Huawei launched the Freebuds 6i alongside the Watch Match 3 and the worldwide launch of two Matebook laptops. The TWS earphones promised improved battery life and enhanced noise cancellation, and now that we have spent just a few weeks with them we are able to share out impressions.
We had the Freebuds 6i in Black, however they’re additionally accessible in Purple and White. The case is matte, whereas the buds are shiny, much like their predecessor, the Freebuds 5i. The 2 generations have many visible similarities, and solely a eager eye can inform them aside.
Regardless of the shiny end, the buds are fairly immune to fingerprints and smudges. They’ve brief stems, rubber ideas (with two extra units in numerous sizes included within the field), and the Huawei emblem on the aspect. The bundle additionally features a USB-A to USB-C cable and a Fast Begin Information.
The buds characteristic magnets, permitting them to suit neatly into the case. Additionally they have a touch-sensitive aspect that helps gestures together with swiping for adjusting quantity and tapping to play/pause.
Huawei has improved the Freebuds 6i connectivity with Bluetooth 5.3, enabling simultaneous connection to 2 gadgets. The transition is seemless so that you needn’t have separate pairs on your laptop computer and telephone.
Pairing the buds with a telephone is simple, however you need to get the AI Life app from the Huawei AppGallery as a substitute of the Google Play Retailer. Huawei offers a QR code on the again of the field that leads on to the app, so there is no have to seek for it.
The load of the Freebuds 6i buds and case stays the identical, however the case’s battery capability has elevated by 25% to 510 mAh, whereas every bud nonetheless has a 55 mAh cell.
Huawei claims 8 hours of music playback with ANC off and 5 hours with ANC on. Our in depth exams confirmed these outcomes are optimistic – we achieved about 7 hours with ANC off and barely exceeded 4 hours with ANC on.
Together with the recharging from the case with ANC off, we reached about 32 hours in comparison with the marketed 35 hours and almost 18 hours with ANC on versus the claimed 20 hours.
The Freebuds 6i have 11 mm quad-magnet dynamic drivers which might be Hello-Res licensed and 50% extra highly effective than their predecessor. Nevertheless, the sound lacks distinguished bass, making them much less appropriate for genres like R&B, rap, or digital music. On the constructive aspect voices are excellently outlined so they’re wonderful for conferences and calls.
The buds characteristic noise cancellation, known as Dynamic ANC 3.0, with an enhanced noise-filtering chamber and a 3-mic system to scale back background noise and give attention to voices.
There are three guide modes – Noise canceling, Off, and Consciousness – selectable by way of the buds themselves or the AI Life app. Noise-canceling has 4 choices: Cozy, Common, Extremely, and Dynamic. We most popular the Dynamic mode, which adapts to the environment for optimum noise cancellation.
Consciousness mode has two choices – Voice Mode on or off. We discovered Voice Mode on to be extra comfy, because it’s solely enables you to carry conversations with out bringing all of the environmental sounds to your ear canals.
Huawei positions the Freebuds 6i as inexpensive TWS earphones, perfect for on a regular basis duties and exercises with IP54 safety and cozy rubber ideas.
Priced at €99, the Freebuds 6i are an important deal, particularly with Huawei’s frequent promotions. At the moment, customers in Europe can get extra wearables just like the Watch Match, Freeclip, or Band 8 with a €50 low cost, making the Freebuds 6i a wonderful buy.