It’s hard to ignore the strong similarities between the Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro and the Apple AirPods Pro. Physically, with few exceptions, the newest Galaxy wireless earbuds resemble AirPods Pro. This is also true of how the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro functions. They have many of the same features that have made the AirPods Pro popular over the years, such as adaptive ANC, adaptive sound, spatial audio, and head tracking. Even the retail price is the same if you’re willing to overlook a mere 99-cent difference.
Comfortable, for Samsung Galaxy
Pinch to click
Lighting the way
ANC, transparency, and good call quality
Struggling with Bluetooth
Despite all these obvious attempts to mimic, the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro has just enough unique performance features that Android users — especially Samsung Galaxy users — will feel like they’re getting more than just a copycat set of wireless earbuds.
Before we get into the full review, let’s address the elephant in the room: Samsung’s pause in production and distribution of the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro after early reports that the silicone ear tips were tearing. My review unit came from that initial production batch, and I encountered the same issue.
An initial batch of Galaxy Buds 3 Pro had a problem causing ear tips to tear. Simon Cohen / Digital Trends
The problem, however, isn’t that the ear tips are too fragile. The issue arises from the hard plastic collar at the base of the ear tip, which is used to snap it to the speaker Samsung Galaxy on the earbud. The collar creates a very tight connection to the earbud. So tight that attempting to free it using the silicone of the ear tips inevitably causes tearing. In my review unit, the issue only occurred on the left earbud. I ended up using a thin-bladed knife to carefully detach the collar from the earbud.
Regardless of the reason, it seems that Samsung is taking steps to address the problem, so I won’t be deducting any points in this review.
Battling Bluetooth
The Samsung Galaxy system Buds 3 Expert doesn’t uphold Bluetooth Multipoint, Samsung Galaxy you to all the while associate two gadgets. Notwithstanding, they offer Samsung’s consistent exchanging highlight, which consequently switches the association between gadgets related with your Samsung account. On the off chance that you don’t sign in, you might experience issues. For instance, I endeavored to coordinate the Buds 3 Expert with an iPhone 14, World S23 Ultra, and a Motorola ThinkPhone. Nonetheless, exchanging between these gadgets was much of the time unthinkable without switching off Bluetooth on the gadgets I would have rather not associated with.
Once the buds were paired with the ThinkPhone, they refused to disconnect, even when I tried to disconnect from them on the ThinkPhone. They kept reconnecting. Additionally, the spatial audio feature, known as 360 Audio by Samsung, is exclusive to Samsung devices. While it can produce cool effects, the head tracking feature can be jerky, causing sudden shifts in audio location with small head movements. This is a feature I could live without. Moreover, the real-time translation feature, powered by Samsung AI, is performed by a compatible Samsung Galaxy phone.
The Galaxy Buds 3 Pro keeps the translated content private to make conversations more natural. Be that as it may, I viewed the element as slow and now and again confounded about who was talking. It’s muddled why the headphones are vital for this element, as the interpreted substance can be shown on the screen of a Samsung World telephone without the requirement for the Buds 3 Ace. In rundown, the Samsung System Buds 3 Ace has a few constraints with Bluetooth network and certain selective elements. While these features can be intriguing, they may not justify the purchase of the Buds 3 Pro.
Battery life
Samsung claims that the Samsung Galaxy Pro can provide 6 hours of use when ANC is on, with a total of 26 hours of total time when you include the charging case. These numbers increase to 7 hours and 30 hours, respectively, if you turn ANC off.
These figures represent a significant improvement over their predecessors, which could only manage 5 hours with ANC on and 18 hours in total.
Samsung’s best earbuds by far
The World Samsung Galaxy is a huge improvement over the Cosmic system Buds 2 Genius. They are more agreeable and offer better dynamic clamour dropping, further developed straightforwardness, higher sound quality, and longer battery duration. Furthermore, they include cutting edge lights. On the off chance that you have a new Samsung World telephone, these new headphones merit the cost, when Samsung tends to the ear tip issue. In any case, in the event that you don’t possess a Samsung telephone, the worth of these headphones diminishes because of the absence of Samsung’s Consistent Codec and spatial sound. While they are as yet superb remote headphones, there are numerous other incredible choices accessible, potentially for a lower cost.
Samsung’s best earbuds by far
The World Buds 3 Ace is a critical improvement over the System Buds 2 Star. They are more agreeable and have better dynamic commotion undoing, further developed straightforwardness, improved sound quality, and longer battery duration. Additionally, they feature futuristic blade lights. If you have a recent Samsung Galaxy phone, these new earbuds are definitely worth the price, once Samsung addresses the ear tip issue. However, for non-Samsung Android users, the value diminishes without the benefits of Samsung’s Seamless Codec or the option of spatial audio. While they are still excellent wireless earbuds, there are many other great options available, possibly at a lower cost.
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