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!

[@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?

[@Oakyman]

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

[@mftraw1099]

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

[@7amouch89]

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

[@ZotmundSzele]

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.

[@tarannuaman311]

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

[@adithyaherath2000]

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

[@vhiealegre5282]

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

[@SandiRose2008]

Thank you, Troy. Is there a plain old pair of buds that will STAY in my ears? I don't need a super pair of buds, I'm just listening to books. I lost my last pair. I didn't like them anyway! I wonder if I psychologically lost them? Thanks for another informative video. Btw, how long did it take you to perfect that Quick Draw? 😅

[@Wvk5zc]

If you want to listen to audio book/podcast only, I suggest going for bone conduction headpiece

[@SandiRose2008]

@@Wvk5zc Never heard of these. Googled it. Very interesting. Will check into it!! Thank you.

[@nimakanthi228]

Is this better than OnePlus buds pro? In sound quality

[@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

[@vessela7484]

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

[@bertieb9510]

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

[@WhatGear]

On some phones you can do this within the accessibility settings. I didn't see it in the Ai life app

[@bertieb9510]

@@WhatGear Thanks for feedback

[@tyicbranch2734]

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

[@WhatGear]

I think the Pro's might be better for you since you are coming from the previous ones. They'll be better than what you already have... These might be too close to what you currently have.

[@tyicbranch2734]

@@WhatGear thanks I've not been able to find any videos on the Huawei free buds pro vs Huawei free buds pro 2 just videos on the Huawei free buds pro 2 Vs the Huawei 3i or 4i so I don't know if the free buds pro 2 are worth the upgrade maybe it's better waiting until the free buds pro 3 releases I like the Huawei free buds pro but there just not not fitting as good comperd to the free buds 3i model

[@george0t]

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.

[@WhatGear]

I guess they had to remove some battery from the buds to make them smaller & then compensated with bigger battery in the case. I'm going to take a wild guess & say Huawei probably noticed from their consumer feedback data that not many people use them continuously for more than 6hrs.

[@george0t]

@@WhatGear ​ Or they wanted to claim improved battery life and the easiest way to do that was to cram in a larger power source into the case? The capacity of the battery inside the earbuds seem to be same as before (55 mAh), but I'm going to assume the improved NC and new speaker/mic design draw more power.

[@I.P.R.I.N.C.E]

@@WhatGear that's a good idea

[@skeletalgamer1013]

7 with ANC on actually. The battery was inevitably going to be worse since it's smaller in size and also have more features crammed in. It's actually impressive how they managed to both shrink the buds and cram in more features without affecting the battery life too much

[@ZotmundSzele]

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

[@francoesperantobegue472]

Linkbuds S don't play in the same league IMHO. Unless you're not considering sound quality as your main point

[@ZotmundSzele]

@@francoesperantobegue472 So the Freebuds 5i are better, you think? I'd hope. I've had the Linkbuds S but sold them as the lack of all gesture controls killed it for me.

[@JB-xm8qi]

How great is the freebies pro compared to this?

[@nightpunisher1108]

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.

[@MrX-ot4cv]

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

[@911jeff3]

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

[@JB-xm8qi]

It is.. but the pairing would not be as seamless compared having AirPods .

[@hagopboghossian6841]

Great 👍

[@galihadi2101]

Is it still worth to buy freebuds 4i than this for the sound? The freebuds 4i is now on sale in my country. If 5i's sound quality is better, i would wait for it to be available.

[@hilmanXkurniawan]

For mic, IMO 4i has better voice. More human. Not like 5i, like a robot talking

[@ubobcat]

5i has MUCH worse sound than 4i.

[@tarannuaman311]

The freebuds 5i cost 100 dollars i bought it and really i think it's better than the freebuds 4i.. i use before

[@Ms_Ntlebi]

These are so cute, but unfortunately the ANC for the 4i is way better 100% 🥺 started using these today coming from the 4i’s and I’m truly disappointed 😩 it doesn’t make sense I know, but it’s true, I will definitely be returning them 😔 I’m using them on an iPhone 14 pro max by the way, the same phone I’ve been using with the 4i’s

[@d1zzyval]

kid just buy your airpods ios kid

[@92Dreg]

Шикарный огляд

[@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.

[@yousufabdelrahman2538]

how so? it's suppose to have higher anc

[@ynateil]

@@yousufabdelrahman2538 the ANC is not as strong. With the new ones, I can still hear sounds from outside even with music playing. While with the older ones, I couldn’t hear any sounds even without music playing.

[@yousufabdelrahman2538]

@@ynateil have you set you anc to ultra?

[@ynateil]

@@yousufabdelrahman2538 what do you mean? There’s only 3 options. Off - anc on - awareness; those are the 3 modes

[@yousufabdelrahman2538]

@@ynateil you use the app or not

[@abreuEngenheiro]

dude, the cases are the same size ? 5 i and 4i

[@ynateil]

Same size, yes

[@abreuEngenheiro]

@@ynateil thanks

[@joannafortuna1229]

Annoyingly they make the connection noise every time you take them out and put them back! Such an annoying feature and whoever thought that was a good idea i dont know 4i did not have this. Is there a way to switch this off?

[@chingizbailov9335]

Just noticed that. In 4i that notification sound was more quiet. On 5i it sounds at max. I hope they will release a fix for that

[@hilmanXkurniawan]

The mic seems like better on 4i. More like human. In 5i looks like a robot talking

[@yehiaalbendary6744]

Very good review...BUT, you need to summarize and shorten your talk/speech

[@WhatGear]

I'll try

[@maikelsauceda8175]

@@WhatGear I don’t think the same way. If I’m about to spend some cash on a new product I would like to hear as much as I can from someone that can actually bring something useful to the table. I would say that just do it the way you like cus you’ll never be able to satisfy each and everyone of your viewers. BUT, that’s just my point of view. Great video by the way.

[@samzll2834]

@@maikelsauceda8175 i agree with u i prefer watching a long review with details than the shorter ones. it gives u all the info that can helps u to find the perfect one

[@mariuszo4642]

campare voice not design :P plaseee :P