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British startup Nothing has marked down the Headphone (1) on its online site to a record-low price of £179 — was £249. You can also shop this incredible deal at Currys, John Lewis, and Argos.
Originally released last summer, these uniquely designed headphones come with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), a large battery lasting you up to 80 hours, the ability to pair with two devices at the same time, and more.
If you're not familiar with the brand, Nothing is headquartered in London, launched in October 2020 and has launched a string of award-winning smartphones, wireless earbuds, and wearables.
Here's every feature you can look forward to with the Headphone (1).
Buy the Nothing Headphone (1) at its record-low price
Headphone (1) is designed to deliver immersive sound with adaptive ANC and four-mic ENC for clear calls. Powered by Bluetooth 5.3, Nothing Headphone (1) support being paired with two devices at the same time. Its earcups are lightweight with memory foam cushions and intuitive controls. You can also enjoy up to 80 hours of battery life with fast charging capabilities. The headphones are available in both white and black.
You'll get up to 35 hours of listening time with ANC enabled, or up to 80 hours with it turned off. The Headphone (1) only needs five minutes on charge to top-up the battery with enough juice for 2.4 hours of playback.
Powered by Bluetooth 5.3, Nothing Headphone (1) support being paired with two devices at the same time. There's also built-in support for Fast Pair and low-latency performance, so switching between devices is seamless.
Nothing Headphone (1) are available in either White or Black
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In terms of design, the earcups are built from aluminium and durable plastics, while Nothing says the memory foam ear cushions are designed to mould naturally to the listener’s head, reducing ear pressure and offering a secure, comfortable seal for all-day wear.
If you prefer physical controls over the swipes and taps on touch surfaces favoured by some of the most popular over-ear headphones on the market, Nothing Headphone (1) has you covered with a deliberately tactile approach. The Roller functions a little like the scroll wheel inside a computer mouse, with a roll to the right increasing volume, and the opposite direction lowering the sound. It's a fun fidget-spinner-like way of controlling volume, and is accompanied by a pleasantly mechanical click inside the headphones to let you know that it's working.
Roller is the name of the scroll-wheel on the rear of the right earcup used to control volume, playback, and switch between Transparency Mode (that lets in the outside world, so you can hear those around you without taking off the headphones) and Active Noise Cancellation | NOTHING PRESS OFFICE A quick press on the same surface will play or pause the song, audiobook, or podcast you're listening to, while a long press toggles between ANC and Transparency Mode.
The second tactile control on the back of the right earcup is what Nothing calls the Paddle. This thin bar can be flicked to the right to skip forward, or pushed left to go back to the previous track. Hold to scrub either forwards or backwards at speed, especially handy for skipping through a podcast, then release to resume playback.
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There's also a single button on the side of the earcup. On Nothing phones, this unlocks a feature called Channel Hop that cycles through recent audio apps or favourites that you've defined in the settings — so it can automatically cycle through the latest episode of a favourite podcast feed, a specific playlist, or radio station on iOS and other Android devices, a press of the Button will launch the built-in smart assistant.
All functions are fully customisable via the Nothing X app – whether you want to open Spotify, get the latest news, or trigger ChatGPT with a press.