Beats Solo 4 was launched earlier this yr, and the corporate’s newest on-ear headphones made their solution to India in August. They’re outfitted with audio options discovered on dearer wi-fi headphones from Apple, together with spatial audio with dynamic head monitoring and assist for lossless audio, however lack assist for lively noise cancellation (ANC). The headphones are suitable with iOS and Android units and have an ordinary USB Sort-C port for charging. The Beats Solo 4 competes with equally priced headphones from Bose and Sony.
Pricing for the Beats Solo 4 is ready at Rs. 22,900 in India. It’s bought in three colourways — Cloud Pink, Matte Black, and Slate Blue (the corporate despatched us this variant for overview) — by way of the corporate’s on-line retailer and authorised retailers within the nation.
Beats Solo 4 Design: Light-weight and Comfy
- Dimensions – 177x158x6.8mm
- Weight – 217g
These over-the-ear headphones are principally product of plastic and seem fairly just like earlier technology fashions, other than the extra pastel-like colors that give them a barely much less edgy look. This additionally means they’re fairly mild to put on for prolonged durations, although you’ll be able to really feel them in your head. The earpads do not seem like user-replaceable, which is unlucky.
Beats Solo 4 encompasses a acquainted design
Like its predecessors, the Beats Solo 4 has the corporate’s brand embossed on each earcups. There is a small ‘4′ on the correct aspect of the adjustable headband, whereas the within of the headscarf accommodates extra textual content associated to regulatory data (proper) and a left ear indicator — none of those are seen while you’re sporting the headphones.
The headphones ship with a carrying pouch that’s barely cushioned, together with a 3.5mm audio cable and a USB Sort-C to Sort-C cable that can be utilized for lossless audio playback or to cost the headphones. You will have to buy an influence adapter individually, although.
I’ve a reasonably lengthy head and put on spectacles, however the Beats Solo 4 felt snug even after sporting them for a couple of hours at a time. Nonetheless, headphone becoming can fluctuate from individual to individual, so it is best to attempt these out at a retailer to verify they really feel snug in your head.
Beats Solo 4 Software program: Will get the Job Executed
- Software program platforms – iOS, Android
- Customisable controls – Name administration, media playback, mute/ unmute, quantity controls
Just like the Beats Studio Buds+ and the Beats Solo Buds, these wi-fi headphones work with Android smartphones and most of Apple’s units. You will must obtain the Beats companion app on the previous, whereas the identical controls are baked into the settings app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac computer systems.
You possibly can customise varied Beats Solo 4 settings on Apple units in addition to Android smartphones
You get assist for Google’s Quick Pair service on Android and Quick Pair on Home windows while you arrange the Beats Solo 4 for the primary time. In case you have an iPhone or iPad, you will see the acquainted card pop up asking you to hook up with the headphones. The system additionally works with Apple’s Discover My service, whereas Android customers can see the place the system was final related to the companion app.
The left earcup allows you to management media playback and handle calls — a single press pauses and resumes playback, whereas calls will be answered and muted with a single -press and ended with a double press. You too can push the panel’s prime and backside to extend and reduce the amount, respectively.
A button on the correct aspect have to be long-pressed to activate and switch off the Beats Solo 4. The underside of the left earcup has a 3.5mm audio port and an LED indicator that signifies when the headphones are charging and in use, whereas the correct earcup has a USB Sort-C port, an improve over the Solo 3 mannequin with a Micro USB port.
Beats Solo 4 is supplied with a 3.5mm audio port and a USB Sort-C port
Like different audio merchandise from Beats and Apple, the companion app on Android and the built-in audio settings for the Beats Solo 4 does not embody assist for equaliser presets. Which means you’ll have to depend on media apps that embody their very own EQ controls, resembling Spotify or Poweramp.
Beats Solo 4 Efficiency, Battery Life: Par for the Course
- Bluetooth model – 5.3
- Lively noise cancellation – No
- Battery life – As much as 50 hours
The Beats Solo 4 headphones are outfitted with upgraded 40mm drivers and a redesigned acoustic structure. They characteristic a impartial sound signature, which implies they’re supreme for varied genres of music, and there is not any perceptible distortion, even when listening to music on the highest quantity.
My traditional headphones testing playlist accommodates tracks that span varied genres, and the Beats Solo 4 may simply deal with it. Sasha Alex Sloan’s voice sounds extraordinarily clear on Older, whereas the mids and the bass have ample separation. The identical is true for Taylor Swift’s Daylight, the place her vocals are distinctly audible from the background music.
Abba’s Mamma Mia and Voulez-Vous sound wonderful on the Beats Solo 4, with ample emphasis on all devices. Afterglow by INXS, a monitor that usually sounds ‘muffled’ on many headphones, was clear with simply the correct quantity of bass.
The Beats Solo 4 felt snug on the ears even after an prolonged interval
Beats audio merchandise have gained a fame for providing heat, U-shaped audio, however this does not seem like the case for the Solo 4 headphones. The extraordinarily busy Yo soy María by Ástor Piazzolla and María Dueñas is a classical piece that accommodates a mixture of violin and piano which can be each distinctly audible on the headphones. That is additionally noticeable on No. 24 in A Minor, by Hilary Hahn, one other fast-paced monitor that sounded good.
As anticipated, the Beats Solo 4 headphones deal with tracks resembling Billie Eilish’s Birds Of A Feather effortlessly, and there is not any distortion, even when the amount is cranked up. The bass response on Crab Movement by NLE Choppa and Nbhd Nick’s Means Up is great.
Like different Beats Solo audio fashions (just like the Solo Buds), these wi-fi headphones don’t supply ANC assist. That is disappointing to see on a tool at this value level, particularly contemplating that equally priced wi-fi headphones ship wonderful ANC efficiency.
Whereas the shortage of ANC is perhaps a evident omission from the Beats Solo 4, the headphones supply two helpful options — spatial audio with dynamic head monitoring and lossless audio by way of USB Sort-C or 3.5mm audio ports.
I related the headphones utilizing each interfaces and located that the sound high quality was wonderful, and the wired mode permits you to use the system even when the battery is empty. In the meantime, you will want an iPhone to make use of the spatial audio with a dynamic head monitoring characteristic, and it really works reliably whereas listening to or watching supported music and movies, respectively.
Beats says that the Solo 4 is supplied with digital beam-forming microphones which can be used together with a voice concentrating on algorithm designed to enhance voice high quality on calls. This works seamlessly with the built-in noise discount characteristic on the iPhone, permitting customers to take calls whereas sporting the headphones.
You possibly can fold the Beats Solo 4 and retailer it contained in the included carrying case
The Beats Solo 4 is not outfitted with an Apple H collection or W collection chip, which implies it lacks assist for seamless switching throughout Apple units. Nonetheless, pairing it with an iPhone lets one use it throughout all linked Apple units, and the Quick Pair characteristic on Android permits customers to make use of it.
In response to the corporate, the Beats Solo 4 can ship as much as 50 hours of media playback however needless to say that is with out options like spatial audio with dynamic head monitoring or taking voice calls. After utilizing the headphones to take calls or conferences and take heed to music, I received about 5 days of use with a mean of eight hours every single day, which is someplace across the 40-hour mark.
Even when you find yourself utilizing the headphones for an prolonged interval, you should not must cost them greater than as soon as every week. The corporate says its Quick Gas characteristic permits customers to plug within the headphones to a suitable charger and get about 5 hours of playback with a 10-minute cost.
Beats Solo 4 Evaluation: Verdict
For those who’re in search of a pair of vibrant wi-fi headphones beneath the Rs. 25,000 mark that work nicely with Android smartphones and Apple merchandise, then the Beats Solo 4 is simple to advocate, thanks partially to its dependable sound high quality and wonderful battery life.
Nonetheless, in the event you do not want options like spatial audio with dynamic head monitoring or do not have an Apple system that permits you to entry the characteristic, you would possibly wish to contemplate the less expensive JBL Reside 770NC on-ear headphones.
You get a USB Sort-C cable and a 3.5mm audio cable with the Beats Solo 4
Extra superior wi-fi over-the-ear headphones in the identical value phase embody the Sony WH-1000XM4 (Evaluation), the Marshall Monitor II, and the Bose QuietComfort wi-fi headphones. Alternatively, you would anticipate the value of the Beats Solo 4 to drop earlier than buying the headphones.
These headphones supply ANC assist, which is lacking on the Beats Solo 4. The older Beats Solo Professional from 2019 is offered from some sellers in India for round Rs. 25,000, with assist for seamless switching and ANC utilizing Apple’s H1 chip, in the event you do not thoughts the deprecated Lightning port and decrease marketed battery life (22 hours and 40 hours with ANC enabled and disabled, respectively).
