{"id":24023,"date":"2019-04-05T12:05:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T10:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/?p=24023"},"modified":"2019-04-05T13:34:19","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T11:34:19","slug":"samsung-galaxy-buds-vs-apple-airpods-which-are-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/samsung-galaxy-buds-vs-apple-airpods-which-are-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Galaxy Buds vs Apple AirPods \u2013 Which are Better?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the battle of the screen-sizes, chip-power, and camera capabilities has died down a bit between the two powerhouses of the tech world, the war between who has the better earpods is now raging.<\/p>\n<p>On the one side, we have Samsung with their Galaxy Buds, which have just seen an upgrade for 2019; while Apple has introduced the second iteration of its quickly-adopted AirPods. But, what do critics and reviewers have to say about Samsung and Apple&#8217;s in-ear Bluetooth accessories?<\/p>\n<h3>Samsung Galaxy Buds<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/samsung-galaxy-buds-black-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/samsung-galaxy-buds-black-4.jpg 1600w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/samsung-galaxy-buds-black-4-300x169.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/samsung-galaxy-buds-black-4-768x432.jpg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/samsung-galaxy-buds-black-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>What are they:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Samsung\u2019s new Galaxy Buds are tailor-made for the firm\u2019s sparkling new flagship phone, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=galaxy%20s10&amp;utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better&amp;utm_content=Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy S10<\/a>, but work on just about any Android phone with wireless charging and Bluetooth connectivity, making them an incredibly flexible and accessible option.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Key features<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"i8Z77e\">\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Light, discreet, comfortable design.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Six-hour battery life.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Tiny case with wireless charging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Reviews:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/headphone-reviews\/samsung-galaxy-buds-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DigitalTrends<\/a>: 4.5\/5<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/samsung-galaxy-buds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TechRadar<\/a>: 4\/5<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/review\/samsung-galaxy-buds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wired<\/a>: 4\/5<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2019\/03\/13\/samsung-galaxy-buds-review-true-wireless-earbuds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engadget<\/a>: 3.5\/5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Available from:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/shops\/5319\/Instatronics?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better&amp;utm_content=Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instatronics<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/shops?q=snapcraze&amp;utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better&amp;utm_content=Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snapcraze<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong> from R1,999<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/154640828\/Samsung+SM-R170+Galaxy+Buds+2019+in+Black?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better&amp;utm_content=Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png\" alt=\"view offers\" width=\"237\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png 550w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-536x105.png 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Apple AirPods (2019)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24025 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/airpods.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/airpods.jpg 537w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/airpods-300x153.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/airpods-536x274.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50.408%;\">The new AirPods\u2019 marquee upgrades are more talk time (three hours instead of two), quicker Siri access, and a wireless charging case at an additional cost, but they look to be the tweaked improvement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=iphone&amp;utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better&amp;utm_content=Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPhone<\/a> users have been looking for.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.592%;\"><strong>Key features<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"i8Z77e\">\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Brilliantly simple setup<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Sleek Apple design<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Wireless charging<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Clear, solid connection<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Easy access to Siri<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50.408%;\"><strong>Reviews:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/review\/apple-airpods-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wired<\/a>: 3.5\/5<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/apple-airpods-2019-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TechRadar<\/a>: 3.5\/5<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/reviews\/apple-airpods-2019-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNET<\/a>: 4\/5<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2019\/04\/03\/apple-airpods-review-2019-more-of-the-same\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engadget<\/a>: 4\/5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 49.592%;\"><strong>Available from:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/shops\/4609\/PC%20Link%20Computer?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better&amp;utm_content=Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PC Link Computers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/shops\/1259\/takealot.com?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better&amp;utm_content=Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Takealot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong> from around R3,000<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/89401255\/Apple+Airpods+Wireless+Bluetooth+Earphones?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better&amp;utm_content=Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png\" alt=\"view offers\" width=\"237\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png 550w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-536x105.png 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/shops\/5319\/Instatronics?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better&amp;utm_content=Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_vs_Apple%20_AirPods_Which_are_Better\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out Instatronics&#8217; listings on PriceCheck<\/a> to find the best deals on gadgets, mobile accessories, and electronic devices.<\/h4>\n<p><em>And remember, you can read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/category\/tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tech and smartphone related content<\/a> on the PriceCheck OnCheck blog!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We put the Samsung Galaxy Buds and Apple&#8217;s new Airpods head-to-head to see which Bluetooth audio solution is the best!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2866,2850,3046],"tags":[166,1516,4361,4362,378,676,677,4360,1458],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Galaxy-Buds.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24023"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24023"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24029,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24023\/revisions\/24029"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}