OnePlus Buds Pro 2 come with major upgrades, same beloved design

It has been almost two years since OnePlus launched its Buds Pro. And we were quite pleased with this first iteration. Now, OnePlus is releasing the new and improved Buds Pro 2.

You can pre-order the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 starting today, release is on the 16th of February

The sound

The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 have been upgraded to have two MelodyBoost drivers inside — an 11 mm and 6 mm (as opposed to one 11 mm driver). The system has been co-designed with loudspeaker expert Dynaudio and now, we will have access to three EQ profiles for fine-tuning our listening experience. No user-customizable EQ, though — yet again.

The personalized sound suite also makes a comeback — Audio ID 2.0 will scan the unique shape of your ear canal and can tune frequencies to it, which is always an interesting feature to play with.

Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos

Android 13 did bring about support for Spatial Audio and the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 come fully equipped to handle it. OnePlus worked in tandem with Google to ensure full support and you will be able to hear multi-channel audio from the YouTube app and Disney+.

Improved Noise Cancelation

Last but not least, the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 come with overtuned ANC as well. Equipped with TUV-certified Smart Adaptive Noise Cancellation, they can attenuate outside noise by up to -48 dB. To top it off, it doesn’t just deal with low-frequency hums — the ANC works in a wide band up to 4 kHz, meaning it will muffle human speech and other daily noises that are higher in the register than a simple AC hum.

Of course, the Buds Pro 2 have a transparency mode, too, which we would be very curious to test.

Battery and connectivity

The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 promise up to 39 hours of music playback (with ANC off) on a single charge of their carrying case. Furthermore, they can get 10 hours of playback on a 10 minute charge, according to OnePlus’ claims. The case also supports wireless charging pads.