 The brand new AirPods 3 or AirPods generation are here, but we want to find out how well do you compete against its biggest rival, the Galaxy Buds 2. Let's find out. Hey guys, Thundie here and thank you for joining me on the channel. And today I have the brand new AirPods 3 which are available right now. And if you're watching this for the very first time, go ahead and hit that subscribe button notification icon to get notified about more videos about audio and fun things like this on the channel. Now the AirPods 3 or the third generation AirPods are the successor to the original AirPods. These are not a continuation of the AirPods Pro, but the AirPods that a lot of people love and also one of the best-selling pair headphones Apple mentioned. And that's very true. Now in terms of design, this is something that has a case that is very similar to your AirPods Pro. It also has a smaller footprint overall. Now this case itself comes with wireless charging, similar to what you have on your Galaxy Buds 2, but also supports MagSafe charging as well. So you can use either method to charge as well as also a lightning port to boot. Now when it comes to the design, it's a very different design. It's closer to the design of the AirPods Pro. It has a shorter stem and it also has that kind of a bulbous look to it in terms of just the overall look. Now comparing design-wise to what we have with the Galaxy Buds, the Buds have more of like a P or Pod shape and also has a tip around it. Now that's the difference in design you will find with both. And that is very, very important when it comes to fit and feel depending on an individual. Now with the Galaxy Buds 2, I can easily put them into my ear and they do stay in my ears quite well and quite comfortably. I can shake, I can dance, I can work out with them and I have no issues. With the AirPods 3, the design is one that I always say fits about 50% of population. For me it doesn't fit as well. Now it's much better than the original AirPods, but it's something I have to kind of cajole and fit and yes it's in here right now, but normally it will start sliding off. If I work out with this, they're going to come off. So in terms of fit though, I would say it's not the best and that's where the Galaxy wins on this round. Okay now price is a very important factor, especially gauging what you get for that price point. Now with the Galaxy Buds 2 it's priced at $129 compared to the AirPods 3 which are priced at $179. Now in terms of features, they come with very distinct separate set of features. Now with $179 price points, some of you might expect active noise cancellation, that is not the case with the AirPods 3. These are meant to be more open-ear design and also that's a kind of a difference in factor between the AirPods Pro I believe and the AirPods 3. Now when it comes to the Galaxy Buds 2, they do have active noise cancellation and they do have varying levels of active noise cancellation. I would say it's actually pretty good. It's very comparable to the AirPods Pro. It also has an ambient mode or transparency mode there so you have that built in. So that is a plus for the Galaxy Buds 2. Now on the other side though, the AirPods 3 does have spatial audio. Now spatial audio is a very unique tool in terms of listening when you're listening to music but especially while you're watching movies. So I do like that feature while watching movies. When I'm listening to music, not so much. To me doesn't really work too well. That's something to take note. Now there are no built-in EQs or any custom ability within the AirPods 3. You can do some stuff if you go deeper into your iPhone but off the glance through the volume controls you can only switch into spatial audio. While the Galaxy Buds 2, you can go into the application and you've got more features that you have a couple of EQs you can go through. You can change your transparency modes. There's also a labs feature and there's also gaming features as well in terms of low latency while you're gaming. So there are more features built into that aspect there and I think that's also another plus for the Galaxy Buds 2. Now fear not guys. Look it's not all just about the Galaxy Buds 2. Some of you are going like you must be a Samsung fanboy. No. Now let's move on to one of the most important things with you know two wireless Buds. Audio. How is the audio quality here? And I have to say though the AirPods 3, yes they do slide out of my air but when they're in they sound really good. Now adaptive EQ tries to compensate quite a bit and I can actually hear when it's switching and honestly for me I am not a fan of adaptive EQ. I think it just does too much to mess with the way I listen to music but I do appreciate the fact that it does a good job to try to shift to match you know your surroundings because you have that open ear concept. In terms of your audio though it does sound really good. You've got some nice highs. Your mids are okay. Your lows not so much because you tend to lose a lot of bass but just the way this is actually built. Now when you go to the Galaxy Buds themselves the lows are not that prevalent. They are really smaller drivers. The mids are solid. The highs are good. Can be muddled a little bit. The EQs definitely help here. I think when you want to compare both of them together though I give the slight edge to the AirPods 3 because you do have just better mids and better highs but the Galaxy Buds do a better job with the lows and also the EQ adaptation that you get with it. Now of course with true wireless Buds you want to know how it sounds with the microphone while conversing with friends and chatting. This is where both of them do really well and I was actually really impressed with the the AirPods 3. Conversations were clear. They were crisp. Most people had no idea that was talking of a headset. Everything just sounded really clean. Likewise the Galaxy Buds 2 also do the same so you've got a very solid microphone. You've got a triple microphone set up there that does a really good job to give you clean fresh audio. Now in terms of battery life and charging you've got a slight edge that goes to the AirPods 3. Now the AirPods 3 come with six hours of battery life for use. If you're using spatial audio it drops down to five but with the case you get 30 hours in total. The Galaxy Buds 2 you get about five hours of use and then four to four point five with A and C and then with the case you're getting 28 hours. So just you do the math 30 is better than 20 the AirPods do a really good job in terms of battery life. Both of them have quick charge features where you charge your devices for five minutes it gives you an hour of use. So in terms of battery life you're going to get that edge with the AirPods 3 but the Galaxy Buds 2 are not far behind. So when you look at everything I've put on the table in terms of features, in terms of comfort, in terms of audio. This is one where it really balls down to who gives you the best for your back for the block and for me that is still the Galaxy Buds 2. At $129 price point you're packing so much more in there with active noise cancellation you've got some really good audio and you've also got some really solid microphones. Now the AirPods 3 are good but I'm finding a hard time justifying that $179 price point especially when the AirPods Pro are available, where I can spend a little bit more and get that especially if I'm in the Apple ecosystem and I want to stay in that ecosystem I think the AirPods Pro are a better choice. Now if the AirPods 3 drop down to say like $150 maybe $140 then I think it's a much more solid buy but for right now the Galaxy Buds 2 win this battle game for me. So if you guys want to see and hear more about audio use the link down below to follow us on this channel otherwise thank you very much and always enjoy your entertainment.