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Full public API reopened through an ordinary request.","markets":"Reference is the original UK Black package, excluding BTS bundles and sibling generations.","bluetooth_version":"Bluetooth 5.0 with LE up to 2 Mbps is not proof of Bluetooth LE Audio or Auracast.","dimensions_mm":"Explicit H x W x D is 22.5 x 17.5 x 19.2 mm. Unlabeled launch/review tuple 17.5 x 19.2 x 22.5 does not override the exact SKU axes.","case_dimensions_mm":"Explicit H x W x D is 26.5 x 70 x 38.8 mm.","weight_g":"One earbud, excluding the case.","case_weight_g":"Empty charging case, not case plus pair.","battery_capacity_mah":"Typical one-earbud capacity 85 mAh. API annotation separately states minimum rated 82 mAh.","case_battery_capacity_mah":"Typical charging-case cell capacity. Charging input current is not capacity.","sensors":"API lists accelerometer, Hall and proximity. Touch is additionally documented in the exact manual and maker sheet.","in_the_box":"Accessories-only field excludes the earbuds themselves. Exact EU guide package section supports charging case, tips, wings, quick-start guide and USB-C charging cable. Promotional or seller accessories are excluded."}},{"url":"https://www.samsung.com/it/business/audio-sound/galaxy-buds/galaxy-buds-plus-black-sm-r175nzkaeua/","kind":"manufacturer_page","fields":["manufacturer_url","series","segment","model_numbers","colors","drivers","microphone_count","microphone_count_total","battery_life_claimed","quick_charge_min","quick_charge_playback_h","wireless_charging","wireless_charging_standards"],"accessed":"2026-10-05","notes":{"manufacturer_url":"Original European Black SM-R175NZKAEUA product page remains fully readable. The old UK business product URL failed.","drivers":"Exact product describes a dynamic woofer and dynamic tweeter per earbud, not two balanced armatures.","microphone_count":"Call section explicitly states both exterior microphones work with the third inner microphone. Six physical call capsules across the pair, not six necessarily active simultaneously.","battery_life_claimed":"Footnote 1: pre-production earbuds paired with a recent Galaxy phone at default settings and Ambient Sound off. Exact phone, codec, firmware and volume are unstated. Charging used a Samsung adapter. This applies to music 11/22 hours, not an inferred call condition.","quick_charge_playback_h":"Three-minute, approximately one-hour earbud playback claim. Footnote 1 supplies default Ambient Sound off and Samsung adapter charging. The original UK release restricts this claim to wired charging."}},{"url":"https://news.samsung.com/us/galaxy-buds-plus-unpacked2020-experience-sound-new-way/","kind":"press_release","fields":["spec_sheet_url","announce_date","launch_price_usd","colors","drivers","microphone_count","bluetooth_codecs","ip_rating","battery_life_claimed"],"accessed":"2026-10-05","notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"Original Galaxy Buds+ Spec Sheet table provides model-family specifications. The separate full German maker PDF is the stored document link.","launch_price_usd":"Original US family launch MSRP excluding tax. Reference hardware is the separately identified UK Black SKU.","battery_life_claimed":"Music 11 hours per charge and 22 total including case recharges. Calls 7.5 hours per charge and 15 total. Buds+ has no ANC. Ambient mode during call testing, host, codec, volume and firmware are unstated."}},{"url":"https://news.samsung.com/uk/galaxy-buds-change-the-way-you-experience-sound","kind":"press_release","fields":["release_date","markets","quick_charge_min","quick_charge_playback_h","transparency_mode","transparency_adjustable"],"accessed":"2026-10-05","notes":{"release_date":"Dated February 14, 2020, maker release says Buds+ are available in the UK from that date. Stored at month precision. Actual February Malaysian physical-store retail independently corroborates the month. This is not a worldwide first-day claim.","quick_charge_playback_h":"Footnote 3 explicitly restricts the three-minute, one-hour playback claim to wired charging tests. Original US prose also mentions wireless charging, so exact UK condition takes priority.","transparency_adjustable":"Maker lists low, medium, high and extra high. These are ambient volume settings, not ANC strength levels."}},{"url":"https://soyacincau.com/2020/02/27/samsung-galaxy-buds-plus-malaysia-available-price/","kind":"press","fields":["release_date"],"accessed":"2026-10-05","notes":{"release_date":"February 27, 2020 firsthand retail article explicitly says Buds+ are now sold in physical Samsung stores throughout Malaysia. Confirms actual February model-family retail, without asserting selected UK SKU first-day availability."}},{"url":"https://static.mercateo.com/eb/f13e18ae90404431a069779a7875bfa3/pdf/c8301088-de87-4832-9eb5-a0e54e1e3d71_standard_pdf.pdf?v=1051","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","fields":["spec_sheet_url","form_factor","bud_shape","drivers","microphone_count","microphone_count_total","ear_tip_sizes","ear_tip_materials","stabilizers","wear_detection","sensors","wireless_charging_standards","feature_requirements","driver_type"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"Original Samsung Product Marketing Management seven-page document dated February 11, 2020, mirrored by Mercateo. Downloaded and read, call-role page 4 visually inspected.","microphone_count":"Page 4 explains two exterior mics transmit voice in quiet/normal surroundings, while the inner mic captures voice through inner-ear acoustics when noise is detected. This is physical eligible count, not a constant active count.","ear_tip_materials":"Page 5 explicitly specifies silicone canal tips in S, M and L, with three wing sizes. Separate wings are stabilizers.","feature_requirements":"Page 6 still advertises Multi-Point, contradicting actual testing and current maker no-simultaneous-device support. Page 3 describes pairing memory. The old multipoint claim is not retained. Its PSAS description explicitly does not substitute for a medical hearing aid. Its separate 10-minute/3-hour quick charge claim requires under 30 percent battery and cable plus case. That starting-level note is not silently assigned to the different three-minute claim.","driver_type":"Published two-way dynamic transducer technology. Rectangular driver width and thickness are not circular diameters."}},{"url":"https://org.downloadcenter.samsung.com/downloadfile/ContentsFile.aspx?CDSite=UNI_UK&OriginYN=N&ModelType=N&ModelName=SM-R175&CttFileID=7758877&CDCttType=UM&VPath=UM%2F202007%2F20200716144946114%2FSM-R175_UM_EU_Eng_Rev.1.2_200714.pdf","kind":"manual","fields":["manual_url","model_numbers","single_bud_use","connection_types","charging_port","wireless_charging","control_types","volume_control","gesture_controls","customizable_controls","voice_assistant","wear_detection","sidetone","transparency_mode","transparency_adjustable","stabilizers","cables_included","companion_app","companion_app_platforms","firmware_updatable","low_latency_mode","wireless_range_m","feature_requirements","mute_button"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"manual_url":"Original SM-R175 EU English July 2020 revision 1.2, 47 PDF pages. Downloaded and read, printed p24 fitting image inspected.","single_bud_use":"Printed p20 explicitly documents single-earbud mono listening and stereo with both.","charging_port":"Printed pp7, 10-12 specify case USB-C and supplied USB Type-C charging cable. Opposite cable connector and length are unstated.","customizable_controls":"Printed p27 assigns hold functions per side. Touch lock is separate.","gesture_controls":"Printed pp26 and 31 explicitly allow holding the touchpad to mute/unmute during a call. Page 38 Labs adds edge double-tap volume.","volume_control":"Printed pp29-30 assign hold volume down on left and up on right. Page 38 separately supports edge double taps in Labs.","voice_assistant":"Printed p28 proves touch-activated Bixby on a compatible host. No hands-free Bixby wake-up is inferred from the audio-chip capability.","sidetone":"Printed p37 Advanced allows Ambient sound during calls specifically to hear your own voice.","transparency_adjustable":"Printed pp32-33 adjust ambient volume. Extra-high mode is enabled in Labs. This is not adaptive ANC.","companion_app_platforms":"Printed p21 Android/iOS. Page 42 Galaxy Buds Manager supports Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10 and macOS 10.8 or later for firmware updates. The newer Galaxy Buds PC app is not substituted.","low_latency_mode":"Printed p38 Labs Gaming mode requires a Samsung Android mobile device.","wireless_range_m":"Printed pp39-41 give nominal Bluetooth range 10 m, subject to obstructions and environment.","feature_requirements":"Printed p36 switching describes selecting an already paired device. It does not independently prove concurrent source connections. Original Find My Earbuds on p37 is a nearby beep, not proof of a crowd finding network.","mute_button":"Touch hold mutes the microphone in mobile calls. This is a mute control, not a dedicated physical button or general PC mute guarantee."}},{"url":"https://www.52audio.com/archives/40254.html","kind":"review_site","fields":["drivers","microphone_count","microphone_count_total","microphone_noise_reduction","chipset"],"accessed":"2026-10-05","notes":{"drivers":"Purchased-unit teardown shows one dynamic low/mid transducer and one dynamic high transducer per bud. No published circular diameter. It explicitly rejects the balanced-armature interpretation.","microphone_noise_reduction":"Actual three-MEMS array and Cirrus Logic CS47L15 audio DSP support call-noise processing. No AI classification is inferred.","chipset":"Actual BCM43015A0WKUBG and CS47L15. MUA01/MUB01 are power management. LIS2DS12TR is a conventional accelerometer for tapping, not independently proved jaw/bone VPU architecture.","microphone_count":"Actual three physical microphones per bud collaborate for calls. A vibration sensor is not counted.","microphone_count_total":"Six physical capsules across the pair. The 160 mA bud and 600 mA case label values are charging input currents, not capacities. Actual cell labels 85 mAh and 270 mAh do not justify treating those currents as batteries."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/samsung-galaxy-buds-plus-review-28974/","kind":"measurement","fields":["status","wear_detection","measured_battery_life","measured_frequency_response_notes","measured_microphone_notes"],"accessed":"2026-10-05","notes":{"status":"October 12, 2022 update explicitly states Samsung discontinued Buds+.","wear_detection":"Audio pauses when both buds are removed. Reinsertion does not resume playback automatically.","measured_battery_life":"Published 11 hours 44 minutes, one earbud charge. Right bud depleted 24 minutes before the left. No ANC hardware. Exact battery-test host, codec, volume and firmware are unstated. The review discusses S10e pairing and R175XXU0ATA6 in a separate FAQ, which are not silently assigned to the runtime.","measured_frequency_response_notes":"Published legacy testing system response curve and analysis. Not the later B&K 5128 fixture. No numeric target deviation is estimated.","measured_microphone_notes":"Only non-standardized demo is labelled. Published FAQ describes limited voice-band distortion and environmental rejection. No ideal, street or windy standardized demos are invented."}},{"url":"https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/audio-video-foto/samsung-galaxy-buds-test.71245/","kind":"measurement","fields":["measured_battery_life"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"measured_battery_life":"Exact tested runtime 12 hours 10 minutes at medium volume from one charge. ANC absent. Test codec, firmware and exact runtime host are unstated. Approximate case-total extrapolation is not stored as measured runtime. Latency ranges and approximately 80 ms Gaming mode lack exact test-route conditions and are omitted."}},{"url":"https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10001319/","kind":"manufacturer_page","fields":["multipoint","compatible_platforms","platform_connections","companion_app","companion_app_platforms","multipoint_ldac"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"multipoint":"Current maker note explicitly says earbuds cannot connect to multiple sources simultaneously. Original maker-sheet Multi-Point claim is not actual supported functionality.","compatible_platforms":"Explicit Buds+ Android/iOS app and call support, plus PC/TV/watch audio. The other row covers TV/watch, not unsupported game consoles. PC microphone is not inferred from generic mobile call support.","multipoint_ldac":"Explicit no concurrent Bluetooth source connections precludes concurrent LDAC multipoint. This is a necessary negative dependency, not a deduction from an incomplete codec list."}},{"url":"https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10001316/","kind":"manufacturer_page","fields":["companion_app","companion_app_platforms","firmware_updatable"],"accessed":"2026-10-05","notes":{"companion_app_platforms":"Galaxy Buds Manager section explicitly includes Buds+ on Windows and Mac. The newer Galaxy Buds PC app list excludes Buds+."}},{"url":"https://api.samsungmobilepress.com/press-releases/samsung-one-ui-3-1-update-brings-select-powerful-features-from-the-galaxy-s21-to-the-galaxy-s20-galaxy-note20-and-galaxy-z-series","kind":"press_release","fields":["automatic_device_switching","feature_requirements"],"accessed":"2026-10-05","notes":{"automatic_device_switching":"Original February 18, 2021 One UI 3.1 release explicitly includes Buds+, requiring an earbud software update rolling out from late February. Not a 2020 launch feature."}},{"url":"https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10002627/","kind":"manufacturer_page","fields":["automatic_device_switching","feature_requirements"],"accessed":"2026-10-05","notes":{"automatic_device_switching":"Current exact Buds+ eligibility list and Galaxy One UI 3.1 or later, same Samsung Account conditions. Automatic routing is distinct from generic Bluetooth multipoint."}},{"url":"https://www.samsung.com/ro/business/smartphones/galaxy-a/galaxy-a23-5g-awesome-blue-128gb-sm-a236-sm-a236blbveue/","kind":"manufacturer_page","fields":["audio_sharing","feature_requirements"],"accessed":"2026-10-05","notes":{"audio_sharing":"Host Buds Together section explicitly lists Buds+ among eligible Music Share earbuds. This is the host-driven friend listening feature, not a claim of two sources playing into one pair."}},{"url":"https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/warranty/","kind":"manufacturer_page","fields":["warranty_years"],"accessed":"2026-10-05","notes":{"warranty_years":"UK manufacturer Galaxy Buds/wireless headphones warranty is 12 months. Statutory consumer rights are separate."}},{"url":"https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/samsung/galaxy-buds-plus-truly-wireless","kind":"review_site","fields":["colors","wireless_receiver","simultaneous_2_4ghz_bluetooth","successor"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"colors":"Public tested-variants section explicitly lists Aura Blue as a later finish. The original maker Blue name is retained for its launch finish. Protected numeric measurement tables were not accessed or used.","wireless_receiver":"Published Bluetooth-only host audio means there is no proprietary 2.4 GHz audio dongle. Generic Bluetooth PC adapters are not such a receiver.","simultaneous_2_4ghz_bluetooth":"Bluetooth-only host audio precludes simultaneous proprietary 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth audio. Interbud radio is not a second host-audio path.","successor":"Explicit model successor. Existing samsung-galaxy-buds2 record verified. No sibling measurement is imported."}},{"url":"https://news.samsung.com/global/i-purple-you-introducing-samsung-galaxy-s20-plus-5g-s20-plus-and-galaxy-buds-plus-bts-editions","kind":"press_release","fields":["colors"],"accessed":"2026-10-05","notes":{"colors":"Later Purple BTS Edition finish belongs to the same Buds+ generation. The reference Black package does not inherit BTS photo cards or promotional wireless charger. No separate colour variant product is created."}},{"url":"https://business.currys.co.uk/catalogue/tv-entertainment/headphones/samsung-galaxy-buds-wireless-bluetooth-earphones-black/N602642W","kind":"retailer","fields":["frequency_response_hz","gtins"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"frequency_response_hz":"Retailer-published acoustic response range for the exact UK Black package. Tolerance, electrical reference and response test conditions are unstated. This is not a measured response or codec bandwidth. Other conflicting retailer IP and warranty rows do not override maker specifications.","gtins":"Exact original UK Black SM-R175NZKAEUA, corroborated by MobileFun exact part number. Mixed Black/White factory-code listing with 8806090196454 is not a uniquely bound contrary reference."}},{"url":"https://www.mobilefun.com/official-samsung-galaxy-buds-true-wireless-earphones-black-80536","kind":"retailer","fields":["gtins"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"gtins":"Key Details explicitly pairs SM-R175NZKAEUA and 8806090196348 with Black. Thirteen-digit GTIN is retained despite the retailer UPC label. Its six-hour prose and generic multi-device wording are not imported."}},{"url":"https://www.samsung.com/ph/support/mobile-devices/how-to-optimize-your-sound-experience-with-galaxy-buds/","kind":"manufacturer_page","fields":["eq_presets"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"eq_presets":"Six named Galaxy Wearable EQ presets. Maker also states availability in Buds+ iOS app on iPhone 7 or later with iOS 10 or higher. Not custom independently adjustable bands or proof of automatic EQ."}},{"url":"https://news.samsung.com/us/galaxy-buds-plus-software-updates/","kind":"press_release","fields":["fast_pair","feature_requirements"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"fast_pair":"Maker April 27, 2020 release explicitly says Buds join already-supported Buds+ for Microsoft Swift Pair. Footnote 2 requires Windows 10 version 1803 or later. Samsung Easy Pair is not stored as Google Fast Pair or Apple one-tap.","feature_requirements":"Conditions for this source feature are stated in the corresponding field note."}},{"url":"https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10010425/","kind":"manufacturer_page","fields":["fit_test"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"fit_test":"Maker explicitly excludes Buds+ from the app ear-tip fit test. Trying physical ear tips is not an electronic fit test."}},{"url":"https://news.samsung.com/uk/samsung-launches-smartthings-find-globally-a-new-way-to-quickly-and-easily-locate-your-galaxy-devices","kind":"press_release","fields":["find_my_networks","feature_requirements"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"find_my_networks":"Samsung provider under the legacy SmartThings Find name. UK launch explicitly includes Buds+ in BLE crowd finding. Compatible Galaxy Android 8 or later, registered Samsung account and updated apps required. Charged earbuds must be out of the case to broadcast. Closed-case finding and case UWB are not asserted. Current exact-model maker guide corroborates saved last location.","feature_requirements":"Conditions for this source feature are stated in the corresponding field note."}},{"url":"https://www.samsung.com/fr/support/mobile-devices/comment-retrouver-mes-galaxy-buds/","kind":"manufacturer_page","fields":["find_my_networks"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"find_my_networks":"August 5, 2025 guide explicitly includes Buds+ and last-used location even when no longer connected to the phone. Registration/account/app requirements apply. Nearby Wearable beeping is separate from the network."}},{"url":"https://fccid.io/A3LSMR175L","kind":"regulatory","fields":["fcc_ids","communication_certifications"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"fcc_ids":"Public reproduced FCC/TCB grant identifies Samsung SMR175L Bluetooth Headset, original equipment grant December 20, 2019. Left/right Buds+ hardware within SM-R175 family. Not a claim of market availability or a charging-case FCC identifier.","communication_certifications":"Exact equipment-authorization grant lists FCC Rule Parts 15C. No Canadian ID is guessed from ambiguous OCR."}},{"url":"https://fccid.io/A3LSMR175R","kind":"regulatory","fields":["fcc_ids","communication_certifications"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"fcc_ids":"Public reproduced FCC/TCB grant identifies Samsung SMR175R Bluetooth Headset, original equipment grant December 20, 2019. Left/right Buds+ hardware within SM-R175 family. Not a claim of market availability or a charging-case FCC identifier.","communication_certifications":"Exact equipment-authorization grant lists FCC Rule Parts 15C. No Canadian ID is guessed from ambiguous OCR."}},{"url":"https://www.chip.de/test/Samsung-Galaxy-Buds-SM-R175-im-Test_182625709.html","kind":"measurement","fields":["measured_battery_life_with_case_h"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"measured_battery_life_with_case_h":"CHIP exact SM-R175 tested combined earbud playback including case recharge, 27 h 26 min converted to 27.43 h. Not a multiplication of claimed recharge count. ANC absent. Test host, codec, volume, ambient setting, firmware and precise recharge protocol are unstated. Separate one-charge test 13:07 is not substituted for this total."}},{"url":"https://www.frandroid.com/marques/samsung/675533_test-samsung-galaxy-buds-plus","kind":"measurement","fields":["measured_weight_g"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"measured_weight_g":"Actual reviewer scale-stated weight per earbud. Balance model, calibration and tip/wing configuration are unstated. Pair and case weights are separate."}},{"url":"https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/웨어러블-워치-버즈-기타/갤럭시-버즈-플러스-galaxy-buds-이어버드-소프트웨어-업데이트-소식-입니다/td-p/5238731","kind":"manufacturer_page","fields":["wind_noise_reduction","feature_requirements"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"wind_noise_reduction":"Samsung product-staff moderator states preceding update improved loud wind during Ambient Sound and ATE3 makes operation more natural. This is firmware processing, not a physical mesh or selectable dedicated wind mode. Authorship and paragraph readable in public index. Direct page returned an access page, without bypass. Independent Notebookcheck ATD3 update reporting corroborates calls/ambient scope.","feature_requirements":"Conditions for this source feature are stated in the corresponding field note."}},{"url":"https://www.notebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-Buds-new-software-update-fixes-major-call-issue-red-versions-launch-in-a-new-market.461701.0.html","kind":"press","fields":["wind_noise_reduction","feature_requirements"],"accessed":"2026-10-07","notes":{"wind_noise_reduction":"Independent April 2020 update reporting identifies R175XXU0ATD3 and wind-noise improvements in calls and ambient operation. No GSMArena-only value extraction used.","feature_requirements":"Conditions for this source feature are stated in the corresponding field note."}},{"url":"https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/audio-video-foto/samsung-galaxy-buds-test.71245/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["anc","form_factor","multipoint","multipoint_device_count","anc_adaptive","adaptive_audio_mode"],"notes":{"anc":"Exact product test explicitly states no active noise cancellation.","form_factor":"Canal tips seal the ear and are supplemented by wing stabilizers.","multipoint":"Firsthand test states only one Bluetooth source can be connected at a time, despite the initial announcement. Pairing memory and account switching are distinct.","multipoint_device_count":"Firsthand exact Buds+ test proves maximum one concurrent Bluetooth source. Pairing memory, Samsung account handoff and Auto Switch are separate. Initial maker-sheet Multi-Point wording conflicts with actual support and current maker no-simultaneous-source statement.","anc_adaptive":"No active cancellation hardware means no adaptive active cancellation. Call microphone noise processing is separate.","adaptive_audio_mode":"Field requires a blend of active cancellation and ambient sound. Published no ANC precludes that blend. Manual ambient mode alone does not qualify."}},{"url":"https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/samsung/galaxy-buds2-truly-wireless","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"RTINGS says the Galaxy Buds2 are the next generation of the Galaxy Buds+."}}],"fields_filled":93,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}