OnePlus has always been a headphone brand that I've paid close attention to, and the company's designs are very eye-catching. I was very impressed with the matte and mirror "duo" design of the previous OnePlus Buds Pro, and these headphones are also very recognizable. And the performance of the OnePlus Buds Pro is very good in all aspects, as a flagship headset it is bright enough. So the launch of the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 filled me with anticipation, especially with the new color scheme and spatial audio that filled me with anticipation for these headphones.
This time the design of the One Plus Buds Pro 2 headphones still continues the flavor of the 1st generation, or the familiar opening and closing method, as well as the signature NCVM metallic and matte finish sprayed dual process assemblies. The biggest difference in the design of the One Plus Buds Pro 2 is that it brings a new color scheme of arbor green, the color scheme of both the headphone case and the body of the headphones is arbor green, which is consistent with the color scheme of the One Plus 11 phone just released by One Plus. If you happen to get your hands on the OnePlus 11 and the OnePlus Buds Pro 2, the same color scheme will bring you visual harmony and unity.
Spatial audio has been an exclusive feature for Apple ecosystem users for a long time. If you wanted to experience spatial audio, you could only choose Apple's products before. Spatial audio function has also been increasingly concerned by headphone manufacturers in the past two years, many headphones have followed up on this feature after Apple. Spatial audio is a huge improvement to the sound listening experience. Usually when we wear headphones to listen to music, we can only feel the sound of the left and right channels in two directions. But the sound in the real world is much richer than two channels, so the role of spatial audio is to let us listen to music in headphones can also feel the music scene that 360-degree stereo surround sound, restore the feeling of being wrapped in sound.
Before Android 13, it was a very difficult thing for headphones to achieve the function of spatial audio, and even if they did, it was only a crude simulation of dual-channel into surround sound, which was not satisfactory. The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 brings a full-link spatial audio experience from the phone system architecture to the spatial audio rendering algorithm, then to the headphone optimization and audio resource integration. In addition, the native support of Android 13 for spatial audio makes the spatial audio of OnePlus Buds Pro 2 a qualitative improvement.
The spatial audio experience I experienced with the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 was very realistic. When the headphones were turned on with the spatial audio feature, the sound was noticeably more three-dimensional. The feeling of being wrapped up in the music was amazing and unforgettable. In addition, one plus Buds Pro 2 spatial audio not only when listening to music can be turned on, when watching video headphones can also enjoy the feeling of spatial audio listening. The headset collects head data through the built-in six-axis IMU sensor and combines it with the head rendering algorithm to achieve the dynamic head tracking function of OnePlus Buds Pro 2 in spatial audio, further improving the realism of spatial audio and making the experience more immersive.
One thing that was not mentioned before about the design of the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 is the word Dynaudio on the front of the charging case. The Dynaudio Danner logo shows where the acoustic design concept of the One Plus Buds Pro 2 came from this time. The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 is equipped with a coaxial dual-unit acoustic system jointly developed with Dana, and uses the dual-unit crossover design found in high-end audio.
In terms of unit selection, the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 comes with an 11mm woofer and a 6mm tweeter. In terms of Bluetooth transmission, the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 supports the new LHDC 5.0 transmission technology, which can automatically switch between 128kbps and 1000kbps, ensuring both connection stability and low power consumption, while providing high bit rates when HiFi sound quality is required. Because the headset has received many of the above superb acoustic configurations, the acoustic performance of the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 has also received the Hi-Res Wireless "Little Gold Standard" acoustic certification.
When using the Buds Pro 2 for the first time, it is recommended to turn on the Gold Listening Sense feature of the headset. The headset will scan the ear canal after the Gold Listening Sense function is turned on, and will provide you with an exclusive personal listening solution after analyzing the modeling of multiple dimensions of the ear canal. The sound of the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 is pleasing to the ear, and the headphones have a wide soundstage performance. The headphones have a good performance in all three frequencies, and the low frequency performance is very powerful and elastic. In addition, I was pleasantly surprised by the richness of the sound details restored by the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 headphones.
Noise cancellation is now an essential feature for many people, and the noise cancellation experience of the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 is also very obvious compared to the 1st generation. The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 headset is equipped with a triple-core noise cancellation chip, which achieves a maximum noise cancellation depth of 48dB through the headset's 4-mic noise cancellation solution. However, the noise reduction depth only represents the peak noise reduction of the headset, and does not indicate the comprehensive noise reduction capability of the headset, but also depends on how the noise reduction bandwidth of the headset. The noise cancellation bandwidth of One Plus Buds Pro 2 reaches 4kHz, which is double compared to the previous generation of One Plus Buds Pro, and the headphones specifically target the frequency band of the human voice for targeted noise reduction, even in the office and other complex noise background still has a good noise reduction effect.
In addition to improving the depth and bandwidth of noise cancellation, the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 also makes noise cancellation smarter and more intelligent. When you first wear the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 with noise cancellation on, you can turn on the headset's personalized noise cancellation feature through the phone's built-in headset management software. With personalized noise cancellation turned on, the headset scans the ear canal and picks the best noise cancellation curve for you based on your ear canal structure. In addition, the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 has four built-in noise cancellation intensity adjustments.
The biggest pain point of true wireless headphones should be charging anxiety. It's often embarrassing to find a low battery alarm on the charging case when you need to use the headphones. The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 headphones can listen to music for up to 10 hours on a full charge, and the longest combined battery life with the charging case is as long as 39 hours. In addition, the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 also supports fast charging, requiring only 10 minutes of charging to get 7 hours of music playback time. If you have a Qi protocol wireless charging pad, you can also place the headphones directly on it for wireless charging.
Internet phone makers have never made headphones that can do more than just listen to music, and the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 also brings a lot of intelligent features this time around. First of all, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 supports full-link cervical spine health detection. While wearing the headphones, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 can record the angle of the head and head posture through real-time monitoring, so as to make a health assessment of the current sitting posture, and record the neck health through the health app in the phone. This health check feature makes full use of the characteristics of the headset, so it is very clever to check whether the cervical spine is in a healthy posture when wearing the headset.
Another feature that I really like about the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 is the white noise that comes with the headphones. You can turn on the white noise function by pressing and holding the earpiece for 3 seconds. You can also set it in "Morning Sun", "Iceland", "Night Camping", "Summer Beach", and "Meditation" by setting it in the Huan Rhythm App. I can switch between five types of white noise: "morning sun", "Iceland", "night camping", "summer beach" and "meditation". I generally like to turn on white noise when I'm writing in the office, so I can focus more and relax during my lunch break.
Another useful feature on the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 for me is the seamless switching between the two devices. I usually carry my phone and tablet with me when I go out, and after pairing the Buds Pro 2 with each device, the headset automatically switches between the two devices based on the current usage status of the device.
As you can see, the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 is a headset full of "ambition". The addition of spatial audio allows the Buds Pro 2 to make up for the biggest shortcomings of the previous generation of headphones. At the same time, the headset's sound quality and noise cancellation have been significantly improved, and the headset can be used on Windows, iOS or other Android phones to get a very good experience. But if you use it with one plus phone to feel the full charm of this headset.
