Along with the big entrances of Samsung’s newest mobile devices – the Galaxy S20 series and the Galaxy Z Flip – comes something friendlier for the pocket, and something more for everyone even without a Samsung smartphone. Of course, I’m talking about the Samsung Galaxy Buds+, the successor of the plain “Galaxy Buds” but takes its orbit further into the skies with a massively improved specs sheet that makes it a serious contender for people seeking out true wireless buds. From my tests with it, the audio from the Buds+ is superb. It’s sharp, rich, and vibrant. I’ve played a bunch of ‘70s and ‘80s rock songs, some metal, followed by Florence Welsh and U2 to cool down the ears, and I’m pretty much satisfied. It’s no razor-sharp tech for the most devout and hardcore audiophiles, but the Buds+ does deliver excellent sounds for the average consumer and there’s little flaws to see about. The longest time I’ve worn the Buds+ would be about four hours – about my exact time of commute with this painful traffic. And through those hours, the Buds+ remained comfortable in my ears. Though, when I had someone else the Buds+, they started feeling some heat and sting after a number of hours of use. Sadly, the Buds+ doesn’t support active noise cancelation. However, conversations have always been clear on both ends, something Samsung is boasting about thanks to its new three-mic system. Despite being in loud and busy environments, the Buds+ manages to reduce background noise to provide stellar conversations. Likewise, the microphone picks up voices well and transmits them without problems. The Buds+ supports touch gesture. Long press to launch the Spotify app, double tap to play the next song. My tiny nitpick here is whenever putting the Buds+ on, I often end up running Spotify by accident, blasting my unsuspecting ears with heavy music. But it’s possible that this is merely human error on my part. The Galaxy Buds+ app allows easier pairing with your mobile device, which is also available for iOS phones. The app allows you some minor tweaking for the Buds+ settings, such as EQ for improved voice. According to Samsung, the Buds+ can run up to 11 hours on its own. Personally, I haven’t used the Buds+ that long, but I did get around eight to almost ten hours a day, without the Buds+ showing any signs of tiring out. And that’s impressive, a thousand miles away from Samsung’s earlier attempts in creating earpieces of similar design, which is, if you think about it, only a few years ago. Like most wireless earbuds of similar design, the Galaxy Buds+ relies on the charging case for safekeeping and – you guessed it, charging! This effectively doubles the battery life of the Buds+, so you’re basically getting more than 11 hours. It’s a real nice touch if the battery for both the charging case and the Buds+ are running low, the Wireless PowerShare feature will allow some Samsung devices, like the Note10 and the new S20, to charge, the charging case. If you also have a wireless charging pad, the Buds+’s charging case also supports that, which I found very convenient. There are some powerbanks out there that already support wireless charging. Armed with all of this, you’ll never run out of power while on the go. The Samsung Galaxy Buds+ is one of the leading contenders for top notched true wireless earbuds. Excellent battery life and solid audio performance, the Buds+ gets a big thumbs up from us in the MB TechLab, and is certainly worth a look even if you’re not a user of Samsung smartphones, heck, maybe with the Galaxy Buds+ you might even consider switching to one.