Sony WF-SP800N vs Huawei Freebuds 3

The Sony WF-SP800N is widely considered to be a great Earphone at its $150 budget. The Huawei Freebuds 3, however, while also a good product at this price point, doesn't stack up against its competitors quite as well.

The Sony WF-SP800N has done great in quite a few roundups from some of the most highly trusted sources available, such as Rtings, CNET, and PCmag, which perform high-quality in-depth testing. It got awarded the "Best Sony Headphones For Sports" title by Rtings, "Best noise canceling for runners" by CNET, and "Best for Most Features" by PCmag in their respective roundups. Earning that much praise from such respected sources is undoubtedly an impressive accomplishment.

As for the Huawei Freebuds 3, it was really well-received by reviewers at SoundGuys, a reliable source that's known for conducting its own, high-quality, in-depth testing. It performed great in its "Best audio products at IFA 2019" roundup and was named its "Ranked 2 out of 6", which, on its own, makes it a product that warrants a closer look.

For a direct Sony WF-SP800N vs. the Huawei Freebuds 3 comparison, we first examined sources that tested and scored both. Most of them, including PhoneArena, have found the Huawei Freebuds 3 to be the better product, while Techradar rated both equally.

When we took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most, we discovered that the Sony WF-SP800N received its best, 10, score from What Hi-Fi?, while the Huawei Freebuds 3 got its highest, 9, rating from PhoneArena.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Sony WF-SP800N earned an average review score of 8.0 out of 10 points and the Huawei Freebuds 3 received an average of 7.8, compared to the 7.3 average of Earphones in general.