The more budget-focused “Fan Edition” Samsung models are returning, as Samsung gets a third version of the Buds3 out.
More truly wireless earphone options are on the way it seems just in case you needed yet more to consider. Right now, it seems like every company has a pair, and some have several more, with Samsung opting to add a new pair, likely in time for a busy season.
While we’re not expecting new phones from Samsung for the rest of the year — it just launched new foldables including the Galaxy Fold 7 — new earphones are on the way as last year’s Galaxy Buds 3 gets one extra model made to be a little more economical.
The latest entrant in the “FE” range is the Galaxy Buds3 FE, a pair of earbuds that adopts the same design language complete with an angular stem, but opts for the ear-tips used on the Buds3 Pro.
Like last year’s Buds 3, they’ll get support for active noise cancellation, improving on what was in the Galaxy Buds FE before them. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll compete with the current Buds3 Pro, but based on our experience with the Buds3, they’d have to be better.
They’ll go beyond simply playing music and podcasts from your phone, supporting Samsung’s approach to AI with “Hey Google” on Android devices, able to translate conversations or check your email in a screen-free way.
And like the Apple AirPods they’re clearly competing with, they’ll come in monochromatic colours, but go the other direction. While the AirPods are all white, the Galaxy Buds3 FE are black and grey.
Australians can expect to find the Buds3 FE for $249 from September 26.