Sony is reportedly working on its next generation of earbuds, dubbed the LinkBuds 2. While details are scarce at the moment, a leak from The Walkman Blog (via Aditya Lala) has shed light on what we can expect from these earbuds. Most notably, the leak suggests the upcoming LinkBuds may include noise-cancellation technology. This is a surprising development considering the distinctive “open ring” design of the LinkBuds. Such a design allows earbuds to filter in external sound naturally.
If the rumors are true, Sony must have
found an innovative way to integrate noise cancellation with this
unconventional design. They have also appeared on the Korean RRA certification,
which revealed the image of the earbuds. And it looks like Sony isn’t
abandoning the core appeal of the LinkBuds design.
The charging pins and driver holes appear
slightly modified now. But the earbuds still retain the open-ring structure of
its predecessor. The leak further says
the LinkBuds 2 will have an “elevated audio experience” with sound quality
potentially on par with the Sony WF-1000XM5 earbuds. The LinkBuds 2 are also
said to use the same MediaTek MT2833 chipset as in the WF-1000XM5.
Regarding colors, while the regulatory
filing showcases the black variant of the earbuds, leaks indicate there might
also be a light gray option available. Currently, details about battery life
are under wraps. But the original LinkBuds offers around five-and-a-half hours
of run time per charge.
Moreover, there’s also no official word on
when the Sony LinkBuds 2 will arrive. However, since it has started appearing
on regulatory filings the launch could be on the horizon. Sony LinkBuds and
LinkBuds S were launched in 2022, so this is an due upgrade for Sony’s earbuds
lineup.
