Microsoft Surface Headphones 2 are Bose killers with 20 hours of battery life

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Microsoft Surface Headphones 2, the follow upwards to the wireless over-ear Microsoft Surface Headphones, could launch soon with an impressive battery life and clever active racket cancellation dial buttons.

According to a new Bluetooth SIG listing (via 91 Mobiles) granted to Microsoft, a refreshed pair of Surface Headphones is on the style. The product description says the new Bluetooth v.0 'phones feature 20 hours of bombardment on a unmarried accuse and dial buttons for adjusting ANC levels.

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As we note in our Microsoft Surface Headphones review, Microsoft'due south headphones are unique for incorporating physical rotating dials on each can for changing volume and ANC authority.

The Surface Headphones two look to improve on this intuitive design by incorporating dial buttons in lieu of rotating dials. I of those buttons also gives the wearer the ability to activate a voice assistant.

The list does not specify which voice assistants the Surface Headphones 2 volition support, though. The kickoff Surface Headphones support Microsoft's own Cortana, equally well as Siri and Google Assistant.

Bose currently dominates our roundup of the all-time noise cancelling headphones. Only considering how well the first set of Surface Headphones was received, the Bose 700 and Bose QuietComfort 35 Ii could have some competition coming soon.

91 Mobiles suggests Surface Headphones 2 could debut during Microsoft's Build 2020 conference, which volition take place online between May 19 and May 21.

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Kate Kozuch is a senior author at Tom's Guide covering wearables, TVs and everything smart-home related. When she's non in cyborg mode, y'all tin find her on an exercise cycle or channeling her inner celebrity chef. She and her robot army volition rule the earth one day, but until and then, reach her at kate.kozuch@futurenet.com.