After a wait of about a month, Apple on Tuesday announced that its BeatsX wireless earphones has arrived, which uses the same advanced wireless tech as the company's AirPods earbuds, and will be available from 10th February.

The neckband-style earbuds were first unveiled alongside the launch of iPhone 7 and AirPods back in September, but much like the delay of AirPods release, were delayed for unexplained reasons. The company did not immediately comment on the reasons behind the delay.

Just like the AirPods and other beats headphones before them, the BeatsX utilise Apple's W1 low-energy wireless chip which allows for speedier connection to iOS devices and purportedly conserves much of battery life. The earphones also use a Class 1 bluetooth connection.

This Class 1 bluetooth connection is a bit different from the W1 chip, but it should make it so that the BeatsX is able to maintain a steadier connnection from far away people. Apple recently used this tech in its Solo 3 Wireless over-ear headphones. The critics and customers found it very well.

Apple is apparently following a headphone industry trend by making a neckband-style pair, as devices like LGTone have proven to be quite popular in recent years. The design may look a bit strange but BeatsX earphones does carry some very good benefits. The primary one is battery life, while a truly wireless pair like the AirPods only gets 5 hours of battery life, the BeatsX collar gives it more room to fit a large enough battery.

Company says the device will get 8 hours of power here. The price of the BeatsX starts at $149.99 which is precisely $10 less than the Apple's AirPods, and will be available in the usual spate of Apple stores and resellers. While the W1 chip is a nice thing to have, we'll have to see the BeatsX perform in the market before we make some solid recommendations about it.

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