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Beats Fit Pro (1st Gen) - True Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds - Active Noise Cancelling - Sweat Resistant Earphones…

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Best for

Best for workouts

Amazon rating

★★★★★4.3(32,150)

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Verdict scoreGreat
82/ 100

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Updated May 13, 2026 · 1 min read

Beats Fit Pro (1st Gen) - True Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds - Active Noise Cancelling - Sweat Resistant Earphones…

Synthesis sources

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10reviewers read1 trusted5 mixed

Trusted contributors: r/headphones

The consensus

What reviewers found

Synthesized across the trust-weighted source mix below.

Across the reviewers we read, the Beats Fit Pro is the consensus pick for in-ear workout buds. RTINGS — a high-trust source — rates them great for sports and fitness, citing the stability fin design that keeps them anchored during runs. Best Buy verified-purchase reviews and Amazon's 32,150-review pool at 4.3 stars corroborate, and r/beatsbydre long-term reviewers call them their best earbuds ever owned and praise dual Apple/Android compatibility.

What reviewers liked

  • RTINGS high-trust rating for sports and fitness use
  • Wingtip design praised across reviewers for run/workout stability
  • Apple H1 chip enables fast pairing and switching on iOS, with full Android compatibility
  • Long Amazon track record: 4.3 stars across 32,150 reviews

Where it falls short

  • r/headphones high-trust thread reports defective units with chirping and no bass
  • ANC is below current flagships per r/beatsbydre comparisons to AirPods Pro 3
  • Original 2021 design means newer competitors have better codecs and battery
  • Quality-control variance is a recurring theme across negative reviews

Across the reviews

Synthesis · not our verdict

Across the reviewers we read, the Beats Fit Pro is the consensus pick for in-ear workout buds. RTINGS — a high-trust source — rates them great for sports and fitness, citing the stability fin design that keeps them anchored during runs. Best Buy verified-purchase reviews and Amazon's 32,150-review pool at 4.3 stars corroborate, and r/beatsbydre long-term reviewers call them their best earbuds ever owned and praise dual Apple/Android compatibility.

The conflicting signal is worth surfacing honestly. A widely-upvoted r/headphones thread titled 'Beats Fit Pro suck actual ass' describes hardware defects, and r/Earbuds has multiple threads citing 'high pitched noise, chirping, no bass.' This appears to be quality-control variance on an older product (released 2021) rather than a fundamental design flaw, but buyers should keep return options open.

For active users on either iOS or Android wanting wingtip stability, ANC, and H1 chip-level Apple integration at $149, the trust-weighted consensus remains favorable — but the negative tail is real and reviewers are openly split on long-term reliability.

Key specs

Source: Amazon listing
Feature 1
Flexible, secure-fit wingtips for all-day comfort and stability
Feature 2
Custom acoustic platform delivers powerful, balanced sound
Feature 3
Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking for immersive music, movies, and games
Feature 4
Three distinct listening modes: Active Noise Cancelling, and Transparency Mode, and Adaptive EQ
Feature 5
Enhanced by the Apple H1 chip for Automatic Switching, Audio Sharing (with another pair of Beats headphones or Apple AirPods), and “Hey Siri”
Feature 6
Sweat and water resistant (IPX4-rated) earbuds
Feature 7
Up to 6 hours of listening time (up to 24 hours combined with pocket-sized charging case)
Feature 8
High-quality call performance and voice assistant interaction via built-in microphones

What customers say

2 verified voices
Overall best earbuds I've ever owned. 8/10 IMO. Great fit. Great features and plays well with both android, windows and apple devices. Battery life is great as ...
Mixedvia r/beatsbydre
I recently got the Beats fit pro noise cancelling earbuds. Let me tell you these things are ACTUAL GARBAGE. And for the price point it's just ridiculous.
Trustedvia r/headphones

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