What are the best Huawei true wireless headphones? January 2022

Huawei is not only specialized in smartphones and offers a fleet of audio products, including models of true wireless headphones. This guide brings together all the best references from the Chinese manufacturer.

Best

Huawei FreeBuds Pro

Introductory price €199 Note Les Numériques(6)read the testBuying second-hand:Buying new:How the price table works

Even if they don't win the prize for originality, the FreeBuds Pro make a very solid copy. Their largely perfectible reproduction in the treble cost them the ultimate star, but they are still a model of choice for those looking for a good pair of true wireless headphones with active noise reduction. We hope that the manufacturer will very quickly unlock access to the advanced settings of the application to other users, if only those on Android.

Huawei FreeBuds 4i

Introductory price €99.99 Note Les Numériques(3)read the testBuying second-hand:Buying new:How the price table works

The FreeBuds 4i are certainly not free from defects – in addition to their disappointing noise reduction, we especially think of their controls which are too scanty. But that does not prevent them from boldly teasing many supposedly more prestigious models, thanks in particular to extremely solid comfort and sound performance. A great success.

Alternatives

Huawei FreeBuds 3

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The Freebuds 3 have solid arguments for Android users looking for earbuds (for reasons of comfort or low insulation) that are easy to use with good sound performance. That said, we still wonder what went through the manufacturer's head to integrate active noise reduction into headphones of this type at all costs: a very anecdotal additional feature that unnecessarily increases the bill. If you are seriously planning to buy true wireless with this feature, we advise you to look at the WF-1000XM3, AirPods Pro (especially if you already have a foot in the Apple universe) or Track Air+.

Huawei's range of true wireless headphones is quite easy to understand since it only consists of a few models stamped FreeBuds, the renewal of which is modeled on that of the manufacturer's smartphones.

Like Bluetooth headphones, true wireless headphones undergo a full battery of acoustic tests: frequency response, harmonic distortion rate, response to square signals, impulse response, insulation... These measurements are the responsibility of Rick, our measurement dummy with silicone ears residing in our sound lab. The results make it possible to support our analytical listening carried out beforehand in multiple situations. The autonomy, the stability of the connection, the comfort and everything related to the ergonomics of the product are judged on the ground, in different contexts depending on the functionalities and promises of the products.

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