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Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro review: light ’em up

What they lack in originality, they make up for in sound.

That’s a sterling start, but their potential is held back by clumsy design decisions, a lack of multipoint connectivity, and active noise cancellation that’s merely adequate at this $250 price. Over the summer, Samsung also had to pause shipments of these earbuds to address quality control issues after early buyers managed to easily rip the silicone ear tips. You can also enable an “adaptive” mode that, like with Apple’s earbuds, will dynamically blend ANC and transparency based on your surroundings so that important sounds (like sirens) can quickly get your attention.

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