True Wireless
Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4
79Great
$210
Full review dataHuawei FreeBuds Pro 4 vs Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro: which should you buy?
On aggregated review scores the Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro comes out ahead with an HearWiki score of 84. The full breakdown - sub-scores, specs and what reviewers actually said - is below.
Our pick: Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro - Great overall at around $170.
True Wireless
Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro
84Great
$170
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro leads on 6 of 7 measures.
- Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4
- Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro
HearWiki score
79
84
Sound
7.5
8.5
Noise cancelling
8.0
8.0
Battery
6.5
8.5
Calls
7.0
9.0
Value
7.0
8.0
Price (USD)
$210
$170
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?
Half a step newer
Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro (2026) against Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4 (2024). The Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro edges ahead on platform, but only just: Bluetooth 6.1 against 5.2.
- FreeBuds Pro 42024
- Liberty 5 Pro20262 yr newer
What differsFreeBuds Pro 4Liberty 5 Pro
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- 6.1
- Wear detection
- Yes
- No
- Water resistance
- IP54
- IP55
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: Top codec, ANC type, Multipoint pairing, Wireless charging, USB-C, Transparency mode, Custom EQ, Companion app.
Specifications
FreeBuds Pro 4Liberty 5 Pro
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $210
- $170
- HearWiki score
- 79
- 84
- Released
- 2024
- 2026
- Availability
- Discontinued
- Sold new
- Driver
- 2-driver hybrid
- 9.2 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- hybrid
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 11 mm
- 9.2 mm
- Drivers per side
- 2
- 1
- Frequency response
- 14 Hz - 48 kHz
- -
- Impedance
- 16 Ω
- -
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- 6.1
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LDAC
- SBC, AAC, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Wireless range
- 10 m
- 10 m
- Battery life
- 7 h
- 12 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 4.5 h
- 6.5 h
- Battery incl. case
- 33 h
- 28 h
- Full charge time
- -
- 60 min
- Quick charge
- -
- 5 min → 4 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
- Yes
- Wear detection
- Yes
- No
- Controls
- touch
- touch
- Voice assistant
- Yes
- -
- Weight
- 11.6 g
- 5.5 g
- Case weight
- 47 g
- -
- Water resistance
- IP54
- IP55
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Microphones
- 4
- 10
- Call noise reduction
- -
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- -
- bone-conduction VPU
What reviewers said
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
Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro
The Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro are feature-packed true wireless earbuds that deliver strong all-around performance, with adaptive noise cancellation, LDAC support, and a comfortable fit. They excel in voice-call quality and offer a versatile set of controls and app customization, though battery life per charge is modest. Overall, they represent a compelling mid-range option with a few notable strengths and minor trade-offs.
- Pro:Excellent voice-call clarity with 10-mic setup
- Pro:Adaptive ANC and transparency modes work well
- Pro:Supports LDAC for high-resolution audio
- Con:Battery life per charge is only 6.5 hours
- Con:No wear detection for auto-pause
- Con:Touch controls may require adjustment for some users
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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