Apple's Powerbeats 3 Bluetooth headphones with W1 chip and 12-hour battery life

After being announced on Apple's iPhone 7 in September, the company's lightweight Powerbeats3 headphones, which feature the patented W1 chip for superior wireless connectivity, are now beginning to fall into the hands of consumers.

 

 The $ 199.95 Powerbeats3 wireless headphones can now be found on some Apple shelves, albeit in extremely limited quantities and sold fairly quickly. The Bluetooth headset comes in a total of five colors: white, yellow, blue, black and red.

The basic shape and function of the new Powerbeats is similar to its predecessor, although the color has been adjusted to remove an inner strip that appeared on the Powerbeats2 model handset.

  

Inside, however, the Powerbeats3 has seen major changes, especially the addition of the W1 chip, which helps Apple to improve the battery life of new sports headphones at a nominal 12-hour operating time.

Apple has also included a feature called "Fast Fuel", which gives 1 hour of playback time with only 5 minutes of connected load. The charge is made through micro USB, not Lightning.

 

The W1 chip also makes pairing the Powerbeats3 a simple dead iPhone. For us, the initial setup was as basic as pressing the power button for a second, and then a pairing indicator appeared immediately on our iPhone SE.

Another advantage of the W1 chip and its pairing process is that it will automatically connect and switch to other compatible Apple devices connected to the same iCloud account. This means that you can go from using the Powerbeats3 with your iPhone to your Apple Watch for a workout without using the phone without the need to uncouple and re-pair Bluetooth.

 

Apple also says that the Powerbeats3 has an "improved ergonomic design," which allows improved sound with dual-controller acoustics. The headphones are also shipped with multiple eartips that users can swap out for their preferred fit and comfort. Built-in controls allow users to turn Siri on, take phone calls, and control music.

Designed for athletes, the Powerbeats3 are also sweat and water resistant. And the clips around the ear ensure that they do not fall during a vigorous workout.

Apple began taking orders for the Powerbeats3 wireless headset a few weeks ago, just before the end of October. However, inventory has only been extended since, with limited retail availability. The Powerbeats3 are only the second headphones on the market with Apple's patented W1 chip, following the launch of the Beats Solo3 Wireless in September. Informal testing found that the W1 chip allows use over distances of up to 400 feet, notably beyond the distance for which typical Class 1 Bluetooth devices are classified.

 
 Despite the improved availability of the Powerbeats3, the most anticipated W1 headsets - Apple's fully wireless AirPods - have not yet been shipped to consumers, having failed to launch in October.
Completing the Apple line of the W1 headphones are the headphones covered with Beats X neck. Like AirPods, they still have to ship, with the Apple website simply saying that the Beats X are "coming this fall."
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