Nothing has launched the Ear (Open) in India, its first pair of open-ear true wireless earbuds. They originally debuted in September 2024 but are finally available in our country via Flipkart. The new pair is aimed at users who want to stay aware of their surroundings while listening to music or making calls, making them useful for commuting, outdoor runs, or cycling. The earbuds feature ChatGPT voice integration, Clear Voice technology for improved call clarity, and a long battery life, with a claim of up to 30 hours of music playback. Find their complete specifications, features, and other details below.
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Let’s begin with how much they cost in India:
The Nothing Ear (Open) is priced at Rs 9,999 in India and is available via Flipkart as part of the Big Billion Days sale. The current pricing is promotional and may change after the sale.
The earbuds sport the signature transparent design, but being an open-ear model, their tail extends as an over-the-ear hook. These hooks will secure the buds to the ear so that they don’t fall off that easily. The buds weigh just 8.1 grams, and the case weighs around 63.8 grams. Nothing has equipped the buds with an IP54 rating for resistance against sweat and splashes.
Inside, the buds are packing a patent-pending design including 14.2 mm dynamic drivers with titanium-coated diaphragms, promising clear highs and fuller mids. As they do not seal the ear canal, users can stay aware of their surroundings. Connectivity is handled by Bluetooth 5.3 with AAC and SBC codec support, along with Google Fast Pair, Microsoft Swift Pair, and dual-device multipoint pairing.
The Nothing earbuds also boast about a 120ms low-latency mode for video streaming and casual gaming, especially on Nothing smartphones. The call quality is supported by three microphones per side and AI-powered Clear Voice technology, and the device is said to be trained on multiple noise conditions. Among other things, the Ear (Open) is also armed with ChatGPT integration for voice-based queries and controls
All of these and Nothing claims up to 30 hours of music playback from the case and buds combined. From the buds alone, you can expect up to 8 hours per charge. The device supports quick charging, and a 10-minute plug-in is said to offer 10 hours of playback.
So, that’s a run-through of Nothing’s first open-ear design earbuds. It comes to increase competition in a segment which includes open-ear buds like the Sony LinkBuds Open (open-back design with 11mm drivers) and Shokz OpenRun series (Bone-conduction headphones). You can check out the Nothing Ear (Open) on Flipkart.
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