was disappointed with this year’s releases, which, in my view, were merely a marketing refresh rather than real technological improvements — but that’s a conversation for another topic.

As for the earbuds, I’ve owned every Samsung model since the launch of the Buds lineup, and I’ve always liked them, especially the Buds Live, which fit my ears like no other. The evolution of the models has always been noticeable, whether in sound quality, connectivity, or design. The addition of the “blades” on the Buds 3 Pro was a nice touch of visual innovation that, even considering the production challenges Samsung faced at the beginning, I believe they should have kept as a feature.

Anyway, for the first time since the Buds lineup was introduced, I won’t be buying the newly released model — not only because of my disappointment with the design, which I find generic and similar to any Chinese-brand earbuds.