Line · Huawei
FreeBuds
10Models
2018 → 2025Period
141 $Average price
The FreeBuds line includes 10 models at Huawei, from FreeBuds (2018) to FreeBuds 6 (2025). Active noise cancellation was introduced along the way. Total battery life changed by +260% between the first and the latest model.
Chronology
Generation by generation
- ++20% total battery life with case
- +9% lighter per earbud
- +Adds USB-C
- -$20 pricier at launch
- +Gains active noise cancellation (ANC)
- ++33% earbud-only battery life
- ++67% total battery life with case
- -10% heavier per earbud
- ·IPX4 rating vs —
- ·Bluetooth 5.1 vs 5.0
- +Gains multipoint
- --12% earbud-only battery life
- --28% total battery life with case
- -22% heavier per earbud
- ·Bluetooth 5.0 vs 5.1
- -Loses multipoint compared to this model
- +$80 cheaper at launch
- ++114% earbud-only battery life
- ++52% total battery life with case
- ·Bluetooth 5.2 vs 5.0
- --47% earbud-only battery life
- +25% lighter per earbud
- +Gains multipoint
- -$50 pricier at launch
- -Loses ANC compared to this model
- -Loses multipoint compared to this model
- +$20 cheaper at launch
- +Gains active noise cancellation (ANC)
- ++88% earbud-only battery life
- ++27% total battery life with case
- -20% heavier per earbud
- ·IP54 rating vs IPX4
- +Gains multipoint
- ·SBC, AAC, LDAC codecs vs SBC, AAC
- +$30 cheaper at launch
- --33% earbud-only battery life
- -10% heavier per earbud
- ·SBC, AAC, LDAC, L2HC codecs vs SBC, AAC, LDAC
- -$60 pricier at launch
- ++20% earbud-only battery life
- ++20% total battery life with case
- +9% lighter per earbud
- ·Bluetooth 5.4 vs 5.2
- ·SBC, AAC, LDAC, L2HC 3.0 codecs vs SBC, AAC, LDAC, L2HC