Soundpeats has made a name for itself with budget minded audio devices that don’t break the bank. This has included headphones, speakers, and earbuds over the years. The company has announced its latest offering with the Soundpeats Air 5 Pro earbuds.
Design
As the name may lend, the Soundpeats Air5 Pro borrow heavily from the Apple AirPods. You have the almost iconic teardrop earpiece with silicone tips. You even get that same stemmed design to help house both the microphones and stabilize the earbuds.
These aren’t bad things. It’s a tried and true build at this point, and the Air5 Pro earbuds are lightweight and very comfortable in the ears. There’s a capacitive touch area in the center of each earbud, allowing for basic play/pause controls.
Sound
The robustness of the audio is where the Soundpeats Air5 Pro earbuds shine. Out of the box, they are balanced and immediately surprised me for the $80 price point. Bass booms in when needed, and highs crash at the right frequencies consistently.
The active noise cancellation is pretty good as well. The default rubber tips make a good passive noise buffer, but the AI-powered mic system from Soundpeats make them even better. I never once felt like I wasn’t getting adequate suppression of outside interference.
Battery Life
The seven and half hours of endurance between charges estimated by Soundpeats also makes sure you don’t have to sacrifice listening time, even during a long work day. I found this estimation by Soundpeats to be solid in real world usage of the Air5 Pros. You should have no problem getting through most long listening sessions on a single charge.
When you do need to recharge, the included case packs another four charges of the earbuds, for a total of up to 37 hours. This is done over USB-C charging and includes quick charge options to get up to two hours back in just ten minutes. Sadly, Qi wireless charging isn’t included and is a huge omission for a “Pro” option at this pricing.
Final Thoughts
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The Soundpeats Air5 Pro earbuds are a solid new option that offers some good features for $80. The active noise cancellation, sound quality, and active noise cancellation make it well worth this cost. If you need, wireless charging is really the only reason to skip these comfortable earbuds.
You can snag the Air5 Pro from Soundpeats directly from their website, or Amazon if you prefer. There is only the single color option of black and silver seen in our review photos.