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Updated January 10, 2024·
If you're looking for immersive music listening and don't mind the higher cost, the Beats Solo 3's over-ear design offers superior comfort and sound isolation. However, they're not the best choice for TV or gaming due to latency. In contrast, the Creative Labs Outlier Pro is more budget-friendly, offers great sound quality, and is ideal for active use with its stemless, in-ear design. It lacks the Solo 3's sound isolation but compensates with a significantly longer battery life, making it suitable for extended listening sessions. Neither has aptX support, which could affect sound quality over Bluetooth. Choose based on your priority—comfort and isolation with Beats, or affordability and battery life with Creative Labs. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Beats Solo 3
The Beats Solo 3 has no clear advantages over the Creative Labs Outlier Pro.
Advantages of the Creative Labs Outlier Pro
Very good for phone calls
Very good for exercise
Very good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Phone Calls
4.7/10
8.3/10
The Creative Labs Outlier Pro is very good for phone calls, while the Beats Solo 3 is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
5.8/10
8.9/10
The Creative Labs Outlier Pro is very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Beats Solo 3 is poor.
Noise Reduction
5.3/10
8.3/10
The Creative Labs Outlier Pro is very good for noise reduction, while the Beats Solo 3 is poor.
Battery
41.5 Hours
10.0 Hours
The Beats Solo 3 has 41.5 hours of battery life. The Creative Labs Outlier Pro has 10 hours of battery life.
Cost
$117
$45
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
The Beats Solo 3 has a price of $117 and the Creative Labs Outlier Pro costs $45.
Build Quality
8.0/10
9.0/10
The Creative Labs Outlier Pro has excellent build quality, while the Beats Solo 3 has very good build quality.
"The Beats Solo3 Wireless is an old set of headphones but still works reliably well with iPhones, due to W1 chip integration and AAC support. The Beats Solo3 Wireless holds up well today with just a few features showing its age."
"If you listen to music for extended periods such as commuting and work, and you hate having to pause to charge, give the Creative Outlier Pro wireless earbuds a try. You should be able to enjoy your tunes all day, or longer, without interruption."
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About Beats
Beats is an American, consumer-focused, audio products manufacturer. Founded originally by American rapper and producer Dr Dre, the company is now a subsidiary of Apple. Beats sells a wide range of audio products, including several models of headphones, earbuds and speakers as well as full car audio systems.
About Creative Labs
Creative Labs is a Singaporean technology company specialized in the manufacture of multimedia products. They created the world-famous Soundblaster soundcard back in 1989 which was a staple of the gaming community for a long time. Nowadays, besides still marketing their discrete audio systems, they offer a wide array of headphones, gaming headsets and speakers that still preserve that same heritage.
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