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- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
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Beats Solo Pro Wireless vs Anker Soundcore Life Q30 Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Beats Solo Pro
Anker Soundcore Life Q30 Wireless
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TypeOn-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Variants
- Solo Pro (Black)
- Solo Pro (Dark Blue)
- Solo Pro (Gray)
- Solo Pro (Ivory)
- Solo Pro (Light Blue)
- Solo Pro (Red)
- Soundcore Life Q30 (Black)
- Soundcore Life Q30 (Midnight Blue)
- Soundcore Life Q30 (Sakura Pink)
Our Verdict
Beats Solo Pro Wireless
Anker Soundcore Life Q30 Wireless
The Beats Solo Pro and the Anker Soundcore Life Q30 Wireless are casual-use headphones with different strengths. The Beats are better-built and leak less audio. However, the Anker have a more comfortable fit, a better battery performance, and their ANC has a better full range noise isolation performance. You can also customize their sound profile using their companion app's graphic EQ and presets, and you can pair them with up to two devices at a time.
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Neutral Sound
Threshold
Neutral Sound
7.7
7.0
Bass Accuracy
8.8
6.9
Mid Accuracy
9.0
7.5
Passive Soundstage
3.0
5.0
Imaging
8.6
6.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
On-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
6.5
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.59 lbs
0.58 lbs
Clamping Force
1.2 lbs
0.9 lbs
Controls
7.7
7.5
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Good
Decent
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
Voice Assistant
Breathability
8.4
5.9
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
1.7 °C
7.2 °C
Portability
5.7
6.2
Portability Picture
L
7.5" (19.1 cm)
6.9" (17.5 cm)
W
6.6" (16.8 cm)
6.8" (17.3 cm)
H
2.8" (7.1 cm)
1.7" (4.3 cm)
Volume
139.00 in³ (2,277.79 cm³)
80.00 in³ (1,310.96 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
6.0
7.5
Case Picture
Type
Soft case
Hard case
L
6.6" (16.8 cm)
8.9" (22.6 cm)
W
5.2" (13.2 cm)
7.4" (18.8 cm)
H
2.8" (7.1 cm)
2.3" (5.8 cm)
Volume
96.00 in³ (1,573.15 cm³)
152.00 in³ (2,490.82 cm³)
Build Quality
8.0
7.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.0
6.5
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
Sound Profile
Normalization Frequency
550 Hz
Bass Amount
0.95 dB
6.6 dB
Treble Amount
0.19 dB
0.8 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
7.7
6.9
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.45 dB
0.65 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
8.8
6.9
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
1.68 dB
6.8 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
20 Hz
Low Bass
2.72 dB
6.68 dB
Mid Bass
1.73 dB
7.97 dB
High Bass
0.75 dB
5.1 dB
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
9.0
7.5
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
1.28 dB
2.39 dB
Low Mid
0.23 dB
2.36 dB
Mid-Mid
0.66 dB
-0.93 dB
High Mid
1.46 dB
-2.62 dB
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
7.4
7.8
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
3.85 dB
2.63 dB
Low Treble
2.57 dB
-0.34 dB
Mid Treble
2.41 dB
2.4 dB
High Treble
-2.82 dB
1.06 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.9
7.3
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.43 dB
1.45 dB
Dips
0.74 dB
2.18 dB
Imaging
8.6
6.1
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.15
0.22
Weighted Phase Mismatch
3.02
58.08
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.68
0.47
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
2.33
2.68
Passive Soundstage
3.0
5.0
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.46 dB
2.54 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
0.7 dB
6.44 dB
PRTF Distance
5.75 dB
7.8 dB
Openness
2.3
1.2
Acoustic Space Excitation
1.9
4.4
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
8.2
7.8
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.215
0.211
WHD @ 100
0.073
0.133
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
02.10
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth
Codec
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
Test Instrument
Audio Precision APx517B
EQ
No EQ
Default
ANC
On
Transport
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation - Full Range
7.7
8.8
Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph
Noise Cancelling
Yes
Yes
Overall Attenuation
-23.18 dB
-23.36 dB
Isolation Audio
Bass
-11.23 dB
-21.30 dB
Mid
-23.13 dB
-19.19 dB
Treble
-36.34 dB
-30.48 dB
Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
8.3
Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph
Airplane Noise Attenuation
-18.73 dB
Airplane Noise Isolation Audio
Office Noise Attenuation
-19.30 dB
Office Noise Isolation Audio
Street Noise Attenuation
-20.67 dB
Street Noise Isolation Audio
Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
Female Voice 1
Male Voice 1
Female Voice 2
Male Voice 2
Leakage
8.3
6.2
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
31.54 dB
43.98 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
6.9
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
687.92 Hz
276.97 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
3.5 dB
2.31 dB
HFE
7,671.33 Hz
4,561.4 Hz
Weighted THD
54.571
2.173
Gain
3.21 dB
5.52 dB
Noise Handling
7.0
5.6
SpNR
13.86 dB
12.36 dB
Noise Gate
Always On
No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
7.0
6.0
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
7.0
5.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
7.2
8.9
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
24 hrs
44.3 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
24 hrs
44.3 hrs
Charge Time
1.2 hrs
1.7 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
Auto-Off Timer
Audio While Charging
No
No
Passive Playback
No
Yes
Charging Port
Lightning
USB-C
App Support
4.5
8.0
App Picture
App Name
Beats
Anker Soundcore
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
macOS
No
No
Windows
No
No
Equalizer
No
Graphic + Presets
ANC Control
On/Off
Adjustable
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
No
No
Button Mapping
No
No
Surround Support
No
No
Connectivity
Wired Connection
0.0
7.8
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
No
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
No
Yes
Length
N/A
4.10 ft (1.25 m)
Connector
No Wired Option
1/8" TRS
Latency - Analog
10.0 ms
Latency - USB
N/A
N/A
Recorded Latency
Recorded Latency Connection
Analog
Bluetooth Connection
7.1
8.3
Bluetooth Version
5.0+H1 chip
5.010
Multi-Device Pairing
No
2 Devices
NFC Pairing
No
Quick Pair (Android)
No
Quick Pair (iOS)
No
Line Of Sight Range
277.00 ft (84.43 m)
335.00 ft (102.11 m)
Latency - SBC
216 ms
233 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
88 ms
Android Latency
101 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
Audio Only
Wired USB
No
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
No
Audio Only
PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
No
Audio Only
PS5 Wired USB
No
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
No
Audio Only
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Analog
No
Audio Only
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
USB Input
No
No
Line In
No
No
Line Out
No
No
Optical Input
No
No
RCA Input
No
No
Dock Charging
No
No
Power Supply
No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
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