HMD Amped Buds With Qi2 Wireless Charging Case, IP54 Rating Launched at MWC 2025

HMD Amped Buds have been launched on Sunday forward of the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2025) in Barcelona. The newest really wi-fi stereo (TWS) headset from HMD is claimed to supply as much as 95 hours of playback, which incorporates the charging case. Users can even cost their smartphone’s battery by putting the charging case on a appropriate handset’s rear panel. The firm additionally unveiled new smartphones aimed at bettering teen security, in addition to FC Barcelona-themed handsets at MWC 2025.

HMD Amped Buds Price, Availability

HMD Amped Buds worth is reportedly set at EUR 199 (roughly Rs. 18,100) and the wi-fi headset is anticipated to go on sale in choose markets in April.

The headset is out there in Black, Cyan, and Pink colourways. There’s no phrase from HMD on whether or not the Amped Buds shall be launched in India.

HMD Amped Buds Specifications, Features

Like most TWS headsets, the HMD Amped Buds options an in-ear design with silicone ear suggestions and a stem. Each earphone is supplied with a 10mm driver and three microphones — these allow assist for lively noise cancellation (ANC) and environmental noise cancellation (ENC) options.

HMD Amped Buds contains a hinge on every earphone
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The HMD Amped Buds might be related to 2 units at the identical time, and gives Google Fast Pair assist. The firm says that the earphones have an IP54 score for mud and splash resistance, whereas the charging case has an IPX4 score.

The wi-fi headset has a slim case that packs a 1,600mAh battery that may be charged by way of a USB Type-C port. HMD says that the Amped Buds can ship as much as 8 hours of battery life with ANC off — this quantity drops to 4 hours when ANC is enabled. With the case, the corporate says the gadget gives as much as 95 hours of playback.

The charging case additionally doubles as a small energy financial institution that may be connected to a appropriate smartphone — just like the HMD Skyline or current iPhone fashions — that supply assist for Qi2 wi-fi charging. HMD says the case can cost the Skyline’s battery to 13.8 p.c (wi-fi) and 20.7 p.c (wired), and an iPhone 16 Pro to twenty p.c (wi-fi) and 24 p.c (wired).