True wireless earphones might be all the craze these days when it comes to personal audio, but the older neckband-style form factor remains popular even today. Among the most significant brands in this segment is undoubtedly OnePlus, with its iconic Bullets Wireless range of earphones having ruled the segment just when Bluetooth was reaching a point of affordability and practicality. Interestingly, OnePlus is still among the few major proponents of the neckband form factor, and recently launched the Bullets Wireless Z2 ANC in India.
Priced at Rs. 2,299, the OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2 ANC is pretty much exactly what you expected when you read the name, featuring a classic and familiar design with the added convenience of active noise cancellation; this is a small step ahead of the OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2. Is the addition of ANC enough to make this headset – and indeed the form factor itself – relevant once again? Or should you get true wireless earphones instead? Find out in this review.
OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2 ANC design and features
As the name suggests, the OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2 ANC is, at its core, the Bullets Wireless Z2, with the addition of active noise cancellation as a feature. The design of the neckband-style wireless headset is therefore unchanged for the large part, and indeed you’ll have a hard time telling this apart from the older OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2 – if you get the black colour variant. Interestingly, the ANC variant also comes in a green colour option which isn’t available on the non-ANC variant.
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