Earlier this week, Apple’s audio brand Beats in collaboration with Fragment Design has launched a new and special edition of Powerbeats Pro. The company call this design “black-on-black” as these new wireless earbuds have a pure black finish featuring Fragment Design’s FRGMT branding and the lightning logo on the earbuds. Even the charging case of this Apple’s special edition Powerbeats Pro comes in a pure black monochromatic design. This new gadget is giving an enticing look but specifications are almost the same as the regular Powerbeats Pro.
Special Edition Powerbeats Pro Specifications
Apart from the pure black aesthetic look of the new special edition totally wireless earbuds, it comes with an Apple H1 chip. This chip allows the independent function of the two wireless earbuds like changing the volume, sharing wireless audio, etc. The new Powerbeats Pro claims to have better battery life. These earbuds come with a built-in battery which will provide 9 hours playback time after a single charge. An additional 24 hours of playback time is provided by the bundled case. It will be better for the customers to understand the performance one they use it themselves.
The most catchy feature of this special edition Powerbeats Pro is the “black-on-black” design giving an extremely exquisite outlook to this gadget. Both the wireless earbuds and the bundled case have the branding of Fragment Design to make the look very exclusive and set it apart from the Powerbeats Pro already available in the market. There are four different sizes of earplugs so that the users don’t face any difficulty fitting them inside the ear. It also comes with an adjustable ear hook so that the earbuds don’t fall off. Each of the earbuds also has a built-in sensor that will stop the music if you put it out of your ear.
You can also use the phrase “Hey Siri” for an audio-based control of the earbuds. Since the device has the option of audio-based control it comes with dual beamforming microphones, motion and speech accelerometers. This helps in recognizing speech and background noise cancelation. The earbuds have USB A type charging port. Though Apple’s special edition Powerbeats Pro will be available from 29th January 2021, the number of units up for sale has not been mentioned by the company.
Price and availability
The special edition Powerbeats Pro is priced at $249.99 which is approximately Rs 18,200. You can order these earbuds directly from the Apple website starting tomorrow. Since the number of units to be sold is unknown, you can have a look at the regular Powerbeats Pro, in case you are planning to buy either of them.
The regular Powerbeats Pro
If you check out the Apple website, the company is currently selling the Powerbeats Pro at $199.95, $50 less from the original price. These are totally wireless high-performance earphones that also provides 9 hours of playback time with a single charge. Along with the charging case, you can listen to the audio for more than 24 hours. You can use the earbuds during workouts as these are purely sweat and water-resistant. It also comes with adjustable ear hooks which are lightweight and provides stability so they won’t fall off. The regular Powerbeats Pro also has a hands-free working system and has the Apple H1 chip for better independent performance. Apart from the exclusive design in partnership with Fragment Design, the performance of both the earbuds are almost the same.
More about Fragment Design
Fragment Design is a brand from the multidisciplinary Japanese artist and designer, Hiroshi Fujiwara. Fujiwara’s designs are famous in the fashion and lifestyle domain of the modern fashion world. He collaborates with some of the leading famous brands and magazines around the world like Vogue, Converse, Supreme, Levi’s, etc. His main designs and contributions are spotted in sneakers and menswear. Fragment Design has also collaborated with Starbucks before. It is very different and unique to bring such a brilliant designer onboard to the realms of tech thus blending it with fashion.
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