Apple - AirPods 4 with ANC vs Samsung - Galaxy Buds FE

These two are nearly even on the Mars Score (71.1 vs 73.8). 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 audio quality and feature breadth (ANC, codecs, multipoint) are the lead criteria for your purchase. The biggest gaps in its favor are weight per bud, spatial audio, water resistance. The single most decisive one: Weight per bud — 1.30 g less. 4.3 vs 5.6.

Pick the Galaxy Buds FE if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. Its strongest claims are battery — with case, battery — buds, driver size, among others. The single most decisive one: Battery — with case — 50.00% more. 30 h vs 20 h.

Both ship with comparable active noise cancellation, 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.