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  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Profile: Target Compliance
    5. Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
    6. Treble Profile: Target Compliance
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation - Full Range
    2. Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
    3. Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
    4. ANC Wind Handling
    5. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE vs Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2

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Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Picture
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Picture
TypeIn-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeIn-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessTruly Wireless
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
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  16. True Wireless Earbuds
  17. Jabra
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Variants

  • Galaxy Buds FE (Graphite)
  • Galaxy Buds FE (Mystic White)
  • Elite 8 Active Gen 2 (Black)
  • Elite 8 Active Gen 2 (Coral)
  • Elite 8 Active Gen 2 (Navy)
  • Elite 8 Active Gen 2 (Olive)

Review

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Our Verdict

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE

Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2

The Samsung Galaxy Buds FE offer great value for their retail price, but if you're willing to up your budget, the Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 offer some considerable upgrades. They're slightly better built and more comfortable and stable in your ears. The Jabra headphones also offer better noise isolation performance and better mic recording quality. They come with Dolby Spatial Audio, which can add an immersive quality to your listening experience. Finally, the Jabra also come with a nifty 'smart case', which lets you connect wired audio sources via the USB-C port in the case, which then transmits audio via Bluetooth to the buds.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

6.9
7.8

Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.5
9.0

Peaks/Dips 
 

6.4
7.7

Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.9
9.1

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.7
9.5

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Design Picture 2
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

8.0
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Comfort Picture
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.02 lbs
0.02 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.2
8.0

Controls Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Controls Picture
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Decent

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

No
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Additional Controls  

ANC/Ambient Sound
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

9.6
9.5

Portability Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Portability Picture
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Portability Picture

L  

1.2" (3.0 cm)
1.2" (3.0 cm)

W  

1.1" (2.8 cm)
1.1" (2.8 cm)

H  

0.7" (1.9 cm)
0.8" (2.1 cm)

Volume  

0.97 in³ (15.96 cm³)
1.08 in³ (17.64 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

7.5
8.0

Case Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Case Picture
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

L  

2.0" (5.0 cm)
2.6" (6.5 cm)

W  

2.0" (5.0 cm)
1.9" (4.7 cm)

H  

1.1" (2.7 cm)
0.9" (2.4 cm)

Volume  

4.12 in³ (67.50 cm³)
4.47 in³ (73.30 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Build Quality Picture
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
8.0

Stability Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Stability Picture
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Angled Picture
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Side Picture
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Front Picture
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Rear Picture
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Top Picture
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE In The Box Picture
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

1,000 Hz
750 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

5.0 dB
2.0 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.3 dB
0.3 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.3
8.8

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.33 dB
0.25 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.5
9.0

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

5.4 dB
2.9 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

20 Hz
20 Hz

Low Bass 
 

7.03 dB
2.6 dB

Mid Bass 
 

4.23 dB
3.29 dB

High Bass 
 

2.67 dB
-0.01 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.7
9.5

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.33 dB
0.75 dB

Low Mid 
 

0.96 dB
-0.27 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-1.22 dB
0.13 dB

High Mid 
 

0.95 dB
1.14 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.9
9.1

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

2.58 dB
1.93 dB

Low Treble 
 

-1.27 dB
1.23 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-1.34 dB
-0.91 dB

High Treble 
 

-6.48 dB
-4.94 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.4
7.7

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.86 dB
1.31 dB

Dips 
 

3.69 dB
1.47 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.5
8.9

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.38
0.24

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

2.35
2.52

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.39
0.73

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.07
1.17
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Passive Soundstage 
 

0.4
0.4

PRTF  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE PRTF
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

1.7
0.7

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.3
0.9
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Virtual Soundstage
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
Dolby Audio
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.2
8.0

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.214
0.213

WHD @ 100 
 

0.078
0.108
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

R400NXXU0AXB1
1.0.8(1033)

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth
Bluetooth

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B
Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Normal
Neutral

ANC 
 

On
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

8.3
9.3

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Overall Attenuation 
 

-21.71 dB
-25.39 dB

Bass 
 

-14.69 dB
-18.87 dB

Mid 
 

-21.94 dB
-26.32 dB

Treble 
 

-30.00 dB
-32.40 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

8.9
9.3

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-20.51 dB
-22.08 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-20.76 dB
-20.40 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-21.19 dB
-24.95 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

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ANC Wind Noise 
 

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Leakage 
 

9.7
9.2

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

22.86 dB
25.65 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

7.4
6.7

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

250.34 Hz
126.99 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.28 dB
4.86 dB

HFE 
 

6,639.82 Hz
7,346.09 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.752
1.887

Gain 
 

8.88 dB
-17.28 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

8.0
8.0

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

6.66 dB
12.54 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.0
8.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0
8.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.1
7.6

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

6.3 hrs
7.9 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

3.5
3.0

Total Battery Life 
 

22 hrs
31.6 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.5 hrs
1 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
Auto-Off Timer and Standby Mode

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C
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App Support 
 

7.5
8.0

App Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE App Picture
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 App Picture

App Name  

Galaxy Wearable
Jabra Sound+

iOS  

No
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

Yes
No

Equalizer 
 

Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

Yes
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
Yes
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

0.0
2.7

Cable Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Cable Picture
Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
USB-C

Detachable 
 

No
Yes

Length 
 

N/A
2.62 ft (0.80 m)

Connector 
 

No Wired Option
USB-C

Latency - Analog 
 

N/A
99.9 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
98.1 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Connection  

No Wired Audio
USB
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

7.5
8.3

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.2
5.3

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

Yes
Yes

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

298.56 ft (91.00 m)
334.65 ft (102.00 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

246 ms
274 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC
SBC

AAC Support 
 

Yes
Yes
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No
Audio Only

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
Audio Only

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
Audio Only

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Base/Dock 
 

2.2
5.2

Type 
 

Charging Case
Wireless USB Dongle + Charging Case

USB Input 
 

No
Yes

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Supply 
 

USB-C
USB-C
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