Design and features:This Bluetooth wireless noise canceling portable ear-insert model provides very good sound and excellent active noise reduction. Its ear plug-like design and electronic noise canceling feature reduce both outside noise and sound leaking out into your environment. The headphones work with or without the noise canceling feature being turned on. You can use the noise-canceling feature without listening to music. Additional features include - Either earpiece can be used alone for one ear monitoring of Bluetooth streamed audio and telephone communications. Charging/carrying case has built-in rechargeable battery that the manufacturer claims can be used to recharge the earphone batteries 3 times (to add an additional 15 hrs. of playtime for a total of 20 hrs.), can be recharged via USB cable or compatible optional Qi compatible wireless charging devices or wireless Powershare with compatible Samsung phones that have that feature. Manufacturer claims water resistance (IPX2). The headphone noise cancellation control default setting switches between ANC on and ambient sound monitor (Pass-through) modes by touch control on either earbud; the default settings can be customized using the Samsung Wearable App to enable or disable this touch control feature. Removing one earbud automatically turns off ANC and will resume again once both earbuds are worn. Three different levels of ambient sound can be selected in app. Has touch controls for play/pause/skip forward and backward, and noise cancelling/ambient sound monitoring toggling. Touch controls can also be set to control volume or digital assistant wake functions when the earphones are used with Android mobile devices and using Samsung Galaxy Wearable App. Bluetooth connected Apple mobile devices using iOS Version 10 and above will show the battery level. Supports Samsung Bixby when used with Bluetooth capable devices that has that feature. Has quick charge feature: 10 min of charging will provide 2.5 hr. of playtime. Bluetooth connected Apple mobile devices using iOS Version 5 and above will show the battery level. Has Seamless earbud connection feature that allows you to quickly switch the earbud connection to another compatible Android mobile device signed into your Samsung Galaxy Wearable app account without disconnecting or entering pairing mode. Free Samsung Galaxy Wearable app download for Android mobile phones can be used to change the tonal balance of the headphones, enable noise cancelling and ambient sound monitoring functions, adjust ambient sound monitoring levels, adjust left/right sound balance, perform an earbud fit test, change the function of the earphone touch controls, check the earphone battery level, update the earphone firmware, and help locate the earphones if they are lost or misplaced. Provides audio when used with all Bluetooth audio devices, but app based features are not available unless the headphones are used with more recent Android mobile devices. This model comes with 3 pairs of ear pieces in various sizes, USB-A to USB-C connector charging cable, charging cradle/recharger battery/carrying case, Quick start guide.
Sound quality:We found the Galaxy Buds2 delivers sound quality that falls in the very good range - it reproduces music and voice very well although it does have some noticeable sonic quirks and excellent active noise reduction. With the app equalizer set at Normal setting and the noise cancelling mode engaged the bass (as in bass drums, bass guitars, stand-up bass, etc.) has good impact and goes deep, but is prominent and boomy. The midrange (voices, guitars, horns, etc.) is fairly even, but is somewhat grainy and hazy, a touch sibilant, and somewhat overwhelmed by the bass. The treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is fairly extended, but is slightly subdued, smeared, and sizzly (sounds that should have a delicate shimmer have a sound reminiscent of bacon frying). While the sound has a decent sense of liveliness, it is closed (sound-wise it's fairly obvious you have something plugging your ears) and does a decent job of recovering room ambience. Warm character. The overall sound can be summarized as bassy and grainy. The tone settings of the app do have a noticeable effect on the sound of these earphones. Noise Canceling: Excellent noise reduction across the entire frequency range with the low frequencies reduced the most. Orientation changes the noise reduction characteristic - when the noise is coming from the front a bit more mid-frequency noise can be heard. The noise canceling feature does not produce any background noise that can be heard when there is no audio program to drown it out.
Comfort and Fit:We found that these earphones as typical of in-ear models they produce a sense of pressure in the ear canal opening might be uncomfortable for some.
Small
Users with small earbowls might find that the earphone body feels a bit bulky in their earbowl, but that they will stay in place during casual use and they are stable during fairly vigorous head movement.
Medium/Large
Users with medium and larger sized ear bowls will probably find this model stays in place with no problems for casual use and that they are stable during fairly vigorous head movement.
Incidental contact with the touch controls can cause unintentional playing and pausing.
Because of the rounded body and smooth texture some users may find the earphones hard to grasp and more prone to being dropped when handling them.
