Huawei Freebuds Pro 2 Review | AirPods Destroyer

Reviewing the Huawei Freebuds Pro 2, a pair of premium true wireless earbuds boasting dynamic ANC (noise cancelling), a 'dual driver' design for impressive bass, and sweat resistance for gym use. I've been testing the Huawei Freebuds Pro 2 for almost a fortnight and here's how they've held up for audio quality, battery life and more. Check out my channel for reviews of the best TWS Bluetooth earbuds of 2022!
Compared with the original wireless buds, the noise cancelling chops have been improved while the audio output has also been upgraded. The sound output is certainly among the best - the Freebuds Pro 2 can compete with Bose, Sony and most other premium rivals, with respectable bass and support for LDAC, AptX etc.
Battery life is sadly average at best, topping off at four-ish hours with ANC active. Still, the noise cancelling is good at blotting out annoying background racket and the Huawei Freebuds Pro 2 mics do a great job for calls. So overall, these True Wireless Earbuds are among the better ones I've tested in 2022.
Huawei Freebuds Pro 2 Review Chapters:
0:00 - Me banging on for a bit
0:44 - Design
2:35 - Pairing & Ai Life
3:42 - Touch controls
4:35 - Audio quality
5:44 - Noise Cancellation
6:55 - Call quality (mic test)
7:24 - Battery life
8:53 - Verdict

[@iammaobaoxian9308]

Imagine huawei was not banned, they will overtake samsung in no time :))

[@lizasoberano6612]

Yeah true they have the tech

[@vili3200]

Not banned in my country

[@jahuuuu9625]

What country are they banned in?

[@swetea6908]

@@vili3200 they're not just banned in some countries, they also can't use us related high tech, tsmc/samsung chip manufacturing and while they're able to use Qualcomm and mediatek chips, 5g and Google play services are missing from their phones

[@vili3200]

@@swetea6908 But they have made their own high-tech stuff

[@ibarkis]

Love the videos! Watched enough UK shows to understand the lingo and appreciate the honest and thorough reviews!

[@satyagalih26]

I love the original one (Freebuds Pro), can't wait for this Freebuds Pro 2. 😍

[@angelasangels8256]

Great review as always, I'm sure the ones you have are the Silver Blue ones not the Silver Frost.

[@famiyo]

Nice video, but not seems to be available anywhere, where do you buy them?

[@tomwilliams9489]

Are you sure you don’t have the silver blue model? I have the silver frost originals and they don’t have the blue shade that your pair seem to have in the video :)

[@mohamedelmtioui8921]

I have the original freedbuds 1 and they are Amazing! I have been using them now for more than one year, Heavy use. The charging time, the connectivity, the sound Quality , the ANC ... All these things are spot on.

[@CPha2er]

Give the Freebuds Pro 2 a try then ;) Yeah, they are quite expensive at the moment, but they're worth it. The soundstage is wider. The bass is more impressive. The sound is clearer. No more fiddeling to get the Freebuds out of the case. They enhanced nearly everything, that annoyed me on the first ones.

[@hamadalmutairi97]

Got the FreeBuds Pro 2 recently, sold my FreeBuds Pro and I ain't looking back.

[@iven3827]

how’s the base broo?

[@Erbilforever]

@@CPha2er what phone do you use ? Does it work smoothly with galaxy ?

[@CPha2er]

@@Erbilforever I've never used a samsung phone. So I don't know.

[@LHall-tu4xp]

Honor buds Pro 3 Huawei free buds Pro 2 which pair do you suggest for the most app available features? BTW love your reviews.

[@aaronjehuaj]

Hi spurt I've been watching your review of Huawei 4 buds and Huawei 4i, I don't like earphones/buds with the little rubber on the earbuds I prefer it without, if I buy the 4i and remove the rubber pads would they be like original air pods

[@TechSpaceYT]

How to they manage to cut off wind when talking? :) Also, do they have anything that's not working with iOS?

[@mokisan]

Hi, bearded one punch man. Thanks for reviewing this tws. Loved this tws, as they have great mic. Also try the spinfit c series tips and use them for your tws.

[@cliffmenze]

Hi Chris, Would you kindly review the Oladance wearable stereo ear buds pleeease! They're apparently an absolute gem. Cheers

[@jcn268]

Is the bass good, ik the free buds pro has upped on the bass but I'm wondering if they increased it even more

[@c.n.crowther438]

Really hoping they make a Freelace Pro 2. I use mine all day every day and the 14.2mm drivers sound very nice indeed. But an updated version would be right up my alley.

[@ibrahimal-salem9142]

I thought I was the only one the freelance is the best but, I've had mine for some years and haven't been kind to them so theyve been very low lately in sound, and they don't seem to sell them on the huawei uk store. But tollaly agree,

[@mosankoane4938]

14.2mm driver 😲😲?

[@gianoronce5688]

Hi there, don't know if you'll reply to this as this is an old review, but in case you do, how do these compare to the Soundcore Liberty 4nc and Freebuds Pro 3?

[@Sebastian-wc9ob]

Can you review the new Huawei freebuds pro 3 and compare them to previous generations?

[@mr.n476]

do u prefer this over the honor earbuds 3 pro earbuds? i cant decide

[@biser1]

Is there any news on a global freebuds 5i release date? Lost one of my 4i buds and dont want to buy a 4i pair if the better 5i are around the corner

[@oudlakhdar]

You are the Best, thanks.

[@user-sd6ox8yc4q]

Would u recommend it over the oneplus buds pro 2 or the oneplus is better in terms of audio quality

[@kashtech835]

These look good but how much better are these Freebuds Pro 2 ~$190 compared to the Freebuds Pro ~$70 now (cheapest discounted price I could find for either.) I have the Redmi AirDots3 Pro and they are doing a decent enough job so maybe I'll just wait till next year to grab these for half price.

[@DEDEPLDEDE]

Nice vid. Very good freebuds

[@omranali8419]

Is it better than samsung galaxy buds 2 pro ???

[@Peach101092]

Love the reviews but should have turned the background music off during the mic test

[@mmj19833891]

how long does the battery last with continuous call

[@bulldogsplash1]

How would you compare these to the wf xm4s? I currently have these and the sound quality is second to none but they're so uncomfortable after a short amount of time. They give me serious ear pain

[@lltechview]

Wider soundstage and clearer highs. The Sony ones are pretty warm and narrow. Here it will open up the music for you for sure

[@smartjunayd]

"you've got a *tip fit* test which sounds all kinds of dodgy" 😭😂😂😂

[@vincentcasao3860]

Is this better than Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro?

[@azuregaelbautista7299]

Are they good for running

[@bluechipmunk1225]

5:04 Uncle Spurt having a brief microsecond of realization "I sound like one of those audiophiles who use fancy words like composition"

[@zavvoliaris]

Hey Chris, thanks for another great review! How do these earbuds compare to Jabra elite 7 pro?

[@D_Dubs00]

Is this sound better then FiiL T2 Pro?

[@majic82]

Work with samsung?

[@kentonscott2204]

What type of watch u have on your hand

[@geraldzaide86]

hey Tech Spurt have a question, if i have these on my ear without playing music does this amplify the voice of the person speaking in front or me?

[@StockyPolar]

It depends of what you have set in AI life

[@BPGamer0110]

Is it has water resistant now?

[@easternise]

These or the anker liberty 4 nc?

[@hgpardo]

Are these better regarding sound quality as compared with Technics AZ60 under LDAC? Or Sennheiser TW Momentum 2?

[@SibTiger33]

No

[@CPha2er]

Yes

[@Mike-ql4sz]

U should stop the clip background music when you play the voice/music test so we can hear it better. Thanks

[@mimotojiyt]

You didnt talk about the transparency mode on these tho

[@elliehope266]

Bro I have all Huawei devices and side loaded Google services on them and because of that they are amazing plus these earbuds are so good

[@2126ivan]

Please tell me we getting OPPO enco x2 review 😭

[@siaksut]

where to buy.. im from philippines

[@joshuarittenhouse4938]

I absolutely LOVE these buds. Totally unreal.

[@Siriki2]

How much did you get them for?

[@joshuarittenhouse4938]

@@Siriki2 I was watching them on Amazon for about a year. Waited for black Friday and I believe they were around $170 Canadian. So like $120usd.

[@Steve30x]

I've had similar ear buds a few times but my two problems were the piece that goes into my ear was sharp around the edge even with the silicone covers on them and they were all too big for my ear canals.

[@lltechview]

These are not sharp at all and the smallest tip should fit

[@CPha2er]

So, what are you? An ant? XD

[@Steve30x]

@@CPha2er yes everybodys body is the same you know.

[@laveeg1]

Thanks for the review Honor earbuds 3pro or Huawei freabuds 2 pro?

[@SibTiger33]

I saw a review recently that said honor sounded better which surprised me

[@BPGamer0110]

Can you do pixel buds pro vs freebuds pro 2

[@jamestomm3116]

How many hour for Playtime

[@brumby8491]

This or linkbuds s ?

[@moro8771]

I have the 1sr earpods Pro, they are simply the best

[@lizasoberano6612]

If you dont want a plasticky design go for white ceramic looks like elegant touch of shiny silver

[@MrGingoringo]

Freebuds Pro 2 are amazing

[@user-li6vu9sf6p]

does it support LDAC in non-Huawei Phone?

[@muhammettingis]

Yes

[@JeanLucHouedanou]

Thanks for the review, i had a pair of the original freebuds whose battery just died. Guess it's time to upgrade.

[@robinsonishijimaleal6671]

how long did they last?

[@Siriki2]

​@@robinsonishijimaleal6671my original freebuds pro died in 2 years😢

[@nbh1111]

I bought the Freebuds Pro a few weeks ago brand new for £60, these seem very similar so unless you listen to high quality music on your phone I wouldn't bother with these and look for a deal on the older version, perfect for general streaming. The older version also has dynamic ANC, it's not new on this version. The battery life sounds a bit worse, probably due to the dual driver and high quality codec. It wasn't mentioned in the review but I assume the new version still has multipoint? The older version does and it is essential for me so I can connect them to my work laptop for Teams calls and my phone to listen to music and personal calls at the same time.

[@bengoey]

thanks for sharing your experience

[@kornar]

Agreed. Did the same thing. € 60 for the first gen "like new" from Amazon Warehouse.

[@antonk6600]

I would recommend the OG freebuds pro only to people who are not very demanding regarding the audio quality. It definitely not audiophile grade.

[@kornar]

@@antonk6600 I wouldn't recommand any true wireless earbuds to an audiophile. :D

[@antonk6600]

@@kornar there are many better sounding true wireless headphones. The freebuds pro sound horrible when the ANC is turned off and quite compressed/unbalanced when turned on.

[@Akiopai]

It's so weird you mentioned the right bud not fitting well. I have the same problem with mine. (Freebuds 4) thanks for the review

[@ALROBYANE]

فنانه والله 🎉🎉🎉

[@ZotmundSzele]

The first FreeBuds Pro are probably still the best earbuds around when it comes to features. The multi device connection is UNBEATABLE. I hope these successors will be similar or better. Oh, the ear tip test is a gimmick LOL

[@kubackjeee]

First freebuds pro where trash. Sold them after month

[@areacodeboys]

will get earpain after you wear 10-15 mins

[@vili3200]

@@kubackjeee Lmao how are they trash they are amazing and smash all airpods

[@smitjee]

Will remain with the first model.

[@homehome4822]

Price purchase Link?! Video is pretty useless without a link

[@asan1050]

Thanks....

[@X3noN_800]

This man is wearing a band and a watch 🤯

[@hoshbenben1152]

The best ANC buds on the market

[@errolljones8432]

awesome review👍🏽 I have the Huawei freebuds pro and love them 🙌🏽 the I would love you to reply me on is. I've got the right ear and my friend has got the left ear. but the person on the line can only hear me with the right ear but not the other person with the left ear they cannot hear. can you do that with a new one where the person can hear you on both ears

[@lltechview]

Nope that won't work. They are not mixing both earbud mics to mono

[@errolljones8432]

@@lltechview thanks bro it's awesome you coming back to me if you no of any that does it let me know and send the link. Big up your self 👍🏽🇯🇲 🇬🇧 sorry about Boris Johnson these old fogies don't know how to have a good time. Party Party Party 🎉

[@supstar096]

My ears are paining by just looking at those!

[@fawazlahori]

Hi, I’m assuming the AI app is not available for iPhone. Just wondering how I can activate the ANC mode without the app. Please can you help

[@sanchezfernandero]

By long pressing the earbuds

[@BedboundME]

It is

[@Mohamedelattar24]

I dont get the mic sound cause there is a music in it

[@arkadiuszzawada7392]

Hi y’all! Do you think that the sound from these Freebuds would be better rather than from 2 years old AirPods Pro?

[@GoddardEmpire]

Tried the freedbuds pro, they had incredible noise cancellation and the awareness mode was just mind blowing. The buds have like a short and subtle vibration when you press them, pretty cool. Had to return them because 1: without a Huawei device you can’t get the full features including EQ, which I think is very dumb. 2: The right earbud stopped charging. Currently using the AirPods Pro, they just work, so yh. AirPods cancel lower bass noise, they won’t cancel out anything from mids to highs, unless you crank the music up. The Huawei’s did better.

[@waynesia1833]

Most of these are true in fact but the AI Life app is compatible with all Android smartphones not just Huawei devices and as for the EQ I think any Android device will do just as long as the AI Life app is installed

[@GoddardEmpire]

@@waynesia1833 Update, I got the new Freebuds Pro 2 and they have the EQ option. The Freebuds Pro I had at the time did not provide EQ settings, this may have been included in a recent update but I no longer have it so can't say.

[@joan7861]

I think your point 1 is dumb. You just a liar 😏

[@poohsheisty3693]

@@GoddardEmpire how are they doing now:)

[@GoddardEmpire]

@@poohsheisty3693 The Airpods are ok, nothing new, they just work. Got the Freebuds Pro 2, takes a while to tweak the EQ but I've got them sounding devine! They're very smart too, the auto noise cancelling can adjust the noise levels, if people are talking or if there is strong wind it will increase the noise cancelling, it can also detect a car noise and reduce the noise cancelling to make you aware, but you can choose ultra noise cancellation which just cancels everything. I prefer the noise cancelling on the Huawei compared to the Airpods as they have less of the vacuum effect, but that's personal. Oh! And being able to connect to two devices is amazing! It switches so seemlessly

[@sebluketravis2438]

3:19 Rocco Siffredi certainly enjoys the tip fit test ...

[@hamadalmutairi97]

I love Huawei, can't wait to get the Huawei P50 Pro (I already have the P40 Pro+ and Mate 40 Pro, I love living a GMS free life).

[@waynesia1833]

I think it's for redundancy reasons because if one phone dies because of battery drain the other will still work

[@iammaobaoxian9308]

How do you live without google lol

[@hamadalmutairi97]

@@selflesswill___ because I love two phones, goijg for a third.

[@hamadalmutairi97]

@@waynesia1833 exactly that, one phone is fully charged so if the other dies I got another.

[@hamadalmutairi97]

@@iammaobaoxian9308 Its possible, and the alternatives are ever growing.

[@mohammadbamyani5256]

I used buds pro buds live they are not good also very bad buy now i use freebuds pro I love it💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@Bluelovebird69]

Anyone help, this freebuds or sennheiser momentum true wireless 3 ?

[@themaravilla7777]

Had very bad experience with sennheiser, always left earbud stops working after some weeks

[@sebluketravis2438]

What are lugholes ?

[@dc52ltr]

Earholes... Lugs = ears where Chris comes from in Sunderland UK...

[@sebluketravis2438]

@@dc52ltr oh so like a mackem type thing

[@ndakhotmail]

Hope the Bluetooth connection is improved over the previous model pro's which was constantly dropping out, gave up on them in the end.

[@lltechview]

Interesting. I had the opposite experience. FreeBuds Pro where the ones that did not have that issue in contrast to a lot of Sonys. In anyway using aac its a bit better using ldac it is a bit weaker but offers less compression

[@CPha2er]

It never did.

[@vili3200]

Mine never drop out

[@akshays2504]

R u getting Slim 🤔🤔

[@CPha2er]

Yeah, if you eat responsible...

[@rjay755]

Actually 🤘🏻

[@sony1968]

A good advice! Based on many years of experience, it is very important to blow your nose at least every half hour to hear the best quality! Seriously, try it and you'll agree!

[@jimhuper]

Do they fall out of your ears when you sweat? I had the freebuds pro and sound was amazing but when running for 10mins my ears get sweaty and one of them straight on falls from my ear every 1 min or so. Tried all tips and couldn't get it fixed so I got samsung buds pro which sound worse but don't fall off when running

[@lltechview]

Yeah for sure. These are not made for heavy sports. Jogging would be fine. But all depends on your fit with the eartips

[@Tim_Dunkin]

Wait....Do you have on 2 watches? 😆

[@dannydanny8879]

Freebuds pro 1 already destroyed an airpods

[@abdulrahmanhs8162]

Exactly! I was laughing at the video maker when I saw the title

[@painpeace3619]

Almost like oppo enco air 2 pro

[@jimbrimble3131]

So how do they work with iPhones? Is the App Store app also out of date? How does AAC codec work? If you are going to label something as AirPod Destroyer you really need to demo them with an iPhone. I genuinely cannot imagine any Android phone user buying AirPods. But there are plenty of other tws buds that can beat the AirPods, such as Liberty 3 pro. But at least reviewers of those demo them on an iPhone.

[@LosPompadores]

So apart from the cheap look, the crap app, the flickering ANC, the not very good mic sound, the wind noise, the big case and the average battery life.. they destroy the AirPods. I think I'll stick to my Sony's

[@SibTiger33]

Nice someone gets it.... 🎉🎊🎉

[@trigger8221]

Cry ab it.

[@EmreY25]

mic is 10/10, not sure what you're talking about. Sound quality is very good, ANC is top notch. Yeah you stick with your Sony

[@LosPompadores]

@@EmreY25 I was judging based on what Spurt said. His review wasn't exactly screaming "AirPods destroyer" In fact, he mentions several areas in which they are inferior. So the title is pretty much clickbait. Or just Apple hate. Either way, it's questionable behaviour. And did you actually watch the video or did you just come here to defend a purchase you made?

[@EmreY25]

@@LosPompadores ​ @Yves Cooreman I did watch the vid. Also I don't own any Freebuds Pros 2, I do own own Freebuds Pros 1 and tried Airpod Pros. The sound quality of the Freebuds pro + bass are just superior. ANC and transparency mode are on par with Apple's and I assume the Freebuds Pro 2 are better if not on par with the first Freebuds Pro. Other than that, yeah I agree, the review didn't touch much on it being an Airpods destroyer.

[@moselcuk]

After this excellent review of airpods ripoffs, can you also review the earbuds that Huawei produced before apple airpods?

[@cedriccottage2070]

wow, thought that the box was very 70s plastic, until you took that silver-ish hideous blink-blik sprayed plastic buds out. Seriously off-putting design, so no matter how good, I'll avoid.

[@CPha2er]

The Freebuds Pro 2 are the best looking In-ears on the market, CEDRIC XD

[@nurse3388f16]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😍😍😍😍😍

[@enam98]

I'm getting airpods pro 2 much better sound quality and battery life, noise cancellation and design 😁

[@unclelou2366]

If you an apple fan and have an iphone then yeah , but if not this freebuds pro ez beat airpod pro2 everyday 🫠

[@vili3200]

Freebuds pro and pro 2 have a lot better sound quality and everything else, I have both

[@unclelou2366]

@@vili3200 I wouldnt say they are the best , because I have a few abit better but not so far diffrent , but for sure they in top 5 best earbuds I ever listen to , airpods not even in the list of good sound quality in my book

[@vili3200]

@@unclelou2366 im interested that which are better

[@unclelou2366]

@@vili3200 momentum 3 , devialet germini , huawei freebud pro ,sony wf 1000 xm4 , klipsch T5 II , and even the samsung buds pro 2 ( i dont like it that much but sure ...its better than apple )

[@bharat2580]

the whole idea of me listening to this review was to see what diavelet brought to the sound but all you discussed was nonsense. no thanks

[@StomerMadGermzOfficial]

dammm am kinda early ..

[@shaheenahmed4607]

First

[@darcseid8997]

I HEARD A CHINESE PRONUNCED IT LIKE "WAH-WHY" NOT "WAH-WAY" WHY WHY WHY!?!

[@deeferg6752]

Y’all say AirPods killers every time fake AirPods come out 🤣

[@clinicabiodentis8916]

AI Life does not know LDAC because of android 13. If u have android 13 LDAC is not working!!! That voice HD must be Smart HD in the app. Only on Android 12 and before works. So if u have pixel u listen tidal, on AAC. Come on Huawei. Make it happend!

[@space_monke4314]

It's fixed and has worked for a long time now on android 13

[@radekw8600]

I had airpods and now I am using freebuds and you not even should compare them to apple product...

[@gmailuser699]

Why

[@dianabasil6191]

Are they better than the AirPods?

[@arunkrishna43]

Which is good ?

[@radekw8600]

@arunkrishna43 freebuds are way worse than airpods. I threw them away and bought airpods2. I will never change for anything else. Even using them with an Android phone is not making them worse than any other pair of earbuds. If you have money, go for airpods! You will not regret

[@arunkrishna43]

@@radekw8600 Thanks brotherman

[@user_ao625]

Look ugly! Sounds could be amazing but I'm never going to wear them in public.

[@lltechview]

You can get them in white

[@Modern_CarWorld]

Just make sure you have enough food for your dearly life first😂😂😂😂

[@CPha2er]

The Apples look ugly. The Freebuds in silver frost look just sexy. I own the first Pro's and now the second ones in just that particular colour.

[@CPha2er]

@@lltechview ...which is plain boring (just like black) ;)

[@camophlage2009]

They are the worst i regret buying them all becaue of these reviews

[@rajasabeelhussain4677]

One of the worst Huawei company I ever seen , such a poor customer service, I been suffering for last 6 month under warranty phone still not fixed , ever agent and manager lies to you ,not recommended at all please don’t waste your time and money on this *** Huawei , we want 📵 this in UK As in USA

[@Modern_CarWorld]

But you are Endia

[@CPha2er]

Never had any problems with their service.

[@hewasnotjoggin9943]

garbage, the batteries die in less than 2 years at best, sometimes 18 months

[@lltechview]

2 years approaching. Battery is still fine on the predecessor

[@CPha2er]

Look at all these shit chatters... -.-

[@camophlage2009]

If u have iphone don‘t buy these they are the worst