Galaxy Buds 4 Pro review: refined design and improved sound

After a week of use the Galaxy Buds 4 Pro emerge as Samsung's best earbuds so far. They may feel a bit "boring," but that restraint comes with practical upgrades: a refined design, new head gestures and the return of features such as 360 audio, live translation and Galaxy AI.

Samsung redesigned the acoustics with a two-way setup combining a 10.5mm dynamic driver and a 6.1mm planar magnetic tweeter, producing a wider, airier soundstage. Bass is tight with limited distortion at high volume but less prominent than on the Buds 3 Pro and some rivals; mids and highs are more present, putting the Buds 4 Pro sonically on par with Apple's AirPods Pro 3 and Sony's WH-1000XM6.

The buds support hi‑fi listening up to 24‑bit/96kHz, adaptive noise cancellation, super‑wideband calling, LE Audio and an ambient mode. ANC is about 3 dB better than the previous generation and handles low‑frequency rumble well, though nearby voices are harder to suppress.

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