Samsung’s “beans” earbuds are here, and they’re called the Galaxy Buds Live

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  Samsung's latest true wireless earbuds: the Galaxy Buds Live. [credit: Samsung ]

Samsung on Tuesday announced its latest pair of true wireless earbuds, the Samsung Galaxy Buds Live. The earbuds, whose bean-shaped design caused a stir in tech circles after leaking last month, will be available starting Thursday and cost $169.99. They'll be available in black, bronze, and white finishes.

The Galaxy Buds Live are designed to sit entirely in your ear; there's no outward protruding "stem," but there are small, flat tips on each earbud to keep them securely in place. Samsung says it will include two sizes of these "wingtips" in the box.

In terms of features, Samsung has equipped the Galaxy Buds Live with active noise cancellation, bringing them in competition with other true wireless pairs like Apple's AirPods Pro and Sony's WF-1000XM3. Samsung is going about this a little differently, however. Because the Galaxy Buds Live's flattened design naturally lets in more ambient noise than more tightly sealed in-ear headphones like Apple's or Sony's pairs, Samsung wants its ANC to focus on muting low-end frequencies-an airplane cabin, a loud laundry machine, and so on-while still letting higher-pitch noises through.

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