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Huawei FreeClip 2 S Open-Ear Earbuds Go on General Sale in Japan at ¥32,780
The jewelry-case flagship open-ear buds, already a Good Design Award winner after a ¥101 million Makuake campaign, are in Bic Camera, Yodobashi and Huawei's own stores.
Tokyo · Kenji Watanabe, Gadgets · Oct 18 2026
TOKYO - Huawei Japan put the FreeClip 2 S on general sale on Friday, Oct. 16, at a tax-included market price of ¥32,780, ending a Makuake crowdfunding run that raised ¥101.6 million from 3,970 backers. The open-ear, ear-cuff flagship ships in Deep Sea Blue and Pearl Silver through Bic Camera, Yodobashi Camera, e☆イヤホン and Huawei’s own online stores.
Huawei’s PR Times release and Japan product page pitch the model as the company’s first FreeClip flagship, with a charging case finished through more than 100 manufacturing steps to look like a jewelry box. Each bud weighs about 5.1 grams. The C-bridge uses shape-memory alloy wrapped in liquid silicone that Huawei says is about 25 percent softer than the original FreeClip, and the company cites a 25,000-open bend test.
Image: Huawei Japan
Audio hardware includes Huawei’s dual-diaphragm dynamic driver, an onboard NPU for audio and call processing, 360-degree spatial audio with head tracking, reverse-wave leak control, and triple-mic call noise reduction with a bone-conduction VPU mic. Battery claims are up to about 9 hours per charge and up to 38 hours with the case, plus about three hours of playback after a 10-minute top-up. The buds are rated IP57; the case is IP54.
Image: Huawei Japan
The FreeClip 2 S, FreeClip 2 and original FreeClip all won Japan’s Good Design Award this year, a clean sweep Huawei highlighted in the launch release. Software support runs through the HUAWEI Audio Connect app on iOS and Android, including multipoint for two devices, a 10-band EQ and find-my-bud tones. Gesture controls cover volume, tracks, calls and a long-press launch of the phone’s AI assistant.
Image: Huawei Japan
Huawei’s Japan PR account has been pushing artist MIYAVI campaign clips around the launch week. Techtember previously covered Huawei’s FreeBuds Neo China sale; FreeClip 2 S is the open-ear, fashion-led branch of that audio push rather than a stem-bud follow-on.
Sources: Huawei Japan via PR Times, “HUAWEI FreeClip 2 S general sale,” Oct. 16, 2026, https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000634.000024671.html; Huawei Japan, FreeClip 2 S product page, https://consumer.huawei.com/jp/audio/freeclip2-s/; Kakaku.com, HUAWEI FreeClip 2 S price listings, https://kakaku.com/item/J0000051721/; e☆イヤホン, HUAWEI FreeClip 2 S product listing, https://www.e-earphone.jp/products/789783; @HUAWEI_Japan_PR on X, Oct. 16, 2026, https://x.com/HUAWEI_Japan_PR/status/2111019324693774528; @HUAWEI_Japan_PR on X, Oct. 17, 2026, https://x.com/HUAWEI_Japan_PR/status/2111381707974742106; Huawei Japan on YouTube, “ファーウェイ・ジャパン 新製品発表会,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSK8ayr3R3Y.
Kenji Watanabe, Asia desk. Kenji Watanabe is a senior correspondent covering Asia tech, handsets, and platform software. Previously reported from Tokyo and Shenzhen for regional outlets; based in Tokyo.