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BEST BUDS FOR SOUND AND SMARTS

Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds3 and Galaxy Buds3 Pro have audio buffs excited.This generation looks stunning with a new bladed design, but most importantly they sound better than ever, with their ultra high-fidelity audio quality. Words Michael Irving

Blades of glory The first thing you’ll notice about the third generation Galaxy Buds is the new bladed design. The small angled heads are made for a more comfortable fit, counterbalanced by long “blades” that not only make a statement, but also allow greater control. You can swipe up or down to adjust the volume, or pinch them to play, pause, or launch a pre-set app. And if you grab the Galaxy Buds3 Pro, these blades light up to really turn heads. Amazing audio Of course, the sound quality is what really matters, and the Samsung Galaxy Buds3 and Buds3

Pro deliver in spades. They come equipped with a new 11mm speaker and an amp enhanced diaphragm, boosted by the Samsung Seamless Codec, which keeps the streaming quality high. The end result is an ultra Hi-Fi experience, with up to 24bit, 96kHz audio that provides deep bass, rich mid tones and clear high notes. The Galaxy Buds3

external noise, which is then processed by specialty algorithms to generate the exact opposite sound waves. These are then emitted into your ears, creating your own cone of silence. The Galaxy Buds3 Pro go one better, making this process adaptive. Basically, the Adaptive ANC can automatically adjust its levels to your environment, to better pick up and muffle specific sounds. Other

mixing your audio, to provide the best sound quality in any scenario. Fancy features The Galaxy Buds3 have a few new tricks up their sleeves. When paired with another Samsung Galaxy device, you can have your own interpreter right in your ear – with the app open and someone speaking another language, you’ll hear a live translation through the buds! Earbuds can be easy to lose, but now you can find lost buds at the touch of a button, with an in-app locator. Long live the Buds3! The buds are all wrapped up in a durable shell, rated IP57 for dust and water resistance. They’ll have a long life in another sense of the word, too – you’ll get up to six hours of use out of the buds themselves, or seven for the Galaxy Buds3 Pro, from a full charge. And for long adventures, you’ll get up to 30 hours of total battery life before you have to charge the case.

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Pro take things a step further, with a two-way woofer and tweeter for even more dynamic sound. Active and adaptive Sometimes you just want to

times, you need to stay aware of your surroundings, so Ambient Sound mode will let important sounds in, so that you won’t be caught off guard by that car horn. Both the Buds3 and Buds3 Pro feature an adaptive equaliser mode, which takes your environment into account when

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drown out distractions, and the Galaxy Buds3 are equipped with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) to do just that. Three microphones on the outside of the buds pick up

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