So Samsung should just stay the same? I'll give you that one bit because it's hard to not redesign when the market's largest trendsetter did it first. I'm not sure what you mean by glass, to be honest. Except Samsung removed it from their tablet, not their phone. It isn't really copy-catting to remove a port. If it was, then the MBP 2016 was a copycat because it was not the first laptop to lose ports/function for sake of neatness.
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Samsung Launches 'Galaxy Buds' AirPods Competitor
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Which tablet are you talking about?
No headphone jack?
Tab S4 had one.
Tab 5 se hasn't.
Both look similar, no buttons, bezels, form factor. the Tab S4 was launched August 2018.
iPad pro was launched October 2018.
Everyone copies everyone.
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Did they? I thought the first was the Royole FlexPai. But the reviews have not been too good. The Samsung seems more refined.
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Lol you wonder what exactly?
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Yeah you made a very inaccurate and illogical statement. It's quite obvious, you don't need to repeat it.
Copy Apple? The samsung ones look much better than apples sticks hanging out of your ears.
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They are in ear so should stay in place much better than Apples.
Be serious that Flexupexi thing is just a prototype people can buy.
It's not a commercially viable product.
Samsung's phone will be backed up by US carriers. Huge huge difference.
The point is, it’s possible - if You need it You need it, to cite apples managers
Kind of amazed almost this entire thread has others arguing about ‘who copied who’ between Apple and Samsung. My question is, why does it matter? They’re both competitors, both of these tech manufactures are going to release products that appeal to whoever is interested.
The AirPods are unique on their own, Samsung Galaxy buds are unique in their own right, pick and choose what works, it just sounds so juvenile to play these ‘Blame games’ for copying, when everyone seems to forget, competition is a good thing.
The AirPods are unique on their own, Samsung Galaxy buds are unique in their own right, pick and choose what works, it just sounds so juvenile to play these ‘Blame games’ for copying, when everyone seems to forget, competition is a good thing.
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I've had at least 3 Samsung TV's in my house for the last 15 years. Never had an issue at all & recently picked up a late 2018 model which is incredible.
Nuff said.
What’s really impressive is getting the buds free with any pre order
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Stop being so Narrowminded here..what Samsung is doing is fantastic and if apple aren’t careful more will leave to get these phones and Accessories
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Considering the watch is like £200 people will I’m sureExcept that they don't and I highly doubt we will ever see anyone wearing these. Just like I very rarely see anyone wearing these gear smartwatch things from Samsung. Samsung so desperately wants to be Apple, But I have to give them credit for not copying AirPods, instead copying Bragi the Dash this time. Well done Samy
Stop being so Narrowminded here..what Samsung is doing is fantastic and if apple aren’t careful more will leave to get these phones and Accessories
That is classic "infant mortality" that ALL electronics systems are prone to. Someone has to draw the short straw to get one of these. Fully covered under warranty. Nuff said?
I am curious, are they going to release a product that looks suspiciously similar to an Apple product?
They look more like the buds/case they released themselves in July 2016.
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Samsung released their ear buds prior to Apple AirPods.
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Not if you are using them when cycling, and can't hear traffic around you. Or using them when you are running on a shared pathway with cycles and complain when you didn't hear the bell of the cycle approaching from behind, and moan when you suddenly vear into the path of the cyclist as they attempt pass you
Yikes! I hope those sound as good as the corded Sennheisers I’ve heard before, because they sure are fugly just sitting there... I can’t even imagine how bad they would look in use. I don’t think I could wear those; maybe if there were no mirrors around.So instead of copying Apple, they copied My excellent Sennheiser MomentumTW buds!
You are right Mr Scruff!
You are right Mr Scruff!
I was wondering where did they get the peering inspiration though?
That can hardly be a copy, can it?
No, Samsung never does that It is unheard
I’m not sure. Samsung had wireless ear buds before Apple did.
This is really my only gripe with wireless only for headphones. if you are having to use your wireless earbuds (regardless who makes them) on battery everyday, that means cycling the charges near daily, if not multiple times a day.
these batteries have a limited amount of cycles before they become mostly useless. wireless headphones are disposable products meant to keep these companies essentially with a limited lifespan product that you'll have to rebuy every 2-3 years.
Where wired headphones can theoretically last decades.
I'm not apposed to wireless. It's got a time and place that makes sense. But if I'm just sitting here at the office listening to music, why does that need to be wireless? Why kill cycles of my wireless headphones batteries? I use wireless where it makes sense and wired where it makes sense.
When you've used competing "true" wireless headphones you know. I bought a pair of Anker Soudcore True Wireless headphones because: 1) They were half the price 2)They were black 3)They were in-ear sealed
The ability to effortlessly swap AirPods between all your other Apple devices can not be stated enough. Pick up the device you want and pick your airpods from the list and done. They just swap over moments later, no repairing, no need to disconnect them first from the other device or turn off bluetooth on the other device first. Please enlighten me: Show me any others that can that efforlessly be swapped between your phone, tablet, laptop, desktop, TV, or Watch devices. Sure, you can pair other bluetooth devices to multiple other devices, but unless the last one they were used with isn't around or isn't powered off - its been a huge hassle for me to swap.
Then you have the ability to use the Airpods independently of each other. On the Anker Soundcore only the right can be used independently. The left will not function with out the right.
The useable range away from your device is way smaller.
When you step too far away, loose connection, and then step back. They Anker Soundcore don't reconnect well, if at all. And you lose the left earpiece. To reconnect the left, you have to either redock both earpiece or on the connected device entirely disconnect and reconnect them (but it didn't always work, necessitating redocking both).
No auto-pause when either the left or right or taken out of the ear.
No effective usable on earpiece operation. The instructions for the Anker soundcore say I can tap or touch or swipe or something to pause music, skip track, or raise and lower volume it doesn't work. Maybe mine are defective.
Sound wise they're great since they're in-ear sealed vs Airpods on-ear open design but for the above reasons: They're no competitor.
I'm interested to see reviews of these Galaxy Buds or any other 'true' wireless headphones that addresses the above issues.
It is not a matter of who does what first, but who does how first! Apple is not the one who races to be the first and I am glad they are not. They wouldn't be what they are otherwise. Apple is usually the ones who find unique ways to deliver its ideas (like Bluetooth pairing I mentioned on my comment) unlike some other "you know who" companies
I already own BeatsX and I really like them. I just want those in-ear buds as a true wireless solution like the AirPods, without the chord.
For me wired or wireless is irrelevant to lifetime. If I'm using headphones outside then I'm going to destroy them inside a couple of years anyway. The only difference is in the meantime wireless is more convenient.