PSA: Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro have some very delicate ear tips

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A hands-on product photo of Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 / Galaxy Buds 3 Pro.
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge

Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds 3 Pro underwent a major redesign, making them look much more like AirPods and any number of other stemmed earbuds. So far, my impressions have been quite positive — full review coming soon — but even before the earbuds are widely released on July 24th, early buyers have been running into a frustrating issue.

Apparently, the ear tips are quite fragile and can be prone to breaking if you’re not careful. Reddit is already starting to light up with examples:

The Zuyoni Tech YouTube channel also fell victim to the issue.

GIF: Zuyoni Tech
Not the ideal first impression.

With the switch to an AirPods-like design, Samsung...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/17/24200422/samsung-galaxy-buds-3-pro-ear-tips-breaking-ripping

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