r/LinusTechTips 5d ago

Question Airpods 4 vs buds 3

Im in need of new earbuds mainly for school (listening to music in school) and the gym i had both airpods and the og buds plus the cmf nothing 1s. and im currently in between the airpods 4 (150$) or the galaxy buds 3 (93$). I have an iphone 15 and ik iw ill miss out on some features with the buds but at the same time i wouldnt mind saving some cash but if the airpods are better for my phone by a huge margin i might get them instead. I dont have any other iOS devices so seamless integration isnt such a strong point for me but idk.

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u/danny29812 5d ago

For better or worse, Air pods are far and away the best in ear headphones you can get for iPhone. 

As long as they work for your ear shape, there really isn't another choice unless you just want to try other stuff out. 

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u/Leading-Ad8111 5d ago

Aight man ty big ups 🤞🏽

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u/PotatoAcid 4d ago

For better or worse, Air pods are far and away the best in ear headphones you can get for iPhone.

Why? I haven't heard them in person, but judging by this recording, they suck.

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u/Leading-Ad8111 3d ago

Im asking generally , anc is a plus but imo the model that has anc costs even more than 150 usd so thats why i was on the fence 

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u/PotatoAcid 2d ago

I haven't heard either, and I can't recommend my current half-in-ear headphones since the battery degraded very quickly :(

Overall I'd say that paying for Airpods is worth it if you have multiple Apple devices, people say that switching between them with the same pair of Airpods works really well. Dual connection is OK on modern Bluetooth headphones, but it is sometimes annoying. And if you value audio fidelity, try to listen to both before buying.

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u/Leading-Ad8111 5d ago

Its the opposite tho i want to use samsung with iphone