GALAXY BUDS LIVE vs GALAXY BUDS PLUS (Which Earbuds Are Best?) 

Wow this is so divided. Which do you like best? ------- *WHERE TO BUY THE EARBUDS* ------- Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus: mikeobrienmedia.com/galaxy-buds-plus Samsung Galaxy Buds Live: mikeobrienmedia.com/galaxy-buds-live Let's connect on Twitter! @mikeobrienn twitter.com/mikeobrienn Which do you like best?? Comment below! And please remember to subscribe if you liked the video! We aim to test as many devices as possible to help you make decisions with confidence. To make this possible, many of these product links direct you to our partners (such as Amazon). This does not influence our evaluations and costs absolutely nothing to you! To learn more, please read the description of this video.

No one gonna mention how this man traveled deep into the Enchanted Forest to get video footage for us?

"But i dont think most ppl wear their buds for 11 hrs straight" me here 👁👄👁

I like how those Galaxy buds live reminds me the kidney I sold for them

Watching this with my airpods. Poor things are seeing their replacement.

I've watched all the reviews for the buds live and yours is by far the best, clear and concise. Great review

With Samsung, never get the first of a new product. Always wait for '2' or 'plus' as they iron out all the kinks and complaints.

It's a bit off topic but I really like Mike's style of reviewing; he's like the knowledgeable relative that really wants to help and not condescending. Keep it up, Mike!

One thing I notice is that the sound quality of GALAXY BUDS PLUS largely depends on choosing right size of ear tips. Many people who pick wrong ear tip size will complain the sound quality

Suggestion, when doing the out door test, pause speaking so we can hear the background noise. Thanks for the review.

I love the galaxy buds live because they don’t hurt my ears, since you aren’t shoving buds INTO your ear. These stay just out your ear canal where it won’t cause discomfort due to air pressure, or hurting ears due to direct sound inside . LOVE THEM!

Man, these visuals are spectacular your video quality and choreography is on point.

7:30 sound quality

I'm sticking to my Buds Plus.

The buds live are the perfect alternative to the regular Airpods, I personally like the way the buds live look and they fit more securely

This dude neing savage just calling them beans xd

I have been watching all his time wireless ear buds videos just to watch him clap and switch to the mic voice. Something about it is soooo soothing 😊 His reviews are the best!

Excellent video and comparison! I already made my choice and ordered the Buds+ and received them today and so far I am very happy with them! Love the feature to be able to lower and raise volume by just tapping your ear. After watching this video I feel even more confident that I made the right choice. It came down to the fact that Iv'e always had in-ear type of earbuds and the idea of having sound leaking out and not being able to be fully immersed is not very appealing to me. I also had the original buds that I received for free and enjoyed them very much, biggest gripe was the awful call quality. With the release of the beans the Buds+ dropped in price, so great bargain for me! And people need to understand this that the galaxy Beans are not supposed to replace the buds+ they're just offering a different alternative for those who might prefer a more open type of earbud, I think it's great that Samsung came out with this alternative to the already excellent Buds+. I read many comments from people that bought the beans and returned them the same day because they didn't live up to their expectations in terms of sound, they found the buds+ to be much better in sound. You said that they Galaxy buds+ doesn't come with multipairing feature, but I have found this in the wearable app. If you look in the "Advanced" tab (where you also find the option to turn on ambient sound durning calls) There's this other option "Seamless earbud connection" same as the beans have!

Bought the buds live to "replace" the buds plus and returned the buds live the same day. Sound quality was night and day, buds plus blow the beans out of the water. WAY more full soundscape, the buds plus have like three times the bass and depth. No contest. I was so sad.

this guy makes such a big effort and such detailed videos that he deserves alot more views. Keep it up friend. 👍

I work that long so I actually like the 11 hrs of the buds +

Mic test outside and inside should be standard in every review. Great 👌

I'm going with the buds live, just because I hate silicon tips in my ear

I think I'm going to go for the buds plus as they are only 325 AED (94 USD) here in Dubai, which i think is a solid price .

Best. Review. Ever. You literally answered all my questions. I'm buying these so definitely wanted a non bias and non airpod comparison lol so thank you so much! Subbed

I'm really impressed with the quality of your review. I've been waiting for a good review like this one for a while. thank you

Thank you for the review Mike! Ive been seeing alot of reviews for these, your review is more detailed. Will buy the Buds+ for my mom who runs a lot and the Buds Live for me since I dont move a lot and hate earwax on my earphones 😂

6:04 "im finna play some basic white noise"

Good explanation, I’d say beans look attractive and classy, regards Simon from Hong Kong

Great vid i'm still a bit torn between the two. I think i'm going for the buds+, to use for phone calls and radio etc and podcasts while walking the dogs

I got the buds live free when I bought my samsung s21 ultra. They sat unused in their box for ages as I already had apple airpods. I decided to try them and was amazed by how much better and louder they sounded than the apple ones. Been using the buds live ever since. My dog has chewed one of the buds and damaged it so Im looking for a replacement bud.

I love how you distinguish the 2 earbuds from samsung which i was planning to buy.

After watching this review Me: more confused 👁️👄👁️

If there is no passive noise cancellation.. ANC won't do much 🤷🏻‍♂️

Just got the beans yesterday, can't compare them to the plus because I haven't used them, but they have been really great- super comfortable and amazing sound quality

People worrying about looking crazy with cotton buds in your ears when almost every body has wireless earphones

Just switched from galaxy buds+ to buds live/beans. The sound quality of the live is way better for me. And more comfortable in my ear. 😁

Im gonna stick with my buds+ cus the beans just look hideous and i dont really need noise cancelling. The buds+ seal works good enough for me and they sound great

I read reviews that they don't hold in sound. I didn't experience that problem. I tested a pair of Galaxy Buds Live few weeks ago and passed on buying them because the volume was extremely low compared to some jlabs I was using. Yesterday I noticed that the problem was with my phone not the earbuds. I connected a Bluetooth speaker to a different phone and noticed it was much louder than on my phone. So I had to download a volume booster app and it solved the low volume issue. I went and bought the Lives this morning and am thoroughly satisfied with everything about them. Only thing I don't like is how you can't mix the long touch controls. Using volume will automatically set volume to the other. I was trying to mix two different settings but they won't let you. But I have a workaround. The widget lets me turn noise cancellation on and I can use voice control for my assistant. I wanted to use long touch for assistant and volume down. So now I can keep volume on the buds use widget for noise cancellation and say ok Google for assistant. Not quite perfect but no major issue. They are extremely comfortable. The jlabs start digging in you after awhile. The round contours on these won't allow them to dig into your cartilage like most other buds. On the back side of the jlabs I would have to lift them up so they're not resting directly on the ear after so long of wearing them. Not major pain but noticeable and something I could do without. And the buds start losing grip once you get sweaty and a little wax starts creeping down. Makes them easier to slip out. These beans DO NOT MOVE no matter how sweaty you get. They don't rely on anything sticking in your ear canal for support. They naturally fit and comfortably rest in the contours of anyone's ear. As for the sound it is awesome. The jlabs would get inconsistent sound with songs with lots of sounds or heavy bass. These things sound amazing no matter what I throw at it. And the sound is much more crisp and clean than the jlabs. I wore them walking down the street and was not bothered by any sound leaking in. I was worried about this after reading several reviews so I guess my ears are the perfect fit for these things. Which is great because I've always had issues with keeping buds in my ears. These new in ear buds are much butter staying in place but as I said before getting sweaty can make them easier to slip out. But these beans otoh do not budge no matter how much you shake or how sweaty you get. The jlabs also had terrible touch response. The touch response on these is perfect for all purposes of intent.

10:00 the buds plus actually do have the seamless transition feature between devices having the same Samsung account. I just received that update yesterday

i honestly really love the galaxy bud lives. i wead them to work out, during class, and i sleep in them sometimes too. their long charge is super helpful so i can go a ling school day and not have to worry abt them dying. I,ve never reall had much of a problem with the audio distortion from movement myself but they also seem to fit my ears almost perfectly. also idk what is different for me but rhe microphones on mine seems to be a lot better than it seemed in this video, but they could be me lol

I was gonna return my Buds Live because of the volume issue. Even at max it was quiet. Then I found out that like the Buds Plus, you can turn up the volume of the earpiece itself and then go louder via whatever you're connected to by adjusting the long press option in the wearable app.

Due to your detailed explanation, I will be sticking with my Buds +. Reading the specs in advance made your comments confirm what I was already suspecting...Thanks!

Love my Buds Live. Great sound stage, comfort, microphone and reliability in terms of connectivity etc. no issues with sound dropping off like the Jabras active elite 75ts I returned. ANC is not the best but works well.

The mic quality sounds like someone talking with their mouth full.

The use both the exact same chip, so the Buds+ support the same codecs (including Scalable).

Seamless transition is supported by the Buds+.

Man, I really like your reviews! They have a great balance between real world usage and technical stuff. I liked when you did the audio test for the call and I think the voice sounds very "digitized" on both, but i think the Buds Live have a better sound for the voice. That's my opinion.

0:09 where i live the price difference is 80$ currently

The microphone test was stellar man. subbed

The Samsung live beans sounded better! I just got these and love them. No ear tiring which Airpods always did and would hurt. I can work out with the Samsung live beans too no problem. We talked on a conference call with several people and they did great. Others said they could hear me very well. Nice review! Well done!

i wish i got the galaxy beans they are so small and perfect

I have the Buds+, and I love them.

The live sounds great! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

hey mike, you're handsome. anyway, I'm not considering to buy the new galaxy buds live because i already have the buds+ but all i can say is that i like the design for the buds live. it looks like a beetle somehow 😂

Incredible comparison as usual. Your inmodel comparisons are insane, like s20 vs s10/s20+ or buds live vs buds +, most people would find those way more helpful over different brand comparisons, thanks for putting in the time to do them and keep up the great work, I like the fact that others are seeing how good your reviews are

A lot of people can't stand eartips in their ears. Can't stand my ears being plugged.

I think I'm going with the buds plus and I'll wait for the version 2 of the buds live which I think it's going to be really good

Now in 2021. I have both buds plus and live. The plus seems to be my go to and live as a back up. Enjoying both.

The galaxy beans sound a bit more "raspy" or "tinty", if that makes any sense....

I'm very, very happy with my buds + ! I definitely would miss the "transparency mode" and the "extra volume control", cause they are super comfortable when I ride my bike.

Soon as you covered the phone call differences I hit the like button .

Thank you for this review. I wish I would have done more looking into this before I got them. I didn't even know the buds live were a thing. I think I am going to take these back and get the buds+. It just seems like a better fit for myself. I appreciate you so much, Mike. 😊

I like my buds plus just fine. The touch pads work fine. I haven’t used for calls, but based on this video one is as good as the other.

Amazing review! Bought them today because of this video. Thanks.

Great vid! Personally dont want open ear design, so I. Gonna have to go with the buds plus, especially with their ambient mode. Though it is a shame they don't have a pressure relieve mode, as occasionally if I feel groggy I dont want to plug my ears up, and either open ear design or a pressure free mode on the buds plus would have been nice

Recently i bought the galaxy buds plus and im curious about the reviews and honestly you are the best

Awesome review Mike! Your level of detail and test (product usage) is astonishing. So many tech reviewers don't use the products/services enough. Thanks for all your work in testing Galaxy audio products!

Is it only me or Mike could play the role of Pennywise as well ?🤔 P.S - Mike , mate all you need to show us is that smile and daaaannnggg!!!.

everywhere I check its a $30. now they're oddly enough all $30 less on sale. im assuming due to the buds pro coming soon.

I wanted the buds plus in white til you said they look like cotton balls and I can see what you mean. Now I cant unsee it

Best review. I have been unsure of which pair to buy but this has been really helpful.

thank you for your review! you made some really good points that we want to know and it was very thoroughly researched!

Killing it with your videos- good content, well written.

This is a proper review/test on earbuds, earpods, etc. Thumbs up👍

Thanks for the videos Mike. I'm sticking with my Buds Plus and Galaxy watch 46mm

I personally prefer my buds plus, 11 hours of continuous playback is just too important of a feature for me

I love the GB+, they stay in my ears during workouts, I listen to Reggaetón, Reggae, Mediterranean, Rock and hip hop and it all sounds great also nobody complains during phone calls. I also use AirPods Pro which are very good the only thing is that I have to use aftermarket wing tips so they could stay in. Between the two for sound quality to me they are both excellent the one thing that shines in the AirPods is the transparency mode the negative is carrying wing tips. Transparency mode in the GB+ is good if you listen to the music at low or medium level if you turn it up high you cannot hear anything else except for the music.

Had my buds + since March sticking with them and I love the way they fit

Nice review! Good contrast in your explanation. I was considering both. I think I'm leaning towards buds plus for the richer tunes. 🙂👍

You literally answered all my questions. Really good video. Thanks!

7:32 The Buds Plus also have Samsung’s scalable codec. Even the original Galaxy Buds have the scalable codec.

I like how I can literally double/triple tap the tip of my ears to increase/decrease volume on the Buds +

Not me watching this ahead of pre-ordering the S21 as I get a ton of other things for free with it.

I think its worth mentioning that fit is a huge factor in deciding between these 2 and its different for everyone. Ive had the buds since they came out and never been a big fan because they hurt my ears after a few hours of using them. I just got the beans and found they dont hurt my ears

Awesome review! After finding myself coming back to your reviews repeatedly, I realized I should prob just subscribe. Thanks! 😁

i bought the buds plus about 3 weeks back and it's worth it. i can workout, sleep in them and basically do anything and they stay in my ear in the same position. and the battery life is pretty good. i'm a casual listener, and the buds lasts me a week. the only problem i face is the occasional disconnection. but other than that, really good.

I have watched a few of your vids, but this is the one that has convinced me to sub and give you an upvote, great vid, keep up the good work. ps... i'm buying the Galaxy buds plus tmr. Have a niice day :)

Cant wait to get the beans, was planning on getting the oneplus buds (since i got a oneplus phone) but i been watching reviews of the beans and for sure moving towards these. Luckily i dont care for anc or bixby so the battery difference is just fine for me

Thx 4 the live sound. I've never seen anyone do that

I watched this twice, and I ended up picking the buds+ because of your precise description of the sound quality and type of music I listen to on the gym. Thanks for the awesome review! Xoxo from Brazil

THE ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN !!! THE BEAN VERSUS THE hmmmmmmmmmm, gimme a sec... Oh the NOT BEAN

Mike, really digging your review style.. Thanks for doing what you do..

The galaxy buds live doesn't stay in ears not for even walking your wrong man the only thing I care about really is stability I've never found a pair that could stay in my ears I had to return so many I gave up n just use headphones

After all the reviews I've watched, I'm pretty happy about Buds Plus and I'll think I'll stick with these. I'm pretty happy with the sound quality and the ambient sound helps alot when I'm on the phone and I hear how loud my voice is, and with Samsung phones I can hear a little better base when I customize my phone profile. I would recommend the Buds Plus

I have both. I find the Lives better for calls and when I'm listening to music while in the office, but I use the Plus when I'm outside listening to music.

I think that audio call seemed to be better on Galaxy Buds Live

I feel uncomfortable when I can't hear my surroundings. I had the buds plus and when I turned ambient mode on it mad a humming sound that was very annoying. I am now considering the buds live

Got the Buds+ months ago and thought I'd regret it since I've been wanting ANC, but I think I'm still okay with the purchase. I really like the idea of an open-ear design of the Live as earwax is very annoying and I do find myself taking off my Buds+ after a while just to 'rest' my ears, but the Buds+ come off as having a better sound profile all-around. I'm no expert, but the Live, on the other hand, would've been the same product even without the ANC. Would've gotten it if it were cheaper, as I can imagine using it for casual use. Oh well

Which is better for a motorcycle rider. Which protrudes less & wouldn’t fall out when I get my helmet off. Personally I like the AirPods Pro but I believe they won’t be able to fit better, please advise