Pill
BeatsReleased Dec 1, 2015 · Analysis updated Mar 11, 2026
Portable Bluetooth speaker with 24-hour battery, USB-C audio, and dust-and-water-resistant design delivering surprisingly robust sound. The Beats Pill scores 80/100 based on 33 expert reviews in the portable speakers category. Coverage includes reviews from Pcmag, Digitaltrends, Cnet, and T3.
Pros
- 24-hour battery life(15)
- Usb-c audio(14)
- Ip67 dust and water resistance(9)
- Good sound quality for its size(8)
- Ip67 rating(8)
Cons
- Limited features(21)
- Poor sound quality(14)
- High price(6)
33 Publication Reviews
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The durable, feature-rich, and stylish Beats Pill speaker delivers impressive bass for its size and costs much less than the original.
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The new Beats Pill manages to hit a perfect sweet spot, combining sleek design, handy features, great battery life, and sound quality that arguably is the best you can get under $200.
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The Beats Pill has improved in some key ways from its predecessor, particularly when it comes to sound quality, durability, battery life and price point.
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The new Beats Pill marks a significant upgrade from its predecessor, maintaining its iconic shape while introducing lighter construction and IP67 dust and water resistance.
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The new Beats Pill’s outdoor sound output is deceptively loud, with excellent projection and even longer battery life.
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The Beats Pill delivers a great sound, room-filling volume, extensive battery life, robust durability and a lovely range of colours.
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Beats has done something I thought nigh impossible these days, which is truly surprise me with a Bluetooth speaker.
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The new Beats Pill is a fantastic speaker with a questionable control scheme.
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The Beats Pill is a modestly-priced speaker that offers so much more than you would expect from it.
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The 2024 Beats Pill is a well-rounded portable Bluetooth speaker with impressive features like lossless USB-C audio, cross-platform compatibility, and excellent durability, though its mono output occa...
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The Beats Pill is a worthy revival mostly due to the much-improved sound quality.
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The Beats Pill delivers impressive sound quality and premium design at a competitive price point, though its complicated controls and limited multi-speaker capabilities hold it back from perfection.
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The Beats Pill is an easy choice if you're grabbing a speaker to go, with great sound, a cool design, and decent battery life.
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The 2024 Beats Pill is a solid legacy sequel that's substantially better than its critics would have you believe, offering excellent sound quality, long battery life, and great value at its price poin...
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The new Beats Pill is a good speaker at a good price, with some neat little extras.
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The Beats Pill has all new features repackaged in a familiar design with some interesting play modes that you may want to try out.
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If you’re in the market for a portable speaker that strikes the right chord between balanced sound and sleek portability, the Beats Pill hits a high note.
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The 2024 Beats Pill is a well-made, portable Bluetooth speaker with good sound quality, long battery life, and a nice design, though it's not the cheapest option and has some minor audio limitations.
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The new Beats Pill is a top contender with brash and brilliantly detailed sound, massive battery life, and premium features, though it has some control quirks and isn't as rugged as some rivals.
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The new Beats Pill is the first Bluetooth speaker from the brand since the old Pill+ was discontinued in 2022, bringing improved water resistance, longer battery life, Find My and Find My Device suppo...
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The Beats Pill offers a strong dose of bass and is a stylish, powerful speaker option for those seeking a splash of color and thumping bass.
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This compact and stylish speaker does pack a punch and also offers some interesting features.
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The Beats Pill is a compact, water-resistant Bluetooth speaker with good sound at moderate volumes and excellent battery life.
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The $229 price for the Beats Pill+ might be steep, but it does deliver a decent, wireless sound experience.
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Easily the best Beats-branded Bluetooth speaker yet - both in terms of design and sound quality - the Pill+ shows that Apple is taking the audio space seriously since its acquisition of Beats.
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The Beats Pill is a really likeable portable speaker that ticks a lot of boxes for what most people will want a portable Bluetooth speaker to do, but dynamically struggles against the very best at thi...
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The Beats Pill (2024) offers IP67 water resistance, cool colors, 24-hour battery life, and balanced sound, but its $149 price and lack of advanced features like Spatial Audio support make it a mixed r...
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It's much better than the first two small-scale Pill speakers, but it's not quite good enough to get close to matching the best on sound.
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The Beats Pill delivers underwhelming results in first reviews, with strong bass response but significant issues with distortion at higher volumes and lack of an equalizer.
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At £190 the Beats Pill+ isn't a bad portable speaker, but it's overpriced and can't stand up against better performing competitors that cost less cash.
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The Beats by Dre Pill (2024) has acceptable overall sound quality but suffers from obvious shortcomings in bass detail, midrange clarity, and treble smoothness.
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