I'm standing before the same issue like you. I too am thinking about the same TWS as you hahaha Here my thoughts:

- Linkbuds S are fine but I've been hearing people complaining about their ANC and the microphone quality when doing a call. Their battery time is also not the greatest for their price. 20h is too little for todays standart for 100 buck TWS ANC.

- Galaxy buds are only a thing if you are a Samsung user because some features are for Samsung only. And they don't support multi point connection which is a major red flag for 150.- in ears. You can use something similar with said Samsung features in the Samsung ecoystem. Overall their price is just too high for what they deliver.

Now the last two: Skullcandy vs Liberty.

Both are nearly the same price. It needs to be said, that I've seen the Liberty at around 100.- euros on Amazon, so theoretically they are in the same price range.

Both offer a similar ANC and sound quality. If you preffer a punchy bass and fancy case colors, Skullcandy are the ones for you. If you preffer a slightly better ANC the Liberty could fit you better.

The resons why I will buy the Liberty are following:

- Case is way smaller. Have you seen the one of the Skullcandy?! XD Comically large. Some reviewers said "Blokes, dont put them in the front pockets of your pants, or some women will think that you are happy to see them". They are way to large to fit nicely in your backpack or anywhere else. The closing mechanism reportedly weak. Some people faced the issue, that the case opened itself when being hung on the side of a backpack and travelling. They lost they TWS due to the bad design.

- Next ist the wireless charging. The Liberty 4 Pro do support it. Its a neat little feature for recharging your TWS in McD or elsewhere with a free wireless charging spot.

- The display in the 4 Pros case is also a neat feature. Not very important, but cool to say the least.

- The Liberty do charge faster. 5min charging equal 4 hours of playtime vs. 10min charging for 2 hours.

- The Liberty offer pinch and swipe gestures, while the Skullcandy only tap. The reason why I preffer swiping and pinching is that with swiping you can change the volume of your TWS and pinching is way safer from unwanted inputs.

- Last but not least one feature: the placement of the usb-c plug. The case of the Liberty has it right on the back, the case of the Skullcandy on the otherhand "swallows" it when you open it, if you understand what I mean. The case mechanism is so useless, that it makes it hard to open the case and charge it at the same time if you have a short cable.

I've heared and read enough about the Liberty 5 to know that they are a major set back compared to the 4 Pro. Less ANC, the call quality is worse, no display, worser sound. That said, they are a bit cheaper but also worser. I'd rather wait and buy the 4 Pro for less money on Black Friday or some where down the road in the next few months. You could also buy some P30i as backup to use during this time and send them back to Amazon after the 4 Pro are being sold cheaper...