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Samsung‘s Galaxy Unpacked event last month brought several devices, but a new pair of TWS earbuds wasn’t one of them. The company hasn’t added to its TWS offerings since August 2022, so this left fans many wanting more. Thankfully, it may not be long before the Korean firm expands its audio products lineup. Dutch publication GalaxyClub confirms that Samsung has a new pair of Galaxy Buds in the pipeline.
According to the new report, the next-gen Samsung earbuds will bear the model number SM-R400N. The publication doesn’t have any other information about the products at the moment. However, the model number does throw some hint at us regarding its potential specs or position in the company’s TWS portfolio. In short, these don’t appear to be flagship offerings under the “Pro” lineup. Here’s why.
The new Samsung Galaxy Buds could be a mid-range offering
Samsung switched from the Gear branding to the Galaxy branding for its TWS earbuds in 2019. The first-gen Galaxy Buds debuted in March 2019. The company followed up with the Galaxy Buds+ in February 2020. It then launched the weird, bean-shaped Galaxy Buds Live in August 2020. While the Buds Live never got a successor, Samsung added a Buds Pro to the lineup in January 2021.
In August 2021, we got the Galaxy Buds 2 as the sequel to the original Buds from 2019. The Korean firm then gave us the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro in August 2022 as the second-gen Pro model. Considering all this, the upcoming buds could be anything: a Galaxy Buds 3, Galaxy Buds 2+, Galaxy Buds 2 Live, Galaxy Buds Live+ or Live Pro, Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, or even something completely new, like a Galaxy Buds FE.
However, judging by the model number (SM-R400N), there’s little chance it will be the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro. As pointed out by the new report, Samsung currently uses the model number SM-R5xx for its Pro-series TWS earbuds. That means we are looking at something at slightly a lower level. Unfortunately, all other Galaxy Buds had SM-R1xx model numbers, so we can’t tie the upcoming model with any of these with solid evidence.
Nonetheless, now that we have evidence of Samsung working on a new pair of Galaxy Buds, it shouldn’t be long before leaks reveal more information. Looking back at the launch dates of all previous models, the upcoming products should debut alongside the Galaxy S24 series in early 2024. Or maybe the company plans to launch it early, we shall find out soon.