Huawei wants to follow in the footsteps of its competitors. They are now the second-largest smartphone maker in the world, and they are now introducing FreeBuds 3 in addition to their FreeBuds Lite and, sure, the huawei freebuds 3 white are extremely similar in appearance to the Apple AirPods, as are many other headphones attempting to join the True Wireless bandwagon, such as the BeatsX.
The difference is that, while AirPods are only available in white and do not have active noise cancellation, Huawei not only offers two distinct colour options for the same price, but they also include an active noise cancellation function. So, have Huawei fans at long last discovered a suitable alternative to Apple’s omnipresent white earpieces and headphones?
What exactly is the Kirin A1 capable of?
The totally wireless FreeBuds 3 are powered by a chipset known as the “Kirin A1,” which is expected to be very effective in Huawei’s wearable accessories in the future. It is possible to get a contemporary, reliable and energy-efficient Bluetooth connection with minimal latency thanks to the support of the new Bluetooth version 5.1, which is supported by this chip. The traditional master-slave control of these in-ears has been abandoned in favour of individual data delivery to both in-ears. Furthermore, the new chip is capable of data transfer at rates of up to 2.3 megabits per second, allowing even FLAC songs that have not been encoded to be played back through Bluetooth UHD transmission.
Coupling and configuration are important considerations
FreeBuds 3 connect as beautifully and quickly to a Huawei Phone as Apple earphones connect to an iPhone when used with the latter. When you open the lid of the charging case, a tiny window appears on your phone, indicating when the connection has been successfully established. It also shows the battery state of the headphones as well as the battery status of the charging case. This, however, is only applicable to Huawei devices that have at least EMUI 10 loaded on them. This is also true for the Auto-Play feature, which begins playing as soon as the FreeBuds 3 are placed in your ears and immediately stops when the headphones are removed.
If you have the free Android application “Huawei AI Life” loaded, these in-ears may be programmed to do certain tasks according to your preferences. Under the heading “Shortcut,” you may designate the tasks you’d want to be able to manage remotely, which are subsequently triggered by pressing the right or left headset twice on the right or left earphone. “Skip Forward,” “Play/Pause,” “Assistant,” “ANC,” and “No Action” are some of the options available. Thus, only two actions are capable of being controlled directly via the headphones. Additionally, the active noise reduction may be modified, but we’ll get into that later.
Pay close attention
Because the FreeBuds 3 are entirely devoid of ear moulds in accordance with the company’s slogan “One Size Fits All,” they hung quite loosely in my ears during testing. Nonetheless, we were astonished by how nicely they fit me, with no pushing or even the smallest discomfort. In spite of this, an unintentional head movement may easily result in the loss of a valuable piece of technological equipment.
