In typical Apple fashion, the latest Beats earbuds miss out on some key features offered by the AirPods Pro 2. Despite packing the same H2 chipset, the Powerbeats Pro 2 lack Adaptive Audio support, which combines the ANC and Transparency modes to suppress loud noises without completely isolating users from their surroundings.

Additional sensors on the AirPods Pro 3 make sense. Apple is already all-in on health and fitness via the Apple Watch, and having additional health data via the AirPods will make that tracking more accurate and useful. However, I’m looking for improvements to the AirPods Pro’s original wireless music mission.

The AirPods Pro 2 and Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 earbuds promise a lot of the same key features, so we put them head-to-head to see which one is most worth your money.