Bang & Olufsen - Beosound A1 (3rd Gen) vs Apple - Pill (2024)

The Beosound A1 (3rd Gen) edges ahead on the Mars Score (67.3 vs 60.5), but the 6.8-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.

Pick the Beosound A1 (3rd Gen) if you care most about output power and low-end response. The biggest gaps in its favor are output power, low-end response.

The Pill (2024) similarly doesn't carry a headline advantage on the popular specs — look at the full table for category-specific deltas.

Both ship with comparable battery, water resistance, stereo pairing, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: the Beosound A1 (3rd Gen) is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.