Design and features:This Bluetooth wireless noise canceling portable ear-insert model provides very good sound and excellent active noise reduction. Its ear plug-like design and electronic noise canceling feature reduce both outside noise and sound leaking out into your environment. The headphones work with or without the noise canceling feature being turned on. You can use the noise-canceling feature without listening to music. The Galaxy Buds Pro has a volume control plus an integrated microphone and player function controls. Additional features include Charging/carrying case has built-in rechargeable battery that the manufacturer claims can be used to recharge the earphone batteries a bit more than 2 times (to add an additional 13 hrs. of playtime for a total of 18 hrs.) between its own charges, can be recharged via USB cable or compatible optional Qi compatible wireless charging devices (compatibility with non-Samsung Qi Devices not guaranteed). Manufacturer claims water resistance (IPX7). Has voice detect feature that when enabled with the Galaxy Wearable app will automatically engage ambient sound monitoring when the user is speaking. Has high and low active noise canceling and four ambient sound monitoring levels that can be adjusted using Galaxy Wearable app. Has touch controls for play/pause/skip forward and backward, and noise cancelling/ambient sound monitoring toggling. Touch controls can also be set to control volume or digital assistant wake functions when the earphones are used with Android mobile devices and using Samsung Galaxy Wearable App. Bluetooth connected Apple mobile devices using iOS Version 10 and above will show the battery level. Supports Samsung Bixby, Google Assistant voice assistants when used with Bluetooth capable devices that have those features. Has quick charge feature: 5 min of charging will provide 1 hr. of playtime. Bluetooth connected Apple mobile devices using iOS Version 5 and above will show the battery level. Mfr claims Dolby ATMOS support when used with Android mobile devices running more current operating systems when using specific apps and content. Has spatialized audio feature that works with some Android mobile devices when using specific apps with movie, TV and video content that keeps the audio image stable even when the user's head moves. Free Samsung Galaxy Wear app download for Android mobile phones can be used to change the tonal balance of the headphones, enable noise cancelling and ambient sound monitoring functions, adjust noise cancelling and ambient sound monitoring levels, adjust left/right sound balance, change the function of the earphone touch controls, check the earphone battery level, update the earphone firmware, and help locate the earphones if they are lost or misplaced. Provides audio when used with all Bluetooth audio devices, but app based features are not available unless the headphones are used with more recent Android mobile devices. This model comes with Three pairs of ear pieces in various sizes, USB-A to USB-C connector charging cable, charging cradle/recharger battery/carrying case.
Sound quality: We found the Galaxy Buds Pro delivers sound quality that falls in the very good range - it reproduces music and voice very well although it does have some noticeable sonic quirks and excellent active noise reduction. With the noise cancelling mode engaged and set to high using the Samsung Galaxy Wearable app, and the app equalizer set at Normal setting (as received state of the earphone) the bass (as in bass drums, bass guitars, stand-up bass, etc.) has good impact and goes deep, but is prominent and boomy. The midrange (voices, guitars, horns, etc.) is grainy, a bit thin and hazy, and a touch constricted. The treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is extended but is a bit prominent and a bit smeared and sizzly (sounds that should have a delicate shimmer have a sound reminiscent of bacon frying). The sound lacks liveliness and it is somewhat open--sound-wise it almost seems like you don't have anything plugging up your ears and does a does a decent job of recovering room ambience. Warm character. The overall sound can be summarized as bassy and grainy with a slightly thin midrange. The tone settings of the app do have a noticeable effect on the sound of these earphones. Noise Canceling: Excellent noise reduction across the entire frequency range with the low frequencies reduced the most. The noise canceling feature does not produce any background noise that can be heard when there is no audio program to drown it out.
Comfort: We found that these earphones as typical of in-ear models produce a sense of pressure in the ear canal opening might be uncomfortable for some. Users with small earbowls will probably find that the earphone body feels bulky in their earbowl and that they stick out too far and feel like they may lever out of place and are mostly held in place by the section of the earphone that is inserted in the ear canal, and that they tend to pop out even during casual use. Users with medium and large sized ear bowls will probably find that this model stays in place with no problems for casual use and that they are very stable even during fairly vigorous head movement. Incidental contact with the touch controls can cause unintentional volume level changes, playing, pausing, track skipping.
