Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 4 Pro Solely Have One Shot at Difficult AirPods Pro 3

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 4 Pro wi-fi earbuds haven’t been introduced but, however proof of their arrival is beginning to pile up. Last week, it was an icon noticed inside a leaked construct of One UI 8.5 by Android Central, which sparked hypothesis that Samsung may very well be headed towards a possible redesign, and now, there are much more drips about some potential battery life enhancements.

According to a report from GalaxyClub, the Galaxy Buds 4 (and presumably the Buds 4 Pro) will get a battery bump with a case that comes with a 530mAh battery versus the Galaxy Buds 3, which have a rated case battery capability of 500mAh. That’s not an enormous leak by any means, however there is yet another element that emerged by way of Android Central that might give a greater indication of what path the Galaxy Buds 4 and 4 Pro are headed. Codenames noticed inside One UI 8.5 present references to “Handel” and “Bach,” who’re each classical composers and sure seek advice from the Galaxy Buds 4 and 4 Pro.

That’s notably a departure from the codenames of earlier wi-fi earbuds, which included “Berry” and “Jelly.” Does that imply there’s going to be a heavy audio focus that leans in direction of hi-fi? Maybe. Are we studying an excessive amount of into an unofficial codename? Also attainable. In both case, when the Galaxy Buds 4 and 4 Pro do finally arrive on the scene (doubtlessly subsequent yr, together with the Galaxy S26), they’ll have some robust competitors in Apple’s AirPods Pro 3.

AirPods are all the time robust competitors within the wi-fi earbud market—for Samsung and everybody else—nevertheless it’s going to be even more durable when evaluating the 2 head-to-head. The cause? Apple managed to push the boundaries of what we even thought wi-fi earbuds might do. Its major technique of doing that has been well being options that embody a solution to monitor your coronary heart fee whilst you take heed to music. It’s a small step in direction of making AirPods half well being wearable, however I sincerely doubt that Apple is finished including well being options, which means its talents as a health wearable might broaden even additional within the subsequent technology.

What does that imply for Samsung? Depending on whether or not Apple’s well being monitoring appeals to you, it might imply that the Galaxy Buds 4 and 4 Pro are behind, and Samsung wouldn’t be alone in its lack of well being sensors, both. It’ll be price watching if Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 push the remainder of the wi-fi earbud market towards well being monitoring in an effort to keep up function parity. That’ll doubtless rely on whether or not individuals truly use well being monitoring options, but in addition whether or not makers of wi-fi earbuds even have the assets and infrastructure to make well being monitoring work. If there’s one firm that might make it work, it’s Samsung, however we’ll have to attend till subsequent yr to search out out, almost certainly.