The Beats Solo Buds are good in-ears at a fair price. The sound is good, the wearing comfort is high. The battery life is sensationally long, so Beats can do without a battery in the charging socket. This makes them nice and small and light. The fast charging via smartphone and computer is also impressive.

The Beats Solo Buds for just under 90 euros are among the cheapest branded in-ear headphones on the market. The sound was ok, the controls reliable and the wearing comfort high. Less is more: for this price, these in-ears can almost be described as disposable.

"Apple's subsidiary Beats is daring and delivers the Solo Buds with a case that does not have its own battery. This means that the earphones can only be charged when the case is connected to a charger via USB-C. Nothing works without a power bank or socket. On the other hand, the small box in which the buds are transported is slightly smaller than that of the competition...