Carl Pei did not choose to launch a smartphone for the first product of his new venture. Everything led him to believe that he would choose this solution anyway. Co-founder of OnePlus. He owns Essential, the last company of Andy Rubin (known to be at the origins of Android). He still prefers to do the opposite: launch an accessory first. It is not devoid of originality.
We already know this product. Indeed, nothing cleverly orchestrated the launch of its first product with a lengthy viral campaign. Just last week, we shared the images of the brand’s case and some details about it in our columns. So we knew the product would be called. Nothing Ear 1 and it will happentrue wireless headphones. All that remains is to know the whole offer.
Nothing Ear 1: Bold design and a complete whitepaper
As agreed, today, Tuesday, July 27, Nothing had planned to present its headphones. So we know all the technical and physical details. And appearance is important here, because the headphones and their cases have a design. some parts are transparent. Definitely an allusion to the name of the company. They are also splash resistant.
Technically speaking, each earphone weight 4.7 grams. It includes a 11.6mm speaker, a graphene membrane, three microphones, two of which are for active noise reduction, a customizable touch key, and a battery as capacity is not specified. However, we know that the battery of the case is 570 mAh.
We also know that there is autonomy. 5.7 hours for headphones and 34 hours for earphone and charging box. Count 25% less with active noise reduction. The case is charged via a USB type-C cable or a Qi wireless charger.
Nothing has developed a complete app for their headphones
Nothing Ear 1 connects to a smartphone via a link Bluetooth 5.2 and one Android and iOS compatible app. This app lets you customize the touch key, access an equalizer, enable and customize active noise reduction, and find earbuds if they’re lost (like Apple AirPods). They can detect if it is stuck in the ear.
Nothing Ear 1 is therefore complete headphones. Their already known prices are quite aggressive: 99 euros. It will go on sale in 45 countries, including France. 17 August 2021 on the brand site. Flash sales will also be made on July 31st.
