I had another post on the Galaxy Buds but that was written after only a week of use. After using it for quite a while on a daily basis, I have a lot to say about these buds. This review is going to be written by listing the pros and cons I felt while using the product. The Galaxy Buds are Samsung’s most successful truly wireless buds that resemble many of the features of the Apple Airpods, more specifically the Airpods Pro (which was released after the release of the Galaxy Buds.

Pros:

1. Portability

Due to the small size of the device, it fits in every pocket and bag. The purpose of truly wireless earbuds is so that there is less discomfort. This idea of less discomfort is demonstrated by how normally wires are always getting in the way but wireless earbuds strive to remove that annoyance. Luckily, they also made the cases of the buds portable and small so that I can be easily carried around. Otherwise, it would’ve created a bigger burden.

2. Design

In my original impressions post, I mentioned how pretty the buds looked. It has an iridescent, pearly color that is hard to describe (the color that I purchased is the white). The best way is to actually see the product in real life. My thoughts about the design of the product still apply to today because I still love the design of the buds. Not only do the Galaxy Buds themselves look pretty, but the case is absolutely gorgeous too. On the inside, there is a very light pastel blue that looks stunning with the buds.

3. Sound Quality

The Galaxy Buds is an in-ear design where the buds completely secludes the outside noise. Therefore, it is much easier to focus on the music without any distractions. In addition, the base sound and the song itself sounds amazing through these buds so I constantly find myself wanting to use them to listen to my music even when I am alone at home.

4. Seamless Connection to Phone

These Galaxy Buds are so easy to use since I do not have to connect it to Bluetooth every time I use it. As soon as I open the case, the buds are automatically connected to the phone, making the process of using it much more simple and efficient. In addition, there are so many different settings I can choose from the Wearable app on my phone allowing me to change it according to my needs. I found that incredibly helpful and nice.

Cons:

1. Battery Life

I found the battery life on the buds to be below average. I have to charge it at least once every two days because the battery life on the buds is too short. It’s not something that is serious enough to tell people to not purchase the buds, but it would’ve been much better if the battery lasted longer.

2. Sound Block

Earlier, I put the sound quality and the Galaxy Bud’s ability to block out sound as a pro. However, there were cons that followed. Whereas I got a good sound of the music whenever I wanted to listen to music in a loud area, when I was at school listening to music, there is absolutely no way of hearing what the others are saying while listening to music. There are so many times when I unintentionally ignore people because I do not know that they are calling for me. Even when I am walking on the street listening to music, I have to turn it off whenever I am crossing the street so that I can hear the cars. I understand that the purpose of Ambient mode is for this reason. However, the Ambient mode makes me not want to listen to music because not only can I not hear people talking very well, I also can’t hear the music with a good sound quality, making me just want to stop listening.

3. Stuffy

The Galaxy buds are very stuffy after listening to music for a long time. Since it completely blocks my ear, I find it uncomfortable for around 1 hour of use. Therefore, whenever I listen to music at the gym with the buds, I always need to take a moment to keep it off in the middle because otherwise it feels very stuffy and uncomfortable. Yes, this does allow the buds to not fall out while doing intense workouts, but it is still uncomfortable.

4. Touch Feedback

There are different settings that come with tapping on the Galaxy Buds. This is incredibly useful whenever I want to pause the music or raise the volume. However, the tactic sensitivity is too much. Just a small swipe causes the buds to pause the music. There were so many times when I was just moving my hair and accidentally tapped on the buds a little bit; ..this paused the music.

Conclusion

There are many pros and cons, but as the Galaxy Buds was my first transition over to truly wireless earbuds, it was a overall pleasant experience. Now, if I use wired earbuds, I find the wires incredibly annoying. For example, it keeps on getting tangled and I cannot listen to music a little bit away from my phone with wires. If I was to rate these buds, I would give it a 4/5 because of the cons I listed, but generally the buds did improve my lifestyle.