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Samsung Galaxy Buds3 ProvsSennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4

Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro edges Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4, 8.2 to 7.7. The 5 axes split 4-1, widest on Ease of use at 1.4.

Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro

Samsung

8.2

Paired with a Galaxy phone the money goes furthest here; on any other Android, much of it is idle.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4

Sennheiser

7.7

The pick when sound comes first. Noise cancelling is deliberately the conservative part.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Where they diverge

The widest gap is Ease of use, Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro ahead 8.8 to 7.4. They come closest on Durability, 7.6 to 7.5. Left of center is Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro, right is Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4.

Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro versus Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 5 axes. Bars for Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro run left from the axis labels, bars for Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 run right. Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro: Performance 8.3, Value 8.0, Durability 7.6, Ease of use 8.8, Design 8.2. Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4: Performance 8.7, Value 7.0, Durability 7.5, Ease of use 7.4, Design 7.8.Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro (left)Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 (right)PerformanceSamsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro — Performance 8.3 out of 108.3Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 — Performance 8.7 out of 108.7ValueSamsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro — Value 8.0 out of 108.0Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 — Value 7.0 out of 107.0DurabilitySamsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro — Durability 7.6 out of 107.6Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 — Durability 7.5 out of 107.5Ease of useSamsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro — Ease of use 8.8 out of 108.8Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 — Ease of use 7.4 out of 107.4DesignSamsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro — Design 8.2 out of 108.2Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 — Design 7.8 out of 107.8Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

Take the Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro

Leads on Value, Durability, Ease of use and Design.

  • A Galaxy phone, where the 24-bit codec is actually available
  • You switch between Samsung devices through the day
  • Warranty service you can walk into rather than mail in

Take the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4

Leads on Performance.

  • Listening to music is the actual job, not a side effect
  • An Android phone with aptX support

What each one gets wrong

Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro

  • An iPhone is your main phone
  • Stem-shaped buds are not your thing

Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4

  • Isolation strength is your first requirement
  • You care about case feel and app polish

Specs, side by side

SpecSamsung Galaxy Buds3 ProSennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4
CodecsSBC, AAC, SSC (Galaxy only)SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive
BatteryAbout 6 hrs with ANC onAbout 7 hrs with ANC on
ShapeStem—
Water resistanceIP57IP54

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro or Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 — which should I buy?
Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro leads on Value, Durability, Ease of use and Design. If Performance matters more to you, take the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 instead.
Is 0.5 a real difference?
Barely. Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro averages 8.2 and Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 averages 7.7, and the total is the plain average of 5 axes, so 0.5 is what one axis moving 2.5 looks like after averaging. The axis split, 4-1, tells you more.
Which one ranks higher in "The phone in your pocket rewrites this order"?
Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro sits at #2 in "The phone in your pocket rewrites this order", Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 at #4.