Razer’s first foray into fully-wireless earbuds came last year, with the release of the Hammerhead True Wireless. It was a decent first attempt, but there was plenty of room for improvement. Now Razer has released an upgraded model, taking design cues from Apple’s AirPods Pro and adding must-have features like active noise cancellation.
While the original Hammerhead earbuds had an open-ear design like the original AirPods and Galaxy Buds Live, the company switched to an in-ear design for the Hammerhead Pro. Razer said this was a result of customer feedback, and the desire to implement ANC, which is essentially impossible with an open design (as we saw with the Galaxy Buds Live).
The main unique feature this time around is an improved Gaming Mode, which supposedly drops the latency to just 60ms over a Bluetooth 5.1 connection. It remains to be seen how well that will work, given Gaming Mode on the original Hammerheads wasn’t incredibly noticeable, but we’ll have a full review of the Hammerhead Pro soon. Battery life appears to be a weak point, as the buds only last four hours with ANC on — meanwhile, the Galaxy Buds+ can manage 11 hours on a single charge, albeit without ANC.
The Hammerhead True Wireless Pro earbuds are available for purchase starting today, and are priced at $199.99 and €209.99. We’re working on our review right now, so stay on the lookout for that.
