Huawei just launched the FreeBuds Pro 4 wireless earbuds – and they’re already shaping up as a great premium option for audiophiles in 2025.
Combining beautifully balanced audio, elegant design, and clever features such as AI-powered voice isolation, this is a one-of-a-kind earbud that’s well worth your consideration. Using bone-conduction technology, the FreeBuds Pro 4 battle wind speeds of up to 10 m/s and background noise of up to 100 dB to ensure you are heard wherever you are.
Read on to find out what the HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro 4 can do, why it is the earphone for you – especially with a launch offer of a £20 off coupon between 15 January and 18 February.
Symphonic sound
There are lots of great earbuds out there – but most sound pretty much alike, with a ‘scooped’ EQ that’s heavy on high-end and even heavier on bass.
This is where HUAWEI’s buds make an ear-opening difference to listeners. They don’t just sound excellent; they sound different, with great detail across the frequency spectrum and a tremendous sense of space.
While these buds provide plenty of treble and bass, they also highlight mid-range frequencies superbly well, so instruments such as rhythm guitar, clarinet, percussion and vocals shine through. Speech comes across just as clearly as singing, which is great news for podcast fans.
Of course, we all have our own sound preferences – and our own unique hearing. The FreeBuds Pro 4 is designed to accommodate your individuality, through triple adaptive EQ that tweaks the audio to suit your ear canal, earphone fit and listening volume. And better still, HUAWEI’s connected app lets you choose from a selection of custom EQs, including two options tuned by musicians at Beijing’s Central Conservatory of Music.
In short, these earbuds are equipped to delight discerning listeners who value the fine detail in the music they love. You can learn more about their audio capabilities via the HUAWEI site.
Game-changing tech
The standout feature is the FreeBuds Pro 4’s AI-powered noise cancellation during calls, which harnesses bone conduction technology to remove background noise as loud as 100 decibels. With FreeBud Pro 4, the person on the other end of the line will be able to hear you without any background noise. Your voice can be heard in any environment with noise of up to 100 dB, from busy cafés and workspaces to loud trains and even concerts.
The excellent audio performance in the FreeBuds Pro 4 is powered by a dual driver, with an 11mm quad-magnet for bass, and a planar diaphragm driver for higher-end frequencies. Put simply, that’s above and beyond what you’d get in your average earbud.
Commuters will be pleased to hear these buds feature active noise cancellation. If you use the included memory foam earbud tips, this limits noise even further thanks to the material’s passive noise cancelling effect. There’s also a highly effective hear-through mode that will keep you safe when you need to hear what’s going on around you, as well as listening to your music or podcast.
We’re just scratching the surface here, so read the official HUAWEI spec sheet for more detail.
Elegant design
The FreeBuds Pro 4 has refreshingly refined styling to match its cultured sound. It’s hard to look past the lovely green colourway, but you can also get the buds in black or grey. All three options feature gold trim and laser-etched decorative lines.
This model is touted as Huawei’s most comfortable earbud, and the FreeBuds Pro 4 really does feel easy on the ear. You get a selection of silicone and memory foam tips, so you can choose the material and size that suit your ears best. At 5.8 grams, the buds have an incredibly light, barely-there feel.
The FreeBuds Pro 4 can withstand significant levels of dust and moderate splashes of water, earning an IP54 rating. That’s enough resilience to get you through most weather conditions and even workouts at the gym.
On a single charge – factoring in recharging via the earbuds’ case – the FreeBuds Pro 4 gives you 31 hours of listening time. So, even heavy users will only need to charge up the case once or twice per week.
As you’d expect, there’s a comprehensive set of gestural on-ear controls, including play, pause, skip, volume, answer, hang up, voice assistant and noise cancelling mode selection.
Unlike some competing earbuds, you can use the Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4 with a range of devices – whether that’s a smartphone, laptop or tablet. Huawei smartphone users do get a few added benefits however, including lossless sound (up to 2.3 mbps/48 kHZ).
If you have any lingering questions about the FreeBuds Pro 4, you can find the answers in HUAWEI’s official documentation.
Should you buy the Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4?
Given all the impressive features of the FreeBuds Pro 4, you might be surprised to learn these earbuds retail at just £179.99. That’s a remarkably low price for the quality and advanced functionality you’re getting.
Thanks to their well balanced sound, impressive dual drivers and triple-adaptive EQ, these buds would make a particularly good choice for listeners who love to immerse themselves in their music – or for podcast listeners who want to hear interesting conversations loud and clear.
They’re also a great pick for busy professionals, given their excellent noise cancellation (a real blessing on the bus or train) and AI-powered voice call noise cancellation, which makes for fantastically clear hands-free calls.
In short, if you’re looking for a new pair of earbuds that will do justice to your music and elegantly meld into your lifestyle, the innovative HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro 4 has emerged as a standout option.
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Pete Wise is a freelance writer with over a decade's experience working across a wide range of publications and subject areas. A frequent contributor to Good Housekeeping, Pete helps keep tech and lifestyle coverage up to date – especially during seasonal sales like Prime Day and Black Friday.
As a consumer journalist, Pete has reviewed hundreds of products for titles including The Independent, Evening Standard, Ideal Home and Homebuilding & Renovating. His articles on other topics, such as global development and social initiatives, have been featured in publications such as The Guardian and Positive.News.
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