Nothing Headphone 1 review: head-turning
The headphones lay flat in their case, which is pretty slim.
Nothing's first pair of over-the-ear headphones has arrived, bearing the company's signature retro-transparent design that it introduced with the Phone 1. But until now, that design has mostly been in your pocket or peeking out of your ears. With the $299 Nothing Headphone 1, you have to commit to having that aesthetic wrapped around your head or hanging from your neck.
I spent about a week with the Headphone 1 to see how it fits among the competition - and with your outfit.
Nothing Headphone 1
Score: 6ProsCons- Good sound
- Cheaper than other flagships
- Unique design
- Does not handle calls well in noisy environments
- Design isn't for everybody
- Analog jack does not work without battery
The Nothing Headphone 1 resembles a cross between Apple's AirPods Max and 1980s FM radio headphones. I dig the design, but wearing it on my head feels silly. The housing feels cheaper than the aluminum casing of the $549 AirPods Max and also less… grown up. I'm almost embarrassed to wear it on the street and worried that I'll look like I'm cosplaying as a cyborg. The ear pads look like that of generic headphones, with rubbery and plastic unremovable pads and a memory foam cen …