If you tell me that new wireless headphones are going to be launched that can make direct competition to the AirPods Pro, a priori I doubt very much that they are up to the task. Because a lot of technology is packed into such a small device.
But if it turns out that the manufacturer is Bang & Olufsen, things change. If someone is capable of making headphones with a quality level equal to or higher than Apple's AirPods Pro, it is undoubtedly the Danish firm. The new Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EQ. And they are spectacular.
The Danish firm specializing in premium audio devices Bang & Olufsen has just presented its new Beoplay EQ in-ear headphones, which surpass the AirPods Pro in performance, and although it seems impossible, also in price.
So by boat soon, the Danes have presented them with spectacular features: wireless charging, adaptive active noise cancellation, and great battery life.
They are already announced in the site from B&O, with an expected initial delivery date for the 19 August. They cannot be purchased yet, but you can sign up for an email alert that will notify you when they are available for sale.
In principle, the headphones themselves have more battery life than the AirPods Pro (6,5 hours compared to 4,5 hours for Apple's). On the other hand, if we also count the battery of the cases, AirPods Pro win the game. In total, 20 hours counting the recharges of the boxes compared to 24 hours of the AirPods Pro.
They outperform the AirPods Pro .. even in price.
The Beoplay EQ use Bluetooth 5.2 (AirPods Pro 5.0) and are compatible with the protocols AAC, SBC y aptX Adaptive. And as you can imagine, the B&O also surpass the Apple in the Price. Now the AirPods Pro that cost 279 Euros will seem cheap to you compared to the Beoplay EQ that will be sold for about 450 Euros of nothing….