1 NOTHING EAR (2)
• £TBC, nothing.tech
Nothing’s style-first launch trajectory has, thus far, seen it safely land more often than not. The Phone (1) is a decent if not super-powerful mid-ranger, featuring some innovative but questionably useful new features and a look all its own. The initial Ear (1) buds were contenders, at least, again heavy on the style and making a good swipe at the ANC big boys. The Ear (stick) buds threw a big rock at Apple’s standard AirPods, which glanced hard enough to chip a little off.
Nothing has now passed its launch window, and the Ear (2) buds – its first second-gen product – are a chance for it to show what it has learned. It seems like the no-longer-upstart company has been something of a sponge. Outwardly these look almost identical to their predecessors, but tiny tweaks promise to make them more effective.
The microphones have been moved and their grilles slightly redesigned. The 11.6mm driver remains the same size, but its housing has been retooled to add clarity to
