Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 will let you color-match to the Galaxy Z Fold 3

Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 will allow you colour-match to the Galaxy Z Fold 3

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All signs point to the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 beingness a lower-specced but more affordable alternative to the Galaxy Buds Pro, though it doesn't audio like Samsung is skimping on colour options.

Dutch site GalaxyClub reported that Samsung will produce an fifty-fifty wider range than the Milky way Buds Pro got, with blackness, white, purple and green versions of the Milky way Buds 2 being planned. And then this could exist i of the best wireless earbuds to choose from if you don't only want the obviously white of the Apple AirPods, and probable the upcoming AirPods 3.

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Interestingly, these colors also match sure rumored color options for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold three and Galaxy Z Flip 3. The Galaxy Z Fold 3, for instance, is said to come up in black and green, with the potential for other colors; the Galaxy Z Flip 3 will also supposedly accept green and "light violet" models, the latter of which could match the Galaxy Buds two'south purple edition.

Every bit GalaxyClub noted in its report, this could be a sign that the Galaxy Buds two volition be designed to complement Samsung's new folding phones specifically, not different how the Galaxy Buds Pro'south launch was tied into that of the Galaxy S21 smartphone family unit.

It wouldn't surprise united states of america, then, if the new earbuds get released at the aforementioned time equally or very closely to the Galaxy Z Fold iii and Galaxy Z Flip 3. They might also act every bit pre-order bonuses for the phones, or be sold equally part of a package.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 — (Epitome credit: Ben Geskin)

If y'all're non interested in either of the upcoming Galaxy handsets, you can still look forward to a probable lowered price for the Milky way Buds 2 compared to recent Samsung headphones.

Its model number is patently SM-R177, which more closely follows the cheaper Samsung Milky way Buds (SM-R170) and Galaxy Buds Plus (SM-R175) than the more expensive, racket-cancelling Galaxy Buds Live (SM-R180) and Galaxy Buds Pro (SM-R190).

An exact release date is unknown, though this matching color report suggests the Galaxy Buds two will launch at or around the same time as the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 — both of which are currently tipped for July.

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James is currently Hardware Editor at Rock Paper Shotgun, but before that was Sound Editor at Tom's Guide, where he covered headphones, speakers, soundbars and anything else that intentionally makes dissonance. A PC enthusiast, he besides wrote computing and gaming news for TG, normally relating to how hard it is to find graphics menu stock.