Xiaomi - Buds 5 Pro / Buds 5 Pro Wi-Fi

Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro - great voice pickup quality, even when there's people talking near to you who you don't want their voice getting into the call. Good anc and great transparency mode to quickly turn to listening and talking with people nearby.  Amazing comfort. I could wear these all day, unlike most buds. The kicker? The wifi version promise to work with office and home WiFi so you can grab a coffee and stay connected if you have an xpan source device (although limited to new xiaomi phones today, this was reported to be a qualcomm technology so could be wider in future)

Is possible that i have xiaomi buds 5 pro which supports atpx hd 96khz/24bit? Using with mobile xiaomi 12. Bluetooth setting  able to select 48khz/24bit or 96khz/24bit. 

I tried both, and I am way more impressed with these than Galaxy Buds 3 Pro. Not sure if the store put it on wifi or Bluetooth, but the SQ is not even close; these sound clearer, way better than the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, which I tried at the Samsung Store. can I say the Galaxy buds 3 Pro sound like crap. Xiaomi is quite good, close to JBL earbuds, but lasts much longer. Might be better than some budget JBL pairs even. I have a Galaxy phone, and there is no way I'm getting a pair of Galaxy buds 3 pro because they sound so crappy. I likely won't get xiaomi also because I use galaxy phone.

I have a Pad 7 Pro, and it is the only Xiaomi device I have. I use a Galaxy phone. Should I buy the Bluetooth version or the non-mi earbuds? (I don't want galaxy buds 3 pro, they sound awful)

I've gone for the Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro WiFi, very happy with the quality and goes very well with my Xiaomi phone. Apt X codec is very nice. 

I am super happy with my Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro

I also use it and sound is good

try to use Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro ive been using it since january and its so comfortable and quality to used. you can connect to wifi also whit that earbuds.

This is a late reply, but if you're looking for LE Audio and gaming because of the latency improvements then you're on track. However, the next thing you'll need to ask yourself is if your gaming will also include voice, or bidirectional audio. In other words, for classic Bluetooth, have you ever been frustrated when trying to game and the sound quality goes down and you get mono audio? The issue is that not all LE Audio audio devices, even then ones that do a good job of implementing LE Audio like the AZ100, support fullband audio when using voice. The AZ100 current maxes out at 32 KHz / 32 KHz for incoming and outgoing. So there is definitely an improvement over Bluetooth Classic in terms of both sample rate and the fact that you get stereo instead of mono. However, other audio devices implement 48 KHz incoming, so you get fullband stereo audio coming in while also retaining voice out. Unfortunately, there isn't a great way to know which brands support fullband bidirectional audio before buying them, one just has to experience them. That said, the Sony Buds Pro do a decent job here, Earfun Air Pro 4 is also good. The AZ100, Sony MX#s, Status Audio Pro X, Dell WL7xxx, and others all cap out at 32 KHz when using voice.

First, it's worth noting that 48 KHz for voice is mostly not needed; most services like Zoom or Teams don't transmit in fullband and compress/reduce sampling rate on your outgoing audio anyway and speaking voice is normally in a relatively narrow audio spectrum anyway, and so can often get away with a reduced sample rate (that's why phone companies started with a lower sampling rate). It's also important to note that 32kHz / 32KHz is the "standard" LE Audio spec, and so in order to take advantage of fullband, you'll often need an LE Audio dongle that supports requesting the "Gaming" profile, or GMAP, from the audio device. There are a few that do, the Sennheiser BTD700, Creative Labs BT-W6, and the FlooGoo FMA120/121. While the form factor for the FlooGoo is not as compact and nice, I recommend this well above the others - the Windows interface shows the sample rate (though there are some glitches) and there are a lot of software updates, whereas the updates for the other dongles are few and far between. And so yeah, plenty support receiving in fullband while using voice, which is essentially what you want for gaming - the ones I personally own or have tested: * Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro * Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro * EarFun Air Pro 4 * Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro (non Redmi) I normally don't have as much experience with LE Audio headphones, but you're in luck--I took a gamble on trying out the Xbox Gaming Headset (2024 version), because in December [Microsoft released a firmware update that surprisingly added LE Audio support](https://www.techpowerup.com/344160/microsoft-updates-the-xbox-wireless-headset-with-bluetooth-le-audio#comments). I was able to find a $41 used version on eBay to try out, and despite some initial setup issues, it's solid! The mic is clear and though there isn't ANC, the passive noise isolation from the overears also surprised me. Interestingly my FlooGoo reports 32 Khz /32 Khz in both standard and gaming modes, but my ears are telling me it's fullband. If you want an overear fullband solution, I think the Xbox headset paired with the FlooGoo is a very solid setup.

Quick thoughts / Observations \+ Great ANC - close to top tier - Bose/Sony/JBL still superior \+ White noise hiss is handled pretty well in ANC and Transparency Mode (still audible of course but not bad - if you use regular transparency mode) \+ Sound quality is solid (using Harman Master) \+ Very comfortable (but generally I prefer the fit on stem style buds) \+ Very stable fit as well - Unlike some other stem buds I have, these actually stay in place! \- Ugly! - Sorry this is not good looking earbuds in my opinion \- They do not feel premium at all - The case feels so cheap and nasty and the buds feel worse than Xiaomi's own Redmi Bud 5 Pro! \- Touch gesture sensor slow to respond. \- ANC/ Transparency toggle is slower than expected to respond. Also you need a bit more force than usual to activate the sensor. \- Multipoint works well but no auto switching audio sources - You have to manually pause in order to switch audio sources. \+ Adjustable ANC and Transparency mode (but i ended up just sticking with Deep ANC and Enhanced Transparency) \+ You can toggle anc / transparency during a call \+ Transparency mode automatically turns on when you take off one earbud, but its a little slow to switch.. :-( \+ Spatial Audio with the video mode set is good \- Spatial Audio with music is awful.. \- Call quality in noisy environments is poor :-( \- No more speak to chat (this was available with the buds 4 pro) \- Transparency mode occlusion :-( not as bad as with the Redmi Buds 6 Pro but it is worse than with the Xiaomi Buds 4 Pro... So overall ... nope. I know i didnt manage to test Wifi Audio but honestly i dont need to in order to come up with a conclusion about these earbuds. I'm already pretty happy with the sound and i know wifi audio should allow them to sound better but thats not the problem with these earbuds. The issue is the Redmi Buds 6 pro. I cant see a reason to buy the Xiaomi buds over the Redmi which are half the price and do 95% of what the Xiaomi buds can do.

If I'm not mistaken, the Xiaomi model has triple drivers, in addition to LDAC. Here where I live, it's even cheap. I found its shape similar to the QCY N70, which is too big for me and can be uncomfortable when it loses its seal. I went with the Liberty 4Pro, which has a smaller and more pointed shape, so I hardly ever turn on the ANC since the passive seal is very efficient. But between these models, I would still go with the 6Pro.