While there are a lot of good earbuds options out there, there can be no doubt that the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro are easily some of the best Samsung earbuds around. That high level of sound quality, battery life and comfort do come at a cost though -- you'd normally be looking at $230 for these bad boys. Thanks to this excellent sale on Amazon though, you can currently get them for just $120 -- a 48% discount just ahead of Amazon Prime Day.
Compared with their predecessors, the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro offer a superior fit and better active noise cancellation, which is improved by about 40%. While they don't compete with high-end models such as the Sony WF-1000XM5, they come close. They also have an excellent transparency mode, although the Buds 2 Pro do lack more fine-tuned noise-canceling levels, which is a shame. However, at this price, that may not be a deterrent.
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These earbuds also come with many other great features for Galaxy device owners. For example, you can get 24-bit audio -- unless you're on an Android device that doesn't support One UI, in which case you get the AAC audio codec, so you'll miss out on high-res audio tracks. Even so, audio performance is excellent, as you'd expect with earbuds at this price.
In terms of battery life, you get about 5 hours with ANC on and 8 hours with it off, plus another three full charges from the case. The Buds 2 Pro also have an IPX7 rating, meaning they're water-resistant. In other words, they can handle sweat or a bit of wind and rain if you like to go jogging in all weathers.
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The Buds 2 Pro are treated by Samsung as a Galaxy accessory, given all the Galaxy-locked features, which isn't necessarily a bad thing considering how popular Galaxy devices are. Even so, that might put you off buying the Buds 2 Pro, in which case it might be worth checking out some of these other earbuds and headphone deals for alternatives.Â
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