Nothing Ear and Ear (a) review: Enjoyable listening experience
₹7,999) has likely caught your attention on one of two counts – getting what looks almost like a Nothing flagship earbud, signature transparent aesthetic and all, or for a very welcome injection of that striking mustard yellow color to the otherwise monochrome lineup. The Ear (a) arrives in this smaller, more pocketable charging case with a transparent, clear plastic lid and a bright yellow base that resembles either a mini meal box or a washbasin.
The case charges over USB-C, skipping the wireless charging and the higher dust/water resistance of the flagship Ear case. Both the Nothing Ear/Ear(a) buds are IP54 rated against sweat and light rain.
The Ear (a) buds also retain the familiar oval bud shape with the transparent stems that show off the rather pretty insides. The fit and finish are good, although I worry about the long-term scuff marks that the plastic case is likely to pick up.
The stalks have the same squeeze controls for playback, volume and noise cancelling as the previous models, and sit rather comfortably in the ear for their entire 5+ hours of playback with active noise cancellation (ANC) on (the case adds another 3-4 charges, more if you turn ANC off). One minor but nice attention to detail - the stems on the right and left buds are helpfully labeled with red and white dots, which correspond to dots on the case so that you can place them back into the case in a hurry without having to figure out which one goes where.
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