True Wireless
Huawei FreeBuds Neo
85Outstanding
$110
Full review dataHuawei FreeBuds Neo vs Skullcandy Push® Play Active: which should you buy?
On aggregated review scores the Huawei FreeBuds Neo comes out ahead with a HearWiki score of 85. The full breakdown - sub-scores, specs and what reviewers actually said - is below.
Our pick: Huawei FreeBuds Neo - Outstanding overall at around $109.
True Wireless
Skullcandy Push® Play Active
67Good
$60
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Huawei FreeBuds Neo leads on 5 of 7 measures.
- Huawei FreeBuds Neo
- Skullcandy Push® Play Active
HearWiki score
85
67
Sound
8.0
6.0
Noise cancelling
8.0
-
Battery
8.0
8.0
Calls
8.0
6.6
Value
9.0
7.2
Price (USD)
$110
$60
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?
New platform
Huawei FreeBuds Neo (2026) against Skullcandy Push® Play Active (2022). The Huawei FreeBuds Neo is the newer platform here: Top codec LDAC against SBC and ANC type Adaptive against None.
- FreeBuds Neo20264 yr newer
- Push® Play Active2022
What differsFreeBuds NeoPush® Play Active
- Top codec
- LDAC
- SBC
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- None
Platform
Level on: Transparency mode, Custom EQ, Companion app.
Specifications
FreeBuds NeoPush® Play Active
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $110
- $60
- HearWiki score
- 85
- 67
- Released
- 2026
- 2022
- Availability
- Sold new
- Still sold new
- Driver
- dynamic
- 6 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- dynamic
- dynamic
- Driver size
- -
- 6 mm
- Drivers per side
- -
- 1
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 48 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 22 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 104 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- -
- 5.3
- Codecs
- LDAC
- SBC
- Multipoint pairing
- -
- Yes
- Battery life
- 10 h
- 10 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 6.5 h
- -
- Battery incl. case
- 40 h
- 34 h
- Full charge time
- -
- 10 min
- Quick charge
- -
- 10 min → 2 h
- Wireless charging
- -
- Yes
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- -
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- Yes
- Wear detection
- -
- No
- Controls
- touch
- touch
- Voice assistant
- -
- Yes
- Weight
- 4.8 g
- 67 g
- Water resistance
- IP55
- -
- USB-C
- -
- Yes
- Microphones
- 4
- 4
What reviewers said
Huawei FreeBuds Neo
The Huawei FreeBuds Neo are lightweight, comfortable true wireless earbuds with adaptive active noise cancellation and a robust feature set for their price. They offer solid call quality, a lively sound signature, and practical extras like transparency mode and app support, making them a versatile mid-range option for travel and daily use.
- Pro:Comfortable and lightweight fit
- Pro:Effective adaptive ANC
- Pro:Good call quality with 4 mics
- Con:Battery life with ANC is modest
- Con:May not satisfy audiophiles seeking specialized tuning
- Con:Touch controls may require adjustment
Skullcandy Push® Play Active
These Skullcandy wireless earbuds are built for active use, offering a secure fit and long battery life with the charging case. They deliver a neutral sound signature and practical features like touch controls and ambient mode, making them a solid value pick for workouts rather than a premium all-rounder. With Bluetooth 5.3 and multipoint support, they handle daily connectivity needs well.
- Pro:Long battery life with case
- Pro:Secure fit for workouts
- Pro:Neutral sound tuning
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:Only SBC codec support
- Con:Sound isolation is limited
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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