In the past Samsung has often paired its new
flagship with a pair of premium headphones and the Galaxy S10 is no exception.
Except instead of a pair of AKG headphones, you’ll be getting the new Galaxy
Buds.
They can be charged wirelessly by the S10 phones and
they need it too as the buds themselves only have 58mAh batteries and the case
has 252mAh more. Compare that to the Gear IconX (2018), which had 82mAh in the
buds and 340mAh in the case. And those weren’t exactly famous for their battery life. Using the
reverse wireless charging of the Galaxy S10 is only a partial solution – even
if you bought one, these buds can play music even without a phone.
The Galaxy Buds can work in stand-alone mode with
double the offline storage of the IconX, 8GB total (this should be enough for
around 2,000 songs). They also upgrade to Bluetooth 5.0 (up from 4.2). The new
buds will keep sweat-resistance rating (IPX2).
Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Buds alongside the
S10 and will put them in the promotional pre-order package in some countries.
They should be available for purchase separately around the same time as the
S10 (early March).
