True Wireless
Apple AirPods Pro 3
84Great
$230
Full review dataApple AirPods Pro 3 vs Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4: which should you buy?
On aggregated review scores the Apple AirPods Pro 3 comes out ahead with an HearWiki score of 84. The full breakdown - sub-scores, specs and what reviewers actually said - is below.
Our pick: Apple AirPods Pro 3 - Great overall at around $232.
True Wireless
Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4
79Great
$210
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Apple AirPods Pro 3 leads on 6 of 7 measures.
- Apple AirPods Pro 3
- Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4
HearWiki score
84
79
Sound
8.5
7.5
Noise cancelling
9.5
8.0
Battery
8.0
6.5
Calls
8.5
7.0
Value
7.5
7.0
Price (USD)
$230
$210
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
Mixed generations
Apple AirPods Pro 3 (2025) against Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4 (2024). Neither is straightforwardly newer: the Apple AirPods Pro 3 brings Bluetooth 5.3 against 5.2, while the Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4 answers with Top codec LDAC against AAC. The Apple AirPods Pro 3 answers on convenience features: it adds Water resistance IP57 against IP54.
- AirPods Pro 320251 yr newer
- FreeBuds Pro 42024
What differsAirPods Pro 3FreeBuds Pro 4
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.2
- Top codec
- AAC
- LDAC
- Water resistance
- IP57
- IP54
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: ANC type, Multipoint pairing, Wireless charging, USB-C, Wear detection, Transparency mode, Companion app.
Specifications
AirPods Pro 3FreeBuds Pro 4
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $230
- $210
- HearWiki score
- 84
- 79
- Released
- 2025
- 2024
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 10.7 mm dynamic
- 2-driver hybrid
- Driver type
- dynamic
- hybrid
- Driver size
- 10.7 mm
- 11 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 2
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 14 Hz - 48 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 16 Ω
- Sensitivity
- 110 dB/mW
- -
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.2
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC
- SBC, AAC, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Wireless range
- -
- 10 m
- Battery life
- 8 h
- 7 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 8 h
- 4.5 h
- Battery incl. case
- -
- 33 h
- Wireless charging
- Yes
- Yes
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- adaptive
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- -
- Yes
- Wear detection
- Yes
- Yes
- Controls
- touch
- touch
- Voice assistant
- Siri
- Yes
- Weight
- 5.5 g
- 11.6 g
- Case weight
- 44 g
- 47 g
- Water resistance
- IP57
- IP54
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Microphones
- 3
- 4
- Microphone type
- beamforming
- -
What reviewers said
Apple AirPods Pro 3
The Apple AirPods Pro 3 are premium true wireless earbuds that deliver top-tier active noise cancellation, clear call quality, and a well-balanced sound profile. They offer a robust feature set including adaptive ANC, wireless charging, and IP57 water resistance, though their higher price and somewhat finicky fit may give some buyers pause. Overall, they stand out as a polished, high-performance option for iOS users willing to invest in a premium experience.
- Pro:Excellent active noise cancellation
- Pro:Clear call quality in noisy environments
- Pro:Strong battery life with the charging case
- Con:Fit can be finicky and may lose seal easily
- Con:Premium price point
- Con:Only supports AAC codec
Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4
The Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4 are premium wireless earbuds that combine hybrid active noise cancellation with a dual-driver setup for detailed sound. They offer a solid seven-hour battery life on a single charge, extendable to 33 hours with the case, and support high-resolution audio codecs like LDAC. With Bluetooth 5.2, multipoint connectivity, and an IP54 rating, they're built for versatile daily use, though ANC reduces playtime to about 4.5 hours.
- Pro:Excellent hybrid ANC effectiveness
- Pro:Supports high-res LDAC and LDHC codecs
- Pro:Comfortable fit with IP54 water and sweat resistance
- Con:Battery life drops significantly with ANC enabled
- Con:No official IP rating for dust protection beyond basic IP54
- Con:Touch controls may require a learning curve
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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