Apple's Beats Fit Pro - which work with Android too - are available at a chunky Black Friday discount
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One of my gripes with modern-day accessories like earbuds and wearables such as smartwatches is that they are often not cross-platform. Apple-made Beats Fit Pro are one of the few big brand products that don't require you to pledge allegiance to any particular company and are currently available at a huge Black Friday discount. If you're interested in other cool true wireless earbuds on discount right now, check out our Black Friday headphone deals page.
The Beats Fit Pro are one of the best earbuds around for the casual listener, offering everything you'd expect from premium earbuds. Their unique design ensures a secure fit and they are IPX4 rated for splashes and spills, so you can use them during a workout.
They also offer noise canceling and include onboard buttons for controlling media and answering and rejecting calls.
The Beats Fit Pro are also quite comfortable and can be worn for long stretches. The hearable can last up to 6 hours with active noise cancellation on and the compact case provides an additional 18 hours of juice. A 5-minute top-up is enough for 1 hour of playback.
The sound quality is top notch and they are also great for calls.
Android users will have to download the Beats app to get the most out of the buds. Also, even though they work as well on Android as they do on iOS, there are a couple of non-essential features that will only work if you have an Apple device, such as head tracking.
Overall, if you need pleasant sounding earbuds with ANC and fast charging that are compatible with both Android and iOS, you don't need to look further than the Beats Fit Pro. At their street price of $199.95, they are a little expensive, but Amazon has discounted them by 20 percent, meaning they can be yours for just $159.95.
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