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In order to further compete with Apple in the field of wearables, Samsung released the Galaxy Buds Pro wireless headsets this month, which has “active noise reduction” (ANC) that directly refers to AirPods Pro. What are the advantages and new technologies? “Freedom 3C Channel” out of the box actually tells you.
The appearance of Galaxy Buds Pro is between Galaxy Buds Live and Galaxy Buds+. Combining the design style of the former, it is changed to an in-ear design. It is compact and fits into the ears and is quite firm. It will not fall during the jogging test, while retaining Buds+ “passive” “Noise reduction” design, even if the “active noise reduction” is not turned on, the sound insulation effect is quite good. The outer layer of the charging box is made of matte material, which resembles a compact powder box and has a good touch.
From the earliest Galaxy Buds, all the way to the Galaxy Buds Live released last year, and now it is the Galaxy Buds Pro. Samsung’s wireless headsets are getting more and more refined, and they have more of their own design style and brand recognition in appearance.
Initially listening to the Galaxy Buds Pro, the tuning tends to be balanced. Whether it is bass, vocals or background instruments, it is quite clear. The performance is above the standard and meets the expectations of the “Pro” products. It is definitely far better than Galaxy Buds+ and Galaxy Buds Live. Provide an equalizer through Galaxy Wearable, which can strengthen the accent, treble and other parts by itself.
Can the flagship “active noise reduction” feature beat AirPods Pro? The actual measurement result is half and half. In terms of effect, AirPods Pro is still more natural and noise reduction is slightly stronger, but Galaxy Buds Pro has better “passive noise reduction”, such as the more difficult vocals of AirPods Pro. Can have a better isolation effect.
(Photo by reporter Huang Zhaoxiang)
Galaxy Buds Pro uses three sets of microphones. When the “Ambient Sound Effect” is turned on, the reception is clearer, and one more practical feature than AirPods Pro is that the App provides 4 different levels of “Ambient Sound Effect”, adjusted to “Medium, “High” is relatively natural. In terms of practicality, consumers are advised to try the highest level. Although the sound will become an obvious electronic radio amplified effect, it is quite easy to use with “voice detection” for short-term conversations.
In actual experience, “Voice Detection” can be said to be the most intriguing new feature of Galaxy Buds Pro besides active noise reduction. It is similar to the Speak to Chat launched by Sony in WH-1000Xm4. The headset detects the user’s speech and opens the “environment Tone” and lower the music to facilitate dialogue, and it will automatically switch back to noise reduction mode after 5 seconds. For example, when you wear headphones to buy coffee or order food, this function is very useful, saving the process of manually pausing the music and switching modes.
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The small regret of this function is that the sensitivity cannot be adjusted. For example, the recent weather changes greatly, and sometimes the reporter’s nasal congestion is too strong, which will accidentally trigger the “voice detection”. In addition, like WH-1000Xm4, there will be a slight delay in detection. It is recommended that users use more auxiliary words when speaking to trigger the headset switching mode earlier.
Galaxy Buds Pro continues the small details of Galaxy Buds+. You can set it through the App to enable Spotify by pressing and holding the headset. As we mentioned in the evaluation of Galaxy Buds+, users can start playing music directly by putting on the headset without sliding the phone to turn on. Music App, the convenience is a plus.
In addition, Galaxy Buds Pro adds a “smooth headset connection” to the smart function, which allows users to seamlessly connect between Samsung phones and tablets, and adds 360-degree surround sound effects. Since they all require the support of Samsung related devices, this time out of the box Failed to test.
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro is priced at 6,990 yuan, the official price is lower than AirPods Pro and SONY WF-1000XM3, but it provides close active noise reduction, sound quality performance, and satisfactory “voice detection”, Touch customization can be said to be an all-round, cost-effective noise-cancelling headset. For Galaxy phone users, it is definitely a headset worth starting.
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