Detect fake "Beats by Dr. Dre" headphones

Stiftung Warentest announced that fake "Beats by Dr.Dre" headphones are in circulation - even in the specialist store. You can recognize the headphones by some features. We'll show you what these are here.

Detect wrong Beats headphones by packaging

The packaging of the fake Beats headphones have striking differences that you can see by looking closely.

• The colors of the packaging in the forgery are paler than the original. In addition, the font width of the original is thinner than that of the plagiarism.
• The serial number is printed on the fake, on the other hand it is only stuck on the packaging.
• The inside of the right Beats packaging has a black, slightly marbled design and the trough is one-step. In the case of counterfeiting, the inside is made of black plastic and the recess is two-tier.

Take a close look at the headphone design

You will find evidence of a forgery due to the poorer processing quality and the resulting deviations in the headphone design.

• Look at the red ring between the headphone cup and the hanger. The real "Beats by Dr. Dre" headphones are shiny and neatly processed. The fake, on the other hand, has a matte ring that has cast burrs in the plastic.
• The "beats" logo on the headphones is a strong red in the original and is two millimeters wide. In contrast, the "b" on the fake is three millimeters thick and a little darker.
• If you want to fold the headphones together, this is much more difficult with the real Beats headphones than with the fake ones.

Beats by Dr. cables and connectors Check Dre

The cable and the audio connector also differ in some important details.

• The cable on original Beats by Dre is 1.3 meters long. Counterfeiting is shorter.
• The straight plug of the original has three black rings, the connection of the plagiarism only two.
• You will also find a difference on the plug logo. With real Beats headphones, the logo is thinner and a little darker than with the wrong on-ears.

The included headphone case has differences

• The zips of the headphone bag should be red. You cannot find this in the fake bag.
• Depending on the color of the "Beats by Dr. Dre" headphones, the interior color should also be different. With white headphones, the lining should also be white.
• In the original, the Beats logo on the travel bag is embedded in the red ring, in the forgery the "b" stands out from the red circle.

Beats by Dr. Dre - Pay attention to the guarantee information

Also important: With the fake headphones you will not find any guarantee information.

• If you do not find this brochure in the accompanying documents, this is strong evidence that you are facing a counterfeit.

The Beats by Dr. model is probably affected. Dre Solo HD. With these test winners in the headphone sound check, you get guaranteed genuine listening pleasure. Whether real or not - the closure of every bag can break. We'll show you how to repair a zipper.