2025
Better than Freebuds 5
- Charging time 5 h → 0.5 h
- Battery life with ANC 3 h → 4 h
- Number of drivers 1 → 2
- Total with charging case 30 h → 36 h
Worse
Freebuds 5 vs FreeBuds 6 — full comparison- Lowest frequency 20 Hz → 50 Hz
- Highest frequency 40,000 Hz → 2,000 Hz
- Battery capacity 84 mAh → 39 mAh
2023
Better than FreeBuds 4
- Battery life 4 h → 5 h
- Hi-res codec (LDAC / aptX HD / LHDC)
- LDAC
- Battery life with ANC 2.5 h → 3 h
Worse
FreeBuds 4 vs Freebuds 5 — full comparison- Charging time 1 h → 5 h
- Earbud weight (each) 4.1 g → 5.4 g
- Driver size 14.3 mm → 11 mm
2021
The first generation in our catalog.
Specifications
Key specs by generation
| FreeBuds 4 · 2021 | Freebuds 5 · 2023 | FreeBuds 6 · 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fit | Semi-in-ear (open) | In-ear | In-ear |
| Active noise cancelling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Battery life | 4 h | 5 h | 5 h |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx4 | IPx4 | IPx4 |
| Multipoint (two devices) | Yes | — | Yes |
| Score | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 |