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 will share out impressions.
We had the Freebuds 6i in Black, however they’re additionally out there in Purple and White. The case is matte, whereas the buds are shiny, just 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 quick stems, rubber suggestions (with two further units in several sizes included within the field), and the Huawei brand on the facet. The package deal additionally features a USB-A to USB-C cable and a Fast Begin Information.
The buds function magnets, permitting them to suit neatly into the case. Additionally they have a touch-sensitive facet 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 need not have separate pairs on your laptop computer and telephone.
Pairing the buds with a telephone is straightforward, however you need to get the AI Life app from the Huawei AppGallery as an alternative of the Google Play Retailer. Huawei gives a QR code on the again of the field that leads on to the app, so there is not any must 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 intensive checks confirmed these outcomes are optimistic – we achieved about 7 hours with ANC off and infrequently 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 practically 18 hours with ANC on versus the claimed 20 hours.
The Freebuds 6i have 11 mm quad-magnet dynamic drivers which can 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 optimistic facet voices are excellently outlined so they’re glorious for conferences and calls.
The buds function noise cancellation, known as Dynamic ANC 3.0, with an enhanced noise-filtering chamber and a 3-mic system to cut back background noise and deal with voices.
There are three handbook modes – Noise canceling, Off, and Consciousness – selectable through 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 helps you to carry conversations with out bringing all of the environmental sounds to your ear canals.
Huawei positions the Freebuds 6i as reasonably priced TWS earphones, superb for on a regular basis duties and exercises with IP54 safety and comfy rubber suggestions.
Priced at €99, the Freebuds 6i are an important deal, particularly with Huawei’s frequent promotions. At the moment, customers in Europe can get further wearables just like the Watch Match, Freeclip, or Band 8 with a €50 low cost, making the Freebuds 6i a superb buy.
