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Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro vs. Apple AirPods Pro

NightFox said:
I really don’t get the constant obsession with who’s copying who. Surely it’s in a consumer’s interests that companies do copy each other? I have AirPods Pro. Does it make any difference to me if Samsung or whoever release a product with similar capabilities? Nope. Do I hope Apple adds features like the ‘mode change when talking’ on the Samsungs? Hell, yes! Is copying bad for Apple as a company? Maybe, but I’m sure everyone there knows that it’s a reality of business, and even if you want to argue that loss of exclusivity affects Apple’s stock price, so failing to implement a killer feature available on competitor’s phones (i.e. copying) would also affect stock price. Can you imagine if we still didn’t have copy and paste on the iPhone?

But still, people seem happy to put the interests of a corporation in front of their interests as a consumer.
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Well, if you take the thing seriously, I'll give a serious reply…

At this level there's no real downside to the customers if companies copy each other; because no one is going to confuse one with the other. The customers might erroneously think that the products are truly comparable; but that's just a basic case of people forgetting to caveating their emptor asses; so no real harm done.

The rest is just about business, fanboying, and so on.

However, if we widen the scope, then it becomes a problem; because those "AeroPods Profesionals" that you get for 19.95 straight off a boat from China, and that look like real AirPods Pro, they aren't going to be at the same level as whatever a company like Samsung can do with a "copy".

And somewhere around there things start to loop back to the original scope, and we find that if the big ones copy each other too much, then the little ones can't be kept out of the same game, so the legal fights that the big ones go through to protect their businesses, well, that indirectly also protects their customers by keeping a clean market where the buyer knows when they're buying crap or not.

And you could take that a bit further in the loop to the attitudes of their customers affecting what products the big ones try to launch in what format etc; which is why we've had these attack-ads from Samsung rallying their fans to mock certain things that Apple have done, and which is why Samsung have gotten caught deleting their old flamewar materials when they later on follow suit and do as Apple did.

The whole things just keep looping, with complexities and nuances here and there; and we can as individuals chose to get in where ever we want in the loop, or completely stay out of it.

Like commenting on a forum post about it; or not. 🤷
 
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JonGarrett said:
Copies Apple when they release something?

So who had it first and who copied:

Smart watch
Wireless buds
Mini tablet
Extra large tablet
NFC tags
VR head set
Foldable phone
Wireless charging
Fast charging
5G
Water resistance
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Obviously they are talking about features. Almost Everything you listed is being smoked by Apple because when Apple released it, the features made it better... it’s cool to be first. It’s better to be the best!! I like Samsung... all of their ingenuity is in screens. Damn near everything else is just something someone else did that they did too...

And I know You’ll just say Apple leads because of sheeple... but I dont Think that term is as derogatory as yall wanna make it lol. People become sheeple when a brand is strong and provides lasting great products over time. Samsung wishes it had sheeple. Why can’t Samsung lovers commit to the brand like Apple lovers do... spoiler alert: cuz they aren’t as good as Apple. Truth be told, LG should be leading the android market!!
 
Grey Area said:
Not sure about these new Pro Buds, but all the previous Galaxy Buds versions are powered by rechargeable coin cells that can be replaced, either on your own (not an entirely trivial process - there are iFixit guides), or by Samsung. In practice no doubt most will still be dumped once the batteries die, but considering the size constraints of such devices I think Samsung has done a pretty good job so far at keeping them repairable.
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That is good, indeed!
I know that my AirPods are not serviceable by Apple. They just replace them. But they are not tired to lie about their concerns about climate and the earth.
 
The ANC in the AirPod Pros are great, it's a very strange feeling at first where you get the noise deadening due to the earbud seal and then the ANC kicks in and it's as if you've just stuck you head underwater as it gets even quieter. However I haven't been impressed with the transparency mode, if music is playing then I never realise someone has said my name, nor can I understand what they are saying when I realise they are speaking to me. I have to take one of the buds out to pause the music so that I can have a conversation.
 
AgentWalker said:
Obviously they are talking about features. Almost Everything you listed is being smoked by Apple because when Apple released it, the features made it better... it’s cool to be first. It’s better to be the best!! I like Samsung... all of their ingenuity is in screens. Damn near everything else is just something someone else did that they did too...

And I know You’ll just say Apple leads because of sheeple... but I dont Think that term is as derogatory as yall wanna make it lol. People become sheeple when a brand is strong and provides lasting great products over time. Samsung wishes it had sheeple. Why can’t Samsung lovers commit to the brand like Apple lovers do... spoiler alert: cuz they aren’t as good as Apple. Truth be told, LG should be leading the android market!!
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I know a lot of people who swear on their iPhones, but don't even know how to send an email. As a matter of fact, they don't know anything other than how to make a phone call, send a text or take a selfie. I'm not saying all Apple users are like that, but please don't try to sell this BS how everyone uses Apple products cuz they're superior ever again. People have their brand preferences and that's ok, but this narrative how it's because one is way better than the other is just a fanboy talk from both sides.
 
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This right here is why we can’t have AirPods without a stem. Walking down the street, trying to talk to someone with Galaxy Buds in, you’d think you’d have to talk louder and enunciate clearly so they can hear you. That thing looks like a hearing aid.
 
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oneMadRssn said:
I actually like the stem on the Apple Airpods (both versions, though personally I prefer the silicon tips of the Pros). I'm a bit surprised everyone competitor seems bent on releasing something without a stem.

The stem gives your finger tips an ergonomic thing to grip. All the other stem-less options are harder for fingers to get a grip on when pulling out the ear. It feels less natural to grip an oblong mass inside your years than it is to grip a straight stick-like thing.
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I've never used them but this looks like a good point. I still can't stop seeing people wearing Airpods as looking like someone stole their headphone wires and they didn't realize it yet, but here is one case where Apple actually went with function over form!
 
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If they stay in more ears longer, I might consider getting a pair. I have had the Air Pods Pro pop out and bounce off my bicycle's drive train while I've been riding on a trainer. I can't imagine riding outdoors with them without taping them to my cranium. I did ride once with the standard Air Pods, and one was flipped out by a helmet strap. It took me a few minutes to find the darn things because it bounced on the asphalt, and ended up a surprising distance from the trail.

I tried to come up with earrings that would hold them in, but trying to do that and not have them look 'goofy' without the Pods installed proved to be a challenge. *shrug* The straps I've seen at places like Worst Try often look bizarre and uncomfortable. Just a thought: I wonder when implanted magnets are going to arrive, so that they can hold ear pods in better. Cyberpunk?:oops:o_O😆
 
LeadingHeat said:
View attachment 1718090This right here is why we can’t have AirPods without a stem. Walking down the street, trying to talk to someone with Galaxy Buds in, you’d think you’d have to talk louder and enunciate clearly so they can hear you. That thing looks like a hearing aid.
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For a Terminator T-3000?

They are likely to become the new must have robotic look body attachment. What's the warranty if you lose one?:cool:
 
You are an Apple site. Why are you wasting your time reviwing hardware that will not allow full functionality when paired with an Apple device? But then, it's all about the clicks, isn't it?
 
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Rafterman said:
Apple has copied Samsung a number of times as well - like large screen phones, something Apple used to mock.
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Screen size is hardly something someone needed to "copy." Do you really think Apple never considered larger screen options prior to Samsung or anyone else "pioneering" the size of their device...?
 
Speed38 said:
You are an Apple site. Why are you wasting your time reviwing hardware that will not allow full functionality when paired with an Apple device? But then, it's all about the clicks, isn't it?
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It’s about comparing the best version of the competition

Amazed some people here going on about copying again. Do these people realise apple may be copying the buds design for the next air pods pros
 
gavroche said:
Screen size is hardly something someone needed to "copy." Do you really think Apple never considered larger screen options prior to Samsung or anyone else "pioneering" the size of their device...?
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And how do you know Samsung weren’t thinking about other areas before people say they copied apple?

I would say apple copy more from Samsung and android than the other way around and that’s a damn good thing
 
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vmistery said:
perhaps the odd few will have left the ecosystem because of the size but Apple won’t worry for at least two reasons, first there are no decent really small phones from anyone anymore and secondly it’s a tiny market (as the 12 Mini sales appear to be showing). I have a 12 Mini and couldn’t go any smaller but it’s the perfect size for me, if they stopped selling it though I’d just get the regular 12 and use two hands!
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Yeah, exactly, they had nowhere to go. Somehow small flagship Android phones almost never existed. Plus maybe they were the most loyal iPhone users and wouldn't switch to Android no matter what.

My personal theory is that Steve Jobs was fixated on making the product the way he intended, and once he was gone, they looked at maximizing sales. That's why I stopped caring so much about Apple when he died.
 
NightFox said:
I really don’t get the constant obsession with who’s copying who. Surely it’s in a consumer’s interests that companies do copy each other? I have AirPods Pro. Does it make any difference to me if Samsung or whoever release a product with similar capabilities? Nope.
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In the short term yes. If it becomes an unhealthy habit, no. Same reason some people are happy to pirate movies but may also realize that piracy as a whole discourages some content creation.

In this case, I don't see Samsung's earbuds as copying. They didn't steal a novel design from Apple. They're making the same corporate moves as Apple, but that's fine. The Samsung smartphones that came out soon after the original iPhone, those were knockoffs, and the courts agree.
 
LeadingHeat said:
View attachment 1718090This right here is why we can’t have AirPods without a stem. Walking down the street, trying to talk to someone with Galaxy Buds in, you’d think you’d have to talk louder and enunciate clearly so they can hear you. That thing looks like a hearing aid.
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Everything is relative. Looks more like jewelry than hearing aid but even that is better than tampons coming out of your ears.
 
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oneMadRssn said:
I actually like the stem on the Apple Airpods (both versions, though personally I prefer the silicon tips of the Pros). I'm a bit surprised everyone competitor seems bent on releasing something without a stem.

The stem gives your finger tips an ergonomic thing to grip. All the other stem-less options are harder for fingers to get a grip on when pulling out the ear. It feels less natural to grip an oblong mass inside your years than it is to grip a straight stick-like thing.
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I don’t understand neither. Plus the stem adds room for bigger batteries
 
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Dumb comparison & pure clickbait. Airpods integrate with everything Mac & iPhone. Samsung do not. It's not even worth a comment, let alone a video
 
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