Samsung's next-generation Galaxy Buds+ cost $100 less than Apple's Airpods Pro — here's where and how to buy them

The Samsung Galaxy Buds+, available now, are both cheaper and have longer battery life than Apple's entire AirPods lineup — and they now work with iPhone.
How much cheaper? The Samsung Galaxy Buds+ cost just $149.99 compared to the AirPods that start at $159.99.
On Best Buy, only the light blue color option is out of stock at the time of writing, surprisingly, with the others available for next-day delivery.

In the same breath as it debuted the new lineup of Galaxy S20 phones, Samsung unveiled its next-generation, truly wireless earbuds: Samsung Galaxy Buds+. These new earbuds from Samsung swing a serious sucker punch toward Apple and its AirPods — here's why.

For one, the Galaxy Buds+ are surprisingly compatible with iOS devices, namely the iPhone starting with iOS 10. This means that they're actually up for your consideration against Apple's ubiquitous AirPods if you own an iPhone.

Secondly, the Galaxy Buds+ last more than twice as long on a charge as the AirPods (five hours) and AirPods Pro (4.5 hours) at a whopping 11 hours of listening time and 7.5 hours of talk time. Better yet, just three minutes of charging equates to one hour of playback time.

Finally, Samsung has priced the Galaxy Buds in an extremely competitive way. These earbuds are even cheaper than Apple's most affordable AirPods. That's pretty wild considering their superior battery life.

Updated on 02/21/2020 by Joe Osborne: Added updated stock details and updated language for timeliness.

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ price

So, how much do Samsung's shiny, new true wireless earbuds cost? They call for just $149.99 — a whopping $100 less than Apple's latest AirPods Pro earbuds.

Meanwhile, these Samsung headphones manage to come in at $10 cheaper than the original AirPods. You can also get the Galaxy Buds+ in three more colors than the AirPods: black, white, blue, and red.

Now that these headphones are natively compatible with iOS devices somehow, Samsung may have become the first truly serious challenger to Apple's stranglehold on the wireless earbuds scene. Here are some links to where Galaxy Buds+ are being sold:

Samsung Galaxy Buds+, $149.99 at Best Buy [Light Blue color option sold out]

Samsung Galaxy Buds+, $149.99 at Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Buds+, $149.99 at B&H Photo

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ specifications

Here are the basic specifications for the Galaxy Buds+, which are tuned by AKG audio software, feature two-way dynamic speakers and include three microphones total for stronger voice quality.

Battery capacity: Earbuds: 85mAh; Case: 270mAh
Play time: Earbuds: 11 hours; Case + Earbuds: 22 hours
Talk time: Earbuds: 7.5 hours; Case + Earbuds: 15 hours
Connectivity: Bluetooth 5
Speaker: two-way dynamic (woofer + tweeter)
Microphones: two outer; one inner
Compatibility: Android 5.0 (RAM 1.5GB) and up; iPhone 7 (iOS 10) and up
Durability: Splash resistant (IPX2)
Audio Codec: SBC, AAC, scalable

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ release date

While Samsung never issued an official release for the Samsung Galaxy Buds+, the company has simply made them available for purchase on the same day as the Galaxy S20 pre-orders went live.

Orders purchased online right now are seeing next-day delivery in some places even, so suffice it to say that the Samsung Galaxy Buds+ are fully available now.

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