Anyway still interested to see how these headphones compare to the AirPods.
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Samsung Launches 'Galaxy Buds' AirPods Competitor
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It's why I have several and don't really rely on one set for everything.
I have a pair fo wireless for the outdoors, working out. etc stuff. But for sitting around the office, I have a set of wired earbuds. When i'm at home gaming or listening to music, I use wired over ear (I have a few different sets depending on what I listen to).
Maybe i'm just old fashioned and believe the right tool for the job is the important thing. And saying that wireless is automatically better no matter what seems like a cop out sort of response.
I will absolutely agree though that lack of wires is convenient. it's just not the only factor for using headphones.
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
Which really has nothing to do with what I commented on. There are some in the thread who think Samsung copied Apple’s charging case and a user here posted a pic of Samsung’s first charging case which was the post I commented on.
Huh???? But they haven't copied Apple.
The case is similar to many of the other brands out there.
The buds too are similar to the other brands. Both the buds and the case are similar to my el cheapo Bauhn ones.
Samsung's case wirelessly charges too.
And they come in 3 colours as opposed to just white.
Samsung had the gear earphones with that case before the AirPods came out too.
Because people are dumb and they need to take up position with either companies to justify their purchase so they can feel good about it.
hm. speaking from experience in-ear buds don't stay in very well for a long period of time, and as opposed to falling out and hanging on the wire - these will fall to the ground. i know everyone's ears are different, but even the in-ears that fit my ears well, would still fall out eventually.
as for being able to use the phone as the charger... interesting idea, but why would you want to drain your phone's battery?..
as for being able to use the phone as the charger... interesting idea, but why would you want to drain your phone's battery?..
It would only to get you enough juice to last and with fast charging now 36% faster than last year you can always charge up your phone to replace what you lose via the wireless charging.
sure, but if you have a charger handy, why not just use it to charge the headphones?
i'm imagining a situation where you don't have one.
sure, but if you have a charger handy, why not just use it to charge the headphones?
i'm imagining a situation where you don't have one.
Depends if you’re at work why take more than one charger? You certainly don’t want to take your watch charger to work for example. Although I don’t know what the galaxy buds uses if it’s USB C or not.
I never find connecting my Huawei phone to my myzone heart monitor or car hands free system a hassle. Just works. Before xmas my son broke the headband of my Senheisser gym phones and I borrowed a BT pair from a friend whilst I awaited a new pair as Xmas gift. They connected without any issues to my phone when they powered up.
To try swapping from one device to another I dug out my Plantronics Voyager ear piece and paired it up to my Huawei phone and my Samsung tablet very easily. I connected it to my phone and played music. To swap to my tablet, all I needed to do was tap the BT toggle widget on my phone, disconnecting the Voyager, and then tap the equivalent widget on the tablet, select the Voyager from the list that popped and they connected to the tablet. Painless and in no way a hassle.
i agree, but there are plenty of chargers that are capable of charging phone/buds/watch, right? or is this only true for apple products?) as someone who doesn't use apple watch, i have no use for such a charger. at least until new airpods with wireless charging are released.
Because the battery is big enough to comfortably last a whole day. If I’m on the move and my buds need charging I’d be happy to lose a bit of battery on my phone to have working earphones.
naturally. i get where this could be useful, but i can also see this being unused in a lot of situations. anyway, just rambling)
I'd like to know who can use their earphones for a full 8 hours day in day out at work? Presuming it's the standard working day. Or even a student at school?
It seems a bit daft, you've got the earbuds themselves with built in batteries charged up, you then have a battery case with an inbuilt battery charged up to charge the earbuds, now you can use your phone to charge up the earbud case battery to charge up the earbud batteries.. how often are you truly going to need to use that?
Guess it depends if you don’t charge your buds everyday and you forget to charge them it’s easier done. I’ve done that plenty of times with the air pods
I’ve forgotten to charge my AirPods case a fair few times and then I’m out and I realise my case only has 10% charge and I’ve got a full day ahead of me. On other occasions I’ve not put my Apple Watch on my charger properly and so it didn’t charge over night but I don’t realise until I’m out and the low power notice comes on. These are situations where I’d find the reverse charging useful.
It's for emergencies. Out with friend and their phone is nearly dead. One can assist.
Or overnight charge of additional device from one charger.
I think this is the most underrated post here.
The galaxy buds are not going to sell, for the simple reason that they are not Airpods, which is at this point the wireless pair of headphones that people want to be seen wearing in public.
Samsung’s wearables strategy is clearly a mess compared to Apple.
Is this an American perspective like how iMessage is supposedly a big deal?
Because in Europe I don't think I've seen anyone wearing AirPods (and no one uses iMessage)
That seems like a more sensible use of this feature. Other uses just seem more like convenience.
Why won’t they sell? If they connect as good as air pods with great battery life and a lower price? No reason why they won’t sell
Certainly if more are buying Samsung phones
Really they dont have to sell since a good number of people will get them FREE with their galaxy s10 devices....so they become relevant on their own becuz they were given away without a 75% price hike like airpods.....something Apple is too selfish to ever do. And even if you don't get them free they are 129.99 and will be available around 79.99 during holiday seasons......great for people who want an alternative to airpods.