Earlier today, Nubia announced its very first pair of truly wireless earbuds, the Nubia Pods. The wireless earbuds is a result of a collaboration between the smartphone manufacturer and 1MORE. For those who don’t know, Xiaomi has a stake in 1MORE and it’s the company behind a number of Xiaomi’s own headphones.
The Nubia Pods come in a black case. The earbuds themselves are available in two color variants – gold and black with an NCVM (non-conductive vacuum metallization) metallic finish. To be honest, the Nubia Pods are a rebranded version of the 1MORE Stylish True Wireless In-Ear Headphones but with Bluetooth 5.0 instead of Bluetooth 4.2 and support for Qualcomm’s aptX audio and AAC HD audio. The Nubia Pods are winners of 2019’s IF Design Award.
The earbuds are lightweight – 6.2 grams each (52.8 grams with the case). They are also sweat-proof with 45° angled tips that fit snugly into your ear canals. There are replaceable O-Hooks to provide a stable fit in case you are on the move.
The earbuds use a custom-made LDS antenna for a smooth connection with less signal interference and transmission during music playback and phone calls. There is also a 7mm driver with a titanium composite diaphragm for clear sound and powerful bass.
There is a button on each earbud. The button on the right earbud is for answering/ending calls with a single click, and rejecting calls with a long press. A single click of the button on the left earbud will play/pause playback, a double click will skip to the next track, and a triple press will skip to the previous track. Pressing and holding both buttons for 2 seconds will power on the earbuds while pressing and holding for 4 seconds will switch them off. You can decide to connect only the right earbud for calls as the Nubia Pods supports single pairing mode. Unfortunately there is no support for any AI Assistant.
The Nubia Pods has the same battery capacity as the 1MORE version but a slightly lower battery life. The battery capacity of each earbud is 55mAh and the case has a battery capacity of 410mAh. The earbuds will provide 6.5 hours of playback time and talking time (at 50% volume) but that can be increased to 24 hours with the case. It takes the earbuds and the case 85 minutes each to charge from empty to full.
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The Nubia Pods are priced at ¥799 (~$119) and will be available for purchase at a later date. They will ship with three pairs of silicone ear tips and three pairs of silicone O-Hooks.
