Nothing Ear A vs Nothing CMF Buds Pro 2

	Nothing Ear A Nothing CMF Buds Pro 2

Price	$99.00 $59.00
Our Rating	5.5 5.5
Brand	Nothing CMF
Category	Earbuds Earbuds

APPEARANCE

Colors	White, Black, Yellow Dark Grey, Light Grey, Orange, Blue
Dimensions	Earbud - Dimensions - 30.9 mm x 21.7 mm x 24.3 mm Case - Dimensions - 47.6 mm x 63.3 mm x 22.7 mm Earbud: 33.1 x 20.2 x 23.8 mm Charging case: 53.4 x 53.4 x 23 mm
Weight	Earbud - 4.8 g, Case - 39.6 g Earbud: 4.9 g Charging case: 46 g Earbuds + charging case: 55.8 g

SOUNDS

Driver	11 mm dynamic driver 11mm bass driver + 6mm micro-planar tweeter
Diaphragm	PMI + TPU 11mm bass driver: PU (Polyurethane) + PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) titanium-coated6mm micro-planar tweeter: PET + titanium-coated PET
Audio codec	AAC, SBC, LDAC AAC, SBC, LDAC
Technologies	Dirac Opteo™ Ultra Bass Technology 2.0 LDAC codec Custom EQ Tuning by Nothing and Direct Opteo™
Tuning	Nothing

NOISE CANCELLATION

Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation	Yes
Depth	Up to 45 dB up to 50 dB
Frequency range	5000 Hz 5000 Hz
Transparency Mode	Yes
Others	Number of microphones: 3 in each bud Environmental noise-cancelling algorithm for calls: Clear Voice Technology 2.0
Features	Smart ANC algorithmAdaptive ANCTransparency mode Smart ANC algorithmAdaptive ANCTransparency Mode

CALL CLARITY

BATTERIES

Capacity	Earbud 46 mAh Case 500 mAh Buds: 60 mAh, Case: 460 mAh
Battery life	AAC Playback with ANC off: Up to 43 hours with case and up to 11 hours with buds only Playback with ANC on / Transparency Mode: Up to 26 hours with case and up to 6.5 hours with buds only LDAC Playback with ANC off: Up to 25 hours with case and up to 6.5 hours with buds only Playback with ANC on / Transparency Mode: Up to 16.6 hours with case and up to 4.3 hours with buds only TALK TIME Talk time with ANC off: 25 hours with case and 6 hours with buds only Talk time with ANC on / Transparency Mode: 18.6 hours with case and 4.8 hours with buds only
Fast Charge	Fast Charging with ANC off 10 minutes for 10 hours ANC OFF - 10 min charge for 3h (buds only), up to 7 hours (with case) ANC ON - 10 min charge for 1.8h (buds only), up to 6 hours (with case) CHARGING TIME Type-C wired charging-to-full time (charging case + earbuds): 70 mins for a full charge The charging case charges the earbuds to full: 60 mins for a full charge
Wired charging	USB Type-C

CONNECTIVITY

Connection range	10m
Bluetooth version	5.3 5.3
Dual-device connection	Yes
Bluetooth profiles	RFCOMM, SPP, HFP, A2DP, AVDTP, AVCTP, AVRCP

COMPATIBILITY

Others

Android version
5.1 and above

iOS version
11 and above Android 5.1 and above
iOS 13 and above

WATER & DUST RESISTANCE RATING

Others

IP54 earbuds / IPX2 case Water and dust resistance: IP55 buds

FAST PAIR

Others

Google Fast Pair
Microsoft Swift Pair Google Fast Pair
Microsoft Swift Pair

OTHER FEATURES

Others

Pinch controls
In-ear detection
Dual Connection
Clear Voice Technology with 3 mics per bud
LED charging status
Low Lag Mode Ear tips fit test
In-ear detection
LED charging status
Low Lag Mode
With Nothing Phone less than 120 ms under Game Mode
Find earbuds

IN THE BOX

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Pair of earbuds
Ear tips in size S, M, L
Charging case
Type-C cable
Safety information and warranty information
User guide 2x earbuds
1x charging case
Ear tips in sizes S, M, L
Safety information, warranty information and user guide
USB-A to Type-C cable × 1

TOUCH CONTROLS

Others

CONTROL EARBUDS

Double Tap
Music
Both earbuds: next song
Call
Both earbuds: answer or hang up a call
TRIPLE TAP

Music
Both earbuds: previous song
Call
Both earbuds: reject a call
TAP & HOLD FOR 1 SECOND

Default
Switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency Mode
Customisation
Either earbud can be customised individually:Wake up voice assistant (does not work during calls)
If ANC on: transparency mode
If ANC off: state switching (select at least 2 out of 3 states)
More options in the Nothing X app. Optional functions: play/pause, skip back, skip forward, switch noise cancellation mode, volume up, volume down and wake up voice assistant

SMART DIAL

Default: deactivated (set up in Nothing X app)
Supported operations: rotate, single-click, double-click, triple-click, long-press
Customisable functions: volume control, switch noise cancellation modes, play/pause, skip back/forward, Voice Assistant, answer/hang up calls, mute/unmute microphone, turn Low Lag Mode on/off
Temporarily turn Smart Dial on/off:

Turn off:
a) Double-press and hold (keeping the earbuds out of the case and the case closed).

b) A voice from the earbuds will confirm Smart Dial is turned off.

2. Re-enable

a) Double-press and hold again (keeping earbuds out of the case and the case closed). Or reopen the charging case (keeping earbuds in the case).

b) A voice from the earbuds will confirm Smart Dial is turned on.

Note: The quick-disable feature helps prevent unintended activation, such as when the device is in a pocket or bag.