New Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro Firmware Improves Call Experience? (R510XXU0AWF4)
So we have a new firmware update for the Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro called R510XXU0AWF4. This update adds new features that you can access in the Wearables app like “”Sharpen call sound”, which raises the mid and treble pitch of the mic pickup so that your voice sounds crisper.
Another new feature is “Extra high-ambient volume” that increases ambient sound level from step 3 to step 5. This essentially turns the Buds2 Pro into more of a Hearing-Enhancement device for people with hearing disabilities. I’ve tested it in a public setting, and what it does do is to compress and amplify surrounding noises. It’s so sensitive that it can even pick up conversations from 10ft away and make it sound like the voices are in your ear.
It is very loud though. For people with no hearing problems it’s simply too loud to endure for even a few minutes, and there isn’t a way to amplify each ear individually in case one ear has more severe hearing loss than the other. But for people with general hearing loss I can see this being useful.
The update’s also supposed to bring better stability and reliability, although there’s no indication of what exactly was less stable before compared to after the update.
But now we’ll be putting it through a series of tests to find out if this new update affected any of the Buds2 Pro’s core performance such as its noise canceling, sound and call quality. And if you’d like to know in advance if future firmware updates for the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro will affect its performance, get subscribed to the main channel and tap the bell button to stay notified.
Active Noise Canceling
First, in terms of active noise canceling there doesn’t seem to be much of a difference before and after the update. This was tested under simulated noisy cafe conditions. Listen to the samples here.
Call Quality
In terms of call quality in both quiet and noisy conditions, there does not seem to be a difference either when tested under the same simulated noisy conditions, and some wind noise coming from a fan. Listen to the samples and tell me what you think.
Sound Quality
In terms of sound quality, frequency sweeps before and after the update show that the tuning is largely the same except for what seems to be a 2db gain in the 1.3 khz and 13 khz region. This could mean slightly brighter vocals, and a bit more air in the soundstage, but the difference is so small that it could also mean there were some inconsistencies in the way the buds were coupled to the testing kit. I couldn’t hear the difference but, you guys try. Listen to the following samples and tell me what you think.
Was performance affected?
So it seems that overall, there are no changes at all to mic pickup or noise canceling, and maybe a bit of variation in terms of sound that most people won’t be able to pick up at all, including me.
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