Our quick take

Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 - 4.0 / 5

Buds 2 vs Buds Pro: What’s different?

Design and build

  • Dimensions: 20.9 x 17.0 x 21.1mm Weight (per earbud): 5g IPX2 water resistant

Setup and control

  • Instant connection Galaxy Wearable app Customisable tap controls

Performance and ANC

  • Dual driver design Active noise-cancellation (ANC)

Battery life and charging

  • 5 hours with ANC 20 hours total

To recap

A marked improvement over the original model, sharing features with the higher-priced Galaxy Buds Pro, these headphones importantly sound decent. They don’t offer the best active noise-cancellation (ANC) around, but they do offer great call quality.