Nothing’s newest pair of wi-fi earbuds have leaked only one week forward of their launch. In a set of pictures shared by @OnLeaks with The Tech Outlook, we get our first glimpse at what seems to be the Nothing Ear 2 earbuds, which look practically similar to the Ear 1 buds, full with {a partially} clear stem and wi-fi charging case.
The one noticeable distinction between the design of those new buds and their predecessors is, in fact, the “Nothing ear (2)” branding on the stem. Nevertheless, for those who look carefully, you’ll be able to see that Nothing moved the noise-canceling microphone to the highest of the stem as an alternative of the very backside.
As you’ll be able to see within the beneath gallery, the Nothing Ear 2s additionally function a crimson and white dot to point which one is on your proper or left ear in addition to the identical white ideas. The complete set of pictures is accessible from The Tech Outlook.
In accordance with the specs leaked alongside the photographs, the Nothing Ear 2 will include the identical 11.6mm drivers because the Nothing 1s, which my colleague Chris Welch stated “don’t pull off any big upsets towards extra premium competitors” however famous that they’ve some “weaknesses that earbud lovers will choose up on.”
There’s additionally as much as 36 hours of playback time with the charging case or six hours with out, up from the Ear 1 buds’ 34 hours with the case and 4 with out. The Nothing Ear 2 buds can even weigh barely lower than the Nothing Ear 1s at 4.5 grams as an alternative of 4.7 and can include the choice to cost by way of a appropriate Qi charger or USB-C.
In an interview with Forbes posted shortly after The Tech Outlook’s report, Nothing founder Carl Pei reveals the Ear 2s will include LDHC 5.0, or the low latency high-definition audio codec, which ought to permit for higher sound high quality over Bluetooth. Pei additionally notes that the buds will include an IP54 score for mud and water resistance, aligning with the knowledge supplied by The Tech Outlook.
There’s no phrase on pricing but, however provided that there aren’t any main adjustments right here, they are going to hopefully keep in the identical $99 ballpark because the Nothing Ear 1 earbuds. Nothing’s set to disclose the Ear 2s at an occasion on March twenty second.