- What's up fam, this is your boy Eljefe.
And today we are here to do a comparison
between the Samsung Galaxy Buds Live
versus the Samsung Galaxy Buds+.
Now, if you're interested in checking these out,
hit the links in the description box right down below,
and that'll take you to the latest updated pricing.
Now, before we go any further and for full disclosure,
because I like having transparency
and honesty with my viewers.
The Galaxy Buds+ were given to me by Samsung as a gift
at the Galaxy unpacked event in San Francisco,
back in February.
As far as the Galaxy Buds Live,
I went ahead and bought those myself with my own money
for testing and review purposes.
Now, this is your first time here,
and you're not familiar with the way that I do things
on this channel.
Whether I go out and buy the product myself,
or if a company sends it over to me for review,
I'm always gonna keep it 100 percent real with you
and let you know whether or not it's worth
your hard earned money.
Now, no money was exchanged between me and Samsung
in order to make this video,
so they're gonna be watching it for the very first time
at the same time that you are.
So first and foremost,
the biggest thing let's get that out of the way
is gonna be the main difference in design.
So that's sort of like the elephant in the room here.
So one of these, the Galaxy Buds+
is a standard true wireless earbud design,
where it's got the rubber or silicone ear tip
that goes straight into your ear and creates a seal,
so it closes you off from external noise.
As far as the Galaxy Buds Live,
they're more of an open ear design
where they sort of just kinda sits snugly in your ear,
it kinda places a driver sort of facing into your ear canal,
but it still allows plenty of external noise to come in.
So you still maintain situational and ambient awareness.
So that is a very fundamental difference
between both of these earbuds.
So I am sort of biased as far as this is concerned
because I am not a big fan of open ear design type ear bud.
Whether it be something similar to like,
Apple's original Airpods, things of that nature,
that's not something that really strikes my fancy per se.
Now we all have our own personal preferences.
Some people like grape soda, some people like orange soda.
So it's just, is what it is.
I personally prefer the standard style earbuds
similar to the Galaxy Buds+.
So as far as design and on a personal level,
I prefer that.
So that's why for me, that's what gets the win here,
but it really comes down to what you need
and what you personally prefer.
So as far as design choice,
it's really just gonna come down to your own personal needs.
Now, secondly, let's move into the price.
So as far as the Galaxy Buds Live,
they come in at 169.99
with the Galaxy Buds+ coming in right now at 139.99.
So they've got a bit about $30 worth of a price difference.
So nothing too crazy,
but it is understandable being that the Galaxy Buds Live
do have active noise cancellation.
So that is probably the reason with that price increase.
So if you're just looking to save a few bucks,
then the win is gonna go to the Galaxy Buds+.
And then that's gonna bring us over
to the mics and the call quality.
So both of these are still featuring a triple mic setup.
So they do a very good job of picking up your voice,
they do a pretty good job of blocking out back noise.
But let me go ahead
and play you some call quality samples here,
both in a quiet environment
and one with simulated crowd noise
and this way you can be the judge for yourself.
All right. So here we have a call quality tests
for the Galaxy Buds Live.
Testing testing, one, two, three,
testing testing, one, two, three.
Obviously I'm indoors in a quiet environment.
Now let's put some crowd noise.
So here we have the Galaxy Buds Live
with some simulated crowd noise, playing in the background.
Let's see how well is canceling it out.
Testing testing one, two, three,
testing testing one, two, three.
So here we have the call quality test
for the Galaxy Buds+.
Testing testing one, two, three,
Obviously indoors and in a quiet environment.
Testing testing one, two, three.
Let's go ahead and add some crowd noise.
So here we have some crowd noise added,
testing testing one, two, three.
Galaxy Buds+ with some crowd noise in the background.
Testing testing one, two, three.
As always, you're gonna have to be the judge
of the call quality down in the comments section.
So now let's transition over to the battery life
of these earbuds.
So with the Galaxy Buds Live,
they're gonna give you eight hours worth of playback time
with the active noise cancellation turned off
and then they're gonna give you around five or six hours
with the ANC turned on,
along with an additional 21 hours in the case.
When it comes to the Galaxy Buds+,
they're gonna give you somewhere around 11 to 12 hours
with the ambient turned off
and somewhere around eight hours
with the ambient turned on
with an additional 11 hours in the case.
So if you gonna judge these
just based on sheer playback time,
then obviously the winner would be the Galaxy Buds+,
but for me personally,
I think overall has to come into play here
with the case included and recharges available.
So for me personally, the Galaxy Buds Live,
they're gonna take the win in the battery department
because overall they seem to be giving you
just a slight edge over the Galaxy Buds+
in total battery life.
Now, before we move into the next section,
if you have any comments, questions, concerns,
any of that sort of stuff about either of these products,
leave those down in the comment section.
And also I have a question for you.
Both of these earbuds are available
in a ton of different colors.
So you let me know which color preference
do you prefer for either of these earbuds.
So let me know down in the comment section,
because I'd love to know what your choice is.
So now let's move over to the active noise cancellation
and ambient sound.
So as far as the Galaxy Buds+,
they do not have active noise cancellation whatsoever,
but they do have one of the best implementations
of an ambient sound type feature.
So even just out of the box,
when you just activated by itself, it's very good,
it picks up a lot of the external noise going on around you,
and it sounds pretty good overall.
And when you get into the Galaxy Buds+ app,
you actually have the ability to adjust the volume level
of that ambient sound.
And if you go into the little Labs tab in there,
you can actually activate a fourth level,
which really pumps up the volume
and gives you almost mutant like hearing.
But you have to be careful with that
because it will pick up loud noises
and pump them straight into your ears,
so be careful with that function.
Now, as far as the Galaxy Buds Live,
you've got a natural ambient sound
because they don't actually seal
all the way inside your ear,
but you do have active noise cancellation
and that ANC actually does work.
It will block out a bunch of the low frequency noise
in your area.
But, and this kind of caught me by surprise.
If you did in the menus of the Galaxy Buds Live app,
you will find a setting that is ambient sound.
They called it something like pressure relief,
but if you click that on,
you'll notice that it will activate microphones
and actually create an ambient sound
on top of the natural ambient sound.
It's a bit weird, but it is there.
So this is why I would give the win to the Galaxy Buds Live
because not only do they give you active noise cancellation,
they're giving you ambient aware as well.
Now, next up let's move into the volume.
So as far as volume is concerned,
the Galaxy Buds+ give you plenty of that.
For me, comfortable listening is anywhere
like 70 to 80% volume
and that's mostly based on the fact
that they create a complete seal in my ears,
so I don't have to listen to them at full volume
to be able to really hear like the detail in my music,
or if I'm watching videos,
I don't have to really get them
all the way super, super loud.
Now, when it comes to the Galaxy Buds Live,
they are 100% definitely louder in sheer volume overall.
So with these, when I was doing the testing,
I got them, you know, 75%, 80%,
when I got to about 85%,
it was already getting too loud for me
and I was getting very uncomfortable,
put them up to 90%, that's where I stopped
and I still had two more volume clicks left to go.
So if you're a volume junkie
or somebody who may be hard of hearing,
they're gonna have you covered
as far as the sheer volume is concerned.
So as far as volume,
the win here is gonna go to the Galaxy Buds Live.
So now that's gonna bring us over to the sound quality.
So as far as both of these earbuds
in relation to each other,
they sort of have a very different type of sound signature,
at least to my ears.
Where the Galaxy Buds Live,
are gonna give you a warmer, richer type of sound,
whereas the Galaxy Buds+ are tuned
closer to the Harman curve,
a sound signature that is less offensive to most people.
So it's more balanced, not so bass heavy
where the Galaxy Buds live are much, much more bass heavy,
and that's sort of the main difference between the two,
as far as that goes.
Now for me personally,
as far as just sheer sound quality is concerned,
I most definitely prefer the Galaxy Buds+
over the Galaxy Buds Live.
Now, that also has a bit to do
with the fact that they seal in my ear
and they create a more quiet environment,
and that allows me to hear more detail and clarity
in the music that the Galaxy Buds Live simply can't match.
So it's not, I'm not saying that they don't have trouble,
but it's mostly concentrated in the base and in the mids.
So if you're okay with that type of sound,
then probably that's gonna be the better choice for you.
But for me personally,
I'm definitely gonna roll for sound quality
with the Galaxy Buds+ here.
So as far as these two earbuds are concerned,
these are really products that are sort of designed
for two separate people.
So some people do prefer that open ear type design,
where they can hear everything going on around them
and they don't like having those ear tips
stuck into your ears, totally fine.
I'm not that person.
I'm the person who likes having the ear tips
and having that total seal,
so I can really enjoy my music.
So it's for two separate types of people.
So what it all really comes down to
is what you personally prefer.
What is the type of product that best works for you.
Now, if you're interested in hearing
all of my thoughts and initial impressions
on the Galaxy Buds Live, check out the video,
that's gonna pop up on the screen right here.
With that said, I'm out.
Peace.