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Beats Solo Pro
Nothing Ear (1)
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TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
Our Verdict
Beats Solo Pro Wireless
Nothing Ear (1)
The Beats Solo Pro and the Nothing Ear (1) have different strengths, and you may prefer either one. The Nothing are in-ears with a more comfortable as well as stable fit, a slightly better noise isolation performance, and have EQ presets in their companion app. However, the Beats are on-ear headphones that are better built, have a longer continuous battery life, and have an H1 chip for seamless pairing with your Apple devices.
Variants
- Solo Pro (Black)
- Solo Pro (Dark Blue)
- Solo Pro (Gray)
- Solo Pro (Ivory)
- Solo Pro (Light Blue)
- Solo Pro (Red)
- Ear (1) (Black)
- Ear (1) (White)
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Solo Pro
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Solo Pro
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Solo Pro
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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound
Neutral Sound
Threshold
Neutral Sound
7.7
7.1
Mid Accuracy
9.0
7.6
Passive Soundstage
3.0
1.0
Treble Accuracy
7.4
8.4
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
On-ear
In-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Truly Wireless
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
6.5
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.59 lbs
0.02 lbs
Clamping Force
1.2 lbs
0 lbs
Controls
7.7
7.6
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Good
Good
Feedback
Good
Decent
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
On/Off
On/Off
Talk-Through
On/Off
On/Off
Additional Controls
Voice Assistant
No
Breathability
8.4
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
1.7 °C
Portability
5.7
9.5
Portability Picture
L
7.5" (19.1 cm)
1.3" (3.3 cm)
W
6.6" (16.8 cm)
1.1" (2.9 cm)
H
2.8" (7.1 cm)
0.8" (2.1 cm)
Volume
139.00 in³ (2,277.79 cm³)
1.23 in³ (20.10 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
6.0
7.5
Case Picture
Type
Soft case
Hard case
L
6.6" (16.8 cm)
2.3" (5.9 cm)
W
5.2" (13.2 cm)
2.3" (5.9 cm)
H
2.8" (7.1 cm)
0.9" (2.4 cm)
Volume
96.00 in³ (1,573.15 cm³)
5.10 in³ (83.50 cm³)
Build Quality
8.0
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.0
7.5
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
0.95 dB
0.73 dB
Treble Amount
0.19 dB
-0.19 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
7.7
6.7
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.45 dB
0.7 dB
Bass Accuracy
8.8
9.1
Bass
Std. Err.
1.68 dB
1.28 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
10 Hz
Low-Bass
2.72 dB
-0.53 dB
Mid-Bass
1.73 dB
-1.48 dB
High-Bass
0.75 dB
-1.35 dB
Mid Accuracy
9.0
7.6
Std. Err.
1.28 dB
3.16 dB
Low-Mid
0.23 dB
-0.11 dB
Mid-Mid
0.66 dB
-2.32 dB
High-Mid
1.46 dB
-4.5 dB
Treble Accuracy
7.4
8.4
Treble
Std. Err.
3.85 dB
2.43 dB
Low-Treble
2.57 dB
-0.8 dB
Mid-Treble
2.41 dB
-1 dB
High-Treble
-2.82 dB
-3.2 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.9
7.7
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.43 dB
1.47 dB
Dips
0.74 dB
1.09 dB
Imaging
8.6
8.0
Group Delay
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.15
0.45
Weighted Phase Mismatch
3.02
3.78
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.68
1.68
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
2.33
1.62
Passive Soundstage
3.0
1.0
PRTF
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.46 dB
N/A
PRTF Size (Avg.)
0.7 dB
N/A
PRTF Distance
5.75 dB
N/A
Openness
2.3
2.2
Acoustic Space Excitation
1.9
1.8
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
No
Speaker Modeling
No
No
Room Ambience
No
No
Head Tracking
No
No
Virtual Surround
No
No
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
8.2
8.0
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.215
0.249
WHD @ 100
0.073
0.091
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
0.6700.1.81
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0
Codec
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 44.1kHz
EQ
No EQ
Balanced
ANC
On
Maximum
Tip/Pad
Default
Silicone (small)
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
7.7
7.8
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-23.18 dB
-20.84 dB
Noise Cancelling
Yes
Yes
Bass
-11.23 dB
-16.39 dB
Mid
-23.13 dB
-15.34 dB
Treble
-36.34 dB
-30.41 dB
Leakage
8.3
8.5
Leakage
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
31.54 dB
30.57 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
5.6
5.2
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
687.92 Hz
106.79 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
3.5 dB
5.19 dB
HFE
7,671.33 Hz
2,002.74 Hz
Weighted THD
54.571
11.96
Gain
3.21 dB
-4.97 dB
Noise Handling
7.0
6.9
SpNR
SpNR
13.86 dB
32.21 dB
Noise Gate
Always On
Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
7.0
6.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
7.0
7.5
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
7.2
6.1
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
24 hrs
5 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
4.0
Total Battery Life
24 hrs
25 hrs
Charge Time
1.2 hrs
0.8 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
No
Audio While Charging
No
Yes
Passive Playback
No
No
Charging Port
Lightning
USB-C
App Support
4.5
7.5
App Picture
App Name
Beats
ear (1)
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
macOS
No
No
Windows
No
No
Equalizer
No
Presets
ANC Control
On/Off
Presets
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
No
No
Button Mapping
No
Yes
Surround Support
No
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
7.1
6.8
Bluetooth Version
5.0+H1 chip
5.2
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
277.00 ft (84.43 m)
234.58 ft (71.50 m)
PC Latency (SBC)
216 ms
301 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
88 ms
186 ms
Android Latency
101 ms
208 ms
Non-Bluetooth Wireless
0.0
0.0
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Non-BT Latency
N/A
N/A
Wired
0.0
0.0
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
No
No
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
No
No
Length
N/A
N/A
Connection
No Wired Option
No Wired Option
Analog/USB Audio Latency
N/A
N/A
PC Compatibility
Analog
No
No
Wired USB
No
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
No
No
PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
No
No
PS5 Wired USB
No
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
No
No
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Analog
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
2.2
Type
No Base/Dock
Charging Case
USB Input
No
No
Line In
No
No
Line Out
No
No
Optical Input
No
No
RCA Input
No
No
Dock Charging
No
Yes
Power Supply
No Base/Dock
USB-C
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Solo Pro
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