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Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 vs Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro: which should you buy?

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Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro costs $10 less to buy today.

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It comes down to what you need

The Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Guide names it for music and calls. Neither is ahead overall, so pick by what matters to you.

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BEFORE YOU CHOOSE

Check your phone first

Samsung Galaxy Buds 4Soundcore Liberty 5 ProiPhone Works with limits WorksAndroid Works with limits Works

Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 on iPhone: works with limitations. There is no Galaxy Wearable app for iPhone, so firmware updates, Auto Switch and SmartThings Find need an Android phone.

Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 on Android: works with limitations. HD Voice, 24bit/96kHz audio, 360 Audio, Interpreter, voice wake-up, Head Gestures and Gaming Mode need a Galaxy phone.

THE PRICE

Price check

Each model is judged on its own price history.

Samsung Galaxy Buds 4

$179.99at Samsung
Checked Oct. 15, 2026

Lowest in the 36 days we've tracked it

LOWEST SEEN$149.99

TODAY$179.99

Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro

$169.99at Soundcore
Checked Oct. 15, 2026

Tracking since Oct. 15, 2026

THE DETAILS

Key differences

01 / A02 / B

Battery life

5 hrs

5 hrs (ANC on)

6.5 hrs

6.5 hrs (ANC on)

5 hrs vs 6.5 hrs (both ANC on)

Water resistance

IP54

IP55

IP54 vs IP55

Weight

4.6g

5.5 g

5.5 g per earbud

4.6g vs 5.5 g

From each company's own specs. We list a difference only when both companies give a figure and the figures differ. If either one doesn't say, we leave it out rather than guess. When two figures were measured in different ways, we show both and don't compare them.

FIND YOUR FIT

Best for

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01 / A

Samsung Galaxy Buds 4

Music

It plays spatial audio and gives you 30 hours with the case.

Calls

You control a call from the earbuds, including with a head gesture.

Translation

Live Translate runs through the earbuds when they are paired to a Galaxy phone.

02 / B

Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro

No specific uses listed for this model.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW

Do reviews break the tie?

Reviews don't settle it: we haven't found an outlet that scored both.

YOUR NEXT STEP

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