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5.0 out of 5 starsUpgraded from original galaxy buds. Much better!
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2021
Not going into depth like others.
Review from the perspective of a galaxy buds original owner.
I have never owned ANC headphones, ANC alone is worth the upgrade from what ive been told these are not the best ANC. But coming from no ANC this is a huge improvement to blocking out sounds(even with no music playing). However the seal is good enough to turn off anc in most situations.
As far as fit goes.
The galaxy buds original will likely always be my favorite style ear bud. The wingtips are simply the only way to make a perfect fit. These don't fit poorly, but they are not as comfortable. They won't fall out on their own, but are also not as secure as the original buds.
Sound quality is way better with these, I do see some people disappointed compared to the galaxy buds 2 or newer, which is likely fair. But from the originals this is way more clear, more bass, and clearly better sound quality.
The conversation detection is really really good, gone are the days of removing an earbud to talk to someone for a second.
Something not a lot of people talk about, gaming mode is so good. On the galaxy buds original the latency was way too high for gaming. Gaming mode really does lower latency to more reasonable levels(still noticeable however).
360 sound is a feature I thought I would use, it really isn't worth using unless you are sitting for awhile just to watch movies or something.
It seemed to affect music, which just doesn't work and isn't supposed to happen.
I likely will keep this off.
Battery life compared to the original buds is a huge improvement with anc off, and about the same with it on high, but the case holds 18 hours of charge(anc on high), or 28 hours with anc off.
Overall, this is likely the last earbuds I will buy until the original buds shape is re-released with the same feature set(please samsung).
Just a note, I am a guy, I bought the purple buds. The purple is a really good purple, and out of the current options the best looking.
A blue would be nice however.
Edit: For sleeping with both earbuds on your side, it feels a lot better than the original buds shape. Just make sure to disable touch input or it will go off all night.
