Huawei - FreeArc Open Headphones

I have used Shokz open run and it's really good, but the Huawei Free Arch was better for me. Cheaper, better fit, better looking and better sound quality. Battery life too is great.

Everyone is going on about shokz but I couldn’t be happier with my huawei freearc. They are air conducting- shokz has openfit versions for comparable fit. Sadly for me the beats aren’t the main deciding factor, I need earphones that don’t go haywire with the touch selection “buttons” if I wear a beanie and that often feels like a gamble. The sound quality on the huawei is very decent for the price and I find myself wearing them day to day now too. It is much easier to be in traffic or communicate with people when needed and not having a band means it’s not a bother if I lay down with them listening to some podcast either. They don’t budge when I run, lay down or go inverted and I can forget them on so they are very comfortable.

Hearthrough is generally pretty bad for cycling even on high end TWS. It certainly doesn't compare to open ears. Of course, you're not going to get the bass you get on traditional in-ear TWS because there's no seal, so the bass dissipates before it gets to your ear canal, but if safety is the primary concern, open ears are the best pick. I've always been a firm advocate of separating exercise and commuting/everyday use across two sets. It has the added benefit of prolonging the life of your TWS by reducing the likelihood of sweat and congealed ear wax seeping into the drivers (the most common TWS killer) I've tested most of the major models. [Shokz OpenFit Air](https://youtu.be/6as1WWAPdyA) gave me the best fit (they've kinda ruined that with their most recent release) and [Huawei Freearc](https://youtu.be/Mbb2Xwjlhks) were the value option that actually sound better than the Shokz for me.

My nothing ear open and ear stick both have a low latency mode in the nothing app. I think this is a feature of most nothing and cmf earbuds.

The Huawei Freearc also have a low latency mode in the Huawei Android app. Found this today so thought you may be interested.

You have to download from Huawei website (qr code on the headphones package) or from another APK store like apkpure. But once installed all works fine