Samsung introduced a substantial overhaul of the design of its wireless earbuds last year. The Galaxy Buds 3 Pro adopted a sleek look with stems that had a light strip in them. These blade lights, as they were called, were a significant departure from any design choice previously made for this product category.
One would have expected such a significant design change to be kept around for the future. However, merely a year on, Samsung has decided to get rid of them.
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Buds 4 Pro on February 25. It has redesigned the earbuds once again, and while it has the same stem design like its predecessor, Samsung has opted for a more understated look for its new earbuds.
Keeping in line with the new aesthetic, it has removed the blade lights from the Galaxy Buds 4 Pro and opted for a brushed metal finish for the stems instead.
It's unfortunate, as there was a lot of potential here that could have been exploited. For example, Samsung could have made them customizable, maybe added RGB options, etc.
However, Samsung---and consumers---had different priorities, as it revealed to us in a statement that you can read below:
We engineered the Galaxy Buds4 series to be our most comfortable Buds to date. We have refined the blade design to be more sleek and secure whilst retaining a premium look and feel. We considered various factors and found that with our insights, features like a re-designed reassessed touch area on the blades with premium, real brushed metal were a priority for our consumers.
So, yeah, the blade lights are no more, and Samsung's statement tells us we shouldn't expect them to make a return any time in the near future. On the bright side, the Galaxy Buds 4 Pro offer various advantages over its predecessors, including a more premium design and higher sound quality, which should appease most buyers.
