Knowledgeable’s Ranking
Professionals
- Small and light-weight
- Suits firmly and comfortably
- Good sound high quality
Cons
- Principally for Android telephones
- Few options
- Mediocre battery life
Our Verdict
The Samsung Galaxy Buds FE carry out very well as compared with the dearer Galaxy Buds 2 Professional headphones and are even higher on a few factors. However sadly, among the shortcomings stay, resembling the dearth of an app for the iPhone. On the entire, nonetheless, the Galaxy Buds FE are a pair of inexpensive earbuds.
A couple of 12 months in the past we examined the Galaxy Buds 2 Professional from Samsung, a superb however reasonably costly pair of true wi-fi headphones finest suited to Android cellphone house owners.
Now it’s time to check the Samsung Galaxy Buds FE, a less expensive various that performs effectively and even proves to have just a few benefits over its extra premium sibling.
One distinction that’s instantly noticeable is the design of the headphones. The place the Galaxy Buds 2 Professional had a barely rounder contact floor, it’s as a substitute lower off and flat within the Galaxy Buds FE. Whether or not it’s extra engaging or not is debatable, nevertheless it’s undoubtedly extra sensible. It’s additionally very correct on the Galaxy Buds FE: unintentional touches are only a few and the contact controls have simply the correct amount of sensitivity.
One other distinction is that the Galaxy Buds FE are geared up with a pair of “wings”, which makes them rather more steady and cozy within the ears. These wings will also be eliminated if you want. Three pairs of “plugs” are additionally included to make sure an ideal match.
By way of weight, there isn’t any main distinction. Galaxy Buds FE weigh 5.5 grams every, Galaxy Buds 2 Professional are 5 grams every. Nevertheless, the charging case for Galaxy Buds FE is barely lighter, 40 grams towards 44 grams for the Galaxy Buds 2 Professional.
As with the Galaxy Buds 2 Professional, there’s a restrict to how a lot you’ll be able to change the settings for what the contact controls ought to do within the related app. It isn’t attainable to vary what the one, double or triple faucet does, solely what “press and maintain” does.
This can be a bit limiting, however much more limiting is that the app is simply obtainable for Android. In different phrases, for those who’re an iPhone consumer, you’ll be able to’t change the settings for the contact controls in any respect.
Different options that iPhone customers miss out on embody the equaliser, headphone match take a look at and “discover my headphones”. Galaxy Buds FE even have barely fewer capabilities on Android than Galaxy Buds 2 Professional.
For instance, “voice detection” (which robotically disables the noise discount and lowers the quantity of the playback once you begin speaking), 360-degree sound and a few “Labs” capabilities are lacking.
Jan Sandbladh
Good sound, first rate noise cancellation
Regardless of being so small and delicate, the Galaxy Buds FE sound good. Admittedly, they don’t fairly attain the identical heights because the Galaxy Buds 2 Professional, however contemplating the worth, it’s okay.
Neither is the noise discount pretty much as good because the Galaxy Buds 2 Professional’s. It is usually not attainable to regulate the settings for it apart from turning it on or off. However right here, nonetheless, the Galaxy Buds FE will get assist from the wings and the tight design, which contributes to a passive noise discount that enhances the lively one.
And identical to the Galaxy Buds 2 Professional, cellphone calls are clear, noise-free and crisp.
Though the battery life is barely higher with the Galaxy Buds FE than with the Galaxy Buds Professional 2, it’s nonetheless not spectacular. With out the noise discount, it’s attainable to get a complete of 30 hours of listening, in comparison with, for instance, Nothing Ear 2 which supplies 36 hours or the equally priced JBL Reside Professional 2 which supplies a complete of 40 hours.
Lastly, not like the Galaxy Buds Professional 2, the Galaxy Buds FE lack assist for wi-fi charging.
All in all, Galaxy Buds FE has each benefits and drawbacks in comparison with its larger brother, the Galaxy Buds 2 Professional. However contemplating the lower cost, the Galaxy Buds FE are arguably higher worth.
Jan Sandbladh
Specs
Product: Samsung Galaxy Buds FE
Examined: December 2023
Wi-fi: Bluetooth 5.2
System necessities: Android or iOS
Related app: Sure (Android solely)
Energetic noise cancellation: Sure
Fingers-free perform: No
Help for voice management: Sure (Google Assistant and Alexa)
IP certification : IPX2 (Drip-proof)
Colors: Black and white
Weight (two headphones): 11 grams
Weight of charging case with out headphones: 40 grams
Measurement of charging case: 4.8 x 4.8 x 2.6 centimetres
Complete battery life with noise discount: 21 hours
Battery life with noise cancellation per cost: 6 hours
Battery life music-only complete: 30 hours
Battery life music-only per cost: 8.5 hours
Wi-fi charging of the field: No
