When you turn the Beats Studio 3 Wireless on, you’ll see a pop-up prompt appear on your iPhone with a spinning 3D model of the headphones. This is a custom wireless chipset that takes the wrinkles out of the connection process when hooking up with an iPhone or iPad. Connectivity and battery lifeĪpple’s W1 chip is one of the key changes in the Beats Studio 3 Wireless. Oval cut-outs in the pads give enough room for most ears, and over-ear headphones like this avoid the ear fatigue problems common among on-ear headphones, like the Beats Solo 3 Wireless and the new Beats Solo Pro. The Beats Studio 3 Wireless are also very comfortable.
And there’s a well-judged bit of resistance in the fold-up hinge of the headband that stops the stems from flapping around like broken arms with normal use. Beats has been criticized for the build of its headphones over the years, but the Beats Studio 3 Wireless seem perfectly well-built to us. Unless you’re desperate for headphones made of real leather, aluminum or Alcantara, it doesn’t matter too much, though. The pads use synthetic leather that, while soft, looks fake from 2ft away. Most of the Beats Studio 3 Wireless frame is plastic. There’s nothing new to see here in terms of build.
