Huawei Freebuds 5i vs 4i Review - What's The Difference?

The Huawei Freebuds 5i is an excellent pair of truly wireless earbuds that offers a lot of value for its price point. The question is, what has #huawei upgraded on this new set up budget Hi-Res headphones? Watch this video to find out.

00:00 - Huawei Freebuds 5i review intro
00:15 - Freebuds 5i price
00:38 - Hi Res Audio LDAC explained
01:25 - Freebuds 5i Vs 4i design
02:30 - Freebuds 5i mic test
03:53 - Battery life upgrades
04:10 - The style
04:35 - Comfort & fit
05:42 - The charging case design
06:57 - Colour options
07:20 - The sound quality
08:35 - The noise cancelling

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[sparklingsn]

Such an underrated review! Love the humor!

[georget]

So, battery on a single charge is nearly twice as worse than on the 4i? Those were allegedly able to last 10 hours with ANC off, 8 with ANC on.

[tarannuaman]

i had freebuds 4i but just half an hour before i bought this new 5i and really i love it

[MFT_RAW]

Love my old freebud 2. These would be a killer upgrade

[NegyedMisi]

I have the Freebuds Pro 2 and they are simply the best around. And they seem to have packed almost everything in these too. I'll probably will get one for my son.

[Oakyman]

Love my 4i, I'll order 5i soon when it becomes available in Thailand early March 2023

[ynateil]

5i are better in every aspect, except for the noise cancellation. I had the 4i and just bought the 5i and I noticed the difference right away, im honestly disappointed with the ANC it has.

[nightpunisher]

Just wanted to add that the 4i had water resistant probably nkt enough to get a badge but i used it bathing, jogging in the rain and in the gym, you also have constant sound no matter the battery life the 4i is also comparable to the Apple airpods 2nd gen the 5i would surely be better but the battery life won't be.

[kmstreetstar]

My freebuds 4i were glitchy, sometimes more sound comes from one side than the other, the controls sometimes just don't work unless input them back in the case and then take them out again. Became frustrating, hopefully the 5i fixes these

[andromedagodit]

Thanks for the great video, mate. For the hi res music, other than the files and the earbuds itself, would the BT version of the phone affect the sound quality as well? For example, would we need BT v5.0 compared to v4.2?

[jeff]

Is this compatible to iphone 13? Can i still use the high resolution? Or i need android device?

[vessela]

I know they're not in the same price bracket, but has anyone heard these alongside airpods pro 2? Is the difference big?

[tyicbranch]

I have the Huawei free buds pro since it released do you think this is much of an upgrade or maybe switch to the Huawei free buds pro 2

[amouch]

Good work, but i wanna know as your experience wich the best between the freebuds 5i and freebuds pro 1

[adithyaherath]

Can you make a video about the best budget earbuds?. There are so many budget earbuds but can't find the best one.

[vhiealegre]

Hi can i ask if i can use 4i jelly case on 5i will it fit on both buds case??
I already have 4i and im planning to buy 5i

[bertieb]

Look good. Can you alter the left/right volume balance? I'm hearing challenged in one ear 😐

[NegyedMisi]

Would you get the Freebuds 5i or Linkbuds S? I have the Freebuds Pro 2 but the Linkbuds S is pretty promising.

[MrX-otcv]

how many features do I loose if I use these buds with an iPhone instead?

[injinerconev]

Thanks for the review. I've been waiting for these to come out globally as I have a huawei phone and I consider getting them. It is tough to tell without personal trying them on. I like a bit more bassy sound and my main daily drives are Sony wi400xb which are considered bassy but to my ears they don't down out other frequencies. Would you reckon the 5i have well expressed lows and did you find the base boost distorting the sound during your testing?