Thanks to a bit of digging by XDA, we now know everything besides the price for Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Buds Pro wireless earbuds. We know what they look like, what features set them apart, and even what colors will be available at launch.
Inside the plugin application that Samsung’s line of buds use, all of the details have been laid out. Above, you can see a render of the colors that will be available, which include black, white/silver, and some sort of phantom violet-ish color. Most importantly, the design is confirmed, aligning with the previous leaks we saw.
So now that we’ve got the colors and overall design out of the way, let’s talk features. It was already noted that the “Pro” earbuds will finally offer actual noise cancellation and the spotted software appears to back that up. Under Noise Controls, we can clearly see the presence of “Active Noise Cancelling,” as well as something called Voice Detect. Apparently, these buds will have the ability to auto detect a conversation and will turn the volume down when that happens. Very clutch.
In addition, a Spatial 3D Audio feature with head tracking is also reported to be onboard, but only supported when using the Buds Pro earbuds with select Samsung devices.
We expect Samsung to announce these buds in mid-January, so stay tuned for pricing and availability.
// XDA
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I love my Buds+ I don’t know how they can be improved upon, for my use case. ANC is cool but personally I don’t like the “closed off” feeling one of the reasons I never liked over the ear cans.
They sure will be my next wireless earbuds. Been really happy with the Gear IconX 2018 and they still holding up pretty well on all my android and iOS devices.
I’m still using my Gear Icon X 2018 as well, even though I got them last year for xmas, I wanted the on board 4gb space, which Ive never used. I
should have have gone with the buds but then shortly after the buds plus came out. They still work good though and I only use them for the gym, definitely getting the new buds pro when they are available
Damn you still have the iConx? hows it holding up? Feels like that was forever ago
Edit – Y0u already said “pretty well”
I ask myself the same question sometimes lol! It feels like an eternity but they still sound loud and clear, transparency still works, auto connect works pretty well so I guess that’s why I never bothered upgrading. The spatial audio and the voice recognition thing are two things that could be great if they work so I will definitely be upgrading to the new ones when they are announced,
Glad to see ear fins are still part of the design. I was afraid they had dropped that fit option when the first batch of leaks appeared, but comparing those renders to these new ones, you can clearly see they’re still there:
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The OG Galaxy Buds are still my favorite as far as fit is concerned, and they never fell out, but the AirPods Pro were far more comfortable because of the vent design. It seems these new ones have copped that vent design and more so if they sound just as good they’re definitely my next.
Silver look nice
I’m primarily an iPhone & AirPods Pro person, but recently I’ve been in a situation where I have earbuds in for around 11 hours at a time. The battery on the AirPods just doesn’t hold up, and even if I time the charging with some breaks I run into comfort issues. After testing some alternatives I’ve found the Galaxy Buds+ to be almost perfect. All-day comfort and incredible battery life, and the design provides pretty great passive noise reduction. Even if ANC hurts the battery these new ones may be the buds to get. Conversations are always a bit of a pain with these things, so if this voice feature works that could be huge as well.
I’ve never used AirPods, but I feel the same way about my Galaxy Buds+. Great sound and microphone (especially for the price) and amazing battery life. The passive noise reduction is pretty good out of the box, but better with SpinFit CP360 eartips. Definitely worth an extra $12 ????
Hmm, I may have to look in to those. Thanks! I bought some Comply foam tips for the AirPods Pro and really like them
I find that the Ambient Noise feature on the Galaxy Buds+ works great for conversations. Just turn the feature on (long touch on right ear for me), and the buds amplify sound from the outside. It’s a great feature that lets you hear external things without having to take the buds out.
To me, these buds are darn near perfect. I would like them to still be a little smaller, but I wouldn’t want to sacrifice battery life for it.
I agree, a little more compact would be ideal. Tried the Pixel Buds as well and while they’re probably technically just a little smaller, they look and seem much more discrete
I am in the market for new buds, and these intrigue me.
But I know they are going to be expensive as hell ????
AUTO-COP — Think I read somewhere that the price would be $200? Anyway Samsung will always get my money for wireless buds.