Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro 2 [2022] (SM-R510NZAALTA) – (Gray)

Great earbuds especially for the price.
I liked everything about these earbuds although I work my earbuds hard and I’ve been through 2 pairs already. These earbuds sound great to me. I have it on the clear EQ setting which makes the mids and treble sound bright. Touch controls are pretty good and responsive. I hardly used the ANC or ambient sound modes but I think they’re good enough to help on a flight or something. I really like the fit and size of these buds, they’re on the smaller side and feel very comfortable. Battery life is good although the case needs to be charged somewhat frequently.I would buy another pair but unfortunately it doesn’t have multi point (for non Samsung devices I think) and also you will pay for your own repairs which I had done once (replaced the left earbud for $40)One of them my left earbud was significantly quieter than the right, and then now my right earbud has some sort of tinny sound in it. I use my earbuds a lot so this isn’t a big surprise. Recently I bought a technics AZ80 and I thought they sounded a lot worse than these (they had too much bass) so the galaxy buds pro 2 are a good value.

A sound quality focused headset that goes way harder than you’d think it should.
So, I’ve owned a lot of wireless headsets over the last few years, and so far, in almost every category, this takes the cake. I didn’t expect a headset from Samsung to go this hard, especially with my fondness for Audio Technica and Sennheiser setting my expectations, but here we are. Let’s break it down:The first thing I want to state is that I’ve replaced my last 3 headsets due to their death, and so longevity of this headset will heavily determine whether this review stays 5 starts. I’ve had it for around two months now, and I expect, generally, to get at least a year out of something like this under pretty heavy use. So far the only headset I’ve had that met this expectation was the Sennheiser CX Plus True Wireless, lasting around a year and a half before one of the buds gave out unexpectedly. After that is was the Audio Technica CKS50TW, out of which I got a grand 3 months, and didn’t honestly care to replace under warranty.SOUND QUALITY: My standards for sound quality are pretty high. My desktop audio setup is an Audio Technica ATH-M50x, and while that’s not the most impressive headset ever on its own, it’s fed by an EVGA NuAudio sound card, and produces some impressive sound with a little bit of EQ tweaking. This headset gets so close to that sound quality that I probably use it more than the M50X now when at my desk. It’s better than both the CKS50TW and CX Plus by quite some margin in this regard, and I’ve seriously come to enjoy the ‘dynamic’ EQ preset. It is *stunning* quality, in my opinion, for a headset of this price. In case you were wondering, yes it’s better than the AirPods, although I’ve found that *most* headsets from reputable manufacturers in this price range are.BATTERY LIFE: This is perhaps the one aspect of this headset that *doesn’t* completely take the cake, but it’s still absolutely respectable, and I completely agree with sacrificing battery life for comfort and size, because that is another aspect in which this headset shines. Look- the battery life isn’t the *best*, but I typically get 5-7 hours out of it, more if you have noise control turned off, and truthfully, in my room, I don’t need it most of the time. There are a lot of headsets out there that do better in this category, but the tradeoff they make is protruding out of the ear to house their larger batteries, and in this case, I think the fact that we’re able to get this much battery into an earbud that completely nestles into a fully supported and secure position in the ear is worth it. This is still *plenty* of battery life in my opinion, and the headset charges swiftly, as does the case.NOISE CANCELLING: The ANC and hear-through are both best-in-class as far as my experience goes. This was something where Sennheiser just about made it and Audio Technica kinda fell on their face, but this is the best ANC of any headset I’ve tried. It does a *fantastic* job of silencing typical office/home background noise like vents, fans, etc. as well as outdoor noise like engines, wind, etc.. One of the other benefits of the completely rounded in-ear design with no protrusion is that they are susceptible to comparatively little wind noise while doing things like cycling, which is my main use case for these. I’m willing to bet that their completely nestled fitment helps with noise cancellation, and may explain why other headsets that protrude further tend to fall flat in this category.There’s little else for me to talk about beyond the fitment, and that’s something I’ve said enough about. They’re very comfortable, they fit very closely and don’t protrude out to catch things like the wind, or my hair. They stay in place exceptionally well, and my overgrown pixie cut even hides them completely because of their low profile. My only complaint is that if the tip of a hair pokes into the pickup for the ANC, it can cause some static until you brush off the hair, a relatively minor gripe that only applies to people within a very narrow range of hair lengths, since longer hair couldn’t poke its ends into the pickup, and shorter hair wouldn’t reach it.Overall, I sincerely hope this headset lives a long life; I’ve very much enjoyed it so far, and would like to for as long as possible. The build quality seems decent, and my only concern is dropping the buds on a hard surface or wax ingress, but I think both the headset and tips are well-designed to prevent wax ingress, and dropping things is sort of an end user problem in this case that only particularly butterfingered individuals like myself really struggle with, so we’ll see how this goes.

Fits very well and noise cancellation is sufficient.

An excellent pair of ear buds that integrate brilliantly with my Samsung phone. They fit very well and are comfortable to wear and I like that the Samsung app gives feedback on the fitting of the buds. Pairing was super quick and easy and I also like the amount of control I have over the buds on my phone.Sound quality is probably the best of experienced from ear buds with a well rounded overall sound and a nice deep bass. I also like that there is an equalization function for various different types of sound. Charging is simple and quick and both the buds and the case hold a good amount of charge so I’m not constantly having to recharge them.The only slightly disappointing thing is the noise cancelling function which works but I feel could be a little better. All in all an excellent pair of buds for a Samsung phone user.Recommended.