Sony Inzone Buds truly wireless stereo (TWS) earphones were launched in India on Friday. The latest addition to the company’s TWS audio lineup has an in-ear design and offers an active noise cancellation (ANC) feature to reduce external noise. The Sony Inzone Buds pack 8.4mm drivers and come with a USB Type-C dongle connection with a latency rate of less than 30 milliseconds. They use Bluetooth LE Audio powered by the L1 chip and are claimed to deliver up to 12 hours of playback time on a single charge.
The new Sony Inzone Buds are priced at Rs. 17,990 in India. They are offered in Black and White colour options. They were initially released in global markets in November last year, alongside the Sony Inzone H5 wireless gaming headset.
The Inzone Buds will go on sale across Sony retail stores (Sony Center and Sony Exclusive), the ShopatSC portal, major electronic stores, and other e-commerce websites in India, starting January 22.
Sony Inzone specifications, features
The Sony Inzone TWS earphones boast a charging case and offer an ANC feature to eliminate unwanted external noise. The earphones come with an ambient sound mode and Sony’s dynamic driver X. They have 8.4mm drivers and the buds offer latency as low as 30ms to enhance the gaming experience.
Sony has provided a microphone with AI-based noise reduction on the latest earphones. They support Sony’s 360 Spatial Sound format for virtualised surround sound. They have Bluetooth 5.3 for pairing with nearby devices in a radius of 10 metres and offer support for LC3 Bluetooth codec. The earphones are IPX4-equivalent rated for sweat and water resistance.
The Sony Inzone earbuds have touch-enabled controls to answer or reject calls, and control the volume or skip tracks. They can be paired with both Android and iOS devices via the Sony Headphones Connect app.
The Sony Inzone earphones come with a USB Type-C dongle connection and they use Bluetooth LE Audio powered by the L1 chip. The total charge time is advertised to be two hours. They are claimed by the company to deliver up to 12 hours of talk time on a single charge with noise cancellation off. It is also said to offer up to 11 hours of playback time with LE audio. Further, Sony states that a five-minute charge gives the earphones up to one hour of playback time. The earphones weigh around 13 grams.
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