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- Apple and Samsung each recently debuted a pair of truly-wireless earbuds: the second generation AirPods and the new Galaxy Buds, respectively.
- The two types of earbuds are pretty similar, with their wireless charging cases, touch controls, and voice commands.
- However, the two products have some significant differences when it comes to sound quality, and your preferred choice may very well depend on the type of phone you own.
Ever since Apple launched the first-generation AirPods in late 2016, the audio market has been all-in on truly-wireless earbuds.
Since then, major audio tech and wearable tech companies - including Jaybird, Anker, and Xiaomi - have released their own takes on the concept to go up against the AirPods.
Recently, Samsung released its own Galaxy Buds, to go alongside its new Galaxy S10 smartphone lineup. And just last week, Apple announced the long-awaited second-generation AirPods, bringing better battery life and enhanced Siri integration, among other things.
I got to try both the Galaxy Buds and the new AirPods. Here's how they stack up: