Wire-free earbuds are becoming commonplace since the removal of the headphone jack from some smartphones. While Samsung has retained the headphone jack on their Galaxy devices, they still see the value in going wire-free.

Nice attractive design; Easy to setup on both Samsung and other Android devices; Great sound; once you fit them properly; Nice fit when you find the right ear tip; Good battery life; Competitively priced

Heart rate monitor left out in this version; Software is great on Samsung devices; may be annoying for other users; Price is high at $199.99 but on sale for $159.99 is much better

Great sounding earphones while providing convenience and minimalism without sacrificing quality and functionality. Although I dont like how they don't make the tips fitted like Bose headphones and I find the volume changing swipe useless because it never works, but maybe I'm doing it wrong who...

allows alot more freedom of movement and I can listen to more music and take calls more and i have more privacy when taking calls. Easy pairing for iphone or samsung the app on samsung was a bit difficult cause i didnt know it needed the gear app but when i figured it out it was easy.

Good

I bought these in early September and loved them so much! Easy to use, worked exactly as described with no issues, use them every day. Here we are 2 months later and they constantly glitch by pairing and unpairing, randomly pausing, touchpad function is inconsistent, and so on.

I originally purchased the 1st generation Gear Icon ear buds and was not satisfied. They were a great concept but didn't stay connected. I returned them to Samsung (while still under warranty) and they were not able to fix the issue and gave me a great refund.

PERFECT

This is the year of the truly wireless earbuds - we've had Bluetooth in-ear headphones for a while, but never anything that cut even the cord between the two earpieces. We've seen these from Jabra, Earin, Apple, and a few others so far, but one of the first to hit the market was the Samsung Gear […]

Very secure fit; comfortable; decent audio quality; convenient fitness tracking without needing a phone; convenient charging case; reliable touch controls

Frequent connectivity issues; short battery life; batteries drain unequally; lack of playlist options for stored music

Along with the Gear Fit2, Samsung launched the Gear IconX in the Philippines that brings wireless music and activity tracking to its users. Here's our take on this portable fitness device.

Above average sound quality; Portable; Ambient sound feature

Samsung doesn't like to be left out, and given how opportunistic the company has been in recent years, its foray into wireless audio is hardly a surprise. The Gear IconX is the latest attempt at entering a category that still has plenty of room to grow.