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  1. Table of Contents
  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 Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless vs Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Samsung Galaxy Buds+
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless

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Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Picture

Variants

  • Galaxy Buds Plus (Black)
  • Galaxy Buds Plus (Cloud Blue)
  • Galaxy Buds Plus (Red)
  • Galaxy Buds Plus (White)
  • Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless (Black)
  • Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless (Blue)
  • Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless (Pink)
  • Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless (White)

Our Verdict

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless

Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless

The Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless are better for most purposes than the Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless. The Samsung have a more stable fit and a more neutral sound profile, which some listeners may prefer. Their mic has a significantly better recording quality, and their continuous battery life is much longer. The Anker have an ANC feature that blocks out an impressive amount of ambient sound. They also work with companion software that gives you access to a graphic EQ and presets, while the Samsung's software has presets but no EQ.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.9
6.9

Bass Accuracy 
 

9.6
7.9

Treble Accuracy 
 

8.9
7.2

Mid Accuracy 
 

9.1
8.4

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Design Picture 2
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Hybrid

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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Comfort Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.03 lbs
0.02 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs

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Controls 
 

5.8
7.2

Controls Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Controls Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Decent

Feedback  

Okay
Mediocre

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

No
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant

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Breathability 
 

9.2
9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C
0.8 °C

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Portability 
 

9.5
9.5

Portability Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Portability Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Portability Picture

 

1.4" (3.6 cm)
1.4" (3.6 cm)

 

1.0" (2.5 cm)
1.0" (2.5 cm)

 

1.0" (2.5 cm)
0.9" (2.3 cm)

Volume  

1.40 in³ (22.94 cm³)
1.30 in³ (21.30 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

8.0
8.0

Case Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Case Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

2.1" (5.3 cm)
2.4" (6.1 cm)

 

1.6" (4.1 cm)
2.3" (5.8 cm)

 

1.0" (2.5 cm)
1.2" (3.0 cm)

Volume  

3.40 in³ (55.72 cm³)
6.60 in³ (108.15 cm³)

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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

8.0
7.5

Stability Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Stability Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Angled Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Side Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Front Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Rear Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Top Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-0.27 dB
4.05 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.17 dB
-1.16 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.6
9.4

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.08 dB
0.13 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

9.6
7.9

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

0.47 dB
3.03 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10.75 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-0.24 dB
4.28 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

0.19 dB
3.81 dB

High-Bass 
 

-0.14 dB
0.87 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.1
8.4

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.16 dB
2.18 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.02 dB
-0.1 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-1.52 dB
-2.29 dB

High-Mid 
 

0.83 dB
-2.37 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

8.9
7.2

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.72 dB
4.16 dB

Low-Treble 
 

0.83 dB
-3.05 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-1.99 dB
3.51 dB

High-Treble 
 

-6.05 dB
-9.1 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.7
6.7

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

0.96 dB
2.54 dB

Dips 
 

0.61 dB
0.93 dB

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Imaging 
 

9.0
8.5

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.15
0.82

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.55
1.33

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.62
0.44

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.55
1.38

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Passive Soundstage 
 

1.1
0.6

PRTF  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless PRTF
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

3.8
1.5

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

1.2
0.9

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.3
7.7

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.245
0.235

WHD @ 100 
 

0.299
0.147

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

R175XXU0ATA5
03.54

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

Default
Soundcore Signature

ANC 
 

No ANC
Transport

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

6.1
8.5

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-17.94 dB
-22.24 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
Yes

Bass 
 

-3.02 dB
-21.62 dB

Mid 
 

-18.54 dB
-15.53 dB

Treble 
 

-33.8 dB
-28.64 dB

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Leakage 
 

8.9
9.2

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

27.73 dB
26.06 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

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Recording Quality 
 

6.1
5.0

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

126.99 Hz
465.81 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

4.92 dB
5.79 dB

HFE 
 

3,466.89 Hz
2,031.87 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

10.965
0.059

Gain 
 

-3.67 dB
6.21 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

7.8
6.9

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

20.07 dB
38.1 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.0
6.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.5
7.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.8
5.4

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

13.3 hrs
3.5 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

1.0
2.0

Total Battery Life 
 

26.6 hrs
10.5 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2 hrs
1 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Standby mode
No

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C

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App Support 
 

7.0
8.0

App Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless App Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Galaxy Wearable
Anker Soundcore

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

Yes
No

Windows  

Yes
No

Equalizer 
 

Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
Adjustable

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

Yes
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
No

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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

6.8
7.1

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

146.00 ft (44.50 m)
266.00 ft (81.08 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

332 ms
215 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

73 ms
106 ms

Android Latency 
 

33 ms
109 ms

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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

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Wired 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Cable Picture
Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro Truly Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

N/A
N/A

Connection 
 

No Wired Option
No Wired Option

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
No

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No
No

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
2.2

Type 
 

Charging Case
Charging Case

USB Input 
 

No
No

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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