Powerbeats Pro Feature IPX4 Water Resistance Rating

[sockdoggy]

I think I’ll buy when they’re eventually updated to be IP67 or IP68 / waterproof. Would be pretty cool to wear them in the pool. BeatsX are currently working just fine for me at less than half the price and close to same functionality- especially important when the dog chews them and they need replacing...

 

[PlainviewX]

Jabara Elite Active 65t, better IP rating, less cumbersome, $70 cheaper.

 

[tongxinshe]

Why not IP68, so that it can be worn during swimming?

 

[BrokenLimits]

Why not IP68, so that it can be worn during swimming?

Bluetooth and underwater don't work well.

 

[Donnation]

Curious when review embargo is lifted.

Edit - So CNET dropped their review shortly after this comment but it's a pretty terrible review with no real world testing of battery life. I guess we will see real reviews very soon.

Terrible review? They actually gave them a pretty glowing review. Not sure what you read.

 

[blairh]

Terrible review? They actually gave them a pretty glowing review. Not sure what you read.

I said the review was terrible. Meaning the quality of the review itself.

 

[mcfly2]

Terrible review? They actually gave them a pretty glowing review. Not sure what you read.

I think that person was reviewing the review, not the product.

 

[Donnation]

I said the review was terrible. Meaning the quality of the review itself.

Ah sorry, my bad.

 

[burgman]

Bluetooth and underwater don't work well.

One would the techie’s here would know that

 

[Apple_Robert]

I want to see Apple post the rating on their site etc. Hearsay isn’t good enough.

 

[WRChris]

Bluetooth and underwater don't work well.

Isn’t the Apple Watch rated for use while swimming? Isn’t it Bluetooth enabled?

I probably wouldn’t use in ear electronics underwater regardless, but, yeah.

Never mind, I think you are talking about the actual signal getting in and out from underwater.

 

[ConfusedChris]

I’ve washed AirPods and they are fine, so I think Apple headphones are definitely resilient even if there is no water rating.

Of course, the people that washed their AirPods and ruined them won’t be posting.

 

[Baymowe335]

Generally I agree, Apple tends to undersell the water-resistance on their devices, there are reports of people dropping their iPhones >10m underwater and them still working fine afterwards, or putting their AirPods into the washing machine per accident and them coming out undamaged.

But the Powerbeats 3 were a bit of an exception to this, as there were many people who had them fail on them after a couple months because of extensive sweating, which shouldn't happen so easily on headphones of that price that are advertised as sweat-resistant. They seem to have redesigned them quite a lot with the Powerbeats Pro, and the fact that there is no wire anymore probably also decreased the possible points of failure, so between this and the IPX4 rating, I'm hopeful that they have fixed this weakness with the Powerbeats Pro.

Without data on failure rates, those stories are anecdotal and/or you don’t have the full story.
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Of course, the people that washed their AirPods and ruined them won’t be posting.

I never said they would be. They aren’t even water proof, but my anecdotal story shows I had good luck.

 

[AppleHaterLover]

I'd be surprised if $250 headphones were not sweat resistant...

 

[tridley68]

They could be completely submersible and I still won't spend my hard earned money on a pair.

 

[mcfly2]

My credit card was just charged. When I ordered (on May 3), by delivery estimate was May 14-21.

 

[gr8sho]

Meh. IPX4 is junk. I went through 3 replacements before I gave up using my Powerbeats 2 for exercise.

 

[44267547]

Why not IP68, so that it can be worn during swimming?

I honestly don’t know anyone that would wear wireless earbuds while swimming. These would be ideal for gym, running/jogging come etc., but swimming seems a bit extreme regardless of the IPX4 or IP68 rating.

 

[FightTheFuture]

Jabara Elite Active 65t, better IP rating, less cumbersome, $70 cheaper.

I’ll pay the extra $70 for H1, 9 hour battery life, Hey Siri, and the ability to use just one bud. Plus I like how my PB2 and BeatsX sound.

 

[DeepIn2U]

Macrumors had an early preview unit as well with materials included. Was the IPX4 rating not in the legal or manual materials included, or did our host not read the material to find this out?

AirPods need to be IPX4.

Meh there’s more that AirPods needs; a new in-ear small design similar to B&O E8’s or GalaxyBuds would be ideal, dual beam forming microphones like the Powerbeats Pro’s and better ambient mode.

 

[afir93]

Without data on failure rates, those stories are anecdotal and/or you don’t have the full story.

Sure, they are anecdotal, but that doesn’t change that there are many, many more of these stories about the PB3 than for example the AirPods or many other wireless headphones. Pretty much every major site with customer reviews such as Amazon has reviews that mention the issue, so do many bigger review sites and so on. You’re literally commenting on an article whose main concern is this issue and whether or not it’s fixed in the successor product.

That doesn’t mean that the PB3 aren’t good headphones in other areas, I’m sure they have many good things going for it. But personally, I wouldn’t buy them because of these concerns, and I’m sure I’m not alone.

 

[JWD]

My Beats X went through the wash machine over a year ago and work perfectly fine, even the remote buttons and microphone! Very impressed.

 

[dannys1]

I'm going to get them to use them in the jacuzzi bath and the hot tub.

 

[BeatCrazy]

Dumb question - do these also have a microphone for use on phone calls?

 

[Bswails]

I’ve washed AirPods and they are fine, so I think Apple headphones are definitely resilient even if there is no water rating.

Apparently someone also ate an AirPod, and when it came back out was still working lol