On August 5, Samsung unveiled its new hardware products, including the Galaxy Note 20 series, Galaxy Z Fold 2, Galaxy Tab S7, Galaxy Buds Live, and Galaxy Watch 3. As for the earbuds, they come with a new bean-shaped design, and a lot of great features, including the active noise cancellation (ANC). In case you’re wondering whether to go for the device or any other wireless earbuds, you might have to quit worrying about it. That’s because this article, which focuses on the Galaxy Buds Live vs AirPods Pro comparison, will provide you with the right answer to your question.
Sound & Active noise cancellation
To kick off the Galaxy Buds Live vs AirPods Pro face-off, let’s take a look at the sound and active noise cancellation features of the two wireless earbuds.
In the case of sound, reviewers mentioned that the Galaxy Buds Live is richer than the Apple AirPods Pro. Apart from that, the Buds Live devices also come with stronger bass, than that of the AirPods Pro. Besides that, both devices, generally offer great sounds.
As for active noise cancellation, both devices have the feature. However, the ANC of AirPods Pro is much stronger than that of Buds Live. The ANC feature of the newly announced Galaxy Buds Live is a little bit different from that of some premium wireless earbuds, such as the AirPods Pro and Sony WF-1000XM3. According to Samsung, the feature is added to remove small background noises. As such, users of the device will still be able to hear vital noises, such as voices and train announcements.
Galaxy Buds Live vs AirPods Pro: Design
The design of Galaxy Buds Live is way different from that of AirPods Pro. Samsung’s new wireless earbuds come with a unique curve, bean-like design, which makes it very comfortable to fit into the ears. On the other hand, Apple designed the AirPods Pro, such that its users can easily plug and unplug it from their ears. However, the earbuds sometimes dangle out of the ears, unlike the Buds Live.
Voice assistants
While still on the Galaxy Buds Live vs AirPods Pro face-off, let’s take a quick look at the devices’ voice assistants feature. Although the feature, utilized by the Galaxy Buds Live is different from that of AirPods Pro, they still perform similar functions. In the case of Buds Live, they support the use of Bixby, a virtual assistant developed by Samsung. That’s different from that of AirPods Pro, which makes use of Siri. Furthermore, you’ll only be able to make use of Bixby on the Samsung smartphone and the Galaxy Wearable app – in the case of the Voice Wake-up.
Connectivity Strength And Bluetooth Pairing
The Samsung Galaxy Buds Live support the Bluetooth 5.0 for connectivity. So, with a Samsung device, users can easily pair their devices by just opening the Buds’ case, very close to their smartphones. Also, users of other Android phones can also pair easily to the wireless earbuds, through the normal Bluetooth pairing process.
In the case of connectivity strength, the Buds Live are weaker, when you compare them with the AirPods Pro. However, the Buds+ are of almost the same connectivity range as that of Apple’s AirPods Pro.
Galaxy Buds Live vs AirPods Pro: Battery Life
Finally on our Galaxy Buds Live vs AirPods Pro face-off, is the battery life comparison. Firstly, the new Galaxy Buds Live devices come with a case, which users can charge either through the USB Type-C ports or wirelessly. Samsung confirmed that the Galaxy Buds Live can last for about 28 hours with the case – however, that’ll happen when the active noise cancellation is off. If the ANC feature is on, the devices, on a single charge, will last up to 22 hours.
