Huawei Freebuds 5i review

08 January 2023
Affordable and impressively long battery life - the basics anyone needs from TWS earbuds.

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Anonymous, 13 Jan 2023Air Pod Knock-off!!!Nah, airpods have a different kind of design, and this freebuds 5i is based on the higher freebuds 5 just with a soft tip and a classic wireless earphone case. Second just look at the design, very different. This kind of comment is what I want to hear specially on Apple fans, their entitlement that Apple products are so unique even Apple did not even invent their own features on the Iphone products, they just snatch features from android and slap it into their cult phone and just say that it is from them and it is all brand new

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    • 20 Sep 2023

    Can play PUBG or not ??

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      • 01 Jul 2023

      funkyboj, 12 Jun 2023i used the freebuds 4i over a year and since 10 days ago i ... moreyou probably got a defective unit. Mine feels like a big upgrade on ALL aspects

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        • 12 Jun 2023

        i used the freebuds 4i over a year and since 10 days ago i bought the freebuds 5i...no big upgrades , the Awareness mode i allot better on the 4i...noise cancelation is the same...the 5i stems are a bit shorter and thats about it...they sound the same, but i preffer the 4i sound more... so gonna give the 5i to my gf ... conclusion , if you have the 4i buds, dont upgrade to 5i, not worth it imo...cheers

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          Ajax26, 08 Jan 2023What about Microphone Quality - in calls ..noisy environmen... moreBest ever!

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            • 22 Feb 2023

            Anonymous, 10 Jan 2023How's its noise cancelling?;Best!

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              Cash, 10 Jan 2023We need buds that will connect and be able to play radio on... moreThat is brilliant exactly what we need. That we can play the radio and hear notifications read out. And also set the time so you can hear the time in the headphones and Translate when you're watching films in subtitles not asking for much

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                • Anonymous
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                • 13 Jan 2023

                Air Pod Knock-off!!!

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                  • 10 Jan 2023

                  Anonymous, 08 Jan 2023Mine is sensitive to silicon earbuds, that's why I bou... moreHow's its noise cancelling?;

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                    • 10 Jan 2023

                    Anonymous, 08 Jan 2023Perhaps it's just u... We need buds that will connect and be able to play radio on your phone . We can't have headset to play radio and buds for other things . Can't we have buds that will also connect the radio also

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                      Niel, 08 Jan 2023Freebuds 4i makes my ear leak in just 3 minutes and its itc... morePerhaps it's just u...

                        What about Microphone Quality - in calls ..noisy environment etc . The review is very weak..alomost useless.
                        You know Gsmarena - some of us are actually using TWS earphones for calls ....

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 08 Jan 2023

                          There are many types of earphones. Each one has great things. But when you give up everything and only want brilliant sound quality you should buy a decent in ear monitors.

                            Niel, 08 Jan 2023Freebuds 4i makes my ear leak in just 3 minutes and its itc... moreYou can try memory foam tips. I got a pair for my 4i because my ears got itchy when using silicon tips.

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                              Niel, 08 Jan 2023Freebuds 4i makes my ear leak in just 3 minutes and its itc... moreMine is sensitive to silicon earbuds, that's why I bought the Freebuds 4 open fit.

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                                • 08 Jan 2023

                                4i lasts for 10 hours in same conditions, with same 55mAh battery.
                                So.. what are those 60% about?
                                400mAh case up from 215mAh case if 4i is good, but only on paper, until you count worse efficiency.

                                The only thing which may justify this, and the price bump, may be improved ANC, which we can't measure and compare by reading this article.

                                I'm the 4i user.
                                And only flaw of 4i is slippery surface - makes hard to extract buds from the case.
                                Maybe ANC could be better, but it's good enough, allowing to reduce volume and save my ears in noisy environments.

                                  LucaKirani, 08 Jan 2023What wired earphones did they review? Rare.. just count how many this wireless they already review.

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                                    • 08 Jan 2023

                                    Freebuds 4i makes my ear leak in just 3 minutes and its itchy. I thought it's just the silicon thing so I bought another 1..after using the new one it is still making my ear irritated..what is this wuawei..

                                      rizki1, 08 Jan 2023so rare GSMArena review wired earphones... I think wireless... moreWhat wired earphones did they review?

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                                        • 08 Jan 2023

                                        i had the old 4i. loved them with every aspect they had.
                                        low price, comfortable, good sound/talk quality, and decent size in the pocket.