High switching costs have made it increasingly difficult to jump from one platform to the other. The Apple AirPods (3rd generation) build on the company’s dominance in the true wireless earbuds market by introducing more features limited to Apple devices. Similarly, Samsung has locked the software features of the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 behind an app that is only available on Android devices.
Even with these platform limitations in mind, Samsung and Apple users may be peering over the walls of their garden to see what the other side has to offer. In this head-to-head, we’ll be comparing the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 and Apple AirPods (3rd gen) to see if either is worth jumping ship for.