

Of course, as we pointed out in our preview with the Buds Live, it’s not always a perfect fit. Long story short, you should probably buy the Galaxy Buds Live over the Plus unless you plan on wearing your earbuds for 11 hours straight. The difference there is that the Buds Live have active noise cancellation while the Buds Plus use ambient noise reduction, and the Buds Plus have a longer built-in battery life but an overall lower one when you factor in the charging case. The Buds Plus are $149.99 / £159 / AU$299, which is only about $20 less than the Buds Live. What’s kind of confusing about the Samsung Galaxy Buds Live is how close they sit to the Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus that were released earlier in 2020.

The Samsung Galaxy Buds are available to order from Samsung – as well as most third-party retailers – now for $169.99 / £179 / AU£319.That's significantly less expensive than the AirPods Pro, which come in at $249 / £249 / AU$399, meaning the Galaxy Buds Live could be a compelling cheaper alternative to Apple's noise-cancelling earbuds. Samsung Galaxy Buds Live price and availability They're even slightly cheaper than the Galaxy Buds Live, so we'd definitely recommend them if you can wait a couple of weeks until release. These include improved active noise cancellation and a more balanced sound profile. Samsung will be launching the Galaxy Buds 2 on August 27, and they do boast some strong improvements over the company's prior attempts.

The Galaxy Buds Live, much like the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, however, are no longer the newest earbuds on the block.
