The earbuds offer up to 5 hours of battery life with noise canceling on or up to 8 hours with it off. It's still larger than an AirPods or AirPods Pro case, but it fits just fine in a pocket. I love that the pill-shaped case is much smaller than the Powerbeats Pro case. It's subtle, though, and not quite as good at blocking background noise such as cars or lawnmowers as Amazon's recent Echo Buds 2 or more expensive headphones such as the AirPods Pro and Sony's new $280 WF-1000XM4. The Beats Studio Buds also have active noise canceling, a feature that's not even available on the more expensive Powerbeats Pro. Typically, Beats offer fast pairing for iPhones but you still need to move through a few more steps to pair them with an Android phone. One unique feature that I've never seen before: When you open the Beats Studio Buds case, you'll be prompted to pair them right away with either an Android phone or an iPhone. They're also really light, so they didn't really bother me after several hours of listening. They're small and fit snugly inside my ear canal, and they stayed in even during long runs when I got sweaty.
They don't have the long stem that hangs down below your ear.
The Beats Studio Buds look better than AirPods.
