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Beats Reveals New Over-Ear Headphones With Lamine Yamal Social Teaser

2026-06-01 | original

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Why This Matters

Beats teases a new pair of over-ear headphones featuring a distinct design and potential new features, signaling ongoing innovation in their audio lineup. The teaser, linked to a prominent athlete, hints at a product that could appeal to both Android and Apple users, emphasizing versatility and style. This development underscores Beats' commitment to evolving its headphone offerings to stay competitive in a crowded market.

Key Takeaways

New Beats headphones may feature a completely redesigned look with metal yokes and a glossy finish.
The product could serve as either a successor to the Studio Pro or an affordable alternative, expanding options for consumers.
FCC filings suggest the new headphones are imminent, indicating Beats' continued focus on innovation and product refreshes.

Beats often teases upcoming new products via a social media post from one of its celebrity brand ambassadors. Previously, Lebron James was in on a reveal, for example. But ahead of the World Cup, it's appropriately chosen Spain and Barcelona's teenage phenom Lamine Yamal to give us a sneak peek at new over-ear headphones that should be announced in the near future if past Beats social teasers are any indication.

The teased headphones look quite different from Beats' current flagship $350 Studio Pro headphones, but it's unclear whether the new model is a successor to the Studio Pro or a step-down model that's more affordable. Beats hasn't fundamentally changed the design of its Studio headphones since the Studio 2 in 2013, and the Studio Pro, released in 2023, only had subtle design updates from the Studio 3 Wireless.

The new headphones attached to Yamal's bag. Lamine Yamal/Screenshot by CNET

While the Studio Pro is due for an update, it wouldn't surprise me if this were a non-Pro Studio model. Beats is owned by Apple, but some of its headphones and earbuds, including the Studio Pro, are not equipped with Apple's H-series chips and instead use a custom Beats chip that allows the headphones to have more compatibility with Android devices while still offering Apple-centric features such as automatic pairing with any Apple devices on your iCloud account.

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The new headphones have a completely different headband than the Studio Pro's and appear to have metal yokes along with a single hinge that would only allow the headphones to fold flat, not fold up. They also appear to have a glossy finish on the earcups, which reminds me of earlier Beats headphones. (I can't say I'm a fan of glossy finishes.)

Recently, MacRumors analyst Aaron Perris spotted a new filing at the Federal Communications Commission for Apple A3577 "Bluetooth over-ear headphones." Such FCC filings typically mean a product is a few weeks to a few months away from release. As I said, we should find out soon exactly what this new model is and how much it costs. I'll have a full review of the new mystery Beats headphones as soon as they officially launch.

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