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- Sound
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- Microphone
- Active Features
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Beats Studio Wireless vs Beats Studio3 Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Beats Studio Wireless
Beats Studio3 Wireless
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
Variants
- Studio Wireless (Black)
- Studio Wireless (Blue)
- Studio Wireless (Gloss Black)
- Studio Wireless (Gloss White)
- Studio Wireless (Gold)
- Studio Wireless (Matte Black)
- Studio Wireless (Metallic Sky)
- Studio Wireless (Red)
- Studio Wireless (Titanium)
- Studio Wireless (White)
- Studio3 Wireless (A-COLD-WALL* Cement)
- Studio3 Wireless (Blue)
- Studio3 Wireless (Defiant Black)
- Beats Studio3 (Matte Black)
- Studio3 Wireless (Midnight Black)
- Studio3 Wireless (Red)
- Studio3 Wireless (Shadow Grey)
- Studio3 Wireless (White)
Our Verdict
Beats Studio Wireless
Beats Studio3 Wireless
The Beats Studio3 Wireless are somewhat better headphones than the Beats Studio Wireless. They have the same stylish and polished design, but the Studio3 have a better control scheme and improved noise cancellation. They sound quite similar, but the Studio3 sound slightly better overall. The Studio3 also have a much better battery than the Studio Wireless and feature the W1 chip for improved ease of use with Apple devices. The Studio have better latency and microphone noise handling performance. They’re both decent headphones for most uses, but the more intuitive pairing process and control scheme of the Studio3 gives them an edge.
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Threshold
Mixed Usage
6.9
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
8.0
8.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.58 lbs
0.58 lbs
Clamping Force
1.09 lbs
1.1 lbs
Controls
6.5
7.3
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
iOS
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Okay
Good
Feedback
Decent
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
N/A
No
Noise Cancelling Control
No
On/Off
Talk-Through
Yes
No
Additional Controls
No
No
Breathability
6.6
6.4
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
5.5 °C
5.9 °C
Portability
6.1
6.1
Portability Picture
L
4.63"
4.6" (11.7 cm)
W
6.5"
6.5" (16.5 cm)
H
3"
3.0" (7.6 cm)
Volume
90.29 in³
90.00 in³ (1,474.83 cm³)
Transmitter Required
N/A
No
Case
8.0
8.0
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
Hard case
L
4.8"
4.8" (12.2 cm)
W
6.7"
6.7" (17.0 cm)
H
3.2"
3.2" (8.1 cm)
Volume
103 in³
103.00 in³ (1,687.86 cm³)
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.5
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
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
-0.87 dB
-0.42 dB
Treble Amount
-0.9 dB
-3.39 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
7.9
6.3
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.41 dB
0.83 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Raw FR L
Raw FR L
Raw FR R
Raw FR R
Bass Accuracy
8.5
8.1
Std. Err.
2.1 dB
2.68 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
21.81 Hz
25.57 Hz
Low-Bass
0.2 dB
-1.65 dB
Mid-Bass
2.64 dB
2.61 dB
High-Bass
2.34 dB
3.62 dB
Mid Accuracy
7.8
7.8
Std. Err.
2.9 dB
2.99 dB
Low-Mid
-3.7 dB
4.42 dB
Mid-Mid
0.87 dB
-0.78 dB
High-Mid
1.56 dB
-1.06 dB
Treble Accuracy
8.0
6.9
Treble
Treble
Std. Err.
3.49 dB
4.53 dB
Low-Treble
-1.51 dB
-2.9 dB
Mid-Treble
-2.08 dB
-3.16 dB
High-Treble
-0.04 dB
-5.79 dB
Peaks/Dips
6.6
7.6
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
2.2 dB
1.42 dB
Dips
1.96 dB
1.41 dB
Imaging
8.3
5.1
Phase Response
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.51
0.53
Weighted Phase Mismatch
6.19
57.7
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.75
0.22
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.56
5.6
Passive Soundstage
3.6
3.9
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
2.94 dB
2.1 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
0.75 dB
0.93 dB
PRTF Distance
4.63 dB
11.08 dB
Openness
4.2
2.8
Acoustic Space Excitation
2.8
2.0
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
Speaker Modeling
No
Room Ambience
No
Head Tracking
No
Virtual Surround
No
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.4
7.3
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.290
0.426
WHD @ 100
0.194
0.177
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
Power
On
Connection
Unknown
Codec
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
ANC
On
Tip/Pad
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
5.6
7.2
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-16.54 dB
-21.66 dB
Noise Cancelling
Yes
Yes
Bass
-8.18 dB
-8.03 dB
Mid
-5.44 dB
-22.18 dB
Treble
-35.21 dB
-36.18 dB
Leakage
7.8
8.2
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
35.07 dB
32.18 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
Yes
Yes
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
N/A
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.4
6.5
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
391.7 Hz
281 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
2.25 dB
2.69 dB
HFE
3,466.89 Hz
3,466.89 Hz
Weighted THD
9.048
31.636
Gain
43.27 dB
37.78 dB
Noise Handling
6.8
5.1
SpNR
19.07 dB
10.16 dB
Noise Gate
No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
5.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
4.5
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
6.7
7.6
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
11.4 hrs
23 hrs
Additional Charges
0
0.0
Total Battery Life
11.4 hrs
23 hrs
Charge Time
1.5 hrs
2 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
No
Audio While Charging
Yes
Yes
Passive Playback
No
No
Charging Port
micro-USB
micro-USB
App Support
0.0
5.0
App Picture
App Name
N/A
Beats
iOS
N/A
Yes
Android
N/A
Yes
macOS
N/A
No
Windows
N/A
No
Equalizer
N/A
No
ANC Control
N/A
On/Off
Mic Control
N/A
No
Room Effects
N/A
No
Playback Control
N/A
No
Button Mapping
N/A
No
Surround Sound
N/A
Surround Support
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
7.0
7.3
Bluetooth Version
4.0
4.2 + W1 chip
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
125 ft
297.00 ft (90.53 m)
PC Latency (SBC)
180 ms
176 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
22 ms
Android Latency
73 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
9.5
9.5
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4.29 ft
4.30 ft (1.31 m)
Connection
1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS
Wired Latency
0 ms
Analog/USB Audio Latency
0 ms
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio + Microphone
Wired USB
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC / PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PC / PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
Audio + Microphone
PS5 Wired USB
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
Xbox Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Analog
Audio Only
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
N/A
No Base/Dock
USB Input
N/A
No
Line In
N/A
No
Line Out
N/A
No
Optical Input
N/A
No
RCA Input
N/A
No
Dock Charging
N/A
No
Power Supply
N/A
No Base/Dock
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