Nothing Ear 1 actually wi-fi stereo (TWS) earbuds launched final week as the primary system from the newly enterprise created by OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei. The earbuds provide a collection of distinctive options to draw customers. One in all them is clearly the design that’s largely clear. The Nothing Ear 1 worth in India can be one thing that’s fairly aggressive towards different TWS earbuds that provide the same listing of options and specs. The corporate primarily goals to tackle Apple’s AirPods Professional with the Ear 1 earbuds. However how properly is it in a position to do this?
On this week’s episode of Devices 360 podcast Orbital, host Akhil Arora speaks with our in-house audio skilled Ali Pardiwala, together with MySmartPrice Editor-in-Chief Ershad Kaleebullah and Headphone Zone Founder and CEO Raghav Somani, to debate the Nothing Ear 1 intimately and the way they match into India’s TWS market.
Nothing was launched earlier this yr, simply months after Carl Pei left OnePlus. Nevertheless, as an alternative of constant the journey that Pei left at his Chinese language firm, the London-based startup selected TWS earbuds as its first product class and unveiled the Ear 1 because the very first providing in that class.
Earlier than the official announcement, Nothing did lots to create hype for the Ear 1 earbuds — identical to how OnePlus initially gained recognition amongst lovers. Hyping the product was, nevertheless, not the one factor that Pei’s staff did. It additionally introduced the unique transparent design in collaboration with Swedish audio startup Teenage Engineering. The agency additionally partnered with Flipkart particularly for the Indian market to chop down its logistics and variable bills to some extent and produce the Ear 1 earbuds at a special pricing of Rs. 5,999. It’s significantly lower than the global price that’s set at GBP 99 (roughly Rs. 10,200).
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The Ear 1 additionally include options together with lively noise cancellation (ANC) and wi-fi charging (along with common wired charging) to ship a full-fledged TWS earbud expertise. Though the pricing of the Ear 1 brings it right into a crowded phase that has choices from corporations comparable to Anker Soundcore, Realme, and Oppo, Nothing can be aiming at Apple’s premium AirPods Pro which are at present priced at Rs. 24,999 — you may get them at round Rs. 18,000–20,000 throughout a web based sale, although.
We talk about how properly the Nothing Ear 1 fare towards the competitors and whether or not they can actually combat the AirPods Professional and its ilk. We additionally speak about issues just like the sound expertise and the battery life. And that takes us into the largest concern with TWS earbuds: their tiny (custom-made) batteries scale back their lifespan and contribute to e-waste, a rising drawback for the world right this moment.
So, with out additional ado, hit the play button on the Spotify participant embedded above to take heed to our dialogue.
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