If the OnePlus Buds Pro 3 don’t come out, I’ll eat my wireless earbuds
If there’s one thing we know about leaks, it’s that they mean something big is coming: a big plumber’s bill if it’s a leak in your house, a big product announcement if it’s a leak from a tech company. So it’s pretty clear that OnePlus is gearing up for the official launch of its OnePlus Buds Pro 3: pretty much every detail about the upcoming earbuds has already leaked, including accidentally published product pages from online retailers . So it’s less a question of “are the OnePlus Buds Pro 3 coming soon?” and more of “exactly when are the OnePlus Buds Pro 3 launching?”
We don’t know the exact date yet, but it’s clearly going to happen soon: even the price has leaked already, with a listed price of €199 (around $215 / £170 / $330 AUD). So here’s what you might be surprised to hear when OnePlus finally takes the wraps off its bid to appear in our best noise-cancelling earbuds guide.
OnePlus Buds Pro 3: Key Features and Specifications
The Buds Pro 3 look almost identical to the OnePlus Buds 3, but this time around the stems are made of polished metal and the base has a matte coating. The case is more ovoid than the current more angular design, and at 65 x 52 x 26mm and a weight of 61g, it’s also a little longer and heavier.
The earbuds will reportedly feature a dual-driver setup with a 6mm tweeter and an 11mm woofer, and there’s support for the LDAC-rivaling LHDC codec for high-resolution audio. ANC? Of course, this solution can supposedly block out up to 50dB of unwanted audio, slightly more than that of the OnePlus Buds Pro 2, and voice cancellation that’s “twice as effective.”
One of the major marketing points is the presence of “Dynaudio EQ,” aka EQ presets. There’s also dual-connection Bluetooth, IP55 water and dust resistance, and Bluetooth 5.4 with low-latency, stable connections mentioned in the leak. Battery life is said to be 43 hours through the case, and a 10-minute quick charge should yield 5 hours of playback.
We were fairly impressed with the Buds Pro 2 in our review, but found the sound quality to be lacking. If OnePlus can manage that in its third attempt, these could be an impressive pair of earbuds – though as our guide to the best earbuds shows, they’re up against some serious competition.
