What you need to know
- The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 include spatial audio for a multi-dimensional cinematic sound experience, so your audio is boosted.
- True wireless earbuds also include Google’s Fast Pair, but its voice switching feature will be enabled after a future system upgrade.
- The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 will launch in markets outside of China at the Cloud 11 event on February 7th.
OnePlus has dropped some information about its upcoming flagship earbuds, which are aimed at beefing up the standard for audio.
According to a OnePlus press release, the planned February 7th launch of the Buds Pro 2 wireless earbuds will feature Google’s Spatial Audio technology for a multi-dimensional experience. OnePlus’ Buds Pro 2 will be “one of the first TWS earbuds to adopt Google’s signature spatial audio feature developed for Android 13.”
OnePlus says it has optimized the Buds Pro 2’s spatial audio through a collaboration with Google to simulate the immersive 3D audio experience you’d get while sitting in a movie theater. The experience is also said to last with any movement, and it feels like the buds support head-tracking spatial audio, but this is still unknown.
This collaboration will provide spatial rendering algorithms and IMU sensors from Chinese OEMs to improve stability and compatibility with extended apps, allowing other apps to use this same technology.
Additionally, OnePlus has developed a bespoke stereo upmixing algorithm for a multi-dimensional sound experience based on mainstream audio and video apps.
The next launch of the company’s flagship earbuds will offer seamless connectivity, sports tech like Google’s fast pairing and audio switching features. OnePlus informs us that the Buds Pro 2 can connect to two of his Android devices at once, switching audio in response to actions without requiring user input.
Note that the Buds Pro 2 come with Google’s Fast Pair, but lack voice switching, at least initially. OnePlus announces that this feature will be rolled out via OTA during a follow-up system upgrade.
Erik Kay, VP of Engineering at Android, said: We look forward to adding the Buds 2 Pro series to the Android ecosystem of connected devices.
These connectivity and audio upgrades are more than welcomed over the previous OnePlus Buds Pro and largely missed Google’s Fast Pair tech. It also includes Bluetooth 5.3, and improved battery life of up to 39 hours.
The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 will launch in markets outside of China on February 7 at the OnePlus Cloud 11 event in New Delhi, India, so consumers won’t have to wait much longer to get their hands on the OnePlus Buds Pro 2. there is no. Those interested can learn more about the latest flagship true wireless earbuds at oneplus.com/us.
