Bang & Olufsen makes pretty sweet high-end audio products, including some of the best-reviewed “truly wireless” earphones available today, but if you thought Apple’s AirPods were expensive, wait until you hear how much the fancy new Beoplay E8 2.0 are set to cost.
As the name suggests, these follow in the footsteps of the first-generation Beoplay E8, which carry a recommended retail price of $299.99, although Best Buy currently charges “only” $213.99.
The price hike compared to the original model doesn’t appear to come with a redesign or internal upgrade of the actual earbuds. Instead, it’s the included charging case that gets a major bump in capabilities, gaining four extra hours of juice.
All in all, you can get 16 hours of listening time from the Beoplay E8 2.0, with four hours of power offered by the earphones, and three additional full charges provided by the improved case, up from two on the existing Beoplay E8.
More notably, the Beoplay E8 2.0 case supports wireless charging, which is something Apple’s AirPods cannot do... just yet. The standard USB port is also replaced with a Type-C connector if you have a thing for cables, but otherwise, these premium wireless headphones seem to have gone unchanged.
Owners of the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay E8 1.0 should be happy to hear the wireless charging case will be available on its own as well... for a sky-high $200, with a no doubt extravagant wireless charging pad offering up to 10W speeds also coming in April at an unspecified price. Did B&O just manage to unintentionally build up even more hype for Apple’s long-awaited refreshed AirPods?
Adrian, a mobile technology enthusiast since the Nokia 3310 era, has been a dynamic presence in the tech journalism field, contributing to Android Authority, Digital Trends, and Pocketnow before joining PhoneArena in 2018. His expertise spans across various platforms, with a particular fondness for the diversity of the Android ecosystem. Despite the challenges of balancing full-time parenthood with his work, Adrian's passion for tech trends, running, and movies keeps him energized. His commitment to mid-range smartphones has led to an eclectic collection of devices, saved from personal bankruptcy by his preference for 'adequate' over 'overpriced'.
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