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What Hi-Fi?
What Hi-Fi?
Technology
Kashfia Kabir

Huawei's next-gen open earbuds promise a refined design and improved sound performance

Huawei FreeClip 2 earbuds in blue finish, held in hand.

Huawei's new FreeClip 2 aim to refine the unique open earbud design it unleashed upon the world two years ago, while hoping to fix a few problems we had on the all-important sound quality front.

Open earbuds have exploded into the market, with the ear tip-less design allowing you to hear everything around you while also pumping out tunes. The focus here is more about environmental awareness than pure sound quality (the lack of a proper seal means that sound quality will inherently suffer), but it is a category that has blossomed since we first tested Huawei's first-gen FreeClip in 2023.

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