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

These two are nearly even on the Mars Score (58.3 vs 60.1). The decision isn't about overall quality — both clear the bar — it's about which specific trade-offs fit your use.

Pick the AirPods 4 with ANC if you care most about battery — with case and weight per bud. The biggest gaps in its favor are battery — with case, weight per bud, water resistance.

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.

Both ship with comparable battery — buds, active noise cancellation, spatial audio, so those specs don't 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 tells you both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.