Earlier this year, its first earphones didn’t have any attention No headphones (1) It is a striking wide design and company’s iconic transparent element. Now, it’s not only upgraded No ears (3) The noise-cancelling earbuds perform better, but it adds a unique feature that may mask some of these performance improvements: a “super” microphone integrated into its charging case improves call calling performance. The sprouts are white or black and are available for pre-order now $179 (£179).
I’ll do a performance upgrade in a minute, but let’s start with the super microphone for that case. There is nothing to say about this is a dual-particle system “powered by environmental filtration technology, which focuses on your voice and cuts off with ambient noise up to 95 dB, ensuring clear calls are cleared in any environment.” You can activate it by pressing the Talk button on the case and you can double-click the Talk button to leave the microphone on the case.
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You have to press the talk button to activate the microphone just in case (pictured right).
Test call on Nothing Ear (3)
Initially, I made some calls on the noisy streets of New York using the microphone in my earbuds. Nothing, each earbud is equipped with three directional microphones and combines a bone-conducted voice pickup unit (the VPU detects micro vibrations from the jaw and ear canal, converting them into electrical signals for accurate dubbing pickup). There is also a multi-channel AI ambient noise reduction system, and nothing can be trained in over 20 million hours of real audio to isolate your voice and suppress wind noise. That was a lot of hours.
The messages they hear usually impress the caller. They said they could hear me clearly, and the buds did well, reducing almost all the background noise around me. I only use Buds’ microphones and I say they are top of voice performances.
In this case, switching to the super microphone does not greatly affect the call quality. But the caller said that when I started talking, my voice sounded more natural, digital and robotic, which I was carefully grasped in my hands for the best performance.
The bud is black or white.
Beyond the call, you can also use the super microphone to record notes in your case, or even interview someone. Nothing has its basic space creative features, and you can record to that smartphone directly from using a super microphone (voice instructions sync to the basic space).
The charging case looks similar to the previous model’s charging case, but it does feel heavier and more textured, and is now tricked by metal instead of completely plastic. “The charging case is made of 100% recycled aluminum and is done through 27 precise processes,” nothing says. “Nanoinjection molding combines metal and plastic, eliminating the need for glue and achieving tight tolerances for seamless, compact integrated shapes.”
For a moment, I wish there was a built-in speaker inside so you could turn it into a mini speaker. But the speakers in your phone sounded great, so I quickly dismissed the idea.
The Noth Noth Ear (3) on the left now has some aluminum.
Trouble with ears
One thing that didn’t change anything without earplugs to me was that none of the accompanying tips gave me a tight seal. Nothing can clearly spend a lot of time in innovating, compelling designs for its products, but I suggest it spends more time on ear tip designs, like Apple does AirPods Pro 3. While these tips should fit a large proportion of ears, I doubt a certain percentage of users will not be able to get a really tight seal.
When I first tried the buds with the biggest ear tips, I thought, “Wow, these sound mediocre and canceling noise isn’t that good.” But then I put the tricks I used on the second generation model on the new buds (a bigger trick for another set of earbuds of my own), and suddenly, everything sounded much better, and the noise cancellation became very good. It doesn’t get to the level you get with the Bose Quietcomfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Generation) and the AirPods Pro 3, but once I get a tight seal, the cancellation of noise cancellation is very competitive. There is still a long way to go before the noise cancellation of Nothing Nothing original earbuds.
There is nothing to say that its real-time adaptive noise reduction (up to 45 dB in bud) can be adjusted every 600 ms per 600 ms and monitor moderately related leaks every 1,875 ms, thus constantly updating the unprofile, so “isolation remains consistent.”
The ear (3) also has an upgraded 12mm dynamic driver with a “patterned diaphragm” that shows nothing more radiation than the previous generation, improves bass response by 4-6 dB, and up to 4 dB for wider sound phases, wider sound, cleaner high and affluent Mids.
I’ve definitely heard improved bass response and wider scales. The clarity seems to improve, too, but overall, there is a little bass push that makes the buds work out of the box. It should attract a lot of people and work well with many music today.
I do think the Aripods Pro 3 offers a significant improvement in sound quality, with better definition and bass definition overall. However, Nothing Ear (3) sounds respectable (if not very good) and provides a fairly dynamic listening experience with good bass energy – of course, if you get a tight seal).
New Metal Insulin Metal (MIM) Antenna
There is nothing to say, it perfects the bud design with polished metal decorations that throw transparent sleeves onto the buds. Compared to the previous generation, custom metal-metal (MIM) antennas with a thickness of 0.35 mm increase total radiated power by 15% and signal sensitivity by 20%.
The second generation ear on the left and the new Nothing Nothing Ear (3), with a new metal insulator metal (MIM) antenna.
Antenna support ensures “strong connections on the move,” but there is indeed some interference at a street intersection in New York City, which has led to some very brief connectivity failures. I didn’t encounter any of these failures when testing Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 at the same intersection (I’m familiar with the spots that usually have a lot of wireless interference) This is what happened to me in my previous earless model, although there is no improvement in the model and some firmware updates via iOS and Android via the iNoth X app.
Ears (3) use Bluetooth 5.4 and provide support for SBS, AAC and LDAC audio codecs (many Android smart smart supports LDAC codecs). It is worth noting that both the buds and the box have IP54 rating, meaning they are shock-proof and dust-proof.
Better battery life
There is nothing that can equip each bud with an upgraded 55 mAh battery, which can make listening time up to 10 hours (with a 90-minute increase in single charge compared to previous models), and another 28 hours in the case. Fast 10-minute USB-C charging provides up to 10 hours of playback, while buds have wireless charging that can be done with USB-C charging. I’m still checking whether these numbers are meant to cancel noise or cancel noise.
No ears (3) The final first impression
While there is nothing to eliminate flagship noise-cancelling earbuds that look very similar to their predecessors, their performance does have some welcome improvements, including raised sound quality and better noise and voice performance. I’ve had some troublesome ear tips again and had to use another set of earbuds I’ve tested (Sennheiser and Bowers & Wilkins tips that work best for my ears). While that doesn’t mean you won’t be very suitable, I don’t think anything should be considered for its skilled design, perhaps at least offering a larger size.
I’m still trying to determine how useful a super microphone is in this case, but this is certainly a unique feature. I’ll be testing buds for a few more days and post some other ideas in my full comments, including some comments about its transparency patterns and controls and tweaks you can make in the app.
