The Samsung Galaxy buds Live are are out today and they come with a lot of features that will lure the AirPods Pro users to switch. Samsung has finally introuded new features like a whole new design and the active noise cancellation which is found on the Sony WF 1000XM3 .
Given that both Apple and Samsung made design changes with both the Airpods Pro and the Galaxy buds Live, there is an internal-facing microphone on the Apple earbuds that compares what you’re hearing to what the speaker driver is putting out. If there’s too much of a difference, the test will tell you to adjust the fit or try a different size and re-run it.
Galaxy Buds Live Vs Airpods Pro features
| Galaxy Buds Live | AirPods Pro | |
| Ear Tips | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-microphone system | Yes | Yes |
| Ambient EQ | Yes | Yes |
| Noise Cancelling (NC) | Yes | Yes |
| Battery (ear buds) | 5.5 hours with NC | 4.5 hours with NC |
| Battery (case) | 20 hours | 24 hours |
| Transparency mode | No | Yes |
| Wireless charging case | Yes | Yes |
| Water and sweat resistance (IPX) | Yes (IPX2) | Yes (IPX4) |
| Voice Assistant | Bixby | Siri |
| Multiple bluetooth code support | Yes | No |
| Price | UGX 630 k ($170) | UGX 919 k $249 |
As you can the Buds Live and Airpod Pro earbuds are feature-filled. As for sound quality, the AirPods Pro contain custom-built drivers and amplifiers. But the real key ingredient is a feature called Ambient EQ. As you listen to music, the AirPods Pro adjust the sound signal 200 times a second to optimize audio for your specific ear shape with the help of an internal-facing microphone. Now, in some ways, you’ve got to take the company’s word for this stuff. How is anyone really going to know if that analysis is happening? It’s not something you hear or can detect. But when you turn off noise cancellation, Ambient EQ also goes with it — and you can hear a difference. The AirPods Pro do sound slightly slightly better with Ambient EQ enabled.
Galaxy Buds Live earbuds use Bluetooth 5.0 firmware and have support for three Bluetooth codecs: SBC, AAC, and the Samsung scalable codec. Samsung’s codec is proprietary, and balances streaming and connection qualities to give listeners the smoothest experience with minimal sacrifice to audio quality. Streaming quality slides from 96-512kbps to achieve this.
