My top half-price earbuds in Amazon’s Spring Deal Days? Easy, the 5-star Nothing Ear (a) — now just £49.99!

I’ll come straight to the point: even at their launch price of £99, I knew the Nothing Ear (a) earbuds were a five-star product. Testing headphones and earbuds is literally my job, and this set knocked it out the park.

And this Amazon Spring Deal Days price drop makes them an absolute no-brainer — because it makes them available at half that asking fee!

Right now they’re only £49.99 in the UK (was £99) at Amazon, and I’ve never seen their asking fee dip below £59 before now, so this is huge.

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And the good news keeps on rolling, because the deal applies to the black, white and even my favourite yellow finish, and that’s not something I usually see – hurrah!

Why pick them up today? Because despite the arrival of the newer Nothing Ear (3), these much cheaper earbuds are still where the smart money goes, in my opinion. They launched in April 2024, which is the only reason they’ve recently been knocked off the top spot in my guide to the best budget earbuds you can buy. But you can always read my full Nothing Ear (a) review for my more comprehensive verdict on why they’re still a great set of earbuds.

Not after earbuds today? That’s OK, see our regularly-updated Spring Deal Days live blog for every deal worthy of your attention.

If you’re not too familiar with the Ear (a) or just can’t make sense of Nothing’s confusing naming strategies, the Ear (a) are a more affordable version of the firm’s impressive Nothing Ear wireless earbuds (which launched at the same time, in summer 2024) and have since been superseded by the still-great-but-much-more-expensive Nothing Ear (3).

Nothing recently told me that the ‘(a)’ suffix denotes a product from its mid-range lineup in 2026 (rather than something ‘Pro’ or from its budget CMF by Nothing sub-brand), but the current pricing of the Nothing Ear (a) is hardly mid-range money… 

And while Nothing’s newer flagship buds are good, I still think the Ear (a) are the better buy in 2026: to prove it, I gave Ear (3) four stars under intense review but awarded the Ear (a) buds the full five stars.

While I’m here, there are a few other cheap earbuds deals I spotted while having a looksie, in case they’d suit you more. Enjoy — and happy shopping!