Hundreds of Galaxy Buds Live prototypes went into creating the perfect fit

Last updated: August 14th, 2020 at 13:58 UTC+01:00

Information technology takes a lot of courage to go back to the cartoon lath and completely change the design of a product line that already enjoys relative success. Nevertheless, Samsung had washed just that with its latest Galaxy Buds Live earbuds. It took a risk, it abandoned the existing Galaxy Buds+ formula in favor of a unique pattern, and this appears to accept paid off. At the very to the lowest degree, the company has seemingly managed to reach its goal of creating a pair of earbuds that'southward more comfortable to wear by a lot more other people.

Samsung explained in a recent interview what went into designing the Galaxy Buds Live and what it took to achieve the concluding form. As elementary as the earbuds' bean shape seems on the surface, Samsung created no fewer than fourscore earbud rapid prototypes (RP) and 320 mockups during development before realizing the final Galaxy Buds Live design.

A clear goal in mind: Comfort

The reason why Samsung went through so many design iteration was that it wanted to create a comfortable pair of earbuds that would encounter the needs of users who want to savor a wide range of sounds. The company had realized that canal-type earbuds, such every bit the Galaxy Buds+, offer a more immersive listening experience but tin can become uncomfortable after wearing them for longer time periods. This can pb to an odd scenario wherein users might desire to avert using their earbuds even if sound quality is top-notch.

The Galaxy Buds Live aimed to accost that issue even at a small cost of sound isolation – something we mentioned in our review. The human being ear comes in dissimilar shapes and sizes and at least 1 compromise had to be fabricated in guild to create a set of earbuds that would fit comfortably in the ears of as many potential buyers as possible.

Each early Galaxy Buds Live prototype was tested with the purpose of honing the design to improve comfort, and according to Samsung, setting the standard for comfort was the most difficult function. The company tested the Milky way Buds Live on around 2000 subjects. When eight out of ten subjects responded positively to the design, the company wanted to make sure that the next design iteration would satisfy the remaining two subjects without compromising the feel of the viii.

Samsung created xxx rapid prototypes for the charging case

The Galaxy Buds Alive are accompanied by a new charging example and it, too, was redesigned. Samsung explored different shapes and even considered reflecting the Galaxy Buds Alive's bean shape onto the example itself. It created 30 rapid prototypes for the new charging example, and in the stop, information technology settled on a square example with rounded edges.

Only the thought process backside the shape of the final product wasn't necessarily the aforementioned as with the earbuds themselves. According to designed Youngsang Jang, the Galaxy Buds Live look almost like jewelry and so the thought was to create a case that would somewhat resemble a jewelry box.

Lastly, the Mystic Bronze, Mystic Blackness, and Mystic White color options were called to match the company's other products unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked 2020. Also worthy of annotation is that the Milky way Buds Live introduce in terms of the materials they are comprised of, as they were made using 20% recycled mail service-consumer materials.