UK-based Nothing is known for its phones, but the company has entered the headphone market today with the launch of the Headphone (1). The Headphone (1) is the company’s first over-ear headphone and it’s wireless. The earcups are partially transparent, just like Nothing’s phones. The Headphone (1) was developed in collaboration with speaker manufacturer KEF. The Headphone (1) is set to be released on July 15 and will have a suggested retail price of just under $250.
Nothing Headphone (1)
The Nothing Headphone (1) has square, partially transparent ear cups with rounded corners. The headphones are equipped with three buttons. There is a so-called “roller button” (called Roller) that can control the volume and pause and resume music. There is also a “paddle” (called Paddle) with which media can be controlled, for example by skipping songs. Finally, there is a normal button (called Button) whose function can be customized. By default, pressing this button opens Siri or the Google Assistant on iOS and Android.
The Headphone (1) is equipped with drivers with a diameter of forty millimeters. Music signal comes in via Bluetooth 5.3 with support of the codecs AAC, DBC and LDAC. Furthermore, the Headphone (1) has Active Noise Cancelling (ANC), a transparency mode and spatial audio. Nothing did not invent the wheel itself but let audio specialist think and develop.
The battery of the Headphone (1) has a capacity of 1,040 mAh and thus achieves a playing time of up to 80 hours according to Nothing. That is without ANC and with the use of AAC. Via LDAC and with ANC enabled, the battery life decreases to approximately 35 hours.
Charging is done via a USB-C cable and a full charge takes about two hours. For those in a hurry, five minutes of charging should provide up to five hours of listening time.
The Headphone (1) also has a 3.5 mm jack plug for wired use, and also supports USB audio for wired use via USB-C. Google Fast Pair and Microsoft Swift Pair are supported, allowing the Headphone (1) to be quickly set up on Android and Windows. According to the manufacturer, the sound can be fully adjusted to your preference via an advanced eight-band tone control in the app.
The device will be released on July 15th and will have a suggested retail price of just under $300. Orders can be placed from July 4th.
