New 79 Beats earbuds get ludicrous battery life but a different way to charge [Video]

Beats has announced its cheapest pair of wireless earbuds to date in an eye-catching transparent red colour, but the £79.95 Solo Buds are missing something most other rivals have. Their carry case does not have a battery in it so the buds don’t recharge when you pop them back in the case – you have to put them in and connect the case to a charger.

This is of course how you would charge the case and buds back up normally, but without a battery in the case, you must always plug into USB-C power if you want to top the buds up at all, unlike virtually all other Bluetooth buds which have a battery in the case for on-the-go top ups. Beats seems to have made this decision for two reasons: to make the buds and case as small as possible, and because the Apple-owned company claims the Solo …

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