Nothing Ear vs Nothing Ear (a) | Which buds are best for YOU?

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Nothing's new true wireless earbuds are here. The Ear and Ear (a) share a lot of similarities but have a few key differences. Which one should you buy, and should you upgrade from the existing Ear 1 or Ear 2? Read out more at andauth.co/mNB8PV
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00:00 Intro
00:16 Why Ear and Ear (a)?
01:06 Comfort
01:59 Pinch controls
02:12 Noise cancelation
02:34 Microphone quality
03:09 Nothing X app settings
03:37 Colors
03:57 Case and charging
04:20 IP rating
04:37 Equalizer
04:59 LDAC and LHDC
05:17 Battery life
05:47 Price and which one to buy?
06:38 Should you upgrade?
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КОМЕНТАРІ: 54

@violetskydiver7684 14 днів тому

Dropping the safe and simple numbering convention is a really strange move to me. This just makes it more confusing to know which is the newer model.

@lowtech42 14 днів тому

Thank you for the in-depth review! I'm going with the Ear because of this but the bumble bee yellow is tempting 🐝

@edenkobi4654 11 годин тому

This is one of the most in-depth and easy to understand videos out there about the nothing ear buds. Thankyou

@rossniem 14 днів тому

Such a good demo, glad to hear they aren't as sharp sounding

@karthiksubramani708 14 днів тому

Thanks i made my decision to go for Ear (a). What a value for money 💰 product 👏🏻

@sudipchatterjee 13 днів тому

Thanks for the excellent review! 🙌 I would also go with the Ear(a).

@minimalisteve1 13 днів тому

Thank you for this review. I had the ear 1 and I'm moving to the ear a. Just love that funky yellow colour and think they will do me well for the next couple of years.

@RitaElKhoury-AA 10 днів тому

Great choice! The upgrade is worth it if only for the multi-device support, pinch controls, better audio, and better noise cancelation, and better battery life!

@malcontent510 14 днів тому

It's good that they're improving their value proposition with the ear (a). I wish my ear (2)s had this new less-sharp & less-peaky microphone quality, for my work calls.

@prince_warhero 11 днів тому

I use the ear 2 and it's amazing , best fit of all the tws I have tried. For ear 2 owners I don't think there's a reason to upgrade this year

@mortezamoryhajiha4452 13 днів тому

Reliable LDAC, finally got a Nothing earbud. Got the (a)... It is not as good as the sound quality of HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro 3 or HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro 2 (avoid 2, it has bad mics) (to give you context, I think the base quality of Sony WF-1000XM5 is misguided audio engineering). The Nothing (a) is more comfortable than the freebuds or any competitor and very very good for the price (and the base quality is very good, I cannot say the same thing for most earbuds that charge more)... Also glad to support a decent company. Also AMAZING and direct review. will SUB for sure... BTW, if comfort is your issue, make sure you get the HUAWEI FreeClip (sound quality is not amazing, but omg you don't even realize they are on you).

@RitaElKhoury-AA 10 днів тому

I've had my eyes on the Huawei lineup for a while. One of my Android Authority colleagues loves them for the sound quality. Maybe I'll get to try one soon.

@mortezamoryhajiha4452 9 днів тому

Sound quality is great. But aside from the freeclip, their flagship freebuds pro are for sure too heavy. If you are not a sound quality snub, I would overall recommend nothing (a) since the sound quality is like 80% there and they are so much more comfortable.

@kozhikkaalan 8 днів тому

Enjoyed your video. Was helpful for me. Going with ear (a)

@SonicMilio 14 днів тому

To me, it really sounds like the Ear (a) is the better pick. But the finer EQ tinkering you can do eith the Ear is a must have for me

@lazyhans 14 днів тому

Why does everyone forget the Ear Stick in their comparison/timeline? They are literally the best of them all.

@czdjax 13 днів тому

Really? Why? I have Stick and want to buy this new model, will it be good upgrade?

@lazyhans 13 днів тому

@@czdjax depends on what you like. Ear Stick is a different type of product with its open fit design and it doesnt seem to get a successor.

@czdjax 13 днів тому

@@lazyhans I expecting more bass

@lazyhans 13 днів тому

@@czdjax since open fit earbuds have poor bass for technical reasons, you can just buy any other product and will be happy then.

@czdjax 13 днів тому

@@lazyhans Be careful here, the Nothing Stick has a very high level of bass, it has improved a lot with several firmware updates. It has a better bass level than the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro and many other headphones I have.

@antonyp6617 10 днів тому

How do the ear(a) compare to the ear 2? The ear 2 are at the same price right now thanks to discount, so I wonder which ones would be the best deal.

@albin2232 13 днів тому

A very, very good reviewer and presenter! 👍👏 #expert #pro #topnotch

@0x-001 14 днів тому

Thank you for the video it was very helpful, i have a question. i own a Samsung galaxy s24. and i own the ear(2) black edition. Should i disable LHDC. to gain the extra battery life? as this feature only works for phones that support it. which (phone 1, 2 and 2a) does. but am not sure if my samsung galaxy s24. supports it. am i just wasting battery by having it enabled? can you maybe check it

@RitaElKhoury-AA 14 днів тому

I would disable it. The Galaxy S24 doesn't support LHDC (you can go in Developer Options > Bluetooth audio codec and see that the ones it handles are SBC, AAC, aptX audio, LDAC, and SSC). I'm not sure if you lose battery life if the setting is enabled on the buds but they're not actively transmitting over LHDC, but why risk it? Just keep it off.

@0x-001 14 днів тому

@@RitaElKhoury-AA Yes, i just checked it, it only supports AAC, so i may just disable it in the settings on the nothing app. thank you

@GATAM_ 10 днів тому

In depth review......where is the Sound Quality part??

@amaljoe367 14 днів тому

Is ear (a) internally the same as cmf buds?

@RitaElKhoury-AA 10 днів тому

The drivers are different AFAIK.

@Peterstarzynskitech 14 днів тому

The blacked out ones look better imo.

@killerred156 День тому

I kind of want these over Apple air pods for my iPhone 14 Pro Max. Does anyone have these and use them for their iPhone?

@7techno77 14 днів тому

How's ANC compared to airpod pros 1st gen?

@mortezamoryhajiha4452 13 днів тому

Its very good. thank god you can tone it down in app. Because the strong ANC is just too much.

@kostam.1113 14 днів тому

Good headphones But the names are horrendous

@ziich1 13 днів тому

Unfortunately no mention of the cmf buds, also by nothing with basically the same features for much cheaper

@RitaElKhoury-AA 10 днів тому

I haven't tried the CMF buds, sadly, so I don't have a point of reference with them. AFAIK, they have a different driver too.

@ModernSlaves541 14 днів тому

They get lost all the time! Which one sticks very well in the ear?? Which one does not get lost easily?

@RitaElKhoury-AA 10 днів тому

The slipperiness is their biggest drawback, yes, esp if you exercise while wearing them. For me, the trick was in getting ear foam tips to help them stay a little steadier in my ears.

@Mike_Hog_A_Nator 14 днів тому

I loved Nothing until I got the Earfun Air Pro 3's! Wow, what a difference at $55 on sale. Earfun connects fast to my Samsung S24 Ultra & other devices & you don't need ANC because they are so loud & comfortable. 60% volume on the Earfun's are like 85% to the Nothing's. Plus all the HD, HiFi, Qualcomm APTx, Codec & the 9+ hours of listening time. Nothing falls short on those topics but most importantly, I've had 2 pairs of the Nothing's where the stems come apart here in Hot SE Texas & it's almost impossible to glue the stems back together. These should be $65 to $70 buds, imo. Great info 🤟

@martuchna6084 13 днів тому

In UK difference is just £30 and wondering if is worth to buy ear or ear a

@RitaElKhoury-AA 10 днів тому

With that small price difference, the Ear is a bit more appealing, if only for the wireless charging and custom EQ.

@AsierCorrales 7 днів тому

Upgrading from the (1) to the ear's....

@taylornicty1170 13 днів тому

The Ear (a) has a better shaped case

@sirring6 12 днів тому

They do NOT have the same driver. The Ear have a new ceramic driver.

@czdjax 9 днів тому

Unfortunate naming, eshops have chaos in it, shame :-(

@milpatel83 14 днів тому

The problem here is that Nothing's "premium" buds are actually budget buds in price. It's not the naming convention that confusing - its the fact that their 'best' buds are by definition and price, budget friendly already. By making a very slightly lower price buds in the 2a, it confuses consumers about the value prop. They have done something quite similar with their phones recently as well where it seems like the Phone 2a is better than the 2, when in fact it isn't - its this type of mixed messages that wont bode well for the brand; and lets not even go into "CMF By Nothing"!

@JK-dv3qe 14 днів тому

any and all 'buds' these days are mostly crap and hugely overpriced. so i will just save my western inflation money and let the tech 'mature' (honestly, they are mostly overpriced crap)

@ceesparxxx 14 днів тому

Have you not seen how bad inflation has gotten and how much more difficult it is to even get by much less buy things you want?!? Tbh, I'm extremely jealous of people who can buy what they want. It must be nice to be so privileged to be able to get stuff you "want" when a lot of us can barely even afford the stuff we actually "need."