OnePlus Nord Buds 4 Teased with Dual Drivers, LHDC 5.0 and a 30$ price tag

Friday, 12 June 2026 at 11:32

OnePlus has quietly put up a "Coming Soon" banner for the Nord Buds 4 in India, confirming the standard sibling to the Nord Buds 4 Pro is on its way. The Pro launched in March at ₹3,999 (42$) and delivered 55dB ANC and titanium-coated drivers. The standard model lands below it — with more specs confirmed than the teaser suggests, and a price likely under ₹3,000 (30$).

Summary

Dual-driver setup confirmed: A 6mm tweeter paired with an 11mm woofer, with dual DACs for enhanced audio processing — more hardware than the standard tier usually gets.
LHDC 5.0 and 3D Spatial Audio: High-resolution wireless codec support matching the Pro, though ANC depth is expected to be lower.
Expected price around ₹2,999: Below the Pro's ₹3,999, positioning it as the budget entry in the Nord audio lineup.
Launch alongside the OnePlus N6: Expected later this month or early July, based on current teaser timing.
In-ear stem design with touch controls: Dark colorway confirmed in the teaser, with a familiar silhouette from the Nord Buds lineage.

More Hardware Than You'd Expect at This Price

The Nord Buds 4 will feature dual drivers — a 6mm tweeter and an 11mm woofer — and dual DACs for enhanced audio processing, with LHDC 5.0 codec support and 3D Spatial Audio for an immersive listening experience. That's a meaningful spec list for a sub-₹3,000 product. Dual-driver setups in this segment usually require spending more — the combination of a dedicated tweeter and woofer typically separates high frequencies from low ones with more precision than a single-driver design.

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LHDC 5.0 is the same codec in the Pro model, which supports up to 900kbps wireless audio — significantly more than SBC or AAC. Getting this at the standard tier price is a genuine win for buyers who care about audio quality and have a compatible source device.

What the Standard Model Trades Away

The 55dB ANC rating and titanium-coated 12mm drivers of the Pro won't carry over — that's the trade-off that keeps the price lower. The Pro also came with three microphones per bud, a volume slider on the stem, and the smaller squircle case design. The Nord Buds 4 teaser shows a familiar in-ear silhouette with stem-based touch controls in a dark colorway — the case and microphone configuration are not yet confirmed from teaser materials.

The N6 Connection

The Nord Buds 4 is expected to launch alongside the OnePlus N6 smartphone later this month or in early July. Co-launching audio accessories with a mid-range phone is a pattern OnePlus uses effectively — the N6 targets the same buyer demographic, and bundling or cross-promotion at launch is likely. I suppose the honest question is whether the standard Nord Buds 4 carves out enough distance from cheaper competitors at ₹2,999. With dual drivers and LHDC 5.0, it has a credible answer.