I can attest to this. They are surprisingly good for phone calls, the other party doesn't complain when picking up calls in public. I got it from TATA CliQ for ₹5.5k a week back.Samsung buds FE is good for calls and can block ambient noises quite well. This feature is missing on higher end buds pro & pro 2. Same goes for other high end brands with only few exceptions.
Headphones Table Tool
www.rtings.com
Scroll to the right and listen to the pink noise & subway samples
According to Ritngs.com Buds FE have better microphone quality than Buds 2 Pro, AirPods Pro. https://www.rtings.com/headphones/t.../34599/44564?usage=19&threshold=0.10#test_377
Yes. I was wondering about the buds 3 series
I relative came around and I compared the Buds FE to her AirPods Pro. The AirPods Pro are more comfortable to wear and don't hurt your ears if you want to sleep with them in.
At the prices you mentioned take the xb700. Its cheap and decent for the price and if something happens you should be able to replace it easily. Imo its not smart to spend a lot on tws' as you can lose them easily. Also if you are gonna go to 7kish range would recommend the xm4's they are great. Owned them for sometime. The anc was superb.
By xm4's I presume you mean the sony's. ANC and sound quality might be good but not call quality in a noisy environment. The xm5s are better for that
I meant second hand but in good quality. Found the anc to be very good. Didnt try calls in it so cant make a comment. But have the wf1000xm4's too and their call quality has been very good.The Buds FE have better call quality than the Buds 3 Pro. The Buds FE do a better job of blocking external sounds at a slight cost to your voice quality but you still remain intelligible. Whereas with these 'pro' variants they let more of the external noise in but your voice sounds better. Well, if noise outside is too much you get drowned out every single time and other noises can be distracting.
Sound guys have tested both but don't allow an table like rtings to compare. You have to open the review in separate pages and scroll down to the section 'How do the microphones sound like in the real world'
There are two tests of interest here. Office Conditions and Street conditions.
Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro review
Hot off the manufacturing line, the Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro attempt to compete for your dollar. But are they worth $249.99?www.soundguys.com
Now to see how well the Buds 3 do. Buds 2 weren't great in this regard
By xm4's I presume you mean the sony's. ANC and sound quality might be good but not call quality in a noisy environment. The xm5s are better for that
Where do you find them for 7k though? Or do you mean second hand
Checking with a seal test can help
www.sensaphonics.com
Got Sony xb700 refurbished and its going well to be honest, i havent used much but as always mic is just okay.
