1/10
The Nothing Ear 2 wireless earbuds are back, in black this time. Everything else stays put, which is to say, these are still great value at a price of Rs 9,999.
2/10
The Ear 2s are smaller and lighter (4.5g) than the Ear 1, even though they look largely the same with their signature clear casing. Their design is the work of Swedish electronics house Teenage Engineering.
3/10
The case has also been redesigned to be sturdier in this generation.
4/10
You get a USB Type-C port and pair button.
5/10
The case has an IP55 water and dust resistance rating. The buds are IP54 certified.
6/10
The Ear 2s pack custom 11.6mm drivers and offer bass-rich audio.
7/10
These earphones support the LHDC codec allowing for high-resolution (Hi-Res) audio streaming over Bluetooth 5.2.
8/10
The Ear 2s ANC feature is theoretically capable of cutting down up to 40dB of ambient sound. In addition to supporting a transparency mode, the Ear 2s can also deliver personalised ANC by adapting to the shape of your ears. Each earbud has a total of 3 mics for voice pickup.
9/10
The Ear 2s are rated for 6.3 hours of listening time and up to 36 hours with the case with ANC off (this drops to 4 and 22.5 hours with ANC on). Fast charging and Qi wireless charging are supported, so is reverse charging with compatible devices like the Phone 1.
10/10
There are a few other niceties too including in-ear detection, fast pairing with Android and Windows devices, and ability to connect simultaneously to two separate devices, phone and laptop for instance, to name a few.
