Huawei outs AirPods-inspired FreeBuds

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It seems the P20 and P20 Pro aren’t the only Apple iPhone X-inspired products Huawei launched. Huawei also unveiled at its Paris event the FreeBuds, which you can easily mistake for AirPods, but it comes in either black or white, unlike Apple’s version. The FreeBuds promise 10 hours of playback when it’s fully charged, which is double the capacity of the AirPods. It also comes with a charging case that with its horizontal orientation makes it look like “you’re putting the FreeBuds to rest in a tiny twin coffin,” according to The Verge. Huawei claims the FreeBuds will offer better noise isolation with its in-ear designs but that has to be tested first, of course. The FreeBuds retail for €159 (around $250 CAD).