Editor'south have: Samsung'due south latest true wireless earbuds came into focus on Th equally a potentially compelling alternative to Apple'southward AirPods Pro in the premium consumer space. They're also a flake more affordable, too, at nether $200 compared to $249 for Cupertino'due south buds.

Samsung'southward new Galaxy Buds Pro pack 11mm woofers for bass and 6.5mm tweeters to tackle treble, merely they are more than merely amusement accessories. Cheers to an assortment of three microphones, a voice pickup unit (VPU) and a air current shield along with an intelligent active noise cancelling (ANC) system, the Galaxy Buds Pro are game for productivity tasks too.

Each earbud houses a 61mAh battery while the charging instance has a larger 472mAh unit. Samsung said users can wait effectually five hours of playback time with ANC on or upwardly to viii hours with it off. Factoring in the extra juice the charging case can supply, these numbers climb to 18 hours and 28 hours with ANC on / off, respectively.

In terms of talk time, you lot're looking at around four hours with ANC on and five hours with it off, or 14.5 hours with ANC on and 17.5 hours with it off when using the charging case. A five-infinitesimal accuse tin result in up to one additional hour of play fourth dimension.

While the buds do carry an IPX7 rating, meaning they tin be submerged in up to 1 meter of fresh h2o for upwardly to 30 minutes, the charging case is not water resistant. As such, Samsung said they are "not advised for beach or pool use."

TM Roh, the caput of Samsung's mobile communications business, said that with the Milky way Buds Pro, they're "making a big statement with a minor device."

The Galaxy Buds Pro are offered in black, silver and purple and are available directly from Samsung priced at $199.99. Retails and carrier partners should have them in stock starting tomorrow, we're told.