The Sony INZONE Buds have been out for a while now, but we've yet to get our hands on them. While they may look like your average Bluetooth headphones, that's far from the case.
First, let's look at the packaging. Like other recent Sony devices, the packaging is made entirely of paper. You get headphones in different sizes, a short charging cable and four silicone tips.
INZONE Buds are primarily gaming-oriented headphones that work using a USB dongle that plugs into your PC or PS5. It operates on the 2.4GHz band and is claimed to be only 30ms. The dongle can be plugged into tablets and smartphones with a USB-C port for audio.
The INZONE Buds technically support Bluetooth, but in a limited way. There is only support for Bluetooth LE and the only codec is LC3. Although the LC3 was supposed to be the SBC successor, only a handful of devices currently support it, meaning most people won't be able to use these headphones over Bluetooth.
INZONE Buds support ANC, which is not a common place in gaming audio gear. They also feature the same 8.4mm drivers as the WF-1000XM5 with Sony's 360 Reality Audio feature. Sony claims 11 hours of battery life with ANC when using a USB dongle and Bluetooth. That last figure is particularly impressive for a pair of TWS headphones, but as mentioned earlier, Bluetooth only uses LL with LC3, so very few devices can actually use it.
But that's all for now. We are already working on the full review and it should be live soon.