Tech blogger @Kanshan’s uncle revealed details about the upcoming Chinese release of the Huawei FreeBuds 6i wireless headphones. The FreeBuds 6i boast an average noise reduction depth of 27dB, thanks to Huawei’s Intelligent Dynamic ANC 3.0 technology. This technology can reportedly adjust noise cancellation in real-time based on ambient noise. The headphones also feature an 11mm driver for strong bass performance, with lows reaching down to 14Hz.

The buds will be available in China in black, white, and purple color options

Battery life is rated at 8 hours for the earbuds themselves, with the charging case providing additional charges. Notably, the case features a nano-silver ion coating for hygienic purposes.

The FreeBuds 6i will be available in China in black, white, and purple color options. The overseas price is listed at 99 euros (approximately 783 yuan), suggesting a competitive price point in the Chinese market. An official release date is expected this month, but details haven’t been confirmed yet.

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Truly Wireless Earphones are becoming a standard now, with each tech company adding its own variants to the market every year. Huawei previously took the world by storm with the launch of their FreeBuds Pro 2 earphones, offering high-resolution audio. Now, it appears that the latest iteration, the FreeBuds Pro 2+, is set to raise the bar even higher with its innovative heart rate measurement technology.

The leaked information suggests that the new FreeBuds Pro 2+ will be the first Huawei earphones to boast this capability. With the ability to measure real-time heart rate, users can wear the earbuds comfortably and stay on top of their health with high heart rate reminders and a high precision heart rate mode. 

Although the details of the heart rate sensor or its placement are not yet known, it is definitely exciting to see this technology finally being integrated into earbuds. This eliminates the need for a smartwatch to track vitals. The leaked data also showcases an attractive design upgrade for the FreeBuds Pro 2+ with Huawei + Devialet branding on the charging box and a sparkly gold outline around the earbuds. The previous iteration of the earphones, the Huawei FreeBuds Pro 2 have a battery capacity of 420mAh, and they last 2.5 hours on a single charge and up to 15 hours with the charging case. The case charges via a USB-C port and can also be charged wirelessly.

While there’s no official word from Huawei yet, new updates will available in the not-so-distant future. As mentioned previously, the specs of the FreeBuds Pro 2 were quite appealing. These earphones boast dual speakers that produce true tone sound, new smart active noise control 2.0, and dual device connection for seamless control from your smartphone or tablet. Plus, they’re HWA and Hi-Res audio wireless certified, providing a pure audio experience powered by French audio technology company Devialet. However, the new FreeBuds Pro 2+ are expected to top these specifications when they drop.

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Huawei has been teased to launch a few products on 10th September in its home market China, including the Huawei GT series smartwatch and Huawei Fit. Now, the company has confirmed to launch its latest Huawei FreeBuds Pro in China on 10th September.

The development comes just a few hours after some of the details related to the true wireless earphones were leaked online through Weibo. The company has already launched a few models in the series and now it seems that Huawei has ditched the number-based name for the “Pro” suffix.

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The recent leak related to the Huawei FreeBuds Pro reveals that the earphones are codenamed “Mermaid” internally and will come with some advanced features related to the noise-canceling capabilities. Given that the company is called them “Pro”, we expect some advanced features worth looking forward to.

The most recently launched model in the lineup is the Huawei FreeBuds 3i, which as the name suggests, is an iteration of the FreeBuds 3 and aims to offer premium features like active noise cancellation at a cheaper price.

The Huawei FreeBuds 3i comes in two color options — Ceramic White and Carbon Black and are priced at £90 in the UK, which is roughly $110. The TWS headsets were recently launched in India for ₹9,990 (~$135).

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Freebuds 3

Huawei finally brought out their new wireless earbuds, the Freebuds 3. It seems that Huawei is in good company as Apple released the AirPods Pro earlier. Both of them were targeting the feature of active noise reduction. Compared to the Apple AirPods series, the Huawei Freebuds series usually have a more competitive price. The new Freebuds 3 is no exception. Compared to the price of 249 USD, the Freebuds 3 costs around 197 USD, almost having the same price as AirPods 2, which surprisingly includes the new feature of active noise cancellation. Today we will bring a simple comparison between the Huawei Freebuds 3 and the Apple AirPods Pro.

Design

Both of them developed their appearance style with strong identification, which probably will become diverse references for the design of following wireless earbuds. It’s pretty hard to tell you which design is better. But out of my experience and use, compared to the ear-in design, the open-fit design of Huawei Freebuds 3 fits most people’s ears without causing any discomfort. Especially if you are looking for a pair of earbuds for extended wearing, it’s no doubt that the Huawei Freebuds 3 can provide you better wearing experience.

Considering the competitive price of the Freebuds 3, actually, it’s fair to compare it with the Apple AirPods 2. They both have great fit and share a similar wearing experience. But after thinking about the fact of active noise reduction, it’s not difficult to tell you that the Freebuds 3 looks like a more attractive option.

Sound

Besides the ear fit, there are several important dimensions like sound, noise reduction, conversation, and audio delay that needs to be considered when choosing the earbuds. Then you can match them with your personal usage case scenario. So how do they sound?

As wireless open-fit earbuds, the Freebuds 3 sound great. Or we would say it’s surprisingly good as we did not expect it too much. The good bass provides a better underlying depth to the sound, and the pleasant and rich mid-range reserves great detail of both instruments and vocals. Well, the high-pitch sounds a bit more piercing than the Apple AirPods Pro. Especially when you get closer to 100% volume, the sound would lose part of the bass and make highs distort slightly. So, we suggest you don’t listen on full volume on the Freebuds 3.

But the open-fit design here is really a mixed blessing. It does bring you great comfort, but meanwhile, has a great impact on the sound, especially when fitting into the different shapes of ears. We brought the Freebuds 3 to several testers and asked them about its fit. Most of them had pretty similar comments as us, but we still received complains about the bass performance. We think the reason here is that the open-fit design is not able to provide a perfect fit and different ear shapes will also contribute other variables to the actual listening experience. But as we open the noise reduction, it gets much better. Even so, Freebuds 3 is still one of the wireless earbuds with the best sound.

But please don’t overestimate them, after all, its one of the best sounding WIRELESS earbuds. If you are a hardcore audiophile, you probably would not think of the wireless earbuds anyway. To be honest, I feel the Freebuds 3 sound slightly better than the AirPods Pro.

Noise-canceling

You probably had a hard time imaging how the open-ear design of the Freebuds 3 brought active noise reduction. But given how good the isolation was on the AirPods Pro, we know now that tight-fit tips and a good noise canceling solution can do wonders even for the earbuds with an open ear design. On the Freebuds 3, there’s almost zero physical isolation. But after we test it, we found it’s better than what we had imagined. The Freebuds 3 offer up to 15dB of active noise cancellation. Through the detection of the microphones on each earbud, the Freebuds 3 create a counter, phase-inverted waveform to cancel out the noise. Although it’s not as effective as the AirPods Pro, you can definitely feel the difference with the noise-canceling turned on. Generally, it works well with constant low-frequency noise such as the hum of surrounding machines or drone of an engine. The testers reported that sometimes the consistent effect would be randomly interrupted by sudden noises, but it rarely occurred in our own daily tests.

But if you match the Freebuds 3 with Android phones, the latest AI life App could provide an adjustable strength of the noise canceling. And if you’re a Huawei device user, the Freebuds 3 can provides quite a wonderful experience with their latest official software supports, such as faster and more stable connections.

For the noise canceling, the open-fit design is not good for nothing. The benefit of the open-fit design here is that it can reduce the in-ear pressure that occurs to most noise-canceling earphones, though it does sacrifice the perfect noise canceling function. However, it does provide another decent noise-canceling option for those who cannot tolerate those big headsets or ear-in rivals.

Connection & water-proofing

The new Kirin A1 chip supporting Bluetooth 5.1 enables a short connection time at around 2 seconds on most phones. The isochronous dual-channel connection works well for the audio synchronizing of both earbuds. And it ensures 190ms maximum latency, which is pretty hard to detect during video play or gaming. In daily use, our testers were more likely to give it a high score. The Freebuds 3 are IPX4-certificated, which means that there is no need to worry about sweat or rain, but just make sure not to wash them or take them into the pool.

Battery & operation

As for the battery, the Huawei FreeBuds 3 offers 4 hours of endurance for a full-charge, and the charging case can provide another 16 hours of battery for the earbuds.

About its operation, a double tap on the left earbud switches the active noise canceling. A double-tap on the right one skips to the next track. And you can adjust what the double-tap gestures do from the AI-life APP. you can set them to play or pause media, or just to wake the voice assistant.

Conclusion

It’s no doubt that Freebuds 3 is a great choice for users who want a pair of full-function earbuds at a cheaper price tag. Before the release of the Freebuds 3, we were pretty sure that no one can challenge the dominant position of the AirPods Pro. But now, the Freebuds 3, like a brave and skillful warrior, is holding a sword and challenging the throne.

2019 has been a tough year for Huawei, but it successfully brought out several great product series, like the Huawei P30 series, Mate30 series, Matebook laptops and so on.

We believe in the near 5G future, Huawei has something strong planned for the coming years. And it’ll be a win for the customers who’ll have another great option to choose in multiple product categories in the market.

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Okay, Huawei took the lid off the much-anticipated Huawei P20/ P20 Pro and along with them came the Huawei FreedBuds among other accessories. The FreeBuds is a pair of wireless earbuds that looks very much like Apple’s AirPods but in this case, they come in White and Black colours.

The Huawei FreeBuds comes with an in-ear design which Huawei says offer better noise isolation than Apple’s AirPods. They also offer 10 hours of playback when fully charged and this is twice the 5 hours play time offered by the AirPods on a single charge. The FreeBuds also comes with a carry case that offers extra charges. The device was announced along with the Huawei Active Noise Canceling Earphones and a new DAC Headphone Amplifier which uses an “audiophile-grade” digital-to-analog converter to get the best audio out of your smartphone.

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Huawei’s FreeBuds comes with a price tag of €159 (~$196) which is slightly higher than the $160 price tag which the AirPods clutched when it was launched in 2016. But then, getting twice the battery power is worth the extra bucks.

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