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The buds provide some upgrades over their predecessors but are very similar in many ways.
Then theres the Nothing Ear (a), which are slightly more affordable earbuds.
But theres a tiny bit more going on here.
Will your ear be able to notice this miniscule difference?
Theyre also both IP54 rated against most fine particles and streams of water.
Bigger changes present themselves under the hood.
The Nothing Ear (a) case is only IPX2 so it wont survive too much water ingress.
Its really a game-changing way of enjoying your music better and I don’t say that lightly.
Talking of noise cancellation, both offer several modes.
An adaptive mode changes which ANC youre using them on the fly to save power.
However this only works for people with a Nothing phone.
Its a small divide all things considered, and neither last very long in the grand scheme of things.
Trust me, I did blind sound tests between them and couldnt notice a difference.
