Samsung Galaxy Buds price confirmed — and it’s good news

Samsung Galaxy Buds cost confirmed — and information technology'due south expert news

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The latest Samsung Milky way Buds Pro leak comes from none other than major retailer Staples, with its Canadian site listing the wireless earbuds in full particular ahead of their official reveal.

Under the not very secretive name of "Samsung Galaxy Attic," the Galaxy Buds Pro price is given as CA$264. That works out to almost $207 in USD, which doesn't take into business relationship regional tax differences but does point towards previous rumors of a $200 MSRP in the U.S. This would make Galaxy Buds Pro a lot cheaper than their biggest rivals, the Apple tree AirPods Pro.

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A $200 cost tag would also undercut many more of the best wireless earbuds, so while these will Samsung's nearly expensive headphones yet, the Staples listing suggests they won't be outright overpriced.

And, not that we needed it at this point, but the listing likewise confirms several details we've seen in previous leaks. These include active racket cancellation (ANC) with an Ambience Sound mode, 5 hours of bombardment life per charge and a dual speaker design that combines an 11mm woofer with a 6.5mm tweeter.

IPX7 waterproofing is also re-confirmed, and so the Galaxy Buds Pro should exist able to survive full submersion in shallow water for up to 30 minutes. A chip of rain or sweat should therefore prove no problem. The Galaxy Buds Pro weight isn't given, only their dimensions come in at 2 ten 2 x ane.1 inches, according to the listing.

Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro Staples leak — (Epitome credit: Staples)

Lastly, the listing provides a selection of official images of the Galaxy Buds Pro in their three colors: violet, blackness and silvery.

You can't actually purchase or pre-order the Galaxy Buds Pro from Staples yet, as it lists the earbuds as sold out. But it'south non a long wait for Samsung's ain reveal: the Galaxy Buds Pro will virtually certainly be unveiled aslope the Samsung Galaxy S21 during a Galaxy Unpacked event on January 14.

It'south expected that pre-orders for both the Galaxy Buds Pro and the Galaxy S21 will open on the same day, with the former a potential pre-order bonus for the Galaxy S21 Ultra. If you want to tune in yourself, here's how to watch Galaxy Unpacked 2021.

James is currently Hardware Editor at Rock Newspaper Shotgun, but before that was Sound Editor at Tom's Guide, where he covered headphones, speakers, soundbars and anything else that intentionally makes noise. A PC enthusiast, he also wrote computing and gaming news for TG, usually relating to how difficult it is to find graphics card stock.