Sony's new earbuds may have just leaked online
Pictures purportedly show the next-gen earbuds from Sony.
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The earbuds could include wireless charging.
Leaked photos that purport to show Sony's new prototype earbuds have emerged online via a post by The Walkman Blog on Saturday. The pictures on the blog show charging pins and proximity sensor on the underside of the black-and-rose-gold earbuds. The blog's photos were reported earlier Monday by The Verge.
According to the report from The Walkman Blog, the new Sony earbuds could include:
- High-resolution audio support
- Six-hour battery life
- Faster charging capacity: a 10-minute charge could provide 120 minutes of playback
- Wireless charging
Sony's WF-1000XM4 earbuds will possibly launch sometime around June 8 or 9, The Walkman Blog said, citing FCC documents.
Sony responded by saying it does not comment on product speculation.
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