vivo has brought back its flagship earbuds line with the vivo TWS 5 Pro, launched in China alongside the vivo X Fold6 and built around a genuine Hi-Fi DAC, a dual-driver acoustic system, and up to 60dB of active noise cancellation. Priced at CNY 999 (around ₱8,900), the earbuds mark vivo's return to the "Pro" tier after roughly three years, according to NoypiGeeks and fonearena, with official sales beginning July 1.
Key Takeaways
- Priced at CNY 999 (around ₱8,900) in China, with sales starting July 1.
- Dual-driver setup: a Knowles-co-developed balanced armature plus vivo's dual-ring dynamic driver, spanning a 16Hz–60kHz frequency range.
- Dedicated Cirrus Logic Hi-Fi DAC with a 113dB dynamic range and THD+N below 0.0013%.
- Deep Sea Smart Noise Cancellation 2.0 rated up to 60dB with a 5,500Hz bandwidth.
- Up to 50 hours of total battery with the case; Bluetooth 5.4 with triple-device pairing and LC3.
- Colors: Original Sound White and Quiet Realm Black.
A return to the Pro tier
vivo last shipped a TWS "Pro" model about three years ago, and gizmochina frames the TWS 5 Pro as a deliberate comeback aimed at audiophiles rather than the mass market. Unveiled at the same event as the vivo X Fold6 foldable, the earbuds concentrate almost entirely on sound quality, packing hardware that is unusual at the sub-CNY 1,000 tier — most notably a discrete digital-to-analog converter rather than relying solely on the Bluetooth chip's built-in DAC.
Audio hardware built around a real DAC
The headline feature is that independent Hi-Fi DAC, co-developed with Cirrus Logic, which vivo says delivers a 113dB dynamic range while keeping total harmonic distortion below 0.0013% THD+N — figures that speak to a low noise floor and clean output. That DAC feeds a dual-driver acoustic system: a custom ultra-miniature balanced armature co-developed with Knowles handles the highs, while vivo's self-developed dual-ring dynamic driver covers the lows. The two are arranged in a coaxial structure that aligns the high- and low-frequency sound centers, which vivo says reduces phase mismatch between drivers. The result, per vivo's specs cited by fonearena, is a wide 16Hz to 60kHz frequency response and Hi-Res certification.
