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Powerbeats3 Wireless In Ear Headphones Flash Blue

Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)

4.9

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Product Reliability

306

stopped working, pair, 3 months, 6 months, died

+8%

-92%

" ... These headphones have a horrible lifespan. ... These things stopped working within four months. ... One day when you go to turn them on, they'll stop working on you. ... The powerbeats 2 lifespan was equally just as bad. ... I have not been able to get a years worth of usage out of these headphones . ... "

" ... Stopped working after month. ... "

" ... Stopped working one year from date of purchase. ... "

" ... After using from June 2017, i didn't find any issue. ... "

" ... The sound quality isn’t great and after only about 50 hrs of play they have quit working. ... "

" ... It's now December and they have not been repaired. ... "

" ... After only 3 months and absolutely no unusual usage of the product it split and they won’t fix it as a manufacturing defect when it clearly split due to poor design, manufacturing standards or both. ... "

" ... stopped charging after 5 uses!!!! ... "

Charging

137

charging, turn, battery, stopped charging, charged

+19%

-81%

" ... stopped charging after 5 uses!!!! ... "

" ... I also verified that the battery was fully charged on them and that it wasn't a low battery issue. ... "

" ... No longer charge. ... "

" ... They recently quit working and will not charge any longer. ... I have tried to charge them using a variety of cords and outlets. ... "

" ... In 7 months I’ve needed 2 new pairs because they suddenly stop charging. ... "

" ... I have tried charging them, resetting them, restarting my modem, etc and nothing fixes the problem. ... "

" ... The second issue, which has occurred twice is the malfunctioning of the charging port. ... The headphones will not charge, therefore making them useless. ... "

" ... This is my second pair that has slowly failed to hold a charge and subsequently stopped working completely. ... "

Battery Life

134

battery, battery life, turn, hour, dies

+36%

-64%

" ... I also verified that the battery was fully charged on them and that it wasn't a low battery issue. ... "

" ... No longer charge. ... "

" ... They recently quit working and will not charge any longer. ... "

" ... The headphones will not charge, therefore making them useless. ... "

" ... Since owning these headphones, a full charge will only get me 30-40 minutes of playing time. ... "

" ... After 2 months of use these will no longer charge ... "

" ... Never worked right now battery dead. ... "

" ... battery never last more than 40 minutes . ... "

Comfort

ears, sweat, wearing, powerbeats3, broke

+46%

-54%

" ... Slowly lost shape and would fall off my ears. ... "

" ... When I first bought them I noticed the difference and how thin it was but didn’t think much of it. ... "

" ... Had these less than one year and ear pieces broke off making them unusable . ... "

" ... I just wish they fit in my ear better, they constantly are sliding out and I'm having to stop what I'm doing to put them back in. ... The wrap around my ear helps, but they still slide out. ... I'm starting to feel like I have weird formed ears cause buds have never fit in them right. ... when my neck gets a little sweaty it sticks to it and will eventually tug at the ear pieces. ... Again, it could be because I have weird ears . ... "

" ... I do a lot of cardio and sweat a lot. ... "

" ... Why comfort is way worse than the 2's ... "

" ... After a week with my free wired white ones, I realized they just aren’t comfortable. ... Additionally, they would rub my ear against my sun glasses. ... I finally bought the Apple wireless and now are ready to throw these in the trash can of bad decisions. ... "

Sound Quality

bose, beats, powerbeats, louder, loud

+70%

-30%

" ... The sound is pretty good for active designed headphones. ... "

" ... Awesome headphones good sounds and quality. ... "

" ... sounds good, and looks good too. ... "

" ... When you are jogging, the wire for the powerbeats is very quiet, no friction sounds. ... "

" ... Sound quality is good, but after a couple of months they won't stay connected for more than a minute at a time so they are useless! ... "

" ... The sound quality is great for any workout and they charge quickly. ... "

" ... Best for indoor use as you can hear the wind when outside and it gets in the way. ... "

" ... Nice audio, HORRIBLE built quality. ... "

Returns

refund, repair, returned, window, amazon

+4%

-96%

" ... It's now December and they have not been repaired. ... "

" ... Will be asking for a refund ... "

" ... I don't think I can return them through Amazon, so I guess we will contact Apple and see what they can do. ... "

" ... It’d be one thing if you could just mail them back to have them replaced but you are forced to go to the Apple store (minimum 45 minute wait) to have them shipped somewhere and then wait a week to get them returned. ... "

" ... This was a birthday present for my son that I now have to return!!! ... "

" ... I have had to return these to Apple three times now. ... After making three different trips to the Apple store and having to wait a week or so for the headphones to be shipped back, just to not work after a month or so . ... "

" ... Would like a refund. ... "

" ... I literally used them once, initiated the return and ordered Powerbeats 2's ... "

Price

worth, waste of money, waste your money, dollars, avoid

+25%

-75%

" ... These aren’t even beats but they work alright not worth the price don’t buy them ... "

" ... Don’t waste your money. ... "

" ... Extremely aggravating for this amount of money. ... "

" ... expensive, sound o.k defenetly dont justify the price. ... "

" ... Very bad quality for the price. ... "

" ... Did I mention these suck , buy at your own risk ... "

" ... Please don't waste your money on these! ... "

Bluetooth

bluetooth, second pair, pairing, wireless CAT, tooth

+53%

-47%

" ... I highly recommend choosing another brand of Bluetooth headphones over these. ... "

" ... These headphones have lasted longer than any headphones I have ever had, Bluetooth or not. ... "

" ... Love the Apple W1 chip which allows the set to be used with ANY Apple device by simply selecting that device in the Bluetooth menu. ... "

" ... Never will buy another pair. ... "

" ... Great sound, some connection issues occasionally but overall pretty good. ... "

" ... This was my 3rd pair (two previous were Powerbeats 2 which I liked) and will be my last pair. ... "

" ... EASILY HOOKS UP TO BLUETOOTH. ... "

" ... Second pair worked great again for a few weeks, now are demonstrating the same issue. ... "

Device Compatibility

pair, apple, powerbeats, pairing, connectivity

+39%

-61%

" ... The power on and connect button works much slower than the powerbeats 2. ... "

" ... Doesnt work good with android. ... "

" ... Powerbeats 3 have a problem with connect with the samsung galaxy phones , i try so many times it not connect with my phone galaxy s8 plus , it is only too use with the iphone ? ... "

" ... They don't turn on, and don't connect to my iPad or iPhone. ... "

" ... it has ruined them, and now every time it connects to my phone it starts playing many different songs, pauses randomly, etc. ... "

" ... At first they will disconnect and turn off and not connect to your phone or stay on. ... "

" ... Randomly turn themselves on and connect to phone when powered off and in the case ... "

Build Quality

ear, ear piece, wire, broke within, stutters

+11%

-89%

" ... After owning for three months the outer rubber shielding that covers the wires going from ear piece to ear piece literally split down a seem all the way across. ... Outside of that the quality was ok and what you expect from them so no complaints there but when they are always breaking that means very little. ... "

" ... Had these less than one year and ear pieces broke off making them unusable . ... "

" ... They broke within a month of use. ... "

" ... At first I loved them until I got done with my 3 quarter of school the top adjustable wire broke. ... "

" ... THey already broke! ... "

" ... might have been sold knock offs but either way wouldn't recommend. ... "

" ... broke after a month or so ... "

" ... Not even a year old and they are broken already, ear wrap has broken on each, not made to be as flexible as they say and fit every ear ... "

For Running

gym, workout CAT, workout, sweat, earbuds

+71%

-29%

" ... My goal was to have a set of decent-sounding headphones that wouldn't fall out of my ears when lifting weights, doing an elliptical machine, etc. ... Gym stuff, you know? ... "

" ... They stay on my ear when jogging! ... "

" ... I love wearing these headphones while I’m walking around campus! ... "

" ... I also tried wearing these while shooting around at the basketball gym. ... "

" ... Love this for the gym, running, and for listening to music at my desk. ... "

" ... Can't live without these at the gym! ... "

" ... Best headphones for exercising. ... "

Controls

button, buttons, control, stop working, power button

+9%

-91%

" ... The first one lasted about 5 months and then suddenly the volume would not increase past barely audible, and the volume and power buttons would not work. ... The same thing happened with the second pair after only a week--all the buttons stopped functioning and the volume would not go anything above barely audible. ... "

" ... Pressing the power button yields 3 white flashes and they stay off. ... "

" ... No longer will turn on. ... "

" ... After a period of time the volume starts to self regulate without control, or they just won’t connect at all. ... "

" ... The headphones decided to start turing up the volume all the way to the max on their own.id turn it down and then I would see the volume screen come on and it would start clicking. ... "

" ... They do not turn on. ... "

" ... 3 weeks and the EarPods started to mulfuction until I could not change a song or lower my volume. ... "

Fit

ears, sound quality, stay in place, stay, broke

+59%

-41%

" ... They sound fine, and once you adjust the hooks to fit your ears, they stay put. ... "

" ... These are the most comfortable and secure fitting ones, not to mention, best sounding. ... "

" ... There are adjustable ear pieces. ... "

" ... Amazing battery life and snug fit. ... "

" ... Will fit ANY ears. ... "

" ... Stays on head easily and is not bulky. ... "

" ... The sound is great and the ear phones fit perfectly in my ear. ... "

Marketplace

product, never purchase, december, june, fake

+27%

-73%

" ... I bought it and when i tried to register it i found it fake even though it was verified by AMAZON. ... "

" ... I actually wasn’t offered insurance when I bought them on amazon or I would have taken it, not sure if it was because of the beats 2 issues or not. ... "

" ... This is not original beats it’s fake, look alike. ... "

" ... Hunk of junk! ... "

" ... Color discription misleading. ... "

" ... I bought this product in June . ... "

" ... Amazon will not refund my money and Apple won't either. ... "

Water Resistance

proof, resistant, rain, water sweat resistance, water resistant

+16%

-84%

" ... I used them for running and indoor cycling, so I did get sweaty, but they claim to be sweat proof. ... "

" ... After 3 months of use, these headphones are totally useless, and it's due because of the sweat . ... "

" ... Have had two pairs and unfortunately they are not sweat proof at all. ... "

" ... It turns off after 30 mins into more workout - advertisement said it water/sweat resistance. ... "

" ... The product boasts itself for being sweat resistant but stopped working a couple of times before while working out. ... "

Volume

loud, sound, randomly, louder, gym

+9%

-91%

" ... They worked for about 2 months with very low volume. ... "

" ... The headphones decided to start turing up the volume all the way to the max on their own.id turn it down and then I would see the volume screen come on and it would start clicking. ... "

" ... even if you adjust the volume it again goes to zero . ... "

" ... The volume is not very good, the rubber case is cheap and not very usable. ... "

" ... They broke in less then two weeks and the left ear was low in volume then the right ... "

" ... I really enjoyed them, but then one day at the gym, they just started randomly adjusting the volume. ... "

Cables

wire, neck, ear piece, broke, workout

+41%

-59%

" ... After owning for three months the outer rubber shielding that covers the wires going from ear piece to ear piece literally split down a seem all the way across. ... "

" ... However the cord is extremely annoying. ... So i'll put the cord under my chin instead of behind my neck and it looks goofy as heck haha, but works I guess. ... Just annoying having the cord hitting your face all the time. ... "

" ... At first I loved them until I got done with my 3 quarter of school the top adjustable wire broke. ... "

" ... Cord for around the neck is not supple so it sucks ... "

" ... The wire bangs my neck when I run. ... "

" ... Cons: stopped working , needed to be replaced, micro charging cable a pain vs a lightening connector, MIc rarely worked for phone calls. ... "

Headphones

ear, ear buds, much better, sound quality, treblab

+56%

-44%

" ... "In ear" headphones may cancel noise a little better because they are plugging your ear. ... "

" ... The sound is great and the ear phones fit perfectly in my ear. ... "

" ... The Bose wireless in-ear headphones are much better in terms of sound quality. ... "

" ... This is especially nice since Apple removed the headphone jack when they came out with the Iphone 7. ... "

" ... Secondly, the headphones come with a rubber clip that attach to the ear buds. ... "

" ... THESE EARBUDS ARE GREAT! ... "

Design

marks, black pair, black, red light, pair

+35%

-65%

" ... This is not original beats it’s fake, look alike. ... "

" ... White Powerbeats have black scuff marks on them! ... "

" ... Product is pink. ... "

" ... The red light doesn't show up. ... "

" ... These just feel cheap as well. ... "

" ... They look great but do not work at all. ... "

As Gift

gift, son, valentine, birthday, presents

+88%

-13%

" ... I bought these as a gift for my Son while he was deployed and he really enjoyed them from May until a couple of days ago (Nov 20th) when they stopped holding a charge for more than 30 minutes. ... "

" ... I bought these as a birthday gift for my son loves them! ... "

" ... Just what grandson was looking for. ... "

" ... Got it for him valentine day. ... "

" ... My mom loves them ... "

" ... my sister loved these for her bday! ... "

For Kids

bday, son, grandson

+87%

-13%

" ... Just what grandson was looking for. ... "

" ... Bought for daughter, she uses them daily and loves them. ... "

" ... My mom loves them ... "

" ... my sister loved these for her bday! ... "

" ... Loves them when they work ... "

Delivery

mail, usps, unforttunately, promissed, priority

+60%

-40%

" ... Beats work great, and they actually arrived a week ahead of schedule! ... "

" ... My headphones arrived and sounded great! ... "

" ... Very good product, fast shipping. ... "

" ... Quick shipping product works and looks just as descibed. ... "

" ... Came in perfect condition(brand new). ... "

Defective Delivery

ordered, pair, twice, strongly, purchasing

+13%

-87%

" ... The box had clearly been torn and opened! ... "

" ... The first time around, I thought I had a faulty pair or that I had broken them somehow. ... "

" ... Ordered these as a replacement for my first pair I lost. ... "

" ... I received it was broken ... "

" ... Ordered this product twice and the same thing has happened. ... "

Bass

beats, sound and bass, powerbeats3, chattering, billing

+86%

-14%

" ... They sound good, I am not a beats snob, I honestly don't like the brand, but they sound good, clear, good bass. ... "

" ... The bass is so deep and even teeth chattering. ... "

" ... Beats headphones are known for having a lot of bass and despite their small size the Powerbeats3 live up to the billing. ... "

" ... Whether you want that high squealing guitar solo, or the deep base of your favorite rap song, the Powerbeats make it happen. ... "

" ... It doesn't fully seal your air for better isolation like the Beats X do but still has good sound and bass. ... "

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