Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro
✓
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) ✓
Active noise cancellation utilises more advanced technology to reduce unwanted ambient sounds. How it works, it studies the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (noise) and producing -1 (counter sound by the device) to make zero therefore "diluting" the noise.
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have ANC enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, causing less ear fatigue since you don't have to crank up the device volume to outcompete background sounds.
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro too have Active Noise Cancellation which makes both earbuds ideal for flights and rush hour commutes. Each work with different noise cancellation settings, pick the setting that you prefer for travel or that suites your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro
✓
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) ✓
The Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) stay well in place, this creates a sound covering that reduces your environment noise well as preventing the device sound from leaking out .
Both Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro, and Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have passive noise reduction which implies that they tone down ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro
10mm
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) 11mm
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have a unit size of 11mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
A driver unit is the component that makes sound in the earbuds, its size determines the loudness of the earbuds.
Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro driver unit is 10mm in diameter,
which implies that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) by 1mm
, a common assumption that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers find it difficult to produce high frequencies so yeah, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not mean that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro
20hz
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) 10hz
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)'s lowest frequency is at 10Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio device generates low audible frequencies and if it alters the signal on its way through.
Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) produce a juicier bass than the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro
Highest Frequency
Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro
20,000hz
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) 20,000hz
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)'s highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response tells how well an audio device makes high audible frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal while at it.
Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this means that
both devices can generate equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro
25db/mw
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) ✗
SPL, is the level of pressure of sound, measured in decibels, dB, Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro's measurement is 25dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro
✗
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) ✓
The Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have neodymium magnets, if used in earbuds produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output using less power to do so. They can help generate music at quite a high SPL, using high magnetic flux.
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