- Galaxy Buds 4 appear to be in progress
- Newly Discovered Image Suggests Redesign Is Underway
- No spec leaks or expected release date yet
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 were a long time coming: they were launched in 2024, three years after the second generation. But it looks like we won’t have to wait that long for the Galaxy Buds 4, and a new image suggests a redesign is coming.
As leaks go, this one is strange: instead of a photo of a prototype or a malicious render, it’s an icon. As Android Authority reports, there’s an icon for the Galaxy Buds 4 included in a leaked version of the One UI 8.5 operating system, and that icon is very different from the one on the Buds 3.
What’s different about the Galaxy Buds 4?
The Galaxy Buds 3 icon in the same software, labeled “list_ic_earbuds_buds4”, is familiar and, dare I say it, a little AirPods Pro-y.
The Galaxy Buds 4 icon is bolder, with what appears to be a smaller, rounded ear tip and also a slightly different stem. The ends of the stems are rounded rather than triangular, and the body of the headphones appears to have slightly different proportions.
I’ve put the images side by side so you can see the differences:
I know this feels a little like looking at tea leaves to try to tell the future, but Samsung isn’t going to redesign a system icon if it’s not redesigning the hardware that icon refers to: the company would simply change the number 3 to a 4 and (ahem) close the clock earlier.
So the leak indicates that some some kind of redesign is in progress. And coupled with the recent Galaxy Buds 4 Pro parts leaks, it also means it’s only a matter of time before more substantial information starts leaking.
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