Sony has launched its INZONE Buds in India, which are specially curated for gaming. These earbuds come equipped with active noise cancellation to filter out unwanted noise during gaming. Sony has also included spatial audio, a feature from its INZONE H5 gaming headphones.
Spatial audio helps gamers identify the source of the sound. This can be very helpful in shooting games to recognise footsteps. Sony also claims a battery life of up to 12 hours with its new gaming earbuds.
Sony INZONE Buds: Price and Availability
The Sony INZONE Buds are priced at Rs 17,990 in India. These will be available for purchase across Sony’s Retail Stores, ShopatSC portal, Amazon, Flipkart, and other e-commerce portals starting from January 16, 2024.
The earbuds offer two colour options: White and Black. The ongoing Republic Day Sales on Amazon and Flipkart also offer some bank discounts of up to Rs 500 on select credit and debit cards.
Sony INZONE Buds: Features
The Sony INZONE gaming earbuds feature an in-ear design with rubber ear tips. The company says that these earbuds have minimal contact with your ears to ensure comfort. These are equipped with 8.4mm drivers and have support ANC.
The earbuds also have low latency of below 30ms to avoid any sound delay while gaming. They have support for LC3 codec. The INZONE earbuds use Bluetooth Low Energy for audio transmission. The biggest highlight of the earbuds is their support for personalized spatial audio. Users can take a picture of their ear and upload it in the Sony companion app, after which the INZONE earbuds will optimize their sound output based on the shape of their ears.
Sony has also collaborated with professional gamers from esports organization Fnatic to tune the sound output and features of its gaming earbuds.
The microphone on the earbuds uses AI for noise filtration, which is trained over 500 million voice samples. The company says that this feature ensures that the microphone does not pick up unwanted sounds from the background which could be a nuisance for other players in voice communication.
The Sony INZONE Earbuds also have support for touch controls. Users can rely on these controls to adjust volume and music playback or customize the actions using the INZONE Hub.
Sony claims a battery life of up to 12 hours with its INZONE gaming earbuds. When paired with the charging case, these earbuds can offer a total playback time of up to 24 hours. The case comes with a USB-C port for charging.
