Each time I turned on the headphones, they’d connect to my iPhone within a few seconds and maintained connection throughout. Following a week of use, I didn’t encounter anything in the way of drop-outs or forgotten connections. My experience with the Solo 3’s pairing was seamless. READ NEXT: The best Bluetooth speakers to buy You don’t need to root around Bluetooth settings or a list of connectable devices, just accept and you’re on your way. It uses regular Bluetooth along with the AAC codec to transfer audio, but offers instant pairing with your iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac (with macOS Sierra).Īs long as you’ve updated to iOS 10, you only need to hold your phone next to the headphones and a screen will slide up asking you to connect. While Bluetooth pairing has improved across the board in recent years, the W1 chip gives an added leg up to Apple products. If you listen to music with headphones only sparingly – say, two hours a day – it could be three weeks before you need to recharge the Beats Solo 3.Īside from battery life, the W1 chip makes pairing with the Beats Solo 3 a painless task. That’s enough to cover you for six transatlantic flights worth of music, radio and podcast listening, or your entire working week, Monday to Friday. Thanks to the W1 chip, the Beats Solo 3 blows these out of the water with a hugely impressive 40 hours of battery life. The Solo 2 was able to muster 12 hours before charging, and more expensive headsets such as the Bowers & Wilkins P7 can make 17 hours. The battery life on the Beat Solo 3 is frankly excellent. READ NEXT: Our guide to the best wireless headphones you can buy Beats Solo 3 review: Battery life The matte black pair I received didn’t chip or peel during my time with them, but if you go for the gloss coat then you’ll have to get used to seeing your own fingerprints.
To match the iPhone 7, the Solo 3 is available in a range of six colours: gloss black, gloss white, silver, gold, rose gold and black.
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