Apple Unveils Beats Solo 4 Headphones & Solo Buds: Shop the New Release

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Get your summer playlists ready: Beats just announced a new lineup of headphones and earbuds, including Beats Solo 4, which feature upgraded sound technology, Personalized Spatial Audio and a battery that lasts for up to 50 hours. Solo 4 features a Fast Fuel option that gives you 5 hours of playtime after just 10 minutes of charging.

Announced on April 30, Beats Solo 4 headphones retail for $199 and are available in Matte Black, Slate Blue and Cloud Pink 4. The headphones weigh just over 7 ounces (217 grams) and feature UltraPlush ear-cushions, a flex-grip headband with customizable sliders, upgraded beam-forming microphones and ergonomically angled ear cups. Internally, Beats Solo 4 have been “re-engineered for incredible high-fidelity acoustics,” according to a press release.

Solo 4 has one-touch, capabilities that allow you to play music, take calls, use voice assistant and adjust the volume with the touch of a button. Beats Solo 4 includes Bluetooth, USB-C connectivity and custom-built, 40mm transducers to “minimize electronic artifacts, latency, and distortion for extraordinary clarity and range.”

Looking for Last-Minute Mother’s Day gift? The all-new Beats Solo 4 are available at major retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Apple.com. And if you’re a Prime Member or Walmart+ member you can have them delivered in a flash (Target also offers Drive Up, in-store pickup and delivery options).

Beats Solo Buds retail for $79.99 and will be released in June. The next-generation Solo Buds are available in Matte Black, Storm Gray, Arctic Purple and Transparent Red.

“Our newly expanded Solo line delivers remarkable value, offering exceptional sound quality, battery life and comfort in our most portable designs,” Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music, Apple TV+, Sports, and Beats said in a statement. “Beats Solo 4 takes our bestselling headphone to the next level with outstanding performance upgrades, and the all-new Beats Solo Buds pack impressive power in our smallest product yet.”

Beats Solo Buds features 18 hours of battery life and seamless, USB-charging with one-touch pairing to iOS and Android systems. Ahead of the new release, Beats Studio Buds are 47% at select retailers. Get them on sale for $79.99 (reg. $150) below.