It’s made known last week that shipments of the Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro have been delayed to address quality control issues with the wireless earbuds. Not surprisingly, the Malaysian market is also affected: the Buds 3 Pro will only start shipping from 30 August onwards on our shores.
This is confirmed on Samsung Malaysia’s very own online store. The Buds 3 Pro was originally set to be available locally yesterday on 24 July, but evidently, this is no longer the case. Chances are, other retailers will have similar shipping times as well.
It’s worth noting that this delay only looks to apply to the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro; the more affordable Galaxy Buds 3 doesn’t appear to be affected by the quality control issue. To recap, the Buds 3 is priced at RM599 in Malaysia, while the more premium Buds 3 Pro goes for RM999. Both of them cost RM100 more than their respective predecessors, though these two earbuds do offer more features for the money now.
Given its more premium positioning, the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro has a number of intriguing features. These include a dual driver design made up of a 10.5mm dynamic driver and a 6.1mm planar tweeter, active noise cancellation (ANC), up to seven hours of use on a single charge – six hours with ANC enabled – and an IP54 rating.
As for the Galaxy Buds 3, it doesn’t come with replaceable ear tips like the Pro model, opting instead for a more classic earphone design. Of course, it still features ANC and an IP54 rating, though it only comes with a single 11mm dynamic driver and slightly shorter battery life of up to six hours; down to five hours with ANC on.
Of course, Galaxy AI is featured on both wireless earbuds, with the Interpreter feature taking centre stage. Setting the Interpreter app to Listening mode allows the earbuds to do real-time translation, which is quite neat.
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro are still available for pre-order in Malaysia for RM599 and RM999 respectively. Early birds who purchase either wireless earbuds by 30 July will even get a free Batman case worth RM169.