Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 price leaks – and they could be cheaper than the AirPods Pro
They’re rumored to launch in August
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The price of the rumoredSamsung Galaxy Buds 2true wireless earbuds may have been revealed – and if these claims are true, they’ll be cheaper than the ever-popularApple AirPods Pro.
According toMySmartPrice, which cites “industry sources”, the Galaxy Buds 2 will cost “between EUR 180 and EUR 200”.
If we assume that the buds will sit bang in the middle of those two prices, that works out at around $225 / £160 / AU$300. By comparison, the AirPods Pro cost €279 / $249 / £249 / AU$399 when they launched in 2019, though discounts are sometimes available.
It’s worth taking these prices with a pinch of salt; they’re based on a conversion from the leaked EU prices, and it’s not likeSamsungto have such differing prices in the US and the UK (the Galaxy Buds Pro cost $199 / £219 in these regions).
And, as with any leak or rumor, we can’t take it as gospel until we have confirmation from Samsung. Right now, the company hasn’t even acknowledged the existence of the newwireless earbuds– though a series of leaks makes us pretty confident that a release date is imminent.
Everything points to August
Our first hint about the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 came after they were revealed by some intriguing lines of code within the Samsung Galaxy Wearable app’s APK file data.
Most recently, what looks like the Galaxy Buds 2 were spotted on the FCC (Federation Communications Commission) platform by91Mobiles, which suggests a launch is imminent. We’ve also seenleaked imagesof the the earbuds.
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While it feels not that long ago that Samsung released the Galaxy Buds Pro, the company has a track record for launching newearbudsmodels in quick succession.
The original Samsung Galaxy Buds, launched in March 2019, sought to topple theAppleAirPods' monopoly on thetrue wireless earbudsmarket. Alongside their successors, theSamsung Galaxy Buds Plus, theGalaxy Buds Live, and theGalaxy Buds Pro, they make up a wider portfolio of Samsung true wireless earbuds.
Whether the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 will be a successor to the original wireless earbuds or to the newer Galaxy Buds Pro remains to be seen. If they are the latter, we could see a reprisal of features like active noise cancellation and waterproofing; though if they are the former, we might see these more premium features dropped in favor of a cheaper price.
We think it looks more likely that the they’ll be the former. The original Samsung Galaxy Buds never had a ‘true’ follow up, with the Galaxy Buds Plus acting as more of an upgraded version. According toSammobile, the model number of the rumored Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 is ‘SM-R177’, like most Galaxy Buds models.
The Galaxy Buds Pro, on the other hand, come with the model number ‘SM-R190’, suggesting that the new earbuds won’t pick up where the Pro left off.
Hopefully we won’t have too long to wait to find out. TipsterRoland Quandthas said that Samsung is “ramping up production” on the next-gen Galaxy Buds, which means they could be released as soon as August, on the three-year anniversary of the original Galaxy Buds.
With Samsung expected to launch theGalaxy Z Fold 3,Galaxy Z Flip 3,Galaxy S21 FE,Galaxy Watch 4, andGalaxy Watch Active 4in August too, an imminent release date seems likely.
Olivia was previously TechRadar’s Senior Editor - Home Entertainment, covering everything from headphones to TVs. Based in London, she’s a popular music graduate who worked in the music industry before finding her calling in journalism. She’s previously been interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live on the subject of multi-room audio, chaired panel discussions on diversity in music festival lineups, and her bylines include T3, Stereoboard, What to Watch, Top Ten Reviews, Creative Bloq, and Croco Magazine. Olivia now has a career in PR.
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