OnePlus' sleek AirPods rivals just leaked — and they're coming soon

OnePlus' sleek AirPods rivals just leaked — and they're coming presently

OnePlus 'Pods' could battle AirPods with sleek black design

(Prototype credit: Max J via Twitter (@MaxJmb))

OnePlus is primed to launch its first pair of true wireless earbuds soon, and it seems its following Apple's lead as far equally design is concerned.

OnePlus'south earbuds, allegedly called Pods, aren't every bit convincing as the all-time fake AirPods, but the resemblance is certainly there. Pods renders reveal stems attached to ovular buds in both white and black varieties. According to a promotional teaser from Twitter user Max J (via 9to5Google,) the new copycats are coming in July.

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Max J shared the alleged marketing material in May, only nosotros haven't heard much since. OnePlus has a reputation for making laudable headphones to pair with its smartphones like the OnePlus eight Pro, so we've been eagerly waiting for what its first pair of truthful wireless ones would offer.

Today, Max J posted another paradigm of Pods in a black variant that look less like AirPods than the leak from May and more like the OnePlus Bullets Wireless 2. Nosotros also get a good look at what the charging example could like with a curved and meaty grade.

9to5Google said Max J'due south intel on Pods might not exist as accurate as his previous leaks, so it'south possible Pods won't like this. Still, at that place is enough evidence to believe OnePlus is working to bring wireless earbuds to marketplace to compete with the AirPods.

If OnePlus can evangelize AirPods-level sound quality at a lower price, then Apple tree's sound division could accept reason to be worried. At least until the release of AirPods Studio or AirPods three. We don't know enough about the specs of OnePlus Pods or Apple's planned headphone products to know for certain however.

It's possible that OnePlus is planning to debut Pods, or whatsoever the wireless earbuds are chosen, tomorrow alongside the mid-range OnePlus Nord smartphone. If that's the example Max J's previous release appointment information could reflect actual availability, which, like the OnePlus Nord, would be July.

We'll know in less than 24 hours whether these Pods leaks are real, and whether the new buds are primed to become the ultimate OnePlus accessory.

Kate Kozuch is a senior writer at Tom's Guide covering wearables, TVs and everything smart-home related. When she'southward non in cyborg way, you can find her on an exercise bike or channeling her inner celebrity chef. She and her robot army volition rule the globe one day, simply until so, accomplish her at kate.kozuch@futurenet.com.