Summary
Despite its shape, theBeats Pillmight be one of the most ironically named products.
The Pill is no pill.
The new Beats Pill is completely redesigned and boasts better sound performance than ever before.
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It delivers native ecosystem benefits with an enhanced experience for both Apple and Android customers.
Price and Availability
The Beats Pill retails for $149.99 and is available to order now.
It comes in black, red, and gold colors at launch.
The new Beats Pill is completely redesigned and boasts better sound performance than ever before. It delivers native ecosystem benefits with an enhanced experience for both Apple and Android customers.
Whats New With the Beats Pill?
Though its goal of being a portable, personal, Bluetooth speaker remains the same as ever.
The new Pill retails for $150, instead of $200.
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It does all this while essentially remaining the same size as the old Pill+.
The Pill can fill a large living room or backyard with sound without breaking stride.
The deeper bass is no joke either.
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The speaker can keep up with its full range of volume, even outside which I found impressive.
I listened to the speaker in my backyard, and it was able to keep up all afternoon.
The bass boomed and resonated while the mid-range vocals cut through with great clarity.
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I had a chance to try this and was thoroughly impressed by the results.
I particularly liked using the stereo mode.
This is one way to achieve that.
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That could get fiddly and isn’t the most economical.
I connected it to my MacBook Air and I didnt have any problem linking the two right away.
Although modern Macs and iPhones have brilliant microphone configurations, you might use the Pill as a speakerphone too.
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Beats Pill or Sonos Roam?
The choices for small, packable Bluetooth speakers are nearly endless.
Each speaker has a handheld design that produces enough sound to fill a large living room.
Beyond the USB-C audio-in feature, the thing the Roam 2 cant match is the Pills battery life.
It gets up to 24 hours of listening time while the Roam 2 tops out at 10 hours.
Sound is king for a speaker, but second, for a portable rig, is battery life.
Should You Buy the Beats Pill?
The newBeats Pillis fresh and full of features that are good for home and outdoor use.
It sounds bigger than it probably has any right to.
There just aren’t too many downsides.
