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A 10-minute quick charge when the battery is low provides about 90 minutes of playback. The Flex are a mix of wireless and traditional earbuds; Bluetooth to the phone but with a cable that sits around your neck and wires to earbuds themselves. The Beats Flex are a simple set of quality Bluetooth earbuds that… Continue reading Beats Flex wireless headphones review: pumped up value

On the left side, the three-button remote is gone, replaced by a single, round multi-function button for pause/skip/back and a separate volume rocker on the side. There’s a pill-shaped grille covering the integrated microphone, and on this side you’ll also find the USB-C connector. The Flex-Form cable that conforms to your neck feels a little… Continue reading Beats Flex wireless headphones review: pumped up value

The earphones look like they’d be good for the gym, but there’s actually no IP rating, so we can’t recommend wearing them in the rain, getting them sweaty, or rinsing them off. That said, Beats reps inform us that the USB-C connector is waterproof, and the buttons are sealed to prevent potential liquid ingress. So… Continue reading Beats Flex wireless headphones review: pumped up value

All the cables on these earbuds are flat, even the two more pliable ones that attach to the earbuds themselves. The neckband portion kind of stays put, beats studio3 but those long, rounded rectangles make curling or winding awkward. I wasn’t ever able to figure out a method that remedied my frustration here. According to… Continue reading Beats Flex wireless headphones review: pumped up value

Apple is slowly and grindingly moving away from its proprietary Lightning cable standard, and surprisingly, that shift towards USB-C continues with the low-cost Beats Flex. You get a USB-C cable in the box, but no charger, with a socket on the right control module for actual charging. Apple’s claim is that a 10-minute USB-C charge… Continue reading Beats Flex wireless headphones review: pumped up value

Consider that the iPhone giant has stopped bundling free headphones with its new devices and things become clearer. You can still buy a set of budget Lightning wired buds from Apple, but for anyone concerned with their smartphone sound, one rung up now brings you neatly towards the Beats Flex. But the other reason why… Continue reading Beats Flex wireless headphones review: pumped up value