Given their design quirks, you have to forgive a few things with open-ear buds.
For example, the Honors sound great, a compliment Ive never once paid to open-ears.
The fit is fantastic too, which is often the area that ruins otherwise-great open-ears.
Evidence of how easily-bendable the hook is.
It was easy to forget I was wearing them at times!
Honor has also offered a feature that is incredibly rare in open-ears: active noise cancellation.
Its wide and flat, incredibly slim and opens in a clamshell-style to reveal the curled earbuds hidden underneath.
Its by no means industry-leading noise cancellation, but its less-is-more approach worked wonders.
And the noise cancellation removes the unimportant sounds: distant traffic, annoying screeching trains and horrible weather conditions.
Honor has found the Goldilocks spot for ANC: just right.
Evidence of how easily-bendable the hook is.
From what I can tell, and coming from someone whos monolingual, it seemed to work well.
I regularly forgot that I was listening to open-ear buds!
However the Honors offer warm and energetic low tones, perfect for thumping workout tunes.
But Id roughly say that these are at the cheaper end of the mid-range market.
4/5
Design
They’re lightweight and comfortable to wear, with a svelte case.
Sound
They sound great for open-ears, even without an equalizer.
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The battery life is even worse though.
Our full Huawei FreeArc review is just days away…
These open-ears have a fantastic battery life, and they’re really sturdy too, perfect for fitness users.
