Nothing Ear (3)

About Nothing Ear (3)

Nothing Ear (3) is Nothing's current premium true wireless earbud product. It combines a transparent-and-metal design with a 12 mm dynamic driver, adaptive noise cancellation, LDAC support, Super Mic voice capture and integration with Nothing phones and the Nothing X app. The product sits above lower-cost Nothing audio options and is intended for buyers who value voice quality, sound customization and distinctive industrial design.

What is new about Nothing Ear (3)?

Ear (3) adds a more premium materials approach than earlier Nothing earbuds, including a formed aluminium charging case and a polished metal antenna while retaining the transparent design language. Nothing also introduces Super Mic, which uses microphones in the case to improve voice pickup in noisy environments.

The product remains a conventional true wireless earbud set in daily use, but the combination of design, microphone architecture and Nothing ecosystem features gives it a distinct position within the company's audio range.

How does Ear (3) handle sound and noise cancellation?

Nothing states that Ear (3) uses an upgraded 12 mm dynamic driver and supports 24-bit Hi-Res audio through LDAC. Adaptive Noise Cancellation is rated up to 45 dB on the official product page.

The earbuds also include Personal Sound profiles through the Nothing X app, Static Spatial Audio and Dynamic Bass Enhancement. These features give buyers several ways to tune the listening experience, although sound preference remains subjective and should be judged with the buyer's normal music and devices.

How good is voice performance?

The Super Mic system places two MEMS microphones in the charging case with beamforming intended to isolate the user's voice. The earbuds themselves also use omnidirectional microphones, a voice pickup unit and AI-based environmental noise cancellation.

This makes Ear (3) particularly relevant for people who frequently take calls or record voice notes in changing environments. Nothing also links Super Mic with Essential Space on supported Nothing phones for voice capture and transcription workflows.

What battery life should buyers expect?

Nothing states up to 10 hours of playback from the earbuds with AAC and ANC off, and up to 38 hours with the charging case. With ANC or Transparency Mode enabled, the stated figures drop to up to 5.5 hours from the earbuds and 22 hours with the case.

A 10-minute USB-C charge is advertised to provide up to 10 hours of playback under Nothing's test conditions. Actual battery life will vary with codec, volume, ANC, call use and wireless conditions.

How much does Nothing Ear (3) cost?

Pricing checked on September 8, 2026 against Nothing's official stores. The UK page listed Ear (3) at GBP 129 during a promotion from GBP 149, while the US page listed it at USD 149 during a promotion from USD 179.

Because these are promotional and regional prices, buyers should confirm the local Nothing store before purchase rather than assuming the sale price is permanent.

Who should choose something else?

Choose a different earbud if the priority is the strongest possible device-agnostic ecosystem, specialist audiophile tuning, or a lower entry price. Buyers already deep in Apple, Samsung or another phone ecosystem may get tighter device switching and platform features from that vendor's earbuds.

Ear (3) is strongest for buyers who value Nothing's design, voice-focused features, LDAC support and integration with Nothing phones.