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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you're on a budget, the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS offer good comfort and sound quality for their price, but lack wireless connectivity and have no app support. The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro, while more expensive, provide very good sound, with wireless convenience and features like active noise cancelling, sweat and dust resistance, and an app with equalizer settings, making them suitable for a wide range of activities including exercise and air travel. The Buds 2 Pro also have a longer battery life and support for wireless charging, which can be major advantages for on-the-go use. If call quality and using earbuds without a cable are important to you, and you can afford the higher price, the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro would be the better choice. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS
The Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS has no clear advantages over the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro.
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro
Very good for music
Good for phone calls
Very good for gaming
Good for exercise
Very good for air travel
Very good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Music
6.6/10
8.0/10
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro is very good for music, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is only fair.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
7.4/10
8.4/10
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro is very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is good.
TV and Video
7.2/10
7.7/10
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro and Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS are both good for TV and video, though the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro is somewhat better.
Noise Reduction
7.0/10
9.1/10
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro is excellent for noise reduction, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is good.
Battery
N/A
4.8 Hours
The Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS does not have a battery. The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro has 4.8 hours of battery life.
Cost
$25
$188
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The Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS has a price of $25 and the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro costs $188.
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro to be very good for gaming, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is good.
Phone Calls
6.9/10
7.0/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro to be good for phone calls, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is only fair.
Build Quality
9.0/10
9.0/10
The Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS and Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro both have excellent build quality.
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How the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS and the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro compare to other earbuds and headphones
"These super-affordable wired earphones are some of the best I’ve heard in recent years. For the money they are unbeatable. And before you say: “I can’t use them as there’s no headphone jack on my smartphone!”, they can work with jack-less phones by using the brilliant little Creative SXFI headphone amp which plugs into a smartphone’s USB or Lightning port (with an adapter) and produces the most sublime audio output."
"Consider the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro as your next pair of buds for its excellent active noise canceling (ANC) of low frequencies and comfortable fit. For Samsung users, the integration with your devices is handy and good for productivity."
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About Creative Labs
Creative Labs is a Singaporean technology company specialized in the manufacture of multimedia products. They created the world-famous Soundblaster soundcard back in 1989 which was a staple of the gaming community for a long time. Nowadays, besides still marketing their discrete audio systems, they offer a wide array of headphones, gaming headsets and speakers that still preserve that same heritage.
About Samsung
Samsung is a multinational conglomerate with over 85 years of history. They are mostly known to consumers for their high-end smartphones and TVs, however they are invested in many other markets like semiconductors and automotive. Samsung owns Harman International which itself owns other audio specialized companies like Harman Kardon, JBL and AKG who help engineer most, if not all, of Samsung audio products of their Galaxy line.
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