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Samsung pulls the plug on cute bean-shaped Buds Live headphones, expect Buds 3 instead

By Victor Hristov

Published: Apr 17, 2023, 8:58 AM

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Samsung pulls the plug on cute bean-shaped Buds Live headphones, expect Buds 3 instead

Samsung is planning to introduce a brand new edition of its true wireless headphones and they will be called Samsung Galaxy Buds 3, according to information from leaker Chunvn888.

Just a few months ago, we heard reports that Samsung is gearing up to release a new version of the cool bean-shaped Live edition buds instead, but since then the rumors have died off and this new report claims that Samsung has now dropped the Live edition altogether.

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The Buds Live made their debut in 2020, and they came with active noise cancellation (ANC) and arrived at a price $169, slightly more expensive than the regular first-gen Galaxy Buds and below the Buds Plus that launched later. So it has really been a one-off product as Samsung seems to no longer care about the bean-shaped buds.

Apparently the bean design has been dropped so yeah, no Live
— No name (@chunvn8888) April 16, 2023

Galaxy Buds 3 incoming

The very same source claims that Samsung is now on track to release a new edition Galaxy Buds 3.

Here is a quick timeline of Samsung's wireless headphones releases:

Galaxy Buds — March 2019
Galaxy Buds Plus — February 2020
Galaxy Buds Live — August 2020
Galaxy Buds Pro — January 2021
Galaxy Buds 2 — August 2021
Galaxy Buds 2 Pro — August 2022
Galaxy Buds 3 — coming soon in 2023
Galaxy Buds 3 Pro — expected in 2024

Read more: Galaxy Buds 2 Pro Review

What's exciting about this new generation is that they will actually follow the design langauge of the more premium Buds 2 Pro, but arrive at a lower price.

The Pro edition launched with an MSRP of $229, while the Buds 2 non-Pro edition launched at a $149 price, so if we were to place bets, we would say that these expected Galaxy Buds 3 would be prices at around the $150 mark as well.

And speaking of the Pros, the leaker that shared all of that information also mentioned that the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro are expected to arrive next year. This kind of makes sense with the above Samsung schedule.

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Victor, a seasoned mobile technology expert, has spent over a decade at PhoneArena, exploring the depths of mobile photography and reviewing hundreds of smartphones across Android and iOS ecosystems. His passion for technology, coupled with his extensive knowledge of smartphone cameras and battery life, has positioned him as a leading voice in the mobile tech industry.

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