Samsung Galaxy Buds Wins Consumer Reports' Headphones Test; Apple Airpods Ranks 49th

A new report from a reputable US consumer media outlet seemingly bears out the notion that Apple's AirPods maybe insanely popular amidst casual music listeners, merely they're not exactly the best in terms of audio quality. In the latest Stereo Headphones test by Consumer Reports, Samsung's Galaxy Buds were ranked at number ane with 86 points, while Apple's wireless earbuds ranked a lowly 49th with simply 56 points.

In its review, Consumer Reports described the Milky way Buds every bit "ane of the best-scoring portable Bluetooth headphones Consumer Reports has ever tested" with "true wireless design (and) exemplary audio quality packed into a pair of unobtrusive earpieces". The report also noted that the Buds offer easy-to use touch controls for playback, volume, and skipping tracks.

Aslope the sound quality, which received an 'Excellent' rating from Consumer Reports, another important feature that came in for high praise is the bombardment life, with the review noting that not only do the Galaxy Buds offer higher battery capacity with upwards to half dozen hours of audio playback, the carry case, which offers a farther seven hours of use, comes with wireless charging as standard.

Launched in February 2019, the Galaxy Buds are compatible with Android devices running Android v.0 Marshmallow and above. Information technology comes with Bluetooth v5.0 LE connectivity and, packs a number of congenital-in sensors, including Accelerometer, Hall Sensor and Proximity Sensor. It sports a 58mAh battery, plus a 252mAh battery in the example. It is as well priced lower than the Apple Airpods, which should brand it an obvious choice for people looking to purchase a new pair of premium earbuds.