Samsung Buds 2 Pro
Samsung's Galaxy Bud2 Pro is a surprisingly aggressive reimagining of the Buds line. Instead of jumping off from the Buds Pro design, these Bluetooth earbuds clearly started with the look and feel of the Galaxy Buds 2 and then took an Exacto blade to the body, carving away bits and pieces to accommodate better mics and sensors to improve fit, audio, and noise-canceling abilities. That Samsung did this while making the earbuds 15% smaller than the last Buds is impressive. The result is an already impressive pair of buds that, in my brief hands-on, provided a great fit, notably good active noise cancellation (ANC), and rich audio. There's also the promise of great battery life (29 hours with the case and without using ANC). I'm also happy they have IP7X for surviving a drop in water or splashes, though I didn't get to test that out. These aren't, at $229.99, the cheapest buds, but they are feature-packed and look ready to take on the best Apple can offer in the ...