Wearables
Galaxy Buds Plus vs Galaxy Buds Live, which one will you choose?
While choosing the perfect pair of earbuds, everyone has their own preferences and as a music enthusiast i do have my own choice and so the others, it depends on what is the use and what quality do you expect from your earbuds. There are many aspects that will help you choose your perfect pair of earbuds such as battery life, high-quality speakers, and microphone setup, or a lightweight design.
Samsung has expanded consumers’ options for wireless earbuds and to offer users with more options the company is also constantly working on the key design elements from colors to form factors.
Samsung currently has a wide variety of earbuds that are also available in many color options to choose from. The newly launched Galaxy Buds Live comes with a unique bean-like design with an immersive sound experience. Here we’ll be comparing the two best wireless earbuds from Samsung, the Galaxy Buds Live and Galaxy Buds Plus.
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Both of these earbuds offer superior sound quality but despite this, they also have many differences in terms of design and other internal features. After reading the full article you can easily choose between these two.
Design:
The design can be a big factor before choosing the perfect pair of earbuds. The Galaxy Buds Live and Galaxy Buds+ both come with extraordinary design and offers a comfortable fit. The Galaxy Buds Live has a unique Open-Type structure while the Galaxy Buds+ has Canal Type structure.
The Galaxy Buds Live offers Ambient Sound Mode that can be used for enhanced sound experience with a negligible weight of 6.3g. Whereas, the Galaxy Buds Live offers an Active Noise cancellation feature and weighs 5.6g.
Performance and battery life:
Moving further to the battery back up on these earbuds.
Galaxy Buds Plus: These come with an 85mAh earbuds capacity and 270mAh case battery. You can get up to 60 minutes of playtime on these earbuds with 3 minutes charge. While, both the earbuds and case together can offer up to 22 hours of playtime with 11-hour earbuds playtime and 11 hours of case capacity.
Galaxy Buds Live: The battery performance of the earbuds is less as compared to the Galaxy Buds+. But despite this, they offer up to 21 hours of playtime with 6 hours buds capacity and 15-hour case battery backup. You can use them for 60 minutes with 5 minutes of charging. The case has a battery capacity of 472mAh and the earbuds have a 60mAh battery.
Speakers and microphone:
Galaxy Buds Plus: Coming to the speakers, these earbuds are packed with two-way speakers that comprise a woofer for rich and powerful bass and a tweeter for a clear high and low note.
Galaxy Buds Live: These earbuds are equipped with a 12mm speaker that provides spacious sound and clear high and low notes.
Sensors:
The Galaxy Buds+ comes with five sensors including Accelerometer, IR, Hall, Touch, and Grip. Whereas, the Galaxy Buds Live has 2 additional sensors despite these five these sensors include Accelerometer, IR, Hall, Touch, Grip, Voice Pickup Unit, and Gyro.
Samsung finally started the Stable One UI 6 Watch update rollout today. The company revealed all the eligible Galaxy Watch models for the update. There are many new features, Galaxy AI advancements, and functional improvements.
The Stable One UI 6 Watch update update will first rollout to the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series and then become available sequentially to previous generations. Feature availability and support may vary by market, carrier, model, and paired device.
Pay attention, the One UI 6 Watch is based on Google’s Wear OS 5. It aims to expand Watch 7 and Watch Ultra features to previous generations of Galaxy Watch including the Watch 6 series, Watch 5 series, Watch 4 series, and Watch FE.
The best features of One UI 6 Watch update:
Sleep Tracking
You will get a deeper and more accurate understanding of sleep with a detailed analysis powered by an advanced AI algorithm and new sleep metrics.
Sleep Apnea
- It helps users proactively spot potential signs of moderate to severe sleep apnea.
Race
- Monitor progress in real time when running or cycling with Race.
Workout Routine
- This feature lets users combine various exercises and create personalized routines.
Energy Score
- Users can better understand their physical and mental conditions through an intuitive score calculated from various health metrics.
New Watch Faces
- The One UI 6 Watch also brings a handful of new watch faces namely Spatial Number, Simple Digital and Ultra Info Board.
- Simple Digital watch face reflects a minimalist design
- Ultra Info Board watch face to check info at a glance without sacrificing style
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While the One UI 6 Watch update contains Galaxy AI features, Samsung does not make any promises, assurances, or guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the output provided by AI features.
It is also advised that users should not treat any health-related info accessed through the Galaxy Watch as medical advice. Medical advice from a physician is highly recommended in case of any health-related sign shown on your wrist device.
Samsung’s new XR glasses are expected to launch in the second half of 2025. These glasses are being made in partnership with Google. A new report reveals that the glasses will share some features with the popular Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses but will not have a display.
According to the information, the upcoming XR glasses of Samsung will be powered by Qualcomm’s AR1 chipset, the same used in Ray-Ban Meta glasses. While details on the specific AR1 version remain unclear, the use of Qualcomm’s chip suggests a focus on lightweight, efficient computing.
Like the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, Samsung’s XR glasses will reportedly sport a 12MP camera and a 155 mAh battery, giving them a similar form factor. It also claims to weigh around 50 grams slightly heavier than the Ray-Ban model.
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There has been much speculation about whether these glasses would feature a display, and the fresh report suggests they will not. It would be hard to add a display while keeping the glasses lightweight, so Samsung is likely skipping this feature.
Even without a display, the Samsung XR glasses will still include some smart features. These include AI functions for making payments, scanning QR codes, recognizing gestures, and even identifying people.
Although the full details aren’t clear, it seems the glasses will offer more capabilities than the Ray-Ban Meta glasses. The Samsung XR glasses are expected to be released in late 2025, but Samsung might tease them off earlier.
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Samsung has rolled out a new beta update for the Galaxy Watch 6 Plugin app, introducing new features and fixes for users enrolled in the One UI 6 Watch Beta program. Identified as version 2.2.13.24110851, the fresh update enhances Galaxy Watch users’ functionality and customization options.
The fresh beta update adds the ability to install watch faces from the Galaxy Watch Ultra and Galaxy Watch 7, spotted on update notes. Now, Galaxy Watch 6 users can enjoy more watch faces that were previously available only on the newer Galaxy Watch models.
This new capability gives users more options to personalize the look of their watch, similar to the latest Galaxy watches.
Along with the new watch face options, this update also fixes some bugs and improves overall performance. However, the changelog does not mention specific details in the changelog.
The installation package size of this update is around 155MB. The new version aims to make the Galaxy Watch 6 Plugin app run more smoothly for those testing the One UI 6 Watch Beta.
By adding more customization options and fixing issues, Samsung hopes to give users a better, more enjoyable smartwatch experience.
If you’re testing the One UI 6 Watch Beta, you can download this update now through the Galaxy Store or from the third-party app link mentioned here. Once installed, you’ll be able to enjoy the new watch faces and benefit from the improvements that come with this update.