Also new in Stiftung Warentest's constantly updated headphone database: 16 current Bluetooth headphones - including in-ears, open-ears and headband models. One in-ear reduces ambient noise perfectly, another fails in this test point. The devices also perform very differently in terms of wearing comfort: many fit well or very well, others fall out of the ear easily...

Elegant and extremely lightweight headphones with excellent sound. However, the battery life - without the charging case - is only average in our opinion.

The Xiaomi Buds 5 offer an exciting overall package in the price segment below 150 euros thanks to the high-resolution audio codecs, the very pleasant wearing comfort and well-implemented spatial audio. The days when Xiaomi TWS were characterised by Chinese voice feedback or a lack of app integration are long gone...