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Updated · 9to5Google · Jul 30Samsung Leak Shows Open-Ear Galaxy Buds Ahead of September IFA Debut
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Google · Jul 30Summary
- New images found by SamMobile in a Samsung app give the clearest look yet at Samsung’s next open-ear earbuds, widely rumored as Galaxy Buds On.
- The leak shows clip-on buds with green or gray accents and a charging case resembling the Galaxy Buds 4 Pro, sharpening earlier icon-based glimpses.
- The design points to standard open-ear air-conduction earbuds similar to Motorola and Bose models, undercutting earlier bone-conduction speculation.
- September now looks like the likeliest launch window after Samsung skipped a reveal at this month’s Unpacked event; IFA is the obvious next stage.
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What forced Samsung to suddenly scrap its rumored bone-conduction technology in favor of this leaked air-conduction clip-on design? Can Samsung's unannounced clip-on earbuds dethrone established open-ear giants like Bose and Sony using exclusive Galaxy ecosystem features? Why did Samsung abandon its traditional naming scheme for a radical new earbud design that ditches noise cancellation entirely?