OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2 Bluetooth in Ear Earphones with mic, Bombastic Bass – 12.4 mm Drivers, 10 Mins Charge – 20 Hrs Music, 30 Hrs Battery Life, IP55 Dust & Water Resistant (Magico Black)

Product Information

The Bullets Wireless Z2 have relatively large 12.4mm drivers. They connect over Bluetooth 5.0 and support SBC and AAC codecs.

With the highs leveled out, the sound is more engaging and detailed. This is especially true at lower volumes, where it is difficult to hear anything over the bass without turning the volume up, which makes the bass even more overbearing and fatiguing.OnePlus Buds Z2 and OnePlus phones, when used together, will provide the best experience. OnePlus Buds Z2 are also compatible with Bluetooth® devices; the longest Bluetooth® transmission distance is 10m between OnePlus Buds Z2 and the Bluetooth® device. Due to the nature of Bluetooth®, electromagnetic interference in the area may cause the connection to break. The last model we tested with this design was incidentally the OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2 and now we have the updated version with ANC or active noise cancellation. At INR 2299, the India-exclusive Bullets Wireless Z2 ANC are only slightly more expensive than the Z2. That still makes them one of the cheapest wireless earbuds in the OnePlus range and the cheapest with ANC. Design and comfort The OnePlus Buds Z2 offers two noise cancellation modes (Faint and Extreme) that ranges between 25 dB to 40 dB. The microphone performance on the Bullets Wireless Z2 is good. There is audible compression when speaking even in quiet environments but voices still sound relatively clear with good tonality. In noisier environments, the AI scene-model algorithm does a good job of reducing ambient sounds and prioritizing the voice, which sounds fairly similar to speaking in quiet environments.

What's disappointing, though, is the transparency mode, which sounds muffled and not particularly transparent. It's fine if you just want to walk around without completely being oblivious to your surroundings but I still found it better to just unplug the earbuds to hear better. Latency in applications was poor. Games and music apps demonstrated notable delay, with apps like piano players having almost half a second of latency after a key was pressed. As usual, I would recommend wired audio if latency is important to you or if you want to use the microphone while gaming.On OnePlus phones, the earbud functions can be controlled directly through the Bluetooth settings without having to install a separate app.

The Bullets Wireless Z2 ANC feature 12.4mm titanium-coated dynamic drivers. The earbuds support SBC and AAC codecs over a Bluetooth 5.2 connection. Product images and display contents are illustrative only. Actual product and display contents may vary. The Bullets Wireless Z2 has exceptional battery life. During my battery drain test, the headset ran continuously for 28.5 hours, which is very close to the 30 hours claimed by OnePlus. After a ten-minute charge, the headset went on for 20.4 hours, which is just over the 20 hours claimed by the company. With normal use, the headset should last well over a week on a single charge. Conclusion

The Bullets Wireless Z2 get sufficiently loud, with the maximum volume being uncomfortable to listen to on all but the quietest of recordings. The new ANC mode on the Bullets Wireless Z2 ANC also worked reasonably well. It does its best with low-frequency sounds, so things like the sound of an aircraft or bus engine, while also being decent for household sounds such as air conditioners and fans. It doesn't do so well with mid and high-frequency sounds but that's generally the domain for bigger and more expensive headphones. Based on software updates to the phone, the above actions may be slightly modified, and the actual OTA content may differ from that specified.