When it comes to wireless headphones, Huawei is at the forefront thanks to its innovative approach to creating its devices.
And don’t be confused by the fact that the visual effects are practically applicable in all in-ear headphones from different brands. very similar among themselves. Indeed, if the stem shape provides the best fit in the ear, then why reinvent the wheel? You can focus on the technical bells and whistles, which the new Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4 has plenty of.
For example, these headphones have a smart noise reduction with several levels, support for control using head movements, sound… The sound really deserves to be considered one of the most rich and voluminous that I have heard in recent years in headphones of this form factor.
Briefly:
Design and ergonomics
Sound
Active Noise Cancellation (ANC)
Huawei AI Life app
What’s the result? Not only for Huawei fans
Next, we will show in detail all aspects of these headphones: from design and functionality to sound quality and active noise cancellation. It will be interesting, welcome to the world of heavy luxury according to Huawei.
Design and ergonomics
The headphones are still in stylish packaging and can be taken as a gift.
The keys are made of plastic with a matte finish that is not only resistant to fingerprints, but also feels surprisingly good. Its dimensions are 46.9 mm × 65.9 mm × 24.5 mm, weight – 47 grams..
Available colors include white, black and green, which is more reminiscent of pistachio. Regardless of your color choice, your Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4 will feature a golden decorative stripe and Huawei logo in a square ceramic insert.
I’m not a big fan of gold accents, but in the case of the black brand of the case, it looks and does not hint at “gypsy”. A separate advantage would be the excellent non-marking properties of the matte plastic; fingerprints are practically not retained on it. Only if your fingers are very wet or greasy.
Opening case cover (on magnets, reclines to the extent possible), you can see it yourself with headphones. Their body, like the inside of the case, is already made of glossy plastic.
The set includes a lot of different tips for a perfect fit in any ears.
It looks nice, but from a practical point of view, be prepared to constantly wipe and polish your eyes and the insides of the case with a cloth. There are fingerprints right there.
There is also an inconspicuous button on the front panel for pairing headphones with new devices; an LED blinks on the front, indicating the connection status and charge level, and you can also find a USB-C charging port.
The headphones themselves are quite light, the weight of each makes 5.8 grams. By default, the headphones are equipped with silicone earbuds in size M, but the kit includes six spare earbuds of different sizes.
The headphones provide up to 6 hours of music listening on a single charge (with ANC disabled) and about 4 hours with active noise cancellation. The charging key adds up to 27 more hours of use, allowing you to use the device all day long.
Fast charging is another plus: total 10 minutes in the case they give up to 2 hours of signal.
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Sound
The combination of matte and glossy plastic looks stylish.
Sound is the main trump card of Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4. Moreover, you can fully experience their sound when paired with flagship Huawei smartphones, such as the Pura 70 Pro/Ultra or Mate X6. It is in conjunction with the legend and smartphones that the sound is supplied to the headphones via the proprietary L2HC 4.0 lossless codec at a speed of 2.3 Mbit/s. using Huawei Sound technology.
But FreeBuds Pro 4 can also be connected to Android smartphones, just like the corresponding iPhone. The sound is impressive in any case, since there is support for SBC, AAC and LDAC codecs.
The secret is in the two speakers that engineers were able to fit into the tiny housing of each ear. One is a dynamic driver, with a diameter of 11 mm, and the second is a magnetoplanar, with a flat diaphragm, for medium mids and high frequencies. There is support for external HD audio, a triple adaptive equalizer, and the audio range varies from 48 kHz to 14 Hz.
There is a start-stop sensor when removing the headphones from the ear.
The headphones are ideal for a wide variety of music genres. Whatever track I play, the bass sounds impressive: deep, rich and yet clear. Even at the upper end, low frequencies do not achieve their expressiveness and do not “clog” the rest of the ranges. So even fans of electronic music and hip-hop will be pleased.
Mid frequencies reveal all the beauty of vocals and instrumental parts. The voice sounds natural, without any different colors, which makes listening especially pleasant. Acoustic compositions are conveyed with high detail and warmth.
High-pitched sounds are clear and brilliant, even with simple part tuning. The headphones do an excellent job of reproducing classical, jazz and other genres where the accuracy of the details in the track is important.
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Active Noise Cancellation (ANC)
Ideally isolates noise in the subway.
A little knowledge about the advanced active noise cancellation system. Using three microphones and algorithms, the headphones effectively use intelligent external sounds to create a comfortable sound environment.
The noise cancellation works so effectively that you can be completely immersed in your music even in the noisiest environments—whether you’re riding the subway, taking a discreet walk, or working outside in a noisy office.
Several noise reduction modes are available to the user:
📍 Dynamic — automatically adapts to the noise level.
📍 Comfort – for places with satisfactory noise levels.
📍 Ordinary – for places with high noise levels.
📍 Ultra – for places with very high noise levels (subway or airplane).
Also available transparency modewhich allows you to hear surrounding sounds that you cannot hear with headphones. This is convenient when moving to the city or during communication.
For greater ease of control of the headphones, you can turn your heads in different directions to answer a call or continue a conversation. Of course, each earbud has a touch panel for controlling tracks and volume.
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Huawei AI Life app
This is what connecting headphones to Huawei Pura 70 Ultra looks like.
When connecting Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4 to a Huawei smartphone, you do not need to do any additional actions at all. My Pura 70 Ultra headphones immediately saw and showed a beautiful pairing animation with short instructions on the controls on the “legs” of the headphones.
However, if you want to adjust the noise reduction, play with the equalizer, or turn off the speaker in the case so that it does not receive power, then you need the Huawei AI Life companion app. It is available both in the Huawei branded application store and in the App Store. There is currently no such application on Google Play.
The HUAWEI AI Life app gives you access to advanced settings: in addition to the above, you can also update the firmware and even find lost headphones using the search function.
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What’s the result? Not only for Huawei fans
Huawei owners, you’re in luck. Headphones – top.
Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4 are ideal headphones primarily for owners of flagship Huawei smartphones. If you want to hear your media library in a new way, listen to it through FreeBuds Pro 4, a sea of emotions is guaranteed.
For all other options, Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4 is a worthy alternative to Apple headphones, if for some reason you don’t recognize them and are still looking for compact earbuds with excellent sound.
Today, these headphones can be purchased for 18,999 rubles and this is a good price tag for the most flagship TWS headphones, packed to the brim with modern technologies.
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Source: Iphones RU
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