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Huawei introduced the FreeBuds 7i, wireless earbuds priced around $70, focusing on high-quality sound and user comfort.
Equipped with 11mm drivers, they deliver a frequency range of 20Hz to 40kHz and support a 10-band equalizer for sound customization.
The earbuds feature spatial audio with head tracking, compatibility with SBC, AAC, L2HC 2.0 (Huawei HarmonyOS 3+), and LDAC codecs over Bluetooth 5.3.
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