HMD Amped Buds With Qi2 Wi-fi Charging Case, IP54 Score Launched at MWC 2025

HMD Amped Buds have been launched on Sunday forward of the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2025) in Barcelona. The newest actually wi-fi stereo (TWS) headset from HMD is claimed to supply as much as 95 hours of playback, which incorporates the charging case. Users also can cost their smartphone’s battery by putting the charging case on a suitable handset’s rear panel. The firm additionally unveiled new smartphones geared toward 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 predicted to go on sale in choose markets in April.

The headset is obtainable in Black, Cyan, and Pink colourways. There’s no phrase from HMD on whether or not the Amped Buds will likely 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 ideas and a stem. Each earphone is supplied with a 10mm driver and three microphones — these allow assist for energetic noise cancellation (ANC) and environmental noise cancellation (ENC) options.

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

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 system affords as much as 95 hours of playback.

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