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8.4Noise control & calls9.3
8.4Battery3.2
Why is Live Buds 3 better than Galaxy Buds3?
- Battery life10 h vs 6 h+67%
- Battery life with ANC8 h vs 5 h+60%
Why is Galaxy Buds3 better than Live Buds 3?
- Water resistance (IPx)IPx5 vs IPx7+40%
- Driver size10 mm vs 11 mm+10%
Specifications
Side by side
| Sound | ||
| Fit | In-ear | Semi-in-ear (open) |
| Ear cup design | Closed-back | Open-back |
| Driver type | Dynamic | — |
| Driver size | 10 mm | 11 mm |
| Lowest frequency | 20 Hz | — |
| Highest frequency | 40,000 Hz | — |
| Impedance | 16 Ω | — |
| Sensitivity | 103 dB | — |
| Spatial / 3D audio | — | Yes |
| Adjustable equaliser | — | Yes |
| Noise control | ||
| Active noise cancelling | Yes | Yes |
| Adaptive ANC | Yes | — |
| Microphones | 6 | — |
| Noise reduction for calls | Yes | — |
| Battery & charging | ||
| Battery life | 10 h | 6 h |
| Battery life with ANC | 8 h | 5 h |
| Total with charging case | 40 h | — |
| Wireless charging (case) | — | Yes |
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth codecs | — | AAC, SBC |
| Hi-res codec (LDAC / aptX HD / LHDC) | — | No |
| aptX | — | No |
| LDAC | — | No |
| Multipoint (two devices) | Yes | — |
| USB-C | — | Yes |
| Design & build | ||
| Earbud weight (each) | — | 4.7 g |
| Protection rating | IP55 | IP57 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx5 | IPx7 |
| Dust protection (IP) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Touch controls | — | Yes |
| Hands-free calls | — | Yes |
