Huawei FreeClip 2 in for review | Infinium-tech

Huawei introduced the FreeClip 2 last month, and they come as a follow-up to the original FreeClip from 2023.

We’ve received our shiny review unit, and these are some early impressions of Huawei’s latest open wireless stereo (OWS) earbuds.

The FreeClip 2 and its charging case are significantly more compact than its predecessor. The earbuds come in at 25.4mm (height) × 26.7mm (width) × 18.8mm (depth) and each earbud weighs just 5.1 grams. The “comfort bean”, which is the part located behind your ear, is also 11% smaller.

The case is 17% narrower and 14% lighter and weighs less than 39 grams, allowing it to fit in smaller pockets than the OG FreeClip. But the new model comes with a brand new design featuring micro molding plastic material and in our case, a stain-resistant denim-textured surface on the case.

The buds themselves get the same C-bridge design, although the actual connection wire is also made of micro molding textured plastic with the same texture as the charging case. The actual earpiece that sits on top of your ear canal gets the same shiny treatment as the beanie that goes behind your ear helix.

Huawei claims that the FreeClip 2 offers 100% stronger volume and air displacement than its predecessors. It is powered by 10.8mm dual-diaphragm drivers with Huawei’s third-generation audio chip and a dedicated NPU AI processor, allowing adaptive volume and voice enhancements. The buds also have 6 microphones spread across them with dedicated call noise cancellation.

The manufacturer is also confident that these buds can deliver up to 9 hours of playtime and 38 hours of total battery life, which we will be sure to test in our full review.