\n\tWhile many of the upgrades are fairly modest, where they shine is in sound quality. They feature a dual-driver design with a larger woofer, plus a dual-amplifier in each earbud. And they have some features, like multiband customizable EQ, that set them apart from rivals like Apple\u2019s AirPods<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpreorder now\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tGalaxy Buds4 Pro\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tLike the Galaxy phones, the earbuds drop on March 11 and are available for preorder now. \t<\/p>\n \t\tDesign and Construction\t<\/p>\n \n\tSamsung revamped the look of the Buds 4 Pro and Buds 4, with a flatter stem and metallic accents. It\u2019s a departure from the angular, aggressively styled look of the Buds 3. Like AirPods, the Buds 4 Pro and base models vary by eartip style. The 4 features a semi-open design, without silicone eartips, while the Pro 4 has a sealed design with removable silicone eartips. The stems have stylish metallic accents, while the case maintains the transparent lid design found on the last generation\u2019s model. As for battery life, it\u2019s fairly average, with up to six hours with ANC on and 26 total with the case.<\/p>\n \t\tControls and Features\t<\/p>\n \n\tSamsung took a page from Apple with the Buds 4 app controls, moving them from the separate Wearable app directly to the settings menu and control panel. The move is designed to integrate more seamlessly with Samsung phones, but it also reflects a trend among tech<\/a> brands of building ever taller walls in their ecosystems. While these earbuds will work with non-Samsung devices<\/a>, it\u2019ll undoubtedly be a worse experience.<\/p>\n \n\tThe earbud controls are similar to those on AirPods: sliding the controls adjusts volume, while pinching the stems pauses playback. It\u2019s dependable and intuitive, although the sensor area is somewhat small.<\/p>\n \n\tYou also get the live translation feature that Samsung introduced with the Buds 3, plus features like wear detection and ANC that automatically switches to ambient mode when you start talking so you can hear your voice.<\/p>\n \t\tSound Quality and Noise-Canceling\t<\/p>\n \n\tThe Pro 4 model features a dual-driver design with a separate woofer and tweeter, plus a dual-amp design. What that translates to is punchy, clear bass without muddiness and crisp highs and vocals. The soundstage is full and expansive, with instruments that surround you. You also get 24-bit audio with Samsung\u2019s codec, resulting in higher-resolution audio.<\/p>\n \n\tThe noise-canceling performance is solid, capably handling bustling streets or background conversations. Louder sounds and higher frequencies can still sneak through, but it\u2019s a big leap over the underwhelming ANC of the 2024 model. You can also adjust the ANC level yourself, or choose Adaptive ANC, which adjusts automatically. Still, you won\u2019t quite get the monastic silence of earbuds like Apple\u2019s AirPods or Bose\u2019s QuietComfort Ultras<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\tVerdict\t<\/p>\n \n\tWhile I haven\u2019t tested these at length, it\u2019s clear that Samsung made improvements where it counts \u2014 the noise-canceling is better, the design is more appealing, and there are a handful of new ease-of-use features.<\/p>\n \n\tSamsung may not have taken any big swings \u2014 there are no headline-grabbing features like 40-hour battery life or built-in heart-rate monitors, for example. But what Samsung seems to be betting on is sound quality \u2014 and it\u2019s a good bet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":313968,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[29655,85,46,11899,11900,1523,920,125],"class_list":{"0":"post-313967","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-earbuds","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-noads","12":"tag-rs-recommends","13":"tag-samsung","14":"tag-tech","15":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Samsung](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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