Compare Samsung Galaxy Buds Live vs Sony WF-1000XM4 vs Apple AirPods 3

Connectivity

Ports
MagSafe or Lightning
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth 5
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.0

Construction

Battery | Capacity
60 mAh (earbuds) + 472 mAh (charging case)
Colors
Silver, Black
Drivers
12 mm
6 mm
High-excursion Apple driver
Form Factor
True Wireless Earphones
Headphone Type
Dynamic headphones
Magnet
High-power neodymium magnets
Microphone
3 (2 outer + 1 inner)
Dual beamforming microphones

Dimensions

Size | Depth
14.9 mm
0.76 inch (19.21 mm)
Size | Height
27.3 mm
1.21 inches (30.79 mm)
Size | Width
16.5 mm
0.72 inch (18.26 mm)
Weight
5.6 g
7.3 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, LDAC
Bluetooth Profiles
A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP
Fast Charging
5 minute for 60 minutes of play time
5 minutes in the case provides around 1 hour of listening time
Noise Cancellation
Active 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 water resistance
IPX4
Wireless Charging
Qi wireless charging
Qi

Performance

Battery Life
6h / 21h with charging case ANC on | 8h / 29h with charging case ANC off
Music playback: 8 hours ANC on / 12 hours ANC off + 2x charges from case
6 h listening, 4 h talk / 30 h listening, 20 h talk with charging case
Charging Time
1.5 hours

Production

Availability
2020-08
Debut
2020-08-05
2021-06-08
2021-10-18

Price

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