Huawei has added the FreeBuds 5i to its in-ear headphones range. The active noise-canceling headphones (ANC) are now available in Europe at a price of just under 100 Euros (~$100), thus placing them in the lower mid-range market.

Sonorous. Huawei offers the FreeBuds 5i with LDAC support and hybrid ANC for just under 100 Euros (~$109). That sounds like a bargain. Whether the TWS headphones need such a powerful codec and deliver what they promise is revealed in the test.

The new top model from smartphone giant Huawei goes by the name of “FreeBuds 5i” and offers you effective active noise cancelling with up to 42 dB, multipoint and IP54 certification. Thanks to LDAC, the Huawei FreeBuds 5i also transmit at up to 24 bit and 96 kHz.

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Mid-range ANC wireless earbuds that are worth it

The Huawei Freebuds 5i look good, sound good and have lots of handy features like multipoint connectivity and ANC. The only problem is that the AI Life app isn't available on the Google Play Store, although you can download it from the Huawei App Gallery and the Apple Appstore.