In fact, a little earlier, I was going to Beijing to listen to the Honor Emeralds 3 Pro first. Unfortunately, due to the impact of the epidemic, I also just got a test prototype from the hands of Honor's small partner not long ago, which gave me the opportunity to try out the charm of this Honor annual sound quality flagship true wireless headphones "as soon as it sounds, it is outstanding".
Frankly, there's not much to ink about the exterior aspects of the Honor Emeralds 3 Pro: the familiar glazed white charging case shape is like a pebble, crystal round. Ask our image editor to put the Honor Earths 3 Pro on the still life stage and take a few product photos: this look is really "versatile" - only a simple set is needed to have a good picture effect.
The Honor Earths 3 Pro charging case weighs 42.6g and a single headset weighs about 5.1g, making it feel light. I noticed that the earbud body can be removed directly from the charging case without rotating 180°, which is simple and convenient to operate. I've updated the latest firmware for it, and there will be nice pop-up prompts with the Honor Magic 3 phone I have in hand. On other Android phones, as long as the "Honor Smart Space" app is installed, all the functions of the Honor Earths 3 Pro can be enabled.
As the "sound quality flagship", the Honor Earths 3 Pro adopts the "11mm large dynamic" + "ceramic tweeter" to form a dual-unit structure in a coaxial arrangement. The former can bring surging low frequencies with both sense of volume and force, while the latter (ceramic units) used to appear only on Hi-End speakers, and the high frequencies emitted by them are not only analytical but also quite gorgeous.
In addition, Honor said that in view of the fact that if the earbuds are not worn tightly enough, it is easy to cause "sound leakage" (especially in the middle and low frequency bands), the new headphones will automatically play the "in-ear tone" when wearing and use it to explore the wearing condition of the headphones, and adaptively optimize the compensation for the middle and low frequencies. Of course, users can also check their own wearing condition within the app and improve the fit by changing different ear caps – a feature that is very useful for people like me who have different shapes of the left and right ear canals (S size for the left ear and M ear cap for the right ear).
In fact, the sound quality of the Honor Earbuds 3 Pro really pleases me:
This is a product that does not need to be "boiled open" for a long time, and can get a good sound as soon as it is opened. It does not have some obvious sound characteristics (such as high frequencies with special emphasis on analysis or low frequency extreme sense of volume), but under the premise of overall tri-frequency equalization, it slightly emphasizes the sense of low-frequency atmosphere.
Specifically: the Honor Earbuds 3 Pro under the AAC transmission connection still shows good high-frequency resolution, it also has a certain degree of ductility and is not harsh; the medium frequency appears transparent, solid and slightly thick. Its mid-range frequency will be relatively prominent than other headphones, which is very suitable for listening to works that are known for human voices; the low frequency aspect benefits from the large 11mm dynamic circle, which has a sense of volume and strength. Some friends may think that this low frequency will be a little slower in the sense of speed, but this low frequency that emphasizes the atmosphere is just for my appetite. And I also think that this low frequency that pays attention to the atmosphere performance also makes the sound of the Honor Earbuds 3 Pro not like a small TWS, but more like the momentum characteristic of medium and large headphones.
At the same time, as a flagship true wireless headset with active noise cancellation, the Honor Earbuds 3 Pro also performs well in noise reduction when listening to music/calls:
There is no doubt that the Honor Earths 3 Pro features a hybrid noise reduction scheme with FF+FB dual microphones (inside a single earbud). Officially announced, it can reach a noise reduction depth of up to 46dB! I specially chose three different scenes of street/carriage/mall to experience the noise reduction function of the Honor Emeralds 3 Pro.
Interestingly, the Honor Earths 3 Pro turns on the "Smart Noise Cancellation" option by default, which will automatically select different noise reduction depths according to the external sound environment: for example, in the shopping mall café, it will use 30dB+ "moderate" noise reduction; and when I am in the subway car, it will use 46dB "depth" noise reduction to eliminate various noises emitted by the vehicle. Honor said that this intelligent adjustment can effectively eliminate noise, but also avoid some of the listening discomfort caused by sometimes too heavy noise reduction depth. But to be honest, I didn't feel noticeably uncomfortable with the "depth" noise reduction, but on the contrary, I enjoyed the almost complete silence of the listening environment brought by it, so after using it for a while, I actually always set the Noise Reduction of the Honor Earths 3 Pro at the "Depth" level;
Honor Earthbuds 3 Pro can also use the built-in microphone to reduce call noise during calls, and its built-in VPU bone sensor can also use bone conduction characteristics to enhance the human voice, eliminating the impact of wind noise and ambient noise during calls. I specifically called the leader of the house and opened the noise simulator on the computer to simulate different noise environments:
Whether it is simulating the street environment or the airport terminal, the leader of my family on the other end of the phone said that although I can faintly hear the whistle on the street and the broadcast of the airport terminal, these sounds will not interfere with my vocals - she hears my voice is always very clear and transparent. At the same moment, sitting across from my desk, a colleague close by said that the sound of my phone call had long been covered by various ambient noises from the simulator, and he could hardly hear what I was saying...
As a flagship product, the Honor Earbuds 3 Pro has good sound quality and noise reduction performance that I expected. However, what is surprising is that this new headset also has a special function that is very "suitable for the scene" at the moment - body temperature AI monitoring!
Yes, the Honor Earbuds 3 Pro is the world's first TWS headset to support temperature measurement. Just put on the Honor Earbuds 3 Pro headphones for more than five minutes, then quickly triple-tap the headphones with your fingers to announce the temperature. Honor mobile phone users can view the body temperature card on the negative screen of the mobile phone interface UI, and other Android mobile phone users can view their body temperature in real time in the Honor Smart Space app, and at this time, the headset will also directly use voice to inform the user of the current body temperature. Well, my current body temperature is at 36.6°C and it looks like everything is normal.
In addition, the Honor Earths 3 Pro can not only generate a user temperature detection curve in the way of "10 minutes to measure", but also as long as you make a setting in the app, once the body temperature exceeds or falls below the upper and lower limit temperature you set (I now set the upper limit to 37.3 °C), it will sound an alarm. There is no doubt that the body temperature AI monitoring function of the Honor Earths 3 Pro can not only play a role in the recurrent epidemic situation, but also help users engaged in outdoor work/sports to conduct real-time temperature monitoring and timely reminders to prevent accidents on weekdays. This feature is really quite intimate!
Honor previously announced on MWC that the overseas price of honor Earthbuds 3 Pro is 199 euros, but its domestic price is 899 yuan, which can not be called "conscience". With excellent sound quality, effective noise cancellation, and unique body temperature AI monitoring, the Honor Earbuds 3 Pro is indeed a rather attractive active noise reduction true wireless headphone new product.