Xiaomi’s Buds 5 Professional slot in because the model’s newest flagship earbuds, recent off their international debut and following their announcement in China. We’ve already reviewed the non-Professional Buds 5 and we’re now bringing you our first impressions of Buds 5 Professional.
These are the €199.99 Bluetooth-only mannequin, although Xiaomi additionally has a €219.99 model that debuts Qualcomm’s XPAN tech. These connect with your Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 or 8 Elite cellphone by way of Wi-Fi and provide as much as 96kHz/24bit lossless audio at as much as 4.2Mbps bandwidth – double what you may get by way of Bluetooth.
Design-wise, the Buds 5 Professional share loads of similarities to the Buds 5, with the principle distinction being the in-ear type issue. You get the confirmed silicone ear suggestions, which ought to assist the buds keep in your ear higher than the Buds 5 and their open-ear design.
Xiaomi Buds 5 (left) vs Buds 5 Professional (proper)
By way of match, our first impression is that the Buds 5 Professional create a correct seal round your ear, which helps them keep put whereas additionally considerably reducing exterior noise.
So what do you get within the field? The same old set of spare ear suggestions and a USB-C cable for the charging case. The case additionally helps wi-fi charging, by the way in which, which is what you’d anticipate from a flagship pair of earbuds.
Xiaomi outfitted the Buds 5 Professional with a triple driver setup comprising of 11mm dynamic drivers, an extra planar driver and PZT tweeters. You additionally get twin DACs and a frequency response vary of 15Hz to 50kHz, which is a bit wider than the Buds 5.
The 5 Professional are Snapdragon Sound licensed and assist the aptX Lossless codec for 48kHz/24-bit lossless audio streaming. Noise cancelation is now rated at as much as 55dB, and also you get improved wind-noise discount. Xiaomi can be bringing head monitoring, twin gadget pairing and customizable EQ profiles.
You additionally get a bigger 570mAh battery contained in the charging case and 53mAh cells contained in the buds which ought to ship as much as 8 hours of use from the buds and a mixed 40 hours of playback. We’ll be sure that to check these claims in our full evaluation.
The buds (and never their case) are IP54 water and mud resistant. Our full evaluation is coming quickly, so keep tuned!
