The question is whether Samsung is capable of making an excellent product of comparable quality with Apple's best and do so without copying Apple (indeed quite the opposite, as it is difficult to arrive at a product that is less like the AirPod than this except by sitting down and centering the design of the device around that purpose from the outset). The key takeaways from this review isn't whether Apple device owners should buy this for their Apple devices over AirPods. The prestige of the Apple name means nothing to you already apparently, Siri and other ecosystem benefits will be useless for you, and the lack of true ANC isn't worth the $70 price differential. But if you do not own an iPhone, iPad or Mac, then based on the reviewer this is what you need to get. If you own Apple hardware then buying this product makes no sense. So, there has been only one bad review for this much maligned in advance product and that one seems to be an outlier.Īs to which one is better: simple. The only legit criticism then is the ANC, which most other reviews cited.
In that, this review reaches the same conclusion as everyone else: that this is a fantastic product in its own right. If this review has to resort to "Apple prestige" and denigrating a form factor that both innovates AND is a proven one based on hearing aids - when this same site just trashed OnePlus for ripping off the AirPod design just a couple of weeks ago - it is an admission that there are no real differences between the Samsung and Apple products.