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- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
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Beats Flex Wireless vs Beats Studio Buds True Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Beats Flex Wireless
Beats Studio Buds True Wireless
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TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
Variants
- Flex (Black)
- Flex (Flame Blue)
- Flex (Girls Don’t Cry)
- Flex (Smoke Gray)
- Flex (Yuzu Yellow)
- Flex (fragment design Black)
- Studio Buds (Black)
- Studio Buds (Moon Gray)
- Studio Buds (Ocean Blue)
- Studio Buds (Red)
- Studio Buds (SS22 Collection)
- Studio Buds (Sunset Pink)
- Studio Buds (White)
Our Verdict
Beats Flex Wireless
Beats Studio Buds True Wireless
The Beats Flex Wireless are better in-ears for their cost than the Beats Studio Buds True Wireless. While both headphones are comfortable, the Flex are more stable in-ear, have a longer continuous battery life, and have a W1 chip for seamless pairing to Apple devices. However, the Studio Buds have a truly wireless design, which some users may prefer.
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Threshold
Neutral Sound
6.9
6.7
Mid Accuracy
8.6
7.7
Treble Accuracy
6.4
7.4
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
In-ear
In-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Truly Wireless
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.5
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.04 lbs
0.02 lbs
Clamping Force
0 lbs
0 lbs
Controls
6.8
6.3
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Good
Good
Feedback
Good
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
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
Breathability
9.2
9.2
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
0.8 °C
0.8 °C
Portability
9.4
9.7
Portability Picture
L
3.7" (9.4 cm)
1.0" (2.5 cm)
W
1.2" (3.0 cm)
1.2" (3.0 cm)
H
0.4" (1.0 cm)
0.6" (1.5 cm)
Volume
1.80 in³ (29.50 cm³)
0.69 in³ (11.30 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
0.0
7.0
Case Picture
Type
No case
Hard case
L
N/A
2.0" (5.1 cm)
W
N/A
2.8" (7.2 cm)
H
N/A
1.0" (2.5 cm)
Volume
N/A
5.60 in³ (91.80 cm³)
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.5
7.0
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
2.91 dB
-1.46 dB
Treble Amount
-3.39 dB
-1.02 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
9.1
9.2
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.19 dB
0.16 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Accuracy
7.6
7.3
Std. Err.
3.56 dB
4.03 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
19.15 Hz
Low-Bass
4.22 dB
-3.23 dB
Mid-Bass
4.36 dB
-4.52 dB
High-Bass
3.21 dB
-5.14 dB
Mid Accuracy
8.6
7.7
Std. Err.
1.85 dB
3.04 dB
Low-Mid
1.54 dB
-4.34 dB
Mid-Mid
0.29 dB
-2.56 dB
High-Mid
2.2 dB
0.01 dB
Treble Accuracy
6.4
7.4
Std. Err.
5.2 dB
3.85 dB
Low-Treble
-4.19 dB
-2.53 dB
Mid-Treble
-3.9 dB
-4.4 dB
High-Treble
-3.66 dB
-8.79 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.9
8.3
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.18 dB
1.15 dB
Dips
1.58 dB
0.75 dB
Imaging
9.5
9.2
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.13
0.22
Weighted Phase Mismatch
0.8
2.86
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.17
0.16
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
0.76
1.13
Passive Soundstage
0.8
1.0
PRTF
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
N/A
N/A
PRTF Size (Avg.)
N/A
N/A
PRTF Distance
N/A
N/A
Openness
2.9
4.5
Acoustic Space Excitation
0.7
0.4
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
7.8
7.7
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.189
0.352
WHD @ 100
0.139
0.118
Test Settings
Firmware
3.7.2
v1A174
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Codec
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
No EQ
ANC
No ANC
On
Tip/Pad
Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
7.1
5.4
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-20.76 dB
-13.59 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
Yes
Bass
-10.18 dB
-4.21 dB
Mid
-15.42 dB
-13.1 dB
Treble
-36.94 dB
-24.29 dB
Leakage
9.4
9.6
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
24.73 dB
23.19 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.1
5.8
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
459.13 Hz
302.04 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
1.67 dB
3.31 dB
HFE
3,272.31 Hz
2,313.87 Hz
Weighted THD
10.161
4.155
Gain
23.28 dB
27.87 dB
Noise Handling
5.0
5.2
SpNR
15.03 dB
10.9 dB
Noise Gate
No
No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
5.0
5.0
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
5.0
5.5
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
6.2
5.9
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
11 hrs
5.1 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
2.0
Total Battery Life
11 hrs
15.3 hrs
Charge Time
1.2 hrs
0.9 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
No
Audio While Charging
No
Yes
Passive Playback
No
No
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
App Support
5.0
6.0
App Picture
App Name
Beats
Beats
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
macOS
No
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
No
No
Connectivity
Wired Connection
0.0
0.0
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
Bluetooth Connection
7.3
7.6
Bluetooth Version
5.0+W1 chip
5.2
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
NFC Pairing
No
Quick Pair (Android)
Yes
Quick Pair (iOS)
Yes
Line Of Sight Range
305.00 ft (92.96 m)
334.65 ft (102.00 m)
Latency - SBC
173 ms
288 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
30 ms
Android Latency
96 ms
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
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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