Galaxy Buds vs. Gear IconX 2018

SPECIFICATIONS

GALAXY BUDS (2019)

GEAR ICONX (2018)

Charging

Wired

Wireless

Device to device charging

Wired charging only

Battery 

Playback Time

Total 13 hours
(earbuds 6 hours + case 7 hours)

Talk Time

Total 11 hours
(earbuds 5 hours + case 6 hours)

Playback Time

Total 10 hours
(earbuds 5 hours + case 5 hours)

Talk Time

Total 8 hours
(earbuds 4 hours + case 4 hours)

Microphone

One outer microphone
+ one inner microphone

Two outer microphones

In-ear Sensor

IR sensor
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor (VSCEL)

IR sensor

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.0

Bluetooth 4.2

Bixby control

Phone + Galaxy Buds function

Phone function

Supported Codec

Samsung Scalable Audio & Speech Codec¹, SBC, AAC

Samsung Scalable Audio Codec¹,
SBC

Colors

Black, White, Yellow

Black, Gray, Pink

Others

Ambient Sound, Touch UX

Ambient Sound, Touch UX