Sound quality IMPROVED? 🤔 Galaxy Buds3 Pro Firmware R630XXUOAXJ1
The new Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro firmware dropped and it promises to improve the stability of Bluetooth connection and sound. Honestly, I haven’t experienced any weird signal drops with the Buds3 Pro myself, so this update doesn’t really impact me. However, I’m interested in the sound portion. Has it really improved after this update, and what are the changes? In this review, we’re going to find out those questions and also to test to see if there are differences in terms of their noise cancelling and mic pickup.
Sound Quality
Now, let’s talk about sound quality. The Buds3 Pro’s sound has changed somewhat. It doesn’t have as much of a peak in the 1.6khz region now, and the rest of the upper mids sound a little flatter. It’s not a whole world of a difference, but only vocals do sound a little less hot.
👉 Have a listen to the samples before and after the update.
Microphone Pickup
In terms of mic pickup, there seems to be a slight improvement with the J1 firmware compared to F3, especially when it comes to voice filtering in noisy conditions. My voice sounds cleaner and doesn’t fade out as much as before. But in quiet conditions, both firmwares sounded identical.
👉 Have a listen to the mic pickup samples.
Active Noise Cancelling
As for active noise cancelling, I think it’s a little less aggressive at cancelling mid range frequencies now. But this could be due to how the earbuds were coupled to the microphone rig. Either way, the difference is so little that most people won’t be considered a difference at all.
👉 Have a listen to the ANC samples.
(This was tested under the same noisy conditions as before.)
Conclusion
Overall, to me, this firmware didn’t really affect the performance of the Buds3 Pro, only some alteration to the sound and mic pickup. All very minor changes.
But if there are any other differences you’ve noticed that wasn’t reflected in this review, tell everyone in the comments.
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