Beats Solo 4 is the latest addition to Beats lineup. In this review, you’ll discover what makes these headphones unique and popular.
Beats Solo 4 offers a homage to the Beats Solo brand the same way it did with last year’s release of the Beats Studio Pro. After some issues with the 2019 Beats Solo Pro, the company is back on its roots, but with an Apple identity that seems to finally bring Beats to its full potential to date.
Over the past few days, BGR has tirelessly tested Beats Solo 4 before its May 2nd release. In this review, we’re talking about all the good, the bad, and in-between with Beats’ most affordable headphones. However, we already have to say that Beats put a lot of effort into these headphones, and there’s no question why the Solo lineup has ever been its most popular product.
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With an ultrathin design and only 217 grams, Beats Solo 4 is the lightest headphones ever made by Beats. Comparatively, Beats Studio Pro weighs 260 grams, and AirPods Max weighs 384 grams. Its design is similar to everything the company has offered over the years but with several improvements.
It offers a flex-grip headband, customizable sliders, and ergonomically angled ear cups. These headphones can be folded and packed into a well-made case, just like all other Beats headphones. Available in Matte Black, Slate Blue, and Cloud Pink, BGR reviewed the Matte Black Beats Solo 4, which can get some fingerprints.
The main difference from the previous iteration is the new UltraPlush on-ear cushion, which debuted with Beats Studio Pro. Compared to the premium model, I think the UltraPlus cushion works better with the Solo 4, as it sits exactly on my ears and not around it.
While I was able to use these headphones for several hours at no pause – imagine me listening to the first part of Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department for half of my working hours, I still find an issue that keeps haunting me with Beats headphones: Eventually, the rubber on the headband starts to warm the top of my head, and it starts to bother me. While it happens after the first 30 minutes of usage, I felt it usually got better with time.
In addition, I feel the headband is way better than the one on the Solo Pro, which really used to press my ears, but I can’t ignore it.
