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OnePlus just unveiled its latest pair of Pro earbuds.
The OnePlus Buds Pro 3 offer a range of cool features and upgrades over the previous generation.
I hark on about the best earbuds quite a lot here at T3. You might have seen my escapades on TikTok, or read a review of one of the many pairs I've tested over the last few years.
The truth is, I'm really passionate about them. I'd go as far as saying a good pair is one of the soundest (pun intended) investments you can make, accentuating your audio-listening experience and making it easier to block out extraneous noise.
That's exactly what the new OnePlus Buds Pro 3 promise. In fact, they go a step beyond that, promising perfection. So, just a little confident in their abilities, then?
In fairness, though, it does sound like this pair could have the specs to back their claims. Each bud is fitted with a dual-driver setup, packing an 11mm driver for bass response, while a 6mm tweeter offers sweet high-end reproduction.
That tweeter even features a 35 micrometer flat voice coil, for reproduction of even the finest of high-end details. It's good at it, too, offering a 35% boost over the previous generation OnePlus Buds Pro 2.
As if that wasn't enough to justify the audio credentials of the pair, you'll also find a pair of DACs per earbud. That's impressive stuff, and should help to eradicate any quirks and glitches associated with transferring audio from your device to your ears.
The sound quality should also be pretty darn good, too. The brand has teamed up with Danish purveyors of all things good-sounding, Dynaudio. They've helped to tune these buds to perfection, offering sweet response across the frequency range.
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It's also worth talking about the design of the Buds Pro 3. The buds themselves offer little to write home about. They're a standard stemmed design, which looks very classy in a minimal way. The case, however, is a little more Marmite. Covered with a vegan leather, the model comes in either 'Midnight Opus' (black) or 'Lunar Radiance' (white).
While the images of the black case looks quite classy, the white is a little more trashy. There's a distinct air of the mid-noughties rap scene about it – placed haphazardly somewhere between N-Dubz and Falling in Reverse. If you know, you know.
Priced at £199 (approx. $258; AU$384) these buds are certainly going to need to live up to their billing. The specs sound good, though, so let's just hope they perform as well!
Online news writer at T3.com, Sam has five years of experience in online and print journalism, with work featured in publications like Metro and Last Word on Sports. After years writing about music and football, Sam now turns his hand to bringing you news about new phones, smart home products, smart watches, laptops and TVs. Sam is a longtime fan and user of Apple products, including iPhones, MacBooks and Apple Watches.He’s also T3’s resident football expert, bringing you everything you need to know about the big games, including how to watch them. In his spare time, Sam is a keen guitarist, watch lover and (very) amateur golfer.
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