OnePlus has a very interesting Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 rival in the pipeline
Despite releasing not one and not two but three different AirPods rivals in just the last year or so, OnePlus is reportedly working on yet another new pair of true wireless earbuds presumably set to break cover by the end of 2021.
The news comes from teenage leaker Max Jambor, who has been right about this type of stuff a number of times in the recent past, but unfortunately, this particular piece of gossip is a little light on specifics.
There's no name, launch date, or price tag tipped for the upcoming product yet, which is very intriguingly described as "some sort of Lite edition of the Buds Pro." If that sounds a lot like the existing non-Pro OnePlus Buds, you should note that active noise cancellation is expected to be part of the undoubtedly affordable package this time around.
It remains to be seen if a simple moniker like the OnePlus Buds 2 will be adopted or if the company will end up choosing something unnecessarily convoluted like the Buds Pro Lite or Buds Pro Z.
Obviously, the former theory makes a lot more sense than the latter, especially as it would allow OnePlus to more easily and naturally advertise these puppies as a direct rival to the hot new Samsung Galaxy Buds 2, which have also borrowed their ANC credentials from their Buds Pro forerunners.
With the OnePlus Buds Pro priced considerably lower than the Galaxy Buds Pro, not to mention Apple's AirPods Pro, we can definitely expect the OnePlus Buds 2 (or OnePlus Buds Pro Lite) to undercut Samsung's $150 Galaxy Buds 2.
Even if OnePlus only manages to hit, say, the $120 mark rather than $100, we have every reason to be optimistic of seeing these bad boys make our comprehensive list of the best wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation out there.
Of course, we might be getting a little ahead of ourselves here, especially with the OnePlus Buds Pro barely scheduled to go on sale stateside later this week following their official announcement last month.
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