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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Profile: Target Compliance
    5. Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
    6. Treble Profile: Target Compliance
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation - Full Range
    2. Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
    3. Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
    4. ANC Wind Handling
    5. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
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Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless vs Beats Fit Pro True Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Apple AirPods (3rd generation)
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Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless Picture
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Picture
TypeEarbuds
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureOpen-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeIn-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
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Variants

  • AirPods (3rd generation) (Lightning Charging Case - White)
  • AirPods (3rd generation) (White)
  • Fit Pro (Black)
  • Fit Pro (Black Sparkle - Alo Yoga)
  • Fit Pro (Coral Pink)
  • Fit Pro (Dune)
  • Fit Pro (Earth)
  • Fit Pro (Moon)
  • Fit Pro (Sage Gray)
  • Fit Pro (Stone Purple)
  • Fit Pro (Tidal Blue)
  • Fit Pro (Volt Yellow)
  • Fit Pro (White)

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Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless

Beats Fit Pro True Wireless

The Beats Fit Pro True Wireless are better in-ears than the Apple AirPods (3rd generation). The Beats have a more stable in-ear fit and have an ANC system that helps block more ambient noise around you, and their mic offers somewhat better performance. However, the Apple are more comfortable and better built. They also have a better battery performance.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.1
7.2

Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

6.3
9.1

Passive Soundstage 
 

2.9
0.8

Imaging 
 

9.2
6.3

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.0
8.6

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless Design Picture 2
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Earbuds
In-ear

Enclosure  

Open-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.0
6.5

Comfort Picture  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless Comfort Picture
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.02 lbs
0.03 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

N/A
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

5.5
6.3

Controls Picture  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless Controls Picture
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Great
Good

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

No
No

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

No
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

9.7
9.5

Portability Picture  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless Portability Picture
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Portability Picture

L  

1.2" (3.1 cm)
1.4" (3.5 cm)

W  

0.8" (2.1 cm)
1.0" (2.5 cm)

H  

0.6" (1.6 cm)
0.9" (2.4 cm)

Volume  

0.62 in³ (10.20 cm³)
1.28 in³ (21.00 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

8.5
7.5

Case Picture  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless Case Picture
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

L  

2.1" (5.4 cm)
2.5" (6.3 cm)

W  

1.8" (4.6 cm)
2.4" (6.2 cm)

H  

0.8" (2.1 cm)
1.1" (2.9 cm)

Volume  

3.28 in³ (53.80 cm³)
6.90 in³ (113.00 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.5
8.0

Stability Picture  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless Stability Picture
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless Angled Picture
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless Side Picture
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless Front Picture
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless Rear Picture
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless Top Picture
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

1,200 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

-5.1 dB
-1.18 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-2.3 dB
-1.31 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

7.5
6.7

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.5 dB
0.68 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

6.3
9.1

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

7.8 dB
1.28 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

40.02 Hz
17.31 Hz

Low Bass 
 

-10.47 dB
1.53 dB

Mid Bass 
 

-1.36 dB
1.4 dB

High Bass 
 

-0.53 dB
0.49 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.0
8.6

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.13 dB
1.83 dB

Low Mid 
 

-0.09 dB
-0.01 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-1.29 dB
1.01 dB

High Mid 
 

1.06 dB
2.76 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.5
8.1

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

2.9 dB
2.86 dB

Low Treble 
 

-1.79 dB
2.48 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-2.93 dB
0.51 dB

High Treble 
 

-9.72 dB
-7.52 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.5
7.9

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.39 dB
1.57 dB

Dips 
 

2.08 dB
0.48 dB
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Imaging 
 

9.2
6.3

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.25
0.28

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.69
63.14

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.24
0.86

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.18
1.15
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Passive Soundstage 
 

2.9
0.8

PRTF  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless PRTF
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

9.3
1.7

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.4
1.6
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.9
2.9

Virtual Soundstage  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Virtual Surround 
 

Spatial Audio
Spatial Audio
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.6
8.1

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.405
0.267

WHD @ 100 
 

0.127
0.083
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

6F21.
4B65

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 44.1kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Adaptive EQ
Default

ANC 
 

No ANC
Off

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

1.7
8.3

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

No
Yes

Overall Attenuation 
 

-3.75 dB
-21.94 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

-0.02 dB
-17.5 dB

Mid 
 

-0.95 dB
-23.13 dB

Treble 
 

-11.36 dB
-25.81 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

1.9

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-3.32 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-3.35 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-3.57 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless ANC Wind Handling Graph

ANC Wind Noise 
 

N/A

Leakage 
 

7.0
8.6

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

39.46 dB
29.62 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

6.0
6.1

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

67.27 Hz
232.91 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.25 dB
3.62 dB

HFE 
 

1,659.96 Hz
2,560 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

3.887
3.741

Gain 
 

18.34 dB
22.16 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

5.5
6.1

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

12.16 dB
12.29 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

5.5
6.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.5
5.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.2
6.0

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

6.8 hrs
5.2 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

5.0
3.0

Total Battery Life 
 

40.8 hrs
20.8 hrs

Charge Time 
 

0.8 hrs
1.3 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Standby mode
No

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

Lightning
USB-C
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App Support 
 

5.0
5.5

App Picture  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless App Picture
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless App Picture

App Name  

iOS Interface
Beats

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

No
Yes

macOS  

Yes
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
No

ANC Control 
 

No
On/Off

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
Yes

Surround Support 
 

Yes
Yes
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Apple AirPods (3rd generation) Truly Wireless Cable Picture
Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

No
No

Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Connector 
 

No Wired Option
No Wired Option

Latency - Analog 
 

N/A

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Connection  

No Wired Audio
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

7.2
6.8

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0+H1 chip
5.0+H1 chip

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

Yes

Line Of Sight Range 
 

205.05 ft (62.50 m)
172.24 ft (52.50 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

184 ms
173 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC

AAC Support 
 

Yes

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

95 ms

Android Latency 
 

139 ms
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
No

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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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 
 

2.2
2.2

Type 
 

Charging Case
Charging Case

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Supply 
 

Lightning
USB-C
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