It's the Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro vs. Google Pixel Buds Pro in a battle to determine which maker has the better pair of wireless earbuds.
Ryan and John square off in an intense showdown, where the charming design of the Pixel Buds Pro are pitted against the new AI features of the Galaxy Buds3 Pro. The Buds 3 Pro pack remarkable ANC and AI improvements into a tiny package, but can they top the Pixel Buds Pro in this episode of Tech Takedown!
Ryan and John square off in an intense showdown, where the charming design of the Pixel Buds Pro are pitted against the new AI features of the Galaxy Buds3 Pro. The Buds 3 Pro pack remarkable ANC and AI improvements into a tiny package, but can they top the Pixel Buds Pro in this episode of Tech Takedown!
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00:00Welcome to Tech Takedown.
00:03This week's episode I'm pitting the Google Pixel Buds Pro versus the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro.
00:09All right, Ryan, you've got one minute.
00:11Talk about what you like about it and start now.
00:15Well I think the biggest factor for buying these is the AI features and the interpreter
00:20mode and the hands-free controls as well.
00:23This thing has some pretty awesome specs under it.
00:27You do have to have a Samsung Galaxy phone, but I think there's some great qualities with
00:33the AI and stuff.
00:34Like for me, I'm learning Japanese right now.
00:36It helps that having the interpreter, I can just talk to the earbuds and understand what
00:42I'm talking about in Japanese and ensure that I'm actually speaking correctly, right?
00:47Now interpretation isn't going to be the best, but it still does the trick.
00:52Even when it comes to controls, I can actually just say, hey, stop music out loud.
00:57Say I'm washing my hands or doing something with my hands, maybe even playing a game.
01:02I can say stop music or play music to continue playing stuff.
01:07So I don't even have to open my phone or even touch the earbuds at all, which is quite nice.
01:13We talk about AI features and talk about interpreter mode, but everyone has Google Translate on
01:19their phones.
01:21Android doesn't matter, so I can always use that to do my translations in person.
01:26One person speaks, the other person waits, and it also will translate in real time.
01:30So I don't really need a pair of head buds to do that.
01:33I can just do it on my phone if I want to.
01:34I do like the feature where you can do it hands-free, but again, since the Pixel Buds
01:39Pro work with any Android phone, you can basically use Google Assistant to do pretty much the
01:45same thing.
01:46All right, so now it's my turn, Ryan.
01:47I'm going to talk to you about why I like the Google Pixel Buds Pro, the first being
01:51the design.
01:52I just like it because, for starters, it's more discreet.
01:55You put it in your ear, sometimes you can't see it, nothing's hanging off your ear, doesn't
01:59look like a Q-tip, just like the AirPods I talked about last time.
02:02So that's the reason why I like wearing it.
02:04It doesn't stand out as much, so it's very discreet in that way.
02:08Secondly, I do also like that there are more color options with this.
02:12You have only black and white.
02:14They're boring color options, but with the Pixel Buds Pro, you have a slew of options.
02:18I believe more than six.
02:20I got the blue ones, and they stand out, especially when you wear them.
02:23It's comfortable to wear, too.
02:24The case is also really compact.
02:26I like the snapping motions.
02:27But yeah, when I wear them, they're snug, come in different sizes, and the thing about
02:32most earbuds is that they look obnoxious.
02:35You know, you have those stems coming out, but with this, it's kind of flush to your
02:39ear, so it doesn't look as obnoxious.
02:41And for that, I think it's better.
02:43Who cares about colors?
02:44I prefer just having simple white or silver.
02:48That's all I need.
02:49That's all.
02:50And I'll have you know, black, no.
02:51This comes in silver.
02:52Thank you very much.
02:53And that's probably even better than the white, honestly.
02:55Super sleek.
02:56And honestly, look at this case compared to this.
03:00About the same size, but I kind of like the way this feels in my hand as opposed to this.
03:03And fits in my pocket.
03:04It's much easier to just slide in my pocket, and honestly, look at this, look at how easy
03:08these come out.
03:09Boom.
03:10Simple.
03:11You can't beat these.
03:13That's fair enough.
03:14What do you guys think?
03:15Let us know in the comments below, especially which one you think is better.
03:18Don't forget to check out our buy and skip for the Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro.
03:24Now it's my turn.
03:25So the reason why I also like about the Pixel Buds Pro is that they have incredible value.
03:30I'm not paying an arm and a leg to get a pair of earbuds.
03:34And on top of this, there's a lot of value because it has noise cancellation.
03:37If I'm in the subway, want to cancel out the noise, just listen to music, it has that
03:42feature.
03:43Also, you have the noise amplification, so if you want to hear your surroundings, still
03:48be able to talk to someone while listening to music, you have that option as well.
03:53And lastly, it's just the price.
03:55Like I said, it's cheaper than the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro.
03:59You're looking at on average $200, but on sale right now, you could probably get for
04:03as low as $140.
04:06And the difference between this and that, I could probably buy something else, maybe
04:09a case for my phone or, you know, some other gadget.
04:13So there's a lot of value in this, tons of features packed into it as well, so you're
04:18getting the most bang for the buck.
04:19Yeah, I don't, you know, price is one thing, but, you know, I'm willing to pay extra, what
04:24is it, $50 more for more features and simply put, just better overall design and everything.
04:31I mean, you could get away with going for the Pixel Buds and, you know, if you are on
04:36the budget side, that's fine, but I'd rather have the full gamut.
04:40I'd rather have everything and AI stuff, adaptive EQ, you can't really go wrong with that, $250,
04:46I mean, come on.
04:48So you like paying for stuff that you're not going to use?
04:51Yes.
04:52For my final point, I was going to go with design, but since you already picked it, you
04:56know, I'm going to have to go with something a little different.
04:58And I think I'm going to go with IP57 rating and the active noise cancellation on these
05:04are superior.
05:05Now, IP57 rating, those are only IPX4, which means they're really not that capable of keeping
05:11out water and stuff now to a certain degree, whereas this, the Buds are rated against dust,
05:18solids, which is nice, water, sweat.
05:21I mean, you got everything there, plus ANC, you know, active noise cancellation on this
05:26is stellar.
05:27When I put them on, it was like I was in another world, it's like I was in a pocket dimension,
05:31it was amazing.
05:33And you don't really get that on those, especially given the fact that those are now two years
05:36old.
05:37Not really good, you know, not really good.
05:39Due to its IP57 rating, you can go to the gym and you can jump in the pool with these.
05:44I mean, you got coverage and, which is nice, I mean, you don't have to worry about getting
05:49sweat all over it when you're in the gym or on a run, plus these even have a windscreen.
05:55First of all, who is swimming with their earbuds on?
05:57I know I'm not, maybe in the shower I'll use them, but there are very rare instances where
06:03I need to listen to music while I'm in the pool.
06:06Not really.
06:07So, that's great.
06:08It has better water resistance and dust resistance, but for the most part, everyday use for me,
06:12it's more than adequate.
06:13And you talk about noise cancellation, yes, I'll give it to you, but I don't need to be
06:17in that other dimension.
06:18I live here, in the real world, so it has more than what I need for getting the job
06:24done.
06:25Let me know what you guys think in the comments section below and let us know which of these
06:28two buds you're going to pick up this week.
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06:35see you in the next one.
06:37Pocket Dimension.