Review: Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 PRO

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The Galaxy Buds 2 Pro come neatly packed in a compact squircle charging case. Samsung took a monochromatic design approach with all three color variants for both the buds themselves and the charging case and they convey a refreshing sense of minimalism. More importantly, they feel pretty nice too having that soft-touch texture that doesn’t attract fingerprints.
Samsung also deserves credit for using recycled materials for certain components of the earbuds and casing. The graphite and white models should match just about any Galaxy device while the “Bora Purple” color is for the folks who still use a Bora Purple Galaxy S22. The use of recycled materials makes the pair feel very light too weighing about 5.5 grams each.
At this price range, you would expect all these types of wireless earbuds to feel comfortable, but these earbuds in particular can feel that way even after hours of listening. The trick to putting them on is to make sure the vents face upward. If you don’t get that perfect fit or feel your ears getting sore after a lengthier period, try swapping the medium tips with either the small or large ones included in the box.
Simple is one way to describe these earbuds, but sporty? Not quite. They do have IPX7 water resistance so you don’t have to worry about stashing them away under some light rain, but I personally wouldn’t perform strenuous exercises with this pair like I would with a pair of Jabra’s.
(Nearly) Universal Features
Thankfully, Samsung didn’t lock every single feature behind Galaxy-closed doors. By installing the Galaxy Wearable app, you can try out these features.
ANC & Ambient Sound
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro offers an option to enable Active Noise Cancelling and while the mode won’t cancel out high-pitched sounds, the overall performance is pretty serviceable for your average commute. Samsung doesn’t offer any way to adjust the ANC level.
Switching the mode to ambient sound will let the microphone pick up any sounds and redirect them to your ear and the feature works as you would expect. You may also configure your earbuds to switch to ambient sound during a phone call. If you don’t like manually changing modes via the app, you can bind the function to a “tap and hold” gesture on the earbud of your choice.
Text-to-Speech Notifications
By enabling the “Read notifications aloud” option, any upcoming notifications you receive will play back on your earbuds. To control the number of notifications you’ll receive, you can pick the apps that will use the feature.
Because of the lack of a Galaxy Wearable app for the iOS App Store, I can’t recommend these buds for iPhone and iPad users.