There is a TLDR at the end for those of you that got scared clicking read more and see a wall of text appear on your screen. Since there's a lot I have to say about these headphones, grab some popcorn, a soda, and strap in. As a forward, I have only tried these for a few hours, so I will update this post if my opinions change at all. Some initial things to get out of the way, I am by no means an experienced audiophile. I do enjoy the many different aspects of audio though. I love the character of vinyl and have tried many different headphones over the years. By many, I mean dozens, as I have a very weirdly shaped ear canal that has trouble getting in-ear headphones to fit correctly. My main daily pair of headphones is the second-gen Airpods since they are the only thing that fit my ear well. I also have a pair of Skullcandy Crushers for when I want a pair of car subs attached to my ears and Jaybird X3's with Comply tips for skating and exercising. My testing device is a Note 20 Ultra, using Spotify set to the extreme quality setting (320kbps to my knowledge). FIT AND COMFORT This category is incredibly subjective, as everyone's ears are different. I will say, however, that this is the first pair of in-ear headphones that fit my incredibly weird ears out of the box!!! I've done the shake test and they stay pretty well in there. Comfort is a 5/5 DESIGN AND BUILD QUALITY The design and build are top-notch on these buds. The case feels incredibly solid and is about the same size as the case on my Airpods (the buds case is slightly thicker). The buds themselves look great and the mirror finish is nice to look at. Overall, very well designed and built and thusly, gets a 5/5. SOUND QUALITY Another bit of forwarding before I jump in, this is another subjective category. I am sensitive to "bright" headphones (where the highs or treble are too high and sound painful to my ear) and steer away from them as soon as I notice them. I am only going to be commenting on certain tracks and genres that I enjoy and actively listen to. I am blown away from the raw quality of the sound coming out of these! I had the Airpods Pro for a bit, and these sound similar but tuned for a tad more bass. This is exactly what I was looking for. You also have a couple of preset EQ options to tune it more to your liking or listening habits for the day. I'm hoping adjustable EQ support comes in the future to help dial in the sound signature to your liking. I'll break down each track and categorize it by genre. -ELECTRONIC/HOUSE/OTHER SUB-GENRES Transformer by Moog: I chose this track to see if the backing cymbal can be heard amidst the rest of the song. It's very clear, along with the rest of the track. Bass also sounds very nice, not overdone, and very tight and punchy. Clarity and great bass quality will be a reoccurring character in this segment. -ROCK/METAL I Love You to Death by Family Force 5: (This is the song I used for the shake test.) This is a track that I like to crank and test the audio quality at high volume. I can confirm that these buds sound just as good at high volumes. The cymbals don't destroy my ears, the guitars are very clear, and SGA's screams are great. Suck My Kiss by Red Hot Chili Peppers: This is another track that regularly gets cranked. Flea's bass sounds perfect and once again, clear as day. The drums also sound killer. -RAP Jump by Mac Miller: I chose this track to hear how clear and tight the bass was. The bassline on this one can sound very different depending on what headphones you use. It's tight and punchy with these. Clarity was also strong on this one. Bless Yo Trap by Smokepurpp: This song is perfect for its incredibly heavy (but well-produced) bass. This track through the Crushers will literally shake my head, it's great. These buds handle the drum machine (cymbal perhaps?) in the background very, very well. Most headphones will usually force me to limit the volume because it sounds so shrill. Not on these. I can crank them up and not worry about it. The bass left a bit to be desired... Until I used the bass booster EQ, which as you can probably guess, upped the bass and still sounded punchy and tight. Well done. Big Fish by Vince Staples: I also tested the bass booster EQ on this one. I noticed when it was enabled, it started to eat into the clarity of the mids a bit. Without the EQ it sounds crystal clear. Where I'm From by Digable Planets: This song's nice short bassline can sound different depending on your headphones. Very accurate and well-controlled bass on this one. -CLASSICS Rocket 69 by Todd Rhodes: This is the "make it or break it" moment for figuring out if headphones are too "bright" for me. Todd's vocals, along with the amazing sax solo can destroy my ears on some headphones. These handle this track PERFECTLY. Everything seems very well controlled and balanced. These buds produce a fantastic sound, without over-emphasizing any one aspect of the sound profile. Bass is nice and subdued (you could be surprised with what the Crushers do to this track) and the highs are not shrill or painful to my ears. The mids sound crisp and clear. -POP/NOT SURE THE GENRE Sit Next to Me by Foster the People: I was surprised by this track. I never noticed the bass guitar before. This is when I realized how much I was missing using the Airpods. Everything is so well defined and the stereo separation is perfect. Not much else to say about this one, as everything about it sounds great. -COUNTRY What Was I Thinkin' by Dierks Bentley: This track was another case of pure clarity. I could easily hear and discern every instrument and they were separated perfectly. A joy to listen to on these. Nothing was overblown on this one either, the bass might be a bit too high, but it's so tight that it adds to the sound in my opinion. All of these tracks sound great to my ear and easily get a 5/5 MEDIA CONTROLS Finally, something I dislike about these headphones. The single tap to pause/play a track works just fine. If you try to double-tap to skip/replay it is incredibly hit or miss. I'm not sure if this can be solved through software, or if my finger just doesn't hit the touch surface as well as it would like. Usually what ends up happening is, I double-tap to skip a track and it registers it as one tap, thus pausing my music. I then double-tap again to try to get it to skip and it just starts playing where it left off. Finally, on the third time, it will skip the track. Adjusting the buds usually ends up registering as a tap and will also usually pause your music, just trying to get it pressed in your ear better. It also does this sometimes when you initially take out the buds from the case and put it in your ear. It's a big pain in the butt right now and gets a 2/5 NOISE CANCELING Don't buy these for some Bose or Airpod Pro level ANC. They're good at sound isolation when you're playing something, but pausing a track won't leave you saying "wow" like with the Airpod Pros. The only testing I've done so far with the noise canceling is cleaning around the house and listening to them while typing up this review. When a track is playing I can't hear my keyboard, but paused they're just about as clear as having the ambient sound mode on. I'll conduct further testing on these and report back with my findings. For now, it gets a 1/5. (UPDATE: I've done some testing outside with them now and they are pretty good at blocking the lower frequencies. It takes a little bit for the noise canceling algorithm to catch up with the noise around you, but I would say it blocks out somewhere in the neighborhood of 50-60% of the noise around you. It also is great at removing wind noise at moderate speeds. Based on these new findings, it gets a 3/5. Not great, but not terrible or useless either.) AMBIENT MODE I'm happy to see that someone has finally implemented a function that allows the ambient mode to auto switch to on when you're speaking to someone. It's worked perfectly from the testing I've done so far. The ambient mode also sounds almost as good as the Airpod Pros' function. It works well, thus netting a 5/5 CONCLUSION I am simply blown away by these headphones. So much so, that I spent nearly 2 hours writing this review. They do almost everything they set out to do exceedingly well. I am hoping that future software updates will fix the issues that I currently have with them. I will be replacing my Airpods with these and will be recommending them to my friends. Well done Samsung, you have a real winner on your hands. Well, that wraps it up. For the TLDR readers out there: they sound amazing, ANC and touch controls suck majorly right now, the build and comfort are perfect, and I would easily recommend them.

These are plain and simple great buds, I replaced a pair of wireless neckband buds that stopped connecting to my phone. I had several with the same issue, the reason I keep buying them is battery-life, 20-25h of battery-life on those are unbeatable, this is a big deal for me, I look for battery-life and comfort fit and mic quality in headphones, most other headphones sounds good enough when listening to music or watching a show, but the mic is usually where it fails and of course the battery-life. These take a bit getting use to if you want to extend battery through out the day by switching from left to right ear to get the most of them, however, I do get a few good hours before I need to swap. And if you decide to use both buds, charging time to give you another hour or so is only 3 minutes or so which is acceptable and it gives your ears a chance to rest in between. Noise cancellation is not great enough for me to even use the settings for it, I disconnect those settings to save a bit more on battery instead, people who talks to me says that it depends what noise they can hear, obviously loud sounds in traffic comes out but it doesn't disrupt the conversations, when I am in the car I can actually keep the radio on and they cant hear the background noise at all, maybe the wind a bit of the window is down, again without disrupting the call sound. They fit farely well inside the ears with comfort, I am a mobile detailer, another reason why neckband buds have been my previous choice, when they fall out in a car they stay around my neck, when these fall out they always end up under the seats somewhere making me work harder to get them out. That said, that doesn't happen as often as you think with these, even when I am sweating like a steak on the BBQ, they tend to stay in unless you make sudden head movements or the head is entirely tilted vertically. So these might not be the best option for runners. They sync up fast with the phone. The charging case is small and fits easy in your pocket, to get a good and proper charge for the buds though, its important to clean the copper pins that will touch the buds to charge them, or you might find yourself trying to "rub" the buds in place in the case for the charge to start, in doing so you risk wearing out the pins and eventually damaging them all together. Just keep the buds and the case clean with a isopropanoled Q-tip or similar and you will be fine. My only pet peeve would be that the case lid is a tiny bit difficult if yoy are trying to open it with dry hands, some cases have this little rubber trim on it for this reason, but it is not a deal breaker, that can easily be remedied if you want it, it just worth noting here. I do not regret buying these, sure, it was easier with the neckband and I had unbeatable battery-life, but these have awesome sound, people can hear me even when I am running vacuum cleaner and polishers and as long as I am aware how the buds sit in the ear I will not loose them in a clients car or somewhere else. I have dropped them several times and nothing has come loose inside them, the plastic feels solid and surprisingly enough hasn't been to scratched from rumbling down the concrete grounds. They have been dropped in he sink while doing dishes and obviously been wet from being with me at work and still works just fine. I'll will most likely stop buying neckband buds from now on and keep buying these when replacement is due, I have been pleasantly surprised with the performance of these.

What an amazing set of earbuds, these are definitely an upgrade to the original Galaxy Buds (1st Gen), and those were amazing sounding headphones on their own right too. But these pro versions, wow, they blow those out of the water.... Now at first I wasn't really able to notice the quality of the audio, I felt they were about the same as my original buds, boy was I wrong, not only these provide superior audio quality, these buds can literally pickup sounds that I wasn't able to hear before in my older Galaxy Buds, instruments that I didn't know that were there....a perfect example was Dream Theater - Octavarium....try listening to that song with these buds, the first 3 minutes will leave you in a trans-like state, orchestral basically, the sound is rich and just beautiful.... ANC works pretty well imo, it blocks out sound very effectively and you have the choice of two settings, low or high. I usually keep mine at high sense I work as a crossing guard, and I have to be outside several hours at a time listening to cars roaring past me, ANC takes care of that problem it makes a world of difference, I can barely hear any cars passing by me with ANC activated, all I hear is the music.... As for voice activated, its kind of a hit and miss for me, it activates when it detects or hears your voice and lowers down the volume of your music as well as automatically activating ambient sound so you can hear the other person you are speaking with, what I find odd though is it doesn't seem to activate when that person speaks to you first or asks you a question, literally you have to be the one to speak first in order for it to activate.....it can also be very interruptible at times, don't start singing along with any of your tunes because Voice Activated will kick in. EVERY. TIME. WITHOUT FAIL....if you are going to start a conversation you are still better off just removing your left or your right ear bud just to have a normal conversation with someone and just leave voice detect off.... Ambient sound works very well and you have the choice of 4 settings from low to very high, I would suggest you leave it at high max, trust me you don't need it any higher than that ambient sounds works very well and it will pick up everything around you, if you work at an office ambient sound would be a very important feature for you imo.... Very solid build quality, not too big of a fan of the Matt finish though (can be slippery, take caution), but if you hate fingerprints no worries you wont see any of them on these puppies, for such a small case and well thick enough buds, they are surprisingly heavy, it's understandable though, there is so much tech packed in such a small form factor it's no wonder they are slightly heavy, I think it has to do with the magnets, the magnets on these are a huge step up compared to the past buds, very strong your buds will not fall off the case that easy you have to deliberately shake them VERY HARD in order to send them flying.... As for the buds themselves well, they are pretty comfortable, somewhat, idk maybe I'm just going crazy but these are not exactly perfect fit I feel like the first gen buds had the right fit for me, these overtime start to hurt my ears a little bit, never had this problem with the older buds so idk guess it has to do with my ears, I think I just need bigger rubber tips and the largest ones that it came with are just not large enough to provide a better seal, why can't I use my older tips from my first gen buds? or even other tips that are out there? I just don't understand why Samsung didn't make the tips universal on these buds, these tips have a weird proprietary, idk, is connection the right word? anyways, the tips that it came with are solely and only for these buds so do not lose em, I cant find any replacements for these, eBay has some, but they are those foam ones and I don't like the foam ones...way to pull an Apple Samsung....why on earth was that a good idea? just make them universal so I can easily replace these things whenever I want...anyways moving along (sorry that was just a gripe I had) Controls seem pretty straight forward, if you are coming from the original buds like me you will become instantly familiar with them....tap once pause, tap twice skip track, tap three times previous track....you get the idea.... (I only had these buds for like two days so sadly I haven't been able to test call quality with these, mainly I have just been using them for music, as intended) In conclusion, there is alot more to these buds I can go on about but in all honesty this will turn into a very long review so I'm just gonna go straight to the point...ahem....BUY THESE....even if you have to use a credit card just, just buy them they are that good and worth every penny....not even the Air-pods Pro can step up with these buds not to mention 50 dollars cheaper and much more up to date technology that's being offered to you, in other words more bang for your buck, you can't go wrong with these and if you are an audiophile trust me, you will want these.....

I use the buds primarily for working out in my garage gym, and wanted to share my experience. I have read a lot of reviews on Amazon saying that the fit of the Pros is bad. As a result, I was concerned that I would encounter this issue, but I ordered the earbuds anyway. After several uses, I wanted to add my thoughts on the buds. I own 2 other pairs of true wireless earbuds, which are the Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 and Jabra Elite Active 75t. FIT: I use the Galaxy Bud Pros primarily for working out (lifting weights mostly, but also some cycling). Obviously, this is person-specific, but these buds fit me well. After inserting them, and giving them a small twist, they stay in place. They do not move around or need readjusting. And they certainly do not fall out. Even as my face contorts, the buds stay in place and do not slip. I will admit, I was VERY excited that the fit was so good after all the negative reviews. The buds feel comfortable, and do not hurt my ears (but keep in mind I only wear these up to 2 hours at a time--I'm not sure how they'd feel after longer sessions). SOUND: I have a Galaxy S20, so I'm using Samsung's proprietary scalable codec (I'm not sure how these would sound using another Android device or an iPhone on SBC or AAC, but probably similar enough). I also listen mostly to metal/rock. The sound quality is great, much better than the Jabra Elite Active 75t and better than the Cambridge Audio Melomania 1. Note that getting good sound quality is reliant on getting a good seal with provided ear tips (and I get a very good seal with the largest ear tip size). The soundstage feels large, the bass on the bass drum carries weight but never sounds fake or artificially boosted, and the mids and highs feel on point. I played around with the equalizer on the Wearables app and tried out Bass Boost; it sounded horrible and made the lower frequencies muddy. I immediately went back to the neutral sound profile. (I'm generally playing music through PowerAmp, and like to use the "rock" preset equalizer profile). ANC: ANC works very well for constant/consistent white noise-type sounds. For example, I have a garage gym where I work out, which has a furnace that is LOUD when it's running. With the bud's ANC on high, I cannot hear the furnace running. It's great! The Jabra Elite Active 75ts received ANC after a software upgrade, but it was very weak/poor, and my Cambridge Audio's have no ANC. AMBIENT SOUND: This feature works very well and allows you to pipe in outside noise into your ear buds. There is also a feature called "voice detect" that, when you speak, turns the volume of your music down and turns on ambient sound so that you can have a conversation. Generally, I think it's rude to have a conversation with buds in, but for short conversations, it can be helpful. For example, my wife and I work out together. In between sets, we chat a bit. With "voice detect" and ambient sound I can have brief conversations on my rest breaks without having to remove my buds 20 to 30 times during my workout--I really appreciate that! One thing that can be annoying with "voice detect" is that a cough or grunt (when lifting) can set it off, even though you aren't having a conversation. There is an option to disable "voice detect" though, should you not like it. Ultimately, for me, these buds sound excellent, fit well, and have great features. The only concern I have, at this point, is that the hinge that holds the clamshell charging case together when you open it is small and feels a bit flimsy. I'm not sure how it will work in the long run. In comparison, the hinge on my Cambridge Audio runs the entire back of the case (length-wise) and feels sturdy. There have been lots of negative reviews about the fit, but it may be that people with bad experiences are more likely to post a review compared to those that have had a good experience (so it seems the bad reviews may outweigh the good). These buds are leaps and bounds better than the Jabra Elite Active 75t, and sound better and have many more features than the Cambridge Audio Melomania 1.

These are amazing! The sound is great, the noise cancelation is crazy good, and the look slick. I do have 2 complaints: one, if you have small rear canals, be prepared to ALWAYS have to push it back in place because they slip out because you can't really lock them in. The second is a minor complaint about the battery life of buds because the noise cancelation, as expected, drains the battery. But only in one ear. It is strange. Overall, this is still 5 stars because the negatives are more or less just irritating things. One feature that I absolutely LOVE is that it will sense your voice and lower the volume so you don't have to take out your bud. My son with the fancy fruit ones is insanely jealous of this feature.

Had a pair of the original galaxy buds that I have been using every day for the past 2 years and they were getting bad batterie life along with some other things so I decided to upgrade. These sound a whole lot better than those and have twice the battery life I remember having with my old pair new. The only complaint/recommendation I have about these is that you buy silicone replacement ear pieces because the ones that they come with fall out and hurt my ears after a while also don't buy the memory foam ones they have the same issues as the ones they come with.

I usually use only one bud in the left ear and I was surprised to find out that I can actually put the right bud in my left ear when the left battery dies, they do fit and there is no discomfort, although that trick probably wouldn't work for running, as the fit is not very tight in that case. Overall those buds is extremely comfortable, even so that sometimes I forget that I have it in when I'm busy. The battery lasts I'd say about 6-7 hours per bud, but don't quote me on that. Audio quality I'd say impeccable. Although I'm not a fan of a ambient noise and noise cancellation features.

These have completely changed my idea on how music should sound. Amazing. Noise cancelation works great. Seamlessly switches between my phone and my laptop. Battery life is just good but they charge super quickly. They will not make it through 8 hours of teams meetings and spotify but I started putting them on the charger while I am on lunch and they make it well into overtime.

I returned the Sennheiser MTW3 after not being impressed with the sound quality and astetics vs. the L3P. Shortly after returning the Senns, I started having more lagging issues and problems with the left earbud on the L3P's, along with other quirks. Don't get me wrong they sound tremendous when they decide to function properly. With the pricing of premium earbuds not exactly having glowing reviews, I am hesitant about dropping that kind of money to only be disappointed based on many not so good reviews on brands like Sennheiser, B&O, Masters & Dynamic, etc. Staying with a mid tier priced or budget friendly earbuds is the better way to go. If you have a Samsung phone these are the Buds for you with having a matching ecosystem. There is no lag when you open and close the charging case, unlike the soundcore. The sound quality is fantastic and they are comfortable to wear for my ears. I will admit I have eartips on order to get a better seal, but the stock tips are ok for now. The only downside with the Galaxy Wearable app is you can't customize the EQ. But, you do get plenty of bass when you select the preset, with no distortion. You also get to select automatic transparency and volume reduction when you start talking to someone, and once you stop it resumes normal listening volume. It has adequate noise canceling and a better transparency mode than the Soundcore. Now the price has dropped to about $140, they are absolutely worth it. Lastly, from an astetics standpoint; I've gotten turned off to the pencil style and overly large bean type of bud, and went to the more sleek and stealthily type, and these have you covered along with a compact case (just wish it felt more premium), but it's not a deal breaker. It is definitely worth getting!!! Just a quick update, the I ordered the Spigen fabric case cover and it looks great and stays in place. It makes the charging case look and feel more premium. Generally speaking, the premium brands need to take their game up to meet what the mid tier priced earbuds are offering these days. The Galaxy Buds Pro are the ones to get.

Since the hot topic is always ANC, I’ll start with that. I work in an 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 loud factory where there’s horns being honked, alarms going off, forklifts, saws, drills, all of it… basically the perfect place to test ANC. Every reputable pro reviewer has already said that the lone ANC only filters out about 85~90% of the surrounding audio until you play music, and I really can’t disagree with that. With nothing playing, *almost* everything is filtered out by the ANC… but then I turn on some music and the entirety of the factory racket is… gone… entirely gone! …that is… until I 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 to hear it - and that’s when we get into my favorite feature: the big game changer… the absolute beauty of 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭. That’s the Buds Pro detecting when I enter a conversation and turning my music down, switching to Ambient Sound mode so that I can perfectly go in and out of a conversation without having to press any buttons or fumble around with any options. I can’t say I’ve experienced such a stunningly futuristic feature in any set of buds – the Bose QuietComforts do not do this… the AirPods Pro 𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑙𝑦 don't either… both of which cost quite a bit more than the Galaxy Buds Pro. Do 𝐧𝐨𝐭 sleep on this feature, it’s seriously awesome. On that note, having a feature like automatic voice detect onboard makes selecting the right tips more important than ever. On my first work day with the Buds Pro in, I was actually convinced that the voice detection had issues with reliability… only to find later that I’d greatly underestimated the importance of picking the right tips. Once I had the right ones on, the seal was better, the initial ANC was slightly improved (though still incomplete without music), and that probability of voice detect failing me vanished completely. From a design standpoint, they’re also great. For all the powerful, clear and balanced audio they pack, they're very low profile. They don’t have that long stick constantly dangling off like every edition of AirPods do, and they make the Bose Quiet Comforts look embarrassingly bulky by comparison too. Those coming from last year’s Galaxy Buds Live will get to enjoy moving away from that abrasive plastic to a more natural-feeling, better sealed rubber tip that keeps the Buds Pro securely snug even when I'm in doing CrossFit. Where the Buds Live hurt my ears after a few hours of use, I can have the Buds Pro in my ears through an entire workday without that feeling of “my ears need a rest”. I do have three qualms, all of which are arguably nit-picky. The first is that I just flat out prefer the longer case design that was featured in the original Galaxy Buds/Buds+ over what they use now. While I like that it’s matte now, the Buds Live/Pro style of case simply does not fit in my pocketwatch pocket as well as the Buds/Buds+ style case. The second gripe is something Samsung can actually fix: when the auto voice detect’s done it’s job and my conversation’s over, I’d like that my volume gradually increased to normal instead of functioning like a on/off switch where it’s just loud again all of a sudden. The last qualm? ...I want that red/black hybrid color from the Buds+ back. It looked so nice, and the red on the Buds Live even missed out on the dramatic compliment red and black gave each other. If they released that color again, I'd be selling my current black set for one that was red/black even if I lost $50 or so in the process. I won't knock the score too much for such small things; and since Amazon doesn’t allow me to give an incremental rating like 4.7, I will go ahead and give them a 5/5.