Beats · Updated July 2026

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2: specs & release date

Name: Beats Powerbeats Pro 2
Brand: Beats

The Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 has no published US price yet. It earns a Gold Deskmark — 66/100 pay-blind standing, #5 of 21 in class.

Verified Jul 7, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below

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Best for Secure, stay-put fit for workouts; Long battery life, up to 45 hours with the case.
Skip if Sound quality is middling and degrades noticeably with ANC off is a dealbreaker.

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2, released 2025-02. Every price and spec below is linked to its source and dated — no guesses.

Source: beatsbydre.com verified 2026-07-07 ✓ corroborated verify in ledger

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 — Beats — Image: beatsbydre.com (© Beats)

Is the Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 a good buy?

On the spec sheet, its battery buds hr of 10 is the highest of the 22, its battery case hr of 45 is the highest of the 21, and its weight per bud of 8.7 g is the highest of the 14. By release date, it is among the newer of the 16 we date.

Evidence of Record

Our data

Independent labsmeasured it: 1
Physical metricsrecorded: 2
Outlets on record1 tested · 2 mention-only: 3

One independent lab measured this product across 2 physical metrics — noise and mdaqs overall sound. These numbers rest on a single hands-on source so far; 2 other outlets have it on record by mention only.

A coverage record, not a rating. How we count

Review consensus · sourced & dated

What reviewers say about the Beats Powerbeats Pro 2

Based on 3 reviews · 3 lab-tested · 2025-02-14–2025-04-22

Tested by SoundGuys, DC Rainmaker, TechRadar

Consistently praised

Secure, stay-put fit for workouts · 2 sources
Long battery life, up to 45 hours with the case · 2 sources
Effective active noise cancellation · 2 sources

Commonly flagged

Sound quality is middling and degrades noticeably with ANC off · 2 sources
Heart-rate monitoring is unreliable or awkward to pair · 2 sources
Only IPX4 splash-proof, not waterproof · 2 sources
Bulky charging case · 2 sources

Where reviewers disagree The headline heart-rate monitor divides sources: TechRadar called it 'beautifully implemented' and said it 'works a treat' in Nike Run Club, while DC Rainmaker, testing accuracy against a Polar H10, Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Garmin Forerunner 965, hit frequent dropouts and failed pairing and concluded it is 'simply not good enough to be useful, even for casual use.'

The sources (3)

SoundGuys lab-tested · 2025-04-22

ANC external noise reduction, averaged: 83% · MDAQS overall sound quality, ANC on (1-5): 4.6 · MDAQS overall sound quality, ANC off (1-5): 3.8

The Powerbeats Pro 2 do a great job of blocking out external noise.

With ANC disabled, the perceived sound quality of the Powerbeats Pro 2 takes a notable hit. In this scenario, the earbuds only attain an Overall Score of 3.8 on a scale from 1-5.

I noticed the hook putting some pressure on the back of my ears after a few hours.

DC Rainmaker lab-tested · 2025-02-14

After over 90 minutes of troubleshooting trying to get heart rate sensor pairing working within the Apple ecosystem, I gave up and turned to Android to capture my heart rate data for accuracy testing.

While the year is still young, this is definitely in the running for the worst optical HR sensor in a long while.

For my indoor ride, accuracy was largely quite good, until I got to the tippy-top pain locker of some hard intervals where I was sprinting a bit (then it lost track of HR).

TechRadar lab-tested · 2025-02-26

at 10 hours from the buds and a further 3.5 charges in the case (for a whopping 45-hour total) the battery life is impressive

the sound is very different, and just a little more constricted.

Sound suffers with ANC off

Specifications

Price (US)	Not published US price $249.99 shown verbatim on the official beatsbydre.com product page ("Sale Price $249.99", with no separate original price listed). Rounded to 250 per catalog convention ($249.99 -> 250, as with Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro). The Amazon listing displayed no numeric price ("High price" notice; PRICE "-" in the compare table), region-restricted at fetch time, so it does not corroborate a price. Best Buy was not fetched.
Brand	Beats
Released	2025-02
ANC	Yes
Driver (mm)	—
Battery buds hr	10
Battery case hr	45
Bluetooth	—
IP rating	IPX4
Wireless charging	Yes
Codecs	—
Weight per bud (g)	8.7

Source: beatsbydre.com (verified 2026-07-07) · corroborated by amazon.com. Re-fetched both URLs (fetch-clean.mjs). The official Beats product page (beatsbydre.com/earbuds/powerbeats-pro-2) confirmed verbatim: Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) and Transparency mode, form factor in-ear, "IPX4-rated sweat and water resistance", "Weight: (case) 69 g (bud) 8.7 g (total) 77.7 g", "Up to 45 hours of continuous playback with the charging case. And each bud gives up to 10 hours of playback per charge" (also "up to 10 hours of continuous bud playback"), and Qi wireless charging ("Works with Qi-compatible wireless chargers", "Wireless charging case"), all powered by the Apple H2 chip. Connectivity is listed only as "Class 1 Wireless Bluetooth" with no version number, and the page cites "Dual-layer drivers" with no diameter and no codec list, so bluetooth, driver_mm and codecs are null. The Amazon retailer listing (Jet Black, model MX723LL/A) corroborated Brand Beats, Form Factor In Ear/True Wireless, ANC, IPX4, "up to 10 hr continuous bud playback" / "up to 45 hours of listening time" (with case), "Class 1 Wireless Bluetooth", and the wireless Qi charging case, and states "Release Date 2/11/2025" (Date First Available February 11, 2025), giving release 2025-02. battery_buds_hr=10 and battery_case_hr=45 are the rated maximums stated on both fetched pages (45 = total listening time with charging case per catalog convention); neither fetched page broke out separate ANC-on figures as the headline rating, so the "else rated maximum" convention is used. Price $249.99 appears verbatim only on the Beats page; the Amazon page showed no numeric price at fetch time (region-restricted). Best Buy was not fetched. All non-null spec values, priceUsd, and releaseDate are explicitly supported; model identity is the exact Powerbeats Pro 2 (not a sibling/variant).

Frequently asked questions

What do reviewers say about the Beats Powerbeats Pro 2?

All three sources tested the earbuds hands-on. SoundGuys and TechRadar, the two audio-focused reviews, agree on a secure workout fit, up-to-45-hour battery life and effective ANC, but rate the sound only middling and both note it degrades with ANC off. The marquee heart-rate monitor divides the field: TechRadar found it useful in supported apps, while accuracy specialist DC Rainmaker, who reviewed the HR feature exclusively, found it inaccurate and near-impossible to pair within the Apple ecosystem. Praised: Secure, stay-put fit for workouts; Long battery life, up to 45 hours with the case; Effective active noise cancellation. Flagged: Sound quality is middling and degrades noticeably with ANC off; Heart-rate monitoring is unreliable or awkward to pair; Only IPX4 splash-proof, not waterproof; Bulky charging case; No Bluetooth multipoint. (From 3 tester reviews, 3 lab-tested.)

How much does the Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 cost?

The Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 has no published US price as of 2026-07-07.

When was the Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 released?

The Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 was released 2025-02.

What are the Beats Powerbeats Pro 2's key specs?

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 (Beats): anc Yes, battery buds hr 10, battery case hr 45, ip rating IPX4, wireless charging Yes. Full sourced spec sheet verified 2026-07-07.