Apple - AirPods 4 with ANC vs Samsung - Galaxy Buds 2 Pro

These two are nearly even on the Mars Score (71.1 vs 70.9). The decision is not about overall quality — both clear the bar — it is about which specific trade-offs fit your use.

Pick the AirPods 4 with ANC if you care most about battery — with case / weight per bud. The biggest gaps in its favor are battery — with case, weight per bud, water resistance. The single most decisive one: Battery — with case — 11.11% more. 20 h vs 18 h.

Pick the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro if audio quality and feature breadth (ANC, codecs, multipoint) are the lead criteria for your purchase. Its strongest claims are driver size, multipoint. The single most decisive one: Driver size — 5.00% more. 10.5 mm vs 10 mm.

Both ship with comparable battery — buds, active noise cancellation, spatial audio, so those specs do not separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity says both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.