POWER TO THE PURPLE Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro

Hear now, prolific music listeners: there’s yet another pair of premium true wireless earbuds competing for your dollar. As part of its latest Galaxy Unpacked event, Samsung announced the Galaxy Buds Pro, its most advanced in-ears to date.

The Buds Pro no longer look exactly like jelly beans, but do adopt the same metallic design as the old Galaxy Buds Live, while a supposed better seal in your ear should help with the noise-cancellation. An IPX7 rating makes them workout-ready, but it’s what’s inside that’s really interesting.

The pairing of an 11mm woofer with a 6.5mm tweeter balances, Samsung says, deeper bass with crisp treble, while the three microphones and voice pickup unit should mean you’re not drowned out by dog barks and screaming kids – you know, the usual working-from-home conditions. And Samsung says the Galaxy Buds Pro have the most advanced ANC of any true wireless earbuds.

Noise-cancelling and ambient modes can be fine-tuned, and like Sony’s XM4 headphones, they automatically detect when you’re talking to adjust the ANC and pause audio accordingly. Best Buds yet? As hot as… the rage of Airpods Pro owners £219 / samsung.com