soundcore Liberty 5 Pro / Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro

soundcore Liberty 5 Pro: D1203 · D1203Z11 · black

Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro: Galaxy Buds2 Pro (2022); Graphite, White and Bora Purple. The Galaxy Buds Pro (2021), Buds2 and Buds3 Pro are separate models.

Specificationsoundcore Liberty 5 ProSamsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro
Release year20262022
Driver9.2 mm dynamic soundcoreCustom coaxial 2-way speaker (tweeter + woofer)

In a coaxial design the tweeter and woofer share one axis, aiming to keep sound from coming from two separate points.

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Audio codecsSBC · AAC · LDAC soundcore—
BluetoothEarbuds 6.1; case 6.0 soundcore—
Multipoint2 by default; up to 3 devices

LDAC is unavailable with three devices connected.

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ANC-on playtimeUp to 6.5 hours; 28 hours total with case soundcore—
ANC-off playtimeUp to 12 hours; 50 hours total with case soundcore—
ANC + LDACUp to 4.5 hours soundcore—
ANC + DolbyUp to 5 hours soundcore—
Battery capacity62 mAh per earbud; 690 mAh case soundcore—
Full chargingUp to 1 hour for earbuds; 3 hours for case soundcore—
Fast chargingUp to 4 hours from 5 minutes

Manufacturer measurement in Normal mode.

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ProtectionIP55; earbuds only soundcore—
Case display0.96-inch soundcore—
Voice control20 offline commands

English, German, Japanese and Chinese, not Turkish.

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Find functionSound alerts from earbuds within Bluetooth range

Not GPS location tracking.

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Sound quality—24-bit Hi-Fi; 360 Audio with Direct Multi-Channel

24-bit audio only works with Samsung Galaxy devices running One UI 4.0 or later and in supported apps. 360 Audio positions sound according to head movement.

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Noise cancelling—ANC; 3 high-SNR microphones (2 outer + 1 inner); Ambient Sound; Voice Detect

According to Samsung, cancellation is 40% better than the Buds Pro (50 Hz–1 kHz average). Voice Detect switches to ambient mode and lowers media volume when you start speaking.

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Connectivity and codec—Bluetooth 5.3; Auto Switch; Samsung Seamless Codec HiFi, AAC, SBC

The Seamless Codec is only used with Samsung phones; other phones fall back to AAC or SBC. Android 8.0 and more than 1.5 GB of RAM are required; some features are missing on non-Samsung devices.

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Battery—Earbuds 61 mAh, case 515 mAh (typical); with ANC on 5 hours / 18 hours with case; ANC off 8 / 29 hours Samsung
Talk time—With ANC on 3.5 hours / 14 hours with case; ANC off 4 / 15 hours Samsung
Sensors—Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, Hall, touch, Voice Pickup Unit (VPU) Samsung
Water resistance—IPX7 (earbuds; up to 30 minutes in 1 m of fresh water)

The charging case is not water resistant; beach and pool use is not advised.

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Size and weight—Earbud 19.9 × 21.6 × 18.7 mm, 5.5 g; case 50.1 × 50.2 × 27.7 mm, 43.4 g Samsung