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Connection priority with AAC: 9 h and 38 h with ANC off, 6 h and 25 h with ANC on. Voice call with ANC disabled 5 h and 22 h with the case. Voice call with ANC enabled 4 h and 18 h with the case, which is not stored because the call mode cannot hold the ANC state. Huawei lab tests with a Mate 80 Pro, 50 percent volume, AAC and ANC disabled.","control_types":"Controls section lists tap, swipe and pinch controls. Pinch uses the press sensor. Head gestures come from the German store.","gesture_controls":"Controls section: double-tap, triple-tap, swipe, pinch and hold, pinch once, twice and three times, press and hold. The German store FAQ gives the default action of each gesture.","volume_control":"Controls section: swipe up or down to adjust the volume.","bluetooth_version":"Connectivity section: BT 6.","sensors":"Sensor section lists infrared, Hall, touch, gyroscope, accelerometer, bone acoustic and press sensors.","wear_detection":"The infrared sensor is listed. The maker pages do not use the words wear detection, and MobileMasr names wear detection as a feature.","voice_pickup_sensor":"Sensor section lists a bone acoustic sensor.","ip_rating":"Earbuds IP57.","case_ip_rating":"Charging case IP54.","in_the_box":"In the Box: two earbuds, four ear tips with the medium pair attached, a charging case, a Quick Start Guide with safety information and a warranty card. No cable is listed.","ear_tip_sizes":"In the Box: ear tips in large, medium, small and ultra-small sizes. 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The store ran an early price of 169 EUR from 26 February 2026. German price, VAT included as published.","markets":"German Huawei store. The UK Huawei store also carries the product.","release_date":"Store sale rule for the product starts on 26 February 2026. SoundGuys lists a release date of 26 February 2026.","drivers":"Comparison table: 11 mm ultra-linear dual-magnet driver and 6 mm ultra-thin micro planar diaphragm driver. FAQ: 11 mm dynamic driver with four magnets and a 6 mm high-frequency driver. The 6 mm figure is read as a diameter. The planar driver has no matching type option, so it is stored as other.","driver_type":"FAQ and table: two driver types in each earbud.","bluetooth_codecs":"Comparison table: SBC, AAC, L2HC 4.0 and LDAC. L2HC 4.0 needs a Pura 80 series or Mate X6 or X7 series phone with EMUI 15 or later.","hi_res_audio":"Comparison table: High-Res Audio Wireless certification, HWA Lossless plus Hi-Res. FAQ: Hi-Res Wireless Audio certification.","microphone_count":"Comparison table: 3 microphones plus VPU plus DNN. The row does not say per earbud. MobileMasr states 3 microphones per earbud, so 3 per earbud across two earbuds is stored as 6.","microphone_count_total":"6 microphones across the pair. The two VPU or bone sensors are not counted.","microphone_noise_reduction":"Comparison table: DNN call noise processing, up to 100 dB of noise reduction in calls.","eq_bands":"FAQ: custom sound effects with a 10-band EQ.","eq_presets":"FAQ: four HUAWEI SOUND effects (Balanced, Voice, Bass, Classical) and four scenario effects (Movie, Podcast, Game, Workout). An AI sound effect and custom effects are separate and not stored as presets.","virtual_surround":"FAQ: Spatial Audio without limits with a 3D sound field and head tracking.","head_tracking":"FAQ: the spatial audio modes are Off, Fixed and Head Tracking.","control_types":"FAQ: five gestures, pinch, tap, pinch and hold, touch and hold and swipe. Head Motion row: nod to answer, shake to reject.","gesture_controls":"FAQ default gestures: tap twice for play or pause and calls, tap three times for previous on the left earbud and next on the right, pinch and hold for noise control modes, touch and hold for the voice assistant, swipe for volume. Pinch once, twice and three times as listed. Head gestures are off by default.","customizable_controls":"FAQ: the gestures can be customised in the HUAWEI Audio Connect app and can be set to None.","voice_assistant":"FAQ: touch and hold wakes the voice assistant by default. The assistant is the phone's.","compatible_platforms":"FAQ: works with iOS, Android and Windows devices.","platform_connections":"FAQ: pairing by holding the case button for 2 seconds. Works with iOS, Android and Windows devices.","feature_requirements":"FAQ and table: spatial audio is off by default and needs current firmware. Head gestures and Adaptive Volume are off by default. L2HC 4.0 device list.","firmware_updatable":"FAQ: keep the earbud firmware up to date to use spatial audio. The global page says the 2.3 Mbps feature arrives by OTA update.","in_the_box":"FAQ box list: a pair of earbuds, a charging case, 4 pairs of ear tips with the medium pair attached, a Quick Start Guide with safety information and a warranty card.","ear_tip_sizes":"FAQ: ear tips in large, medium, small and extra small."}},{"url":"https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/headphones/freebuds-pro-5/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["model_numbers"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Global support page lists HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro 5 Wireless Charging (T0023) as the only model."}},{"url":"https://www.techradar.com/audio/wireless-headphones/huawei-freebuds-pro-5-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date","bud_shape","anc_adaptive","driver_type","drivers","weight_g","case_weight_g","frequency_response_hz","bluetooth_version","bluetooth_codecs","multipoint"],"notes":{"release_date":"Review: released globally in February 2026 in the UK, Europe and Asia.","bud_shape":"Review: the stems have a high-shine finish.","anc_adaptive":"Review: the Dual-Engine ANC model adapts automatically to your surroundings. Cozy, General and Ultra are other ANC models. The number of strength levels is not stored.","driver_type":"Review spec table: 11mm dynamic woofer and micro-planar tweeter.","drivers":"Review spec table: 11mm dynamic woofer and micro-planar tweeter.","weight_g":"Review spec table: 5.5 g per bud.","case_weight_g":"Review spec table: 43 g case.","frequency_response_hz":"Review spec table: 10 Hz to 48 kHz.","bluetooth_version":"Review: Bluetooth 6.0, up from 5.2 on the Pro 4.","bluetooth_codecs":"Review: AAC on iPhone, LDAC on Android and L2HC 4.0 lossless on Huawei devices.","multipoint":"Review: multipoint pairing of two devices is supported."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/huawei-freebuds-pro-5-review-154929/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["measured_battery_life","measured_frequency_response_notes","measured_microphone_notes","release_date","wireless_charging","head_tracking","control_types"],"notes":{"measured_battery_life":"SoundGuys standardised test: 9 hours 8 minutes on one charge. SoundGuys states in its method that music peaks at 75 dB SPL and ANC is on when available. The review does not repeat the ANC state or the codec. The result is well above the 6 h ANC-on claim and about equal to the 9 h ANC-off AAC claim, which the maker tests at 50 percent volume. Unit supplied by the maker, one-week test.","measured_frequency_response_notes":"Reviewer notes on a unit supplied by the maker. The firmware, codec and target curve are not reported. No numeric bass or treble value is stored.","measured_microphone_notes":"Reviewer ideal, office, street, wind and reverberant tests. Phone and codec are not reported. No numeric microphone value is stored.","release_date":"Review lists a product release date of 26 February 2026.","wireless_charging":"Review: the case charges by USB-C or wireless charging.","head_tracking":"The review does not cover head tracking. The maker pages do.","control_types":"Review: swipe, tap and pinch gestures, plus head gestures for calls."}},{"url":"https://mobilemasr.com/en/blogs/huawei-freebuds-pro-5-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["microphone_count","microphone_count_total","wear_detection","eq_bands","eq_presets"],"notes":{"microphone_count":"Review: eight microphones total, 3 silicon microphones per earbud plus a bone conduction microphone. The review text implies 6 microphones plus 2 bone sensors.","microphone_count_total":"Same review. The bone conduction microphones are not counted.","wear_detection":"Review lists wear detection among the features.","eq_bands":"Review: a 10-band custom EQ.","eq_presets":"Review: 8 preset profiles."}},{"url":"https://the-gadgeteer.com/2026/03/13/7-things-about-the-freebuds-pro-5-worth-knowing/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["launch_price_eur"],"notes":{"launch_price_eur":"Article: 199 EUR in the EU and 179.99 GBP in the UK."}}],"fields_filled":79,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}