Review of Powerbeats Pro, referencing Airpods, beatsX, solo3, and isine10 with bluetooth.
Summary - the best of compromise approaches.
Fitment - I have pretty standard shape ears, and these are the most comfortable headphones ever. No friction spots, no movement or play at all, and the standard med tips sit perfectly. It fits perfectly every time. Other headphones I would have to make sure they are seated correctly, or adjust them every few hours. Even with airpods you would have to give them a twist when you put them on to make sure they form a decent seal. My wife tried them, and she has significantly smaller ears, these did not fit her at all, couldn't get them to even sit on her ears. Complete fail for her. I guess that is why this is under the beats brand and not apple. The airpods fit more people than the pro. If they fit you, it is as close to wearing nothing at all.
Case and portability - It seems big relative to the airpods, but I have a carrying case for my isine10 and it is significantly larger and doesn't charge. I think the pro really minimized the space, but it will not compare to the pocket-ability of airpods. There are also not many options for over the ear earbuds that have great cases.
Seal - I actually like them not fully sealing, when you turn them pass 50% volume you can't really hear what is outside. You can have the option to be aware of the outside environment by lowering the volume. Also these perform a lot better then the beatsX, that are fully sealed. Full seal headphones causes issues with transferring sound from your body. If I pause the pro, I can just leave them on and have full awareness without removing them. In terms of daily usability and flexibility - the partial seal is the best compromise.
Sound Quality vs iSINE10 bluetooth - The pro sounds pretty flat with very accurate bass, which for a beat product is out of the ordinary. With Beatx and solo3, there is a slightly elevated bass. The mid range is beautiful and no fatigue from any duration. I would say it still falls behind from the ISINE10 on deep bass, decay of trailing notes, sound stage, resolution, and top end. These pro kinda of reminds me of a sennheiser sound, slightly warm, and nothing stands out. But even with the iSINE superior sound, the isine falls behind on fitment, durability, portability, battery life, siri, interoperability, and activity. The iSINE10 also is a complete different driver technology, so there is inherent advantage. Both are similarity priced with iSINE's Bluetooth option.
Controls - great, I have regular size finger, glove size between M and L. Volume is easy to adjust, play and pause is easy to find. You get a good feel for the buttons, because you actually have to press them.
Design - overall the best looking headphones I've head, the shape just natrually flows with how the ear looks.
Siri - it is great experience on these, but still has issues when the environment is noisy.
Battery life - amazing can't kill it even without charging case
If I sat on my desk all day, I would still get the ISINE10. But since I move around, go to the gym, do chores the Pro are a better choice.
If your looking at all around headphones for everything travel, gym, office, washing the dishes these are the best if they fit.
If your looking for very specific priorities like sound quality, portability, fitment, and seal - your better off with something else.