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Great! Just don't buy expecting great noise canceling.
(Updated opinion below!) I was watching and waiting for these! So dissapointing. They don't stay in ears well because of the stupid design regardless of the little animated instruction Samsung gives you (this is the fatal flaw.)
Sound - kinda OK if I hold them on but even then they're really not that good and they distort at loud volume.
Active Noise Canceling - I'm not sure what they were thinking here. It's barely there (this has to do with the design). Buds+ do better with noise canceling - and they don't have any.
They're interesting looking is the only good thing I can say about them.
UPDATE!
So the ones I got were defective and was sent a new pair. The fit was shockingly good! The most secure of all earbuds I have. I could wear these all day. I will say that some will still not understand how they go in just because they're different.
Sound: Slightly better than Buds+ but same sound profile - fine.
ANC: My thoughts on this didn't change. I have to see if it's on or not cause I can always hear things. Not sure why they made this the selling point. Knowing Samsung theyre probably already working on another earbud that has great ANC so they can sell that to you too and call them galaxy buds "Stealth" or something. Anyway...
All in all I think the strongest point is their fit and that you don't notice them. I think they were trying to perfect that "always on" feature of the original air pods that you could wear for hours and they did!
August 2020 · Electronics