Categories: NewsTech

Honor new ANC earbuds claim to cancel noise as good as the AirPods Pro

During Honor’s global event, they had announced its new Magic EarBuds that looks like yet another AirPods clone. Although it looks similar to its Honor FlyPods Lite, the new version is offered with hybrid active noise cancelling technology.

Available in either white or teal, the Honor Magic EarBuds come in an in-ear design that has an extended stem. Instead of a “tooth floss” inspired case, the charging case for the Magic EarBuds looks like an extended Galaxy Buds and each earpiece is stowed horizontally. For a better fit, the silicon ear tips are also replaceable.

According to Honor, it uses a 10mm driver unit for its speakers and three dedicated microphones for clearer voice conversations. To cancel out noise effectively, the Magic EarBuds has feedforward mic on the outside and a feedback mic on the inside to catch remaining unwanted noise.

Honor has claimed that its effective noise cancellation is on par if not better than the competition. Based on their internal comparison, the Magic EarBuds appears to be just as good as the Apple AirPods Pro in selected scenarios and it even beats our favourite Sony WF-1000XM3 which is now going for less than RM700 online. It is a bold claim and we can’t wait to put it to the test once it is released in Malaysia.

The Magic EarBuds charges via USB-C and it takes 1.5 hours to get a full charge. Its 37mAh battery offers a rated music playback of 3.5 hours or 3 hours for voice calls. With the charging case that has a 410mAh battery, you’ll get up to 13 hours of total music playback. As a comparison, the FlyPods Lite has a rated 3-hour battery life and you can get up to 12 hours with the provided charging case.

The Honor Magic EarBuds are priced at EUR 129 (about RM591) and it will be available starting in April 2020. Malaysia is among the first wave countries to get it and we are guessing that it could be slightly cheaper than the Huawei FreeBuds 3.

Related reading

Recent Posts

Dongfeng Box Malaysia: 94hp compact EV with up to 310km of range, priced from RM101k

Dongfeng Box is now officially available in Malaysia. Launched in partnership with Central Auto Distributors…

43 minutes ago

Nissan Kicks e-Power now open for booking in Malaysia, priced below RM130,000

Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) has announced that the Nissan Kicks e-Power is now open…

5 hours ago

TikTok, Content Forum and UiTM empowers students with Digital Literacy to promote a safer digital space

TikTok in partnership with Communications and Multimedia Content Forum of Malaysia (CMCF) have recently organised…

7 hours ago

Tesla owners in Malaysia can finally use the Autopark feature

Tesla owners in Malaysia have reported that their vehicles can now perform the Autopark feature.…

7 hours ago

Asus ROG Phone 9 series launching in Malaysia on 10th December 2024

After unveiling its latest smartphones, the Asus ROG Phone 9 series, to the world, Asus…

8 hours ago

WhatsApp Voice Message Transcripts converts voice into text

WhatsApp has introduced a new Voice Message Transcripts feature which allows users to easily convert…

14 hours ago

This website uses cookies.