Samsung is far from having said its last word in the world of true wireless headphones. With its new Galaxy Buds2 Pro, the chaebol intends to demonstrate the extent of its know-how and claim a place at the top.
If the first Galaxy Buds Pro of the name did not quite have the stuff of the greatest, the Galaxy Buds2 Pro now have what it takes to claim themselves as such. If we omit the loss of performance on the hands-free kit (too bad…), the second version pushes the listening experience even further, the active noise reduction, the design quality and the duration of use, for an overall very satisfactory result. Not everything is perfect – we think in particular of the lack of versatility of use and the somewhat limited functionalities – but we are getting very close. As before, we will especially recommend these Galaxy Buds2 Pro to Samsung aficionados, who will be able to taste all the features of these headphones.
Strong points
- Nice sound balance, very deep bass, very ample treble.
- Clean, defined and precise sound.
- Very good reproduction of the stereo scene.
- Neat design, very compact, robust (IPX7 certification).
- High efficiency of active noise reduction.
- Comfortable, good support.
Weak points
- Extreme bass that overflows a bit, brilliance of the treble a bit too pronounced.
- Performance behind the hands-free kit.
- No full support on iOS, app a bit lacking in customization options.
- More orders would not have been too much.
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Alternatively
The Galaxy Buds 2 may be the least expensive headphones in Samsung’s catalog, but they absolutely must not be seen as headphones without ambition. On the contrary, we are surprised to see them come very close to the excellent Galaxy Buds Pro on many points. They would just have needed a slightly more versatile and musical sound reproduction for us to be able to recommend them without reservation.