Lock ft

NFC 
 

Locked
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Latency  

N/A
N/A

Base Latency 
 

Lock ms
Lock ms

aptX Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

aptX(LL) Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Battery 
 

N/A
N/A

Battery Type 
 

Locked
Locked

Battery Life 
 

Lock hrs

Continuous Battery Life 
 

Lock hrs

Additional Charges 
 

Lock

Total Battery Life 
 

Lock hrs

Charge Time 
 

Lock hrs
Lock hrs

Power Saving Feature 
 

Locked
Locked

Audio While Charging 
 

Locked
Locked

Passive Playback 
 

Locked
Locked

Charging Port  

Locked
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App Support 
 

N/A
N/A

App Picture  

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App Name  

N/A

iOS  

Locked

Android  

N/A

macOS  

N/A

Windows  

N/A

Equalizer 
 

N/A

ANC Control 
 

N/A

Mic Control  

N/A

Room effects 
 

N/A

Playback Control 
 

N/A

Button Mapping  

N/A

Surround Sound  

N/A
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

N/A
N/A

Bluetooth Version 
 

Locked

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

Locked

NFC Pairing 
 

Locked

Line of Sight Range 
 

Lock ft
Lock ft

Default Latency 
 

Lock ms
Lock ms

aptX Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

aptX(LL) Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Line of Sight Range 
 

N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A

Wired 
 

N/A
N/A

Cable Picture  

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Analog Audio 
 

N/A

USB Audio 
 

N/A

Detachable  

Locked
N/A

Length  

N/A

Connection  

N/A

Wired Latency 
 

N/A
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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC / PS4 Analog 
 

Locked

PC / PS4 Wired USB 
 

Locked

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Locked

Xbox One Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Locked

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

Locked

Xbox One Wireless 
 

Locked

Base/Dock 
 

N/A
N/A

Type 
 

N/A

USB Input 
 

N/A

Line In 
 

N/A

Line Out 
 

N/A

Optical Input 
 

N/A

RCA Input 
 

N/A

Dock Charging 
 

N/A

Power Supply 
 

N/A
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Black
Powerbeats 2 Wireless
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Powerbeats3 Wireless
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Blue
Powerbeats 2 Wireless
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Break Blue
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Flash Blue
Powerbeats 2 Wireless
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Brick Red
Powerbeats3 Wireless
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Powerbeats 2 Wireless
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Red
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