Samsung introduced its latest true wireless earbuds, the Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus, at its Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco. With better battery life, additional built-in microphones for better audio calls, and more powerful drivers, the successors to the popular Samsung Galaxy Buds could prove to be a new rival to Apple's AirPods. The new Samsung Galaxy Buds will cost €149.99 and will be available to buy online from February 14 and in stores from March 6. This equates to around €115 / AU€220, but please note that these prices could change when official UK and Australian prices are confirmed. If you pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S20 phones before it's released, you'll get the headphones for free, but after you pay for them. This makes them slightly cheaper than Apple's AirPods, and significantly cheaper than the Sony WF-1000XM3, our current best wireless headphones for 2020.
No noise cancellation
Interestingly, the new earbuds won't block out environmental sound, bucking the recent trend towards noise-canceling true wireless earbuds, as seen on the AirPods Pro and Sony WF-1000XM3. Although they are quite similar to the original Samsung Galaxy Buds, they do offer an upgrade from the previous model, especially when it comes to their superior battery life. The earphones have 11 hours of charging, while the charging case provides an additional 11 hours of charge, bringing the total battery life to 22 hours. Although it's an improvement over its predecessors, the overall battery life isn't huge.