- All right, so we are here to talk about
the Galaxy Buds 2 versus the OnePlus Buds Pro.
So we're gonna be doing a quick comparison,
putting them against each other to see which one's
gonna be the better one for that $150 price tag.
Now I'm not gonna be doing a bunch of B roll.
It's gonna be mostly me talking to you directly,
but for people who might say,
"Hey man, he doesn't even have these."
All right, first, here are the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2,
and they're graphite black.
So they're right there.
And then also let me see if I can pop this case open.
And here are the OnePlus Buds Pro, also in the matte black.
And as you can see,
I've also got my spin fit tips already on them as well.
So that's why I did the comparison.
I wanted to make sure that I had equivalent tips on both
to keep things nice and even.
So that's both of them right there
so that you can see them
so that you can see that I actually have them here.
So I'm not just somebody who's making a video
and doesn't know what he's talking about.
So I'm talking from experience here.
So let's start off first with the comfort.
So comfort is very subjective
and everybody's ears are different,
but I can only give you the benefit
of my own experience with them.
Now wearing them both for what amounts to about
two and a half to three hours and a single setting
to see how my ears felt.
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 gave me less ear fatigue
than the OnePlus Buds Pro.
So as far as comfort,
I'm gonna pick the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2.
It's not a huge difference there, but they are smaller,
they're not a stem style, and they do fit very well.
So they do kind of take the edge there.
So now let's move over to the controls.
Both of these are featuring touch controls.
So you do have that option.
The OnePlus Buds Pro also have a squeeze control
similar to the AirPods Pro, but you know,
it's kind of a cool feature.
You can activate some stuff with it, but it isn't all that.
The reason why I'm gonna go ahead and pick the
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro to win for controls
is because the customizability of their control setup.
So that's what I really liked.
Plus they're also much more responsive to your touch.
So when you go to command,
it's single tap, double tap, triple tap.
It reacts immediately and you see,
like it pauses quickly and it skips tracks quickly.
So there's not a huge delay between them.
So the controls in the Galaxy Buds 2,
are definitely better than the OnePlus Buds Pro.
Moving over to the battery life.
Now I've done full battery testing on both of these
and in the battery life
the Galaxy Buds 2 are also gonna win.
It isn't by a huge amount,
but they're beating the OnePlus Buds Pro
by about an hour with noise cancellation turned on.
I was actually a little disappointed
with the OnePlus Buds Pro on battery life
with noise cancellation turned on,
they pulled like, I think it was like, hold on,
let me pull up my notes here.
But it was a little bit over four hours, which I was like,
wow, really?
Yeah, so it was four hours and four minutes
with noise cancellation on max.
So, I mean, it's doing almost seven hours
with noise cancellation turned off,
but the Galaxy Buds 2 are easily winning there.
They're pulling over five hours
with noise cancellation turned on.
So the Buds 2 definitely win for battery life.
So now let's move over to the app support.
Now they both have some app support.
Obviously the Galaxy Buds use the Galaxy Wearable app.
The OnePlus Buds Pro are using the HeyMelody app.
And they both have some decent options to them.
The app for the Galaxy Buds is definitely
the better of the two.
It's much more smoother.
It's much easier to use, it's much more intuitive.
So overall that one wins for me.
The one for the Buds Pro it's actually not bad,
to be completely honest, not bad.
You got to look at a lot of different options.
Sadly, there is no EQ.
They do have a built-in hearing test
to give you like a customized EQ,
but I didn't hear a huge difference
between their customized EQ
and just the way that they sound right out of the box.
So just to kind of keep that fair.
So now let's move over to some straight up performance
on the OnePlus Buds Pro versus the Galaxy Buds 2.
So when it comes to active noise cancellation,
the winner here is going to be the OnePlus Buds Pro.
The active noise cancellation is noticeably stronger
on the OnePlus versus the Galaxy Buds 2.
It is a very noticeable difference.
So if you want to test it out for yourselves,
people that happen to have 'em,
it would be something like akin to running a air conditioner
or running like a ceiling fan
or some sort of a steady noise like that.
Or you can even be around a crowd.
You can even play some crowd noise to hear the difference,
but the OnePlus Buds Pro definitely have the
stronger active noise cancellation out of the two.
Now moving over to the ambient sound.
And for the ambient sound,
this is one really caught me by surprise because
Samsung has actually got a pretty decent ambient mode.
Plus the fact that you can adjust it in its volume
and its strength gives it a bit of credit,
but OnePlus Buds Pro take the win for the ambient sound
as well, it comes in a bit clearer.
There's a little bit more volume to it.
So overall, I really liked the ones
from the OnePlus Buds Pro.
Now moving over to the volume.
So sound volume itself.
The winner here is gonna be the OnePlus Buds Pro.
They are noticeably louder than the Galaxy Buds 2.
I would say probably around
two to three more clicks of volume.
So if the Galaxy Buds 2 came in around
an eight and a half at a 10 for volume,
the OnePlus Buds Pro are probably pulling in
like a nine or nine and a half.
So it is a very, they're way louder,
like it's noticeably louder.
So that's something that you
definitely want to keep in mind.
So if you're somebody who needs that additional volume,
they're gonna have you covered.
And on top of that from one of the spec books
that I was reading on the OnePlus,
the worldwide version, they're pretty loud.
But apparently the version that they're gonna sell in India
is gonna be louder still.
So yeah, they're gonna have you covered there
when it comes to the volume.
Now, moving over to sound quality.
Now, sound quality.
For the win here are gonna be the OnePlus Buds Pro.
Now this is pretty wild, right?
Because it seems like the Buds Two are really
taking this whole win here, but nah man,
for pure performance,
the OnePlus Buds Pro are really coming through.
They are really pulling off a win here.
Sound quality is noticeably much more dynamic
than what you're getting from the Galaxy Buds 2.
Galaxy Buds 2 have a bit more balance to their sound.
These are a little bit more V,
so you get a bit more treble boost,
a bit more bass boost, but the base is much deeper.
Like there is some serious rumble here to it.
So if you're picking out the right tracks,
like one of the last ones that I like to use right now
is Doing It Right by Daft Punk.
They've got some bass hits,
they got some sub bass hits in there.
And the OnePlus really can pull off that rumble.
Like I was truly impressed.
Not to mention the fact
that you can turn them up much louder.
So you have both of those working in your favor.
If you like a more V-shaped type of sound,
where you have more bass and boosted treble,
then OnePlus obviously.
If you prefer something a bit more balanced,
then you might want to go with the Galaxy Buds 2.
Those are your two options there.
But for me personally,
I definitely prefer the sound of the OnePlus Buds Pro
over the Galaxy Buds 2.
So just to kind of make that clear.
So now let's move over to some call quality samples.
Let me play those for you real quick.
This way you can hear what they sound like
both indoors and in a simulated crowd noise environment.
And then you can kind of decide whether or not
either one of these is gonna work for you.
Give me just a sec here.
All right, so here we have the mic quality test
for the OnePlus Buds Pro.
So testing, testing, 1, 2, 3.
Obviously I'm indoors and it is a semi quiet environment.
So testing, testing, 1, 2, 3.
All right, so here we have the mic quality test
for the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2.
So testing, testing, 1, 2, 3.
Obviously we're indoors once again,
and a semi quiet environment.
So testing, testing, 1, 2, 3.
All right, and here we have the mic quality test
for the OnePlus Buds Pro
in a simulated crowd noise environment,
like a busy crowded cafe,
or maybe a busy restaurant, something like that.
So testing, testing, 1, 2, 3.
And here we have the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2
in a simulated crowd noise environment.
So similar to a crowded bar,
or maybe a busy bus station, something like that.
So testing, testing, 1, 2, 3.
As always, you're gonna have to be
the judge of the call quality down in the comment section.
All right, so just from listening to that,
for me personally,
while the Galaxy Buds 2 have a bit more of a
natural tone to the voice,
maybe slightly less processed,
the OnePlus Buds Pro do a much better job.
So now we're gonna choose a winner.
And overall the OnePlus Buds Pro easily outperform
the Samsung Galaxy Buds Two.
It's very noticeable the difference.
Once you put them on, once you start using them both.
And I've been using them both for the past like, four days.
And just trying them out over and over and over.
I found myself reaching for the OnePlus Buds Pro
instead of the Galaxy Buds 2.
I enjoy the sound, I enjoy the noise cancellation on them.
So, excellent.
Just excellent overall.
So yeah, for me the clear winner between
the OnePlus Buds Pro and the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2,
it's gonna be OnePlus.
That might cause a lot of surprise to some people,
that might come as a shock, but yeah,
it's definitely a difference.
You can easily hear the difference between the two.
And while there might not be, you know,
the Galaxy Buds aren't bad.
And I just want to make that really clear.
They're not bad at all,
but they are outperformed by the OnePlus Buds Pro.
And that's also one of the reasons why,
when people have been, I'm sorry about the womp, yeah yeah.
And that's also why, like,
some people have been asking about the Galaxy Buds 2
and I've been telling them that I feel like
they're a bit overpriced.
It's also why in my full review I didn't recommend them,
because at $150,
they're outperformed by a lot of different earbuds, a lot.
So the Galaxy Buds 2 for me,
should have been priced somewhere between 99 and 129,
that would have been a much better,
that way people would really know, okay,
this is an entry-level version of the Galaxy Buds.
And then if I wanted the top dog from Samsung,
I go with the Galaxy Buds Pro
instead of causing all this confusion, right?
Because right now you can get the Galaxy Buds Pro
for 150 on Amazon, or the Galaxy Buds 2 for 150 on Amazon.
Like, wait, what?
So come on, man.
So that's the main thing.
So for anybody who wanted to know,
that's where I stand between the OnePlus Buds Pro
and the Galaxy Buds 2, your boy El Jefe,
I'm picking OnePlus for this one.