OnePlus Buds Z2 launched with ANC and 38-hour battery life

OnePlus held a big event today in China to reveal its latest OnePlus 9RT smartphone. The device comes as a solid upgrade over the OnePlus 9R and even surpasses the vanilla OnePlus 9 in some aspects. In addition to the new device, the company also introduced new true wireless earbuds in the form of the OnePlus Buds Z2. The new hearables come with Active Noise Cancellation and are now on par with premium offerings in the market. In addition, the earbuds come with Dolby Atmos support and offer up to 38 hours of battery life with the case.

The OnePlus Buds Z2 pack 11 mm dynamic drivers and pair over Bluetooth 5.2. They offer support for the AAC and SBC Bluetooth codecs and the BLE, SPP, HFP, A2DP, and AVRCP Bluetooth transmission protocols.

According to the company, its Active Noise Cancellation system on the OnePlus Buds Z2 will block out up to 40dB of outside noises with the aid of three microphones on each earbud. It should ensure an immersive audio experience even when you're in noisy environments. The ANC feature will put the OnePLus Buds Z2 in the same category of select True Wireless Earphones like the Apple AirPods Pro series and the recent Galaxy Buds.

The hearables come with IP55 certification which ensures a splash-proof body. The case is IPX4 which means it is splash resistant. Each bud packs up to 7 hours of autonomous use. However, this involves the scenario where ANC is turned off. If you continuously use the noise cancellation then the battery life will go down to up to 5 hours. Thankfully, the case comes with War Charge support. As a result, you can get 5 hours of listening from a 10-minute charge.

The new hearables come in Black and White colorways. They will be sold for CNY 499 which is roughly $77. The first sales will start on October 19. International availability, on the other hand, is yet to be disclosed.

OnePlus 9RT goes official in China

Interestingly, not even the OnePlus 9RT got details for its global release. In case you've missed the new smartphone launch, check our article here. Alternatively, you can get at a look at the specs summary below.

OnePlus 9RT specs summary

• 6.62-inch (1080 x 2400 pixels) Full HD+ 397 ppi 20:9 Fluid AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, HDR 10+, sRGB, Display P3 color gamut, up to 1300 nits peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass protection
• Octa-Core Snapdragon 888 5nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 660 GPU
• 8GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB / 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage, 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage
• Android 12 with ColorOS 12 (China only)
• Dual SIM (nano + nano)
• 50MP rear camera with Sony IMX766 sensor, 1μm pixel size, f/1.88 aperture, OIS, dual-LED flash, 16MP 123° ultra-wide camera with f/2.25 aperture, EIS, 2MP 4cm macro camera with f/2.4 aperture, 4K video at 60fps, 1080p slow motion at 240fps, 720p at 480fps
• 16MP front-facing camera with 1/1.43″ Sony IMX471 sensor, f/2.4 aperture, EIS
• In-display fingerprint sensor
• Dimensions: 162.2×74.6×8.29mm; Weight: 198.5g
• USB Type-C audio, Dual Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos
• 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax 2X2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS (L1+L5 Dual Band) + GLONASS, USB Type-C, NFC
• 4500mAh battery with Warp Charge 65 Fast Charging (10V/6.5A)