Galaxy Buds3 Pro vs AirPods Pro - Tested & Compared!

The Galaxy Buds3 Pro may look like AirPods Pro, but they are quite different! In this video, I test the two earbuds to determine which buds deserve a spot in your ears.

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ADDITIONAL VIDEO NOTES:
ANC

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 More different than you think
1:00 ANC & Transparency comparison
3:32 Design comparison
6:45 Waterproof rating
7:00 Controls
8:00 Sound quality
10:25 Mic test (microphone indoor and outdoor test)
10:45 Features
16:20 Specs & compatibility
17:20 Battery life
17:40 Price

TRANSPARENCY
These are both SO GOOD!
I can genuinely wear one of each and they sound so similar with two small differences
Galaxy Buds seem to amplify a bit more, but you can adjust it! Apple cannot adjust. Go to the lowest setting and it sounds the most realistic and the most like airpods

Galaxy Buds have a bit more white noise
Wind noise

DESIGN
2 colors vs one

Case
Case loop vs ability to stand upright
Which looks better?
Now they both charge with USB-C and wireless charging

Earbuds
Clean, round, and minimal vs geometric with blade light (optionally on)

Wireless charging
Magsafe/Qi/wireless vs just Qi/wireless
Samsung took away phone charging?

Fit
Both are nearly identical

Comfort
Both are nearly identical

Water resistance rating
IPX4 on AirPods

Controls
Pinch and swipe for both, which is better?

SOUND
Dual amplifier and 2 way speaker, dynamic woofer and planar tweeter

AAC/SBC/SSC for up to 24but/96kHz on Galaxy Buds
AirPods are lossless with Vision Pro but otherwise use AAC (20 bit 48kHz)

AdaptiveEQ

Sound on GB is so much fuller, more natural, immersive, and lively. Bigger bass. It’s not perfect, but the dual amp setup makes a world of difference between the two. For sound, Samsung is a no brainer between the two

AirPods are still good and sound nice with almost any genre. Less bass focused, more accented upper mids, but not much to complain about. I just wish I could adjust them more. Airpods sound a bit thinner than the galaxy buds

9 band EQ vs no EQ

Mild buzzing

MICS
Indoor test
Outdoor test

FEATURES
Neither have multipoint, but sort of

Both have auto play/pause, mono mode,

Airpods have personalized volume - learning from trends over time
Samsung has adaptive ANC that adjusts based on where you are

Both have spatial audio
Samsung can use the mics to record in 360 audio with the phone (very cool)

Locating features - both chirp, both show last connected location, buds3 pro light up, airpods have UWB and a speaker on the case

Galaxy AI
real time translation
Siren detect
Voice detect
Playback controls without assistant

*** AirPods voice detect vs Samsung speak to chat (duration, quality, what happens)

Siri is also better than bixby

Audio sharing on iPhones
Ear scan for 360 audio, kind of like adaptive EQ honestly

AirPods have mute gesture for calls

Galaxy Buds have auracast so you can connect multiple buds to a TV or smartphone

Galaxy Buds3 and 3 pro have the more future proof Bluetooth 5.4

COMPATIBILITY
Both work with any bluetooth device, but can only get updates in their native OS (android vs iOS)
It’s worth considering that Samsung also makes TVs so you get some awesome 360 audio with their TVs

Samsung may have a few features exclusive to Samsung Galaxy Phones - like seamless switching

BATTERY
GB = 6/26 with ANC, 7/30 without ANC
AP = about 4.5/24 with ANC, 6/30 without ANC

PRICE
Both are $249, but Galaxy Buds3 Pro have a significant trade in and other bonuses

[tespio]

You can find the Buds3 Pro in the house (or anywhere else for that matter) with Samsung Find. And the reason the case lid is transparent is because when you find them, the right bud blade light (LED) starts blinking, and you can also hear the beeping from inside the case.

[JacquesDupuis]

Samsung Buds 3 Pro are hitting home. I am enjoying mine tremendously. They are very comfortable without the feeling of losing one or the other. I do get that little temporary hiss when changing from Ambient to ANC. Far from being a deal breaker.

[SerryJeinfeld]

The blade lights would definitely come in handy if you're a night time runner. Gives you a bit more visibility in low light settings

[Manupassero]

The Galaxy buds microphones are stereo! When you spoke it was a clear stereo image, great!

[carltonsimmonsjr.]

10:32 Those microphones sound really good

[Retronyx]

samsung is beating apple at their own game

[endelanikachepa]

The Buds2 Pro have the "Find my earbuds" feature in the app, and it works perfectly.

[johnm]

Once again, Mike, great video. I also had the static issue and I resolved it by reseting the Buds. Now I don't have that noise anymore. Hope that helps you out.

[hdpatel]

Samsung has definitely stepped up their ear buds game. So far, I haven't noticed any static noise on my buds 3 pro

[dmarr]

The Galaxy buds' microphones sound more natural but they seem to let in a lot of background noise.

[danielabdoue]

The second gen AirPods Pro 2 (USB C) are the only ones that support lossless with the Vision Pro, and that's because they added a 5ghz antenna to the AirPods that connect to the Vision Pro and the higher bandwidth enables the lossless audio while still allowing for low latency audio, which is particularly important for VR/AR

[djules]

I think the fixed the chirp and buzz issue with a software update. This is no longer an issue for the Samsung Buds 3 pro at least for me.

[zytoses]

I'd be excited to see how auracast is used now that it's rolling out to more earphones. Airport or train station announcements would be really cool so you don't miss anything.

[ahmedshajeeth]

Buds 3 pro sound quality is mind blown
Just recieved my order

[jayrrr]

I wish people would stop saying Samsung stole this design from the Apple. Lots of companies do this shape nowadays. But Samsung gets flack?

All Apple did was take the classic regular wired ear buds design we had for YEARS and cut the wire. They didnt innovate anything here..How am I the only person to realize this

[SuperYankeechick]

Yes, I am having that static popping in my right bud. Not in music, occasionally in podcasts

[nintendork]

also am upgrading from the airpods pro 2 to the buds 3 pro. i'm trading in my beloved galaxy buds live to get them. samsung deals are insane, i got them for only $100 total.

i have a samsung phone so it makes things easier. to me, the buds 3 pro sound significantly better, especially with vocals. i turned the bass down a little bit from the default EQ (which you actually have unlike apple). they are more comfortable in my ears and the lights seem dumb, but i could see it being useful for runners at night.

battery life lasts a little longer for me and the controls are pretty much the same. ambient mode is really good on the buds 3 and noise canceling seems on par.

underrated feature i've noticed is the buds switch between devices WAY faster than the airpods for me, which took like 10 seconds to switch from my mac to my phone.

[timmyreckage]

Me listening to this video on my pre-ordered buds3 pro.

[Rohan]

Fantastic review. You're a legend! Refreshing honesty we don't see enough of these days 👏

[ab_s]

Ordered them at pre-order, and received them on Saturday.

I have to be honest, I own both, but I was taken aback by these. I ordered them in grey color, and tbh, the sound is literally on par, if not, sometimes better than AirPods Pro 2. The feature set is nicer as compared to AirPods, and the blade lighting though - has to be the most innovative thing Samsung has ever done.

I am just now waiting on my Fold 6 to completely experience the sound, Fold is late for me somehow. But on my OnePlus phone, these are just awesome!