- Samsung decreased earbud battery capacity slightly in the Galaxy Buds 3 series, compared to Buds 2 models.
- With the Buds 4 lineup, the base model could lower capacity further, while the Buds 4 Pro may get a larger battery.
- An earlier report claims only a modest increase to Samsung’s charging case battery capacity.
When we’re anticipating the next generation of one of our favorite mobile devices, we get very excited when the first specs start arriving. Right away, we’re going to be comparing those against existing models, looking at what’s getting better, what’s staying the same, and what — god forbid — is getting a downgrade. Lately we’ve been uncovering some details about Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Buds 4 and Buds 4 Pro, and to those we can now add a few battery figures.
Battery life is one of the most critical considerations when we’re talking about wireless earbuds, and while some of that comes down to hardware efficiency, the biggest and easiest metric to compare is battery capacity. With the existing Galaxy Buds 2 and Galaxy Buds 3 models, here’s what typical capacity has looked like for the earbuds themselves: