Its a shame because bass fans will love the music balance.
And as you’ll soon find out, the buds' favorite direction is actually ‘down’.
They all commented, unprovoked, that the buds felt very loose.
But then you’re going to have to contend with an app that I found to be quite buggy.
So with that all in mind, why have I given the Xiaomi Buds 5 a fairly reasonable score?
It’s zealous, it’s punchy and it’s oh-so likeable!
Honestly, the poor app and irritating fit let these otherwise promising earbuds down.
Based on my aforementioned figures, Id estimate that youd get 30 hours with ANC on.
For the rest of the features we need to jump into the app, but theres a problem here.
Other options don’t do it; I can’t imagine why it would be desirable.
I found myself using the Harman AudioEFX preset mostly, which Ill explore in more detail later on.
One novel feature the Xiaomi Buds 5 offer is an audio-recording feature.
It didnt for its predecessors, saving that for the Pro equivalents.
The buds are relatively light, weighing 4.2g each.
The case weighs 36.6gand comes with a USB-C port for charging, and not a lot else.
Music had a level of energy that Ive longed for in other similarly-priced rivals that Ive tested.
That is to say, I thought the earbuds would cost more than they do.
I cant wholeheartedly recommend the Buds 5 if a reasonably-priced Buds 5 Pro could be around the corner.
Should I buy the Xiaomi Buds 5?
They cost a little more than the Xiaomis though.
I tested all of the Buds 5’s close contemporary rivals.
