BOTTOM LINE: These Samsung Galaxy Buds3’s are currently the finest earbuds I have every owned. I have used an assortment of wired headphones (cans) since the mid-1960’s, wired sports earphones since the 2000’s, and wireless earbuds for the past four years. The Buds3 fit “my ears” perfectly, are very comfortable, do not fall out, sound incredible, and include unique controls with an application that function without issues once correctly paired to your devices.I must mention before considering and obtaining the Buds3, I performed my “due diligence” and read many reviews. And because these are not designed with assorted sized replaceable silicone “ear tips”, your fit experience may not be as snug or as comfortable. Therefore, Samsung’s Flagship Buds3 PRO’s may be ... MoreBOTTOM LINE: These Samsung Galaxy Buds3’s are currently the finest earbuds I have every owned. I have used an assortment of wired headphones (cans) since the mid-1960’s, wired sports earphones since the 2000’s, and wireless earbuds for the past four years. The Buds3 fit “my ears” perfectly, are very comfortable, do not fall out, sound incredible, and include unique controls with an application that function without issues once correctly paired to your devices.I must mention before considering and obtaining the Buds3, I performed my “due diligence” and read many reviews. And because these are not designed with assorted sized replaceable silicone “ear tips”, your fit experience may not be as snug or as comfortable. Therefore, Samsung’s Flagship Buds3 PRO’s may be considered the better option for some users.PAIRING: My initial procedure for all Bluetooth devices is to confirm if they will easily pair with my current assortment of mobile phones, tablets, and laptops. And verify they pair and function well without requiring an application to be downloaded. Hey, that just me.The Buds3 were able to quickly pair for all but one of my electronic devices. With the exception being my week old 2024 mobile phone. Tried all the tricks of the trade, including rereading and following the included instructions, but my phone would not recognize these Buds3 for Bluetooth pairing. Now I was able to pair to my phone only after downloading and installing Samsung’s applications. Consequently, just beware you may require the apps to get these connected.APPLICATION: Ok, let me start with, there are actually two applications required for the Buds3. First, you must download and install the Samsung mother “Galaxy Wearables” application. Second, install Samsung’s daughter “Galaxy Buds3 Manager” application. (Trust me, the “Buds3” app will not function without the “Wearable” app.) Again, without these two apps, these earbuds would not pair with my current mobile phone. Only after both applications were installed, would the Buds3 seamlessly paired up.These Buds3 earbuds provided acceptable performance with my iPad and Android tablets without the application for my first day watching movies, videos, and streaming music. I must say, I was fairly impressed without the app. However, after installing the dual apps on my mobile phone, there was a substantial improvement with sound quality utilizing some of app’s options. The 9-band (63-Hz to 16K-Hz) equalizer is really a must have feature being able to tweak (customize) frequencies to your personal listening pleasure. Also, the Active Noise Canceling feature preformed reasonably well reducing background noise and extraneous sounds when activated. So, just install both apps before pairing.RATING: Once again, for my personal use, these Samsung Galaxy Buds3 earned themselves a solid 5-Star Rating. Please recognize that the numerous reviewers may not be wrong with their low overall assessments. I get it, these buds just didn’t fit their ears. Therefore, if you can wait for the Bud3 PRO’s to be available, and are prepared to pay the premium price for the additional features and specs, then Samsung’s flagship PRO earbuds may well be the better option.

A massive punch of everything for such a little device!The Buds3 Pro is a HUGE upgrade from earlier iterations, with the design the most obvious of course. They sit perfectly within the ear so well, and for me it worked straight out of the box without changing the tips.A quick run through the Samsung Wearable app ear-test fit guide, and I was good to go.Get the cool light glowing on the Bud stems lit up and they look even better externally, too. A quick app instruction teaches you how to select the type of lighting affect you want, and how to easily turn it on and off outside of the app thereafter.The Samsung A.I Live Translate features of the phone are complimented well with these Buds3 Pro. This is a whole new level when having a face-to-face with someone ... MoreA massive punch of everything for such a little device!The Buds3 Pro is a HUGE upgrade from earlier iterations, with the design the most obvious of course. They sit perfectly within the ear so well, and for me it worked straight out of the box without changing the tips.A quick run through the Samsung Wearable app ear-test fit guide, and I was good to go.Get the cool light glowing on the Bud stems lit up and they look even better externally, too. A quick app instruction teaches you how to select the type of lighting affect you want, and how to easily turn it on and off outside of the app thereafter.The Samsung A.I Live Translate features of the phone are complimented well with these Buds3 Pro. This is a whole new level when having a face-to-face with someone that doesn’t speak your language. If you cannot hear the other person on a video call (A.I call translate feature), it looks like their voice is being dubbed over. Quite remarkable considering this was something I saw many decades ago when watching sci-fi movies and tv shows as a child! This is the future, now!As expected, the sound quality is amazing considering what they have squeezed in to these things. The bass is deep, immersive, the midrange and treble clearly defined, and with specific enhancements on or off, via the app again, the experience can be tailored to everyone's preference.Touch controls are still there on the Buds3 Pro, but this time hidden discreetly on the stems, so those familiar with the earlier Bud versions will have to get used to swiping, pinching, tapping, etc, in different ways.The case can be charged via a USB-C cable or wirelessly, so will keep your Buds3 Pro charged up when not in use. A usual power indicator on the case will alternate between red and green depending on its charge state, and when the case lid is opened, the Buds3 Pro stems light up briefly to show the connection to your device of choice (once set up).The adaptive Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) feature will automatically alter the level of ANC depending on the ambient noise in the vicinity.When auto ANC is fully on, the Buds3 Pro will listen out for alarms, sirens, etc, and will instantly allow external noise through when something like that is detected (think emergency services siren).This feature-rich device will certainly deliver. It is an amazing, immersive, and snug-fitting device that will compliment any arsenal of technology in your possession.

Have been testing the Galaxy Buds 3 for some weeks now - almost by mistake, as I'd originally planned to try the Buds 3 Pro. I'm so glad I got these instead though for reasons I'll explain later.The Buds 3 connected seamlessly to my Galaxy Fold 6 using Samsung's proprietary Bluetooth codec and have provided an absolutely rock solid connection in my usage so far. They have also connected easily and reliably to another Android device I have using the AAC codec so should also work well with other devices.Before moving on to the sound and usage specifics, the Galaxy Wear app provides useful settings options and well as as a number of prebuilt sound eqs and a 10 band equaliser for the user to generate their own custom one to tailor the buds to their sound ... MoreHave been testing the Galaxy Buds 3 for some weeks now - almost by mistake, as I'd originally planned to try the Buds 3 Pro. I'm so glad I got these instead though for reasons I'll explain later.The Buds 3 connected seamlessly to my Galaxy Fold 6 using Samsung's proprietary Bluetooth codec and have provided an absolutely rock solid connection in my usage so far. They have also connected easily and reliably to another Android device I have using the AAC codec so should also work well with other devices.Before moving on to the sound and usage specifics, the Galaxy Wear app provides useful settings options and well as as a number of prebuilt sound eqs and a 10 band equaliser for the user to generate their own custom one to tailor the buds to their sound preference.As for the fit and sound, I have used a number of IEMs over the years including many of the popular wireless options each year, what I love about these is that they sit securely but not deeply into the ear which means you have a good awareness of your surroundings without having to resort to so called 'transparency modes' which just seem to attract more wind noise into the buds I've tried in the past. There is a noise cancelling option on these but I'm not convinced it does the job that many will expect compared to 'deep ear' IEMS with ANC options.Whether you like to hear your surroundings or be enveloped in background silence will be personal preference but the advantage of the design of these is that they are very comfortable and do not provide ear fatigue during extended usage.Controls work great - slide on the stalks for volume and presses for track skip and play /pause etc all function as expected.Mic quality is very good from my experience also.Finally, probably the most important part, sound quality. I'm actually blown away by these - they fit my sound preferences almost perfectly via the Balanced eq but absolute hit the spot with a couple of very minor in app eq tweaks. No overblown bass, but still enough tight and punchy bass for the music I listen to coupled with plenty of details in the mids and treble region without ever sounding harsh or artificial.Overall, these are highly recommended and have comfortably exceeded my expectations.