SAMSUNG Galaxy Buds Plus, True Wireless Earbuds Bluetooth 5.0 (Wireless Charging Case Included), Black – US Version

I've been through about 20 or 30 pairs of wired earbuds in the last almost 15 years, when I was high school and the iPod made them a necessity. I've always been addicted to music, so the buds go in whenever I'm able to listen, and for some years now, through the night as I fall asleep to stand-up albums or audiobooks. (I highly recommend listening to Mulaney or Gaffigan stand-up before bed.)They went through the wringer, and only a few brands ever held out longer than six months. So naturally, the wires would fray, one bud would die before the other, or that stupid cable would bend at the input and the sound would go in and out. Eventually I switched to huge headphones for durability. Really hurt trying to sleep with them on, though.I've resisted wireless because the notion of charging headphones seemed ridiculous. (And I'm old school about tech) What if the battery died? That a battery could come between me and my music was idiotic.Then, I got a nice little bonus this spring. And my earbuds started dying. And I can't get through the workday without my audiobooks (more on this in a minute). And I kept waking up with the wires wrapped around my throat, so I took the hint.I'm decidedly anti-Apple and I have only Samsung products - by chance, really - so when I found these I bought them almost immediately. And I made sure to get them in the brightest color because I'm so sick of losing all the little black gadgets I have!Oh my God. Just... it must be like what the iPod was to me when I first got one as a kid. It's almost magical, the difference it has made in my life.It comes in a little box, and start up is easy. Pop em in your ears, follow the one-page instruction manual on setting up Bluetooth discovery mode, and voila. With my Samsung phone, I had a pre-programmed app (Galaxy Wearables) that helps coordinate all the other settings, things like bass adjustment and ambience. There are SO many settings, it's amazing.Just putting them in is amazing - the noise cancelation, even without anything playing, is like that of being underwater.I had no idea what to do next to get them to work, but it's all about taps. I felt like Uhura or something for the next few weeks, all technologically advanced: the way I have it set up, one tap of a bud pauses and plays. Two taps skips or fast forwards, and three goes backwards or plays previous. Pressing and holding the right increases volume, the left decreases. All of this coordinated with the Galaxy Wearables app, which is where you track the battery life as well.Speaking of the battery life: it's fantastic. I work in a setting where I can listen to music so long as i keep one ear free for safety and communications reasons. Starting at 100% charge, after an 8 hour day, 9 hours of sleep, and then another 8 hour day will I usually find myself in the red and needing to charge.I usually charge them before bed, and it doesn't take long at all - maybe an hour? Quick enough that I don't ever notice it. The charging case itself (cute little pill-looking thing) is good for about two full charges, and it also charges fast. All in all, that battery problem I worried I would have is likely never going to occur.And the sound. It's pretty magnificent. Just this afternoon I was re-listening, for the thousandth time, to the Stephen Fry-narrated Sherlock Holmes audiobook, (absolutely a treasure) and I caught a little sighing note I never noticed in his voice before. It was amazing, it added a lot of depth to the line in question and I had never heard it before. So, excellent sound quality, the likes that you'll hear every instrument clearly, every subtle vocal inflection, etc.The ONLY thing I can complain about is the range. I don't know if walls obstruct range, but the earbuds give out if I'm maybe 30 feet away? Like, if I left my phone in my house and went to check the mail, the signal would definitely be lost. But still, I dont have to carry my phone everywhere and risk dropping it! My workouts and work itself is much smoother now that I don't have to account for the wires and phone being on my person.It's an absolute treasure. I adore these earbuds. No tangled wires that conspire to choke me in my sleep, or kill the sound in one ear. No more cracks in my phone because I got distracted and moved too far back from my desk. If someone who doesn't know headphones etiquette tries talking to me, it just takes a tap to pause, I don't have to unlock my phone and navigate to the app to hit pause.One BONUS is that I have a Note 9, which has a very different charging port than most Android phones - BUT it has the same kind as the charging case for these, so I don't have to worry about carrying around more than one cable.All in all, it has made any listening experience more fluid and natural than I thought wireless earbuds could ever do.

I've had the Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus for over a year now, and I can confidently say they're one of the best purchases I've made. At first, I didn’t fully appreciate how good they were—but over time, I've really come to value their quality.The sound is crystal clear with a surprising amount of bass for such small earbuds. The battery life is impressive—I can go days without needing to recharge the case. They're super comfortable and stay in my ears, even during workouts or while walking around.What really stands out is how reliable they are. A whole year later, they still perform like new. Great connectivity, great call quality, and the ambient sound feature is super handy when I need to stay aware of my surroundings.If you're looking for true wireless earbuds that balance quality, comfort, and durability—these are it. Definitely worth every penny!

I use my earbuds on average 12 hours a day and 7 hours at night. I mainly use for audiobooks and sometimes for music and watching videos. The sound quality is perfect. Noise canceling works fantastic. I find I typically have to turn off noise canceling when I'm walking the dog for safety reasons. When noise canceling is turned off (or ambient sound is on) it severely diminishes the sound quality. When you're talking on the phone it automatically switches over to ambient sounds so you can hear the sounds around you and I think it's mainly so you can hear yourself talking. I don't particularly care for these but I think it's probably a good feature. When ambient sound is on it makes everything sound a little hollow kind of. Not so much the the sound of the music that you're listening to as much as it is the ambient sounds around. I think this could be better. I don't really have anything to compare it to so I don't know how bad it is or how good it is. But in general if you're listening with ambient turned off the sound quality is fantastic.One of the best features about this design is when you are laying on a couch or in the bed. I find that it fits inside my ear just right and I can even lay on my side and the earbuds stay in place.The battery life on this device is fantastic. This was the main reason why I purchased these knowing that it would last a full work day without needing to pause for charging. It charges quickly actually it charges very quickly.Sometimes I don't like how it fits in my ears it feels loose or like it's going to fall out. I usually I'm only doing task around the house and I find that the only time it's falling out of my ear is when I'm doing things like bending over. These would not be good earphones for working out I suspect. Even though it doesn't feel as secure in my ear the benefits that the battery life and the comfortability of sleeping is a huge huge drive for me rating this so high. During the day while working or walking around the house I don't feel like it's going to fall out It's only whenever I start to do activities other than walking or sitting or in my case sleeping. I'm attaching photos so you can see how it fits in my ear. And looking at the photos I can tell it doesn't actually fit that great. So it's quite possible other people's ears it won't feel like it's going to fall out as much.Overall I've been using these for 8 months consistently and I highly recommend them. Maine drivers of that recommendation is battery life, comfortability, and the ability to to sleep with them in.