Compare Samsung Galaxy Buds Live vs Bose QuietComfort vs Apple AirPods 3

Connectivity

Ports
USB-C
MagSafe or Lightning
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth 5
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.0

Construction

Battery | Capacity
60 mAh (earbuds) + 472 mAh (charging case)
Cable
30 cm
Colors
Triple Black, Soapstone
Drivers
12 mm
High-excursion Apple driver
Microphone
3 (2 outer + 1 inner)
4 total microphones
Dual beamforming microphones

Dimensions

Size | Depth
14.9 mm
1.06 inch
0.76 inch (19.21 mm)
Size | Height
27.3 mm
1.54 inch
1.21 inches (30.79 mm)
Size | Width
16.5 mm
1.02 inch
0.72 inch (18.26 mm)
Weight
5.6 g
8.6 g
0.15 ounce (4.28 grams)

Function

Audio
Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking, Adaptive EQ
Bluetooth Codecs
Scalable (Samsung proprietary), AAC, SBC
SBC, AAC
Fast Charging
15 minutes for 2 h
5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time
Noise Cancellation
No
Operating System
Android 5.0+ / iOS 10+
Processor
H1 headphone chip
Sensor
Accelerometer, IR, Hall, Touch, Grip, VPU (Voice Pickup Unit)
Skin-detect sensor, Motion-detecting accelerometer, Speech-detecting accelerometer, Force sensor
Weather Resistance
IPX2
IPX4
IPX4
Wireless Charging
Qi certified wireless charging pad
Qi

Performance

Battery Life
6h / 21h with charging case ANC on | 8h / 29h with charging case ANC off
Up to 6 h + 2 charges = 18 h
6 h listening, 4 h talk / 30 h listening, 20 h talk with charging case
Charging Time
2 h

Production

Availability
2020-08
Debut
2020-08-05
2020-09-10
2021-10-18

Price

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