Vivo’s TWS 5 Pro is trying to do two things at once: sound a bit more serious than your average true wireless earbuds, and still behave like something you can wear on a commute without thinking about it. The headline numbers are hard to ignore – 60dB noise cancellation, a dedicated Hi-Fi DAC, and up to 4.6Mbps Wi-Fi lossless audio transmission – which puts these firmly in the ”premium” camp even if the price does not go completely feral.
The Vivo TWS 5 Pro also backs up those specs with the kind of battery life and practical features that should keep it competitive with other premium earbuds. Pricing starts at 999 yuan, or 949 yuan with the early launch discount, and the earbuds come in Original White and Silent Black.
Vivo TWS 5 Pro specs and battery life
Each earbud uses an 11mm dynamic driver and weighs 5.5g, while the case pushes total playback time to 50 hours with AAC and noise cancellation turned off. Vivo says the earbuds last around 11 hours on a single charge in that same mode, or about 5 hours when using the higher-quality Wi-Fi lossless mode with ANC disabled. A 5-minute top-up in the case adds roughly 2 hours of listening.
- 11mm dynamic driver with independent Hi-Fi DAC chip
- Up to 4.6Mbps Wi-Fi lossless audio transmission
- Up to 60dB noise reduction with four microphones
- 11 hours battery life on AAC with ANC off
- 50 hours total playback with the charging case
Features aimed at commuters and gamers
Beyond the audio hardware, Vivo has added Bluetooth 5.4 with multi-device pairing, a 42ms low-latency gaming mode, customizable EQ, DeepX 5.0 sound effects, spatial audio, and adaptive sound that adjusts to what you are listening to and where you are. IP54 protection should cover the usual dust, sweat, and drizzle drama, though this is still a pair of earbuds, not a waterproof excuse to swim with them.
The product also arrives in Original White and Silent Black. That lands it in a crowded tier where rivals are constantly trying to outdo each other on ANC, battery, and codec support, but Vivo’s combination of Hi-Fi hardware and long runtime gives it a clearer pitch than many samey flagship earbuds.
How Vivo is positioning the TWS 5 Pro
The smarter move here is obvious: Vivo is not selling these as just another ANC pair with a fancy app. It is selling a feature stack that sounds expensive, then backing it with battery life and lightweight design so the spec sheet does not collapse under its own ambition. The real question is whether buyers will pay for Wi-Fi lossless playback when most people still spend their day inside compressed streams, calls, and podcasts.
If Vivo can keep the tuning clean and the connection stable, the TWS 5 Pro has a decent shot at standing out against the usual wave of ”premium” earbuds that mostly differ by color and marketing copy. The next battle is not whether the hardware looks impressive on paper – it does – but whether users can hear enough of that extra quality to care.