Real owners rate these about evenly: 45% of 240 Pixel Buds Pro 2 owners recommend it, vs 44% of 105 for the Samsung Galaxy Buds4 Pro.
Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score
“although the PBP2 are not the best at anything, they do everything pretty well and nothing terribly. I kept them over Sony, Technics, Samsung, Bose, OnePlus, Huawei, Jabra, Anker.”— trouser_mouse on Reddit
“I've had the Buds Pro 2 since they first came out and have had zero issues with them”— Zeus161616 on Reddit
“The biggest issue I have with these is the microphone quality. For example in a Discord voice call I get alot of complaints that my friends don't hear me at all.”— ReiTW_ on Reddit
“They did feel like a big step up compared to the BP3 considering theyre able to go toe to toe with the XM6”— Dry_Faithlessness308 on Reddit
“wow it's a night and day difference when you use the earbuds on a Samsung device vs any other device. And they finally don't fall out my ear.”— LongSteamyDump on Reddit
“Buds 4 pro, none of the sizes fit well, constantly fall out, never feel like they sit well in the ears”— brm1286 on Reddit