Side by Side Comparison of: Generic vs Samsung

Great!!

Works well as intended, haven't found any problems yet. Music out of it isn't GREAT but works well. The mic also is a little underpowered but still works

These are great if you have ear plugs. At least that what I do working in a factory

quite good according to it's price . works as expected , sound is normal and perfect for what i wanted. just microphone isn't as good as it must be , you have to put it near your neck to let your partner hear what are you talking . if you put it near neck everything works perfectly.P.Stnx to seller 5 stars from me :*

Highly recommend this seller! I had some minor issues with the order, seller contacted me quickly and helped me solve my problem. Quality of the product is on par with the industry norms. If you're expecting the same volume and clarity you would get from a normal headset then you are not only going to be disappointed but also are missing the point. This is a covert listening device that connects to any standard MP3, Cell or Walkie. This is not meant for listening to music or standard phone calls, this is for covert instructions or feedback when you do not want anyone else in the room listening to your other party.Pros: Works as advertised. Comes with 2 earpieces which makes the conversation louder than a single. Instructions are easy to follow, anyone can install and start using right away.Cons: The little black box the batteries connect to gets very hot and will burn you if worn under clothes. (This can be rectified by using a 3rd party housing for both the batteries and the box, also you may be able to use insulator wax found at Radio Shack and the like)Overall I'm extremely happy with my purchase and it serves its purpose well.

Very good

Bought these to use as a mic for my Xbox One controller as the iPhone headphones that come with it won't work. Works perfect. My only wish is that the small mute button above the volume controls would be one press to mute. If you want to mute yourself (at least on xbox chat) you have to hold that button which is annoying. It would be more convenient to have it as one press to mute yourself, and then another press to unmute yourself. The audio isn't great but for $4 what can you expect.

This product is so amazing I had to purchase two of them! This is the standard ones that come with a typical smart phone purchase and they are great! I still have a pair that work till this day and they have quality sound with great bass. The sound on my other pair went out in the right ear bud due to wiring issues. I'm sure this is due to wear and tear that earbuds go through but they didn't last long at all. That wasn't what I was expecting for those but the other lone I still have. I love this product and would recommend this to anyone try to find affordable earbuds with great sound quality, bass and decent durability!Samsung 3.5mm Stereo Headset for Galaxy S5, S4, S3, Note - Non-Retail Packaging - White

I love these. I travel for work on some very small, very loud airplanes. These block the noise really well without turning the music on. The sound is good for me when I do play music. I also use them for conference calls and have no trouble hearing or being heard. I recently bought additional pairs to replace the more expensive but lower quality headsets my teens use for their phones. I will buy them again to have on hand in case we lose a pair. My only issue is that the earbuds slip out of my ear while walking which is a little frustrating in an airport while moving your luggage. I've purchased smaller covers to see if that helps. I'll still use them regardless. They seem to be lasting longer than countless other brands we've purchased.

My children needed ear buds for school this year and I could not find any in the store for under $10 that did not seem junky. These are made incredibly well, packaged nicely with additional ear covers, all for a reasonable price. I am very happy with this purchase. Volume is easy to adjust. Sound quality is great for children. Definitely worth the money.

These are the best earbuds I've ever owned, and I've tried 'em all. I've tried everything from your standard Sony, to trendy colorful Skullcandies, to expensive Bose, and my earbuds always seem to suffer similar fates: crackly sound after I've blown out the tiny speaker from playing too loud (this usually happens within a week or two), or the jack somehow becomes dislodged from the wires inside and the headphones stop working altogether. But these Samsung headphones, which usually come pre-packed when you get a Samsung phone, have been the most durable, with the best sound, that I've ever owned.

My only complaint is that there is a "volume" adjuster on the cable, and it doesn't work. But I've never had a pair of headphones with that feature that has ever worked, so it seems like an unreliable feature anyway.

Overall excellent quality earbuds, I will continue to buy these for all my headphone needs.

The product was exactly as described. All you do is stick this small magnet in your ear, hang the wire loop around your neck, and music is magically broadcasted directly into your ear. The only complaint I have is the sound is fairly quiet unless the loop is right next to your ear and the magnet is almost directly touching your ear drum. I can't really tell that the magnet is in my ear unless I push my work ear plugs a bit too far into my ear canal but that is a rare occurrence and would be non-existent if you use the soft foam plugs.For my intended use it is not perfect but for 10 bucks I can afford to easily play around with the unit until I either break it or find a way to boost the sound.

I had to make adjustment in my microphone connection from the circuit board connection because it wasn't already set up the first time I connected it up the circuit board begin to smoke, so I quickly disconnected it and went to youtube to see it that would help there I got the help I needed. I disconnected the batteries and stuck a small flat head screw driver in the slot so the male plugs would connect with the female plug properly and now it is fine. I was hesitant to but the ear pieces in my ear but I did and the magnet easily removes them (shownuff). However I wish it was more compact now you have to wear a jacket with and inside pocket to be discreet.

good

Works just as well as the earpiece ones sold on amazon. The advantage of this is it uses neodymium magnets instead of electromagnets so it can be better concealed, but the volume is pretty quiet. This can be improved by modifying it and using a higher voltage input on the inductive loop. If you're looking for discrete communication, it's what this product will give you. If you're looking for wireless headphones or a walkie talkie earpiece, look elsewhere. Four stars only because it really should come with two of the larger magnets.

Right, simple enough. When I first received this product, I was not happy. After fiddling around with it, I managed to hear something. Still not working how it was described. A friend came over and wanted to test it out. It worked perfectly for him. Turns out It wasn't deep enough in my ear. My advice mess around with it until you have it right. Four stars instead of five because the unit is a bit hard to conceal under a t-shirt, although any light jacket, sweater, or vest will do fine.

The in-line control remote thing works normally, and the actual earbuds don't have a difficult time staying in my ears. It's not the best pair of earbuds you can pick up, but if you just want to replace the stock earbuds that came with your phone because you're used to them or something these work fine. Also of note, since Samsung is in South Korea, they have to ship these from their factory to you, which can take a long long time. For me, it took about two weeks for these to arrive.

Just a little bit of background before I begin.

To the best of my knowledge, there are two types of Samsung (official) earbud headsets, they have minor differences but they are nevertheless different. I have the model with the cord adjuster above where the fork in the cords are.

Pros
Pretty good quality for $5 earbuds with a mic
Have a mic so one can use to voice chat
Seem durable

Cons
Bass heavy songs (such as Apple Bottom Jeans) won't sound as good for they have little to no bass
Volume Control and pause/play buttons don't work
Hard to tell which earbud mic I'm gonna get

Hopefully this helps!

These did come with the samsung label but some how they dont feel like real samsung headphones. The cords feel very thin like if u pull on them they will snap so im being very fragile with these. I lost my iphone headphones and i decided to replace them with these so i wouldn't have to pay the price for another pair.Let me tell u if your looking for something close to those, these are not what your looking for.I for one am an iphone user and im used to iPhone quality things.. The sound is clear but it just doesn't grasp that iPhone crisp sound. Now they do have some good quality they can go to a really loud level.which if your a person who likes to listen to loud music these will work. I will continue to use them until they break which i hope isnt soon. Im disappointed the volume buttons on the mic part dont work at all for iphones which its what i like about iphone headphones. They work as a skip right , left and a pause and play on androids.but all in all they are nice earbuds for the price!

I ordered two of these, one to replace my current broken ones and another just for backup.
I will say that I was disappointed that these headsets didn't provide the same high quality sound as the original ones that broke but I was surprised that these headphones have a very clear sound, the buds sit comfortably in my ear so I didn't have to worry about getting any of the smaller or larger replacements. These headphones aren't the absolute best that I've had but they definitely surprised me with the quality of the sound was actually pretty great for not being OEM! One of these for $3 was definitely a deal for me since most of my local market headphones don't have this kind of sound!

My first impression of these ear buds was, their junk. But after trying them out I really like them. They not only worked on my Samsung phone but also on my new windows Nokia phone. The ear inserts appear to be a little large at first but they form to the ear perfectly. I definitely like the remote control attached to the right ear wire. It allows pausing and playing of music and videos. It also has the volume control which is nice. I have not tried the built in microphone for hands free calling but I'm sure it works. Giving only four stars sense they could be a little more sturdy. But at under $6.00 there are amazing.

I bought this for a spy ear piece to hear audio without being noticed. The device works, but there is feedback. I did not get this for the music since the quality was going to be poor. I got it for a purpose where I would just need to hear some audio secretly. The mic built in gives too much feedback which makes it difficult to work with at times.

received only one ear piece n it's really low u have to kept asking the other person to repeat themselves

Poor quality

as listed

Does what it says. However it is of raw quality meaning that it doesn't seem finished. The wires are ran in such a way that it is difficult to run the mic near your head and still have your phone or device in your pocket. The copper wires need to be covered better as there is little protection between your skin and the current created by the two 9v batteries that run it. The mic is of poor quality and is difficult to hear over.

not worth it

Wow this is one of the great values on Amazon the problem with it is that the long shipping time it took over a month to go and get these and that is just ridiculous but my son loves them and they came all working package decently so I can't really complain much the price was so low I mean honestly it's lower than a cheeseburger fries McDonalds so you can't really complain about the shipping time but again it's something

These are great headphones, the sound is pretty good, specially for the price. It's too bad that there is only one size of the rubber part, because they are a bit big for me, so it will be fine for a while, but then they will start to come out of my ears, which isn't great. Since I use them sometimes on my bike, it's very distracting when they start to come out of my ear. I guess I should just not use them on my bike.. But still, I would recommend them. On my phone, the controls work pretty good, I can answer the phone and change the volume, but I don't know why, maybe it's because I have a old model of ipod (nano), the controls don't work.

Update: Loved these headphones but find the wearability is not long lasting. I have several sets and on one the right earpiece is mute. On another set the little volume control mechanism stopped working. For the price I still find these a worthwhile purchase as long as you keep back-ups on hand.

FINALLY !! A set of headphones that work perfectly with my Samsung Galaxy phone. Going to order more. TEN stars in my book ~

While these are absolutely not OEM, they do work. The sound is a bit tinny and they're not quite as comfortable as the originals, but they do the job. I'm not sure why I expected to get OEM earbuds for such a low price, but I was hopeful. Now, I would have returned these because I was looking to replace my broken originals, not have a cheap backup pair (I've already got a set of those), however to return them would have cost almost as much as I paid to purchase them. My total refund would have been around 50 cents after shipping charges to send it back. How's that for nice? You place the order and the send it via US Post, but you return it and it gets shipped via UPS. Whatever, I guess I have another pair of cheap backups.

Side note...these things are extremely durable. They just took a trip through my washer and dryer and still work. So....they've got that going for them.

I purchased this item to replace the headset that came with my Samsung Galaxy S5.
Just received them and am testing them:
-Speakers work fine (for music/book/phone call)
-Microphone works fine
-The up volume button works fine, but the down volume button does not work - directly out of the package - and I will have to figure out how to get a new pair from the seller after writing this review.
-Didn't come with multiple size ear buds (as I've come to typically expect of all ear bud purchases, but not a big downer for the price), but the ones on it actually fit better than the "best" fit from my prior options.
-The wire/material is not quite up to the quality of the set received with my Galaxy (already bent where it goes into the phone) which is what I was expecting to receive since this is a Samsung headset and the photo pretty much looked the same.

good idea.. but didn't work for me.

As I was taking a stroll in my secret agent business days. I went into a secret meeting with a man I was spying on. I immediately started my questions when I started to feel some heat coming down on me. I figured I was getting anxiety. Well would you know it my neck band started to sizzle and my pocket caught fire. I was then asked by the guy I spy on what am i. I told him Ithat could have been the bell peppers earlier but thank god I had my ninja hook from my previous review and jumped out the window. All in all this product will get you caught tooo.

The other person can't here me through the microphone

Worked once or twice but was very quiet and drained the 2 9V batteries in a matter of hours. Unless you plan on spending $10/day in batteries, this is not worth it.

I ordered these, knowing that I was taking my chances because there were so many bad reviews. I should have gone with my gut and not ordered these. They are definitely NOT OEM Samsung earbuds. The only reason I'm giving them an extra star (instead of only one) is because I've had worse earbuds for the same price. They're good for spoken word, but music is VERY tinny and muffled. These will be going back to the manufacturer...whoever that is.

I bought these because I liked the sound that came with my original Samsung buds. These are not the oem style that comes with the S5. The round and not flat cord tangles easily and the tone is flat. I wanted oem because I like actually having ALL the buttons work.

UPDATE: Lowering my stars because it is not the same type/quality than the previous one i bought. There wasn't any bass on the 2nd product that I have received. Fake much...?

ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Good ol' classic Galaxy S3 type of earphones! I love these and am using it for my Galaxy S5 right now. Some of the reviewers here are misleading and obviously have not been a true samsung follower. These are REAL Samsung earphones, the only difference is that these are the older model. The semi-new version is a flat wiring with longer whitr tip which was released for Galaxy s4 and s5 but are really crappy, then the newer one is almost identical to that of iPhone 5 and 6 earbuds which is the weirdly shaped ones. So, don't believe those people with posting pictures of what is real and what is not, since I can tell you from an all time Samsung Galaxy fan that all this is genuine, OEM earphones and it somewha brings back old memories from my Galaxy S1 S2 and S3 years. Best thing I love about these older model is that it has a deeper bass than the newer one, and I can actually hear the bass of the rap songs I listen to. Anyway that s all and thank you for the great price!

So I needed a set of headphones for my workplace so I wouldn't be carrying my original pair back and forth. I really liked the original ones that came with my Samsung Galaxy S4 since they fit in my ears so nicely. I decided to order a second pair on Amazon.

Now I saw plenty of reviews from others saying they were nothing like the original headphones and they were completely different. I thought "well, I'll order directly through Amazon. Plus, they're on sale. It won't be a big deal." Needless to say, I was wrong.

If you haven't, read Al's review on the product because it is the exact same thing as what he said. The quality is much lower in sound for either bud, they don't fit as securely in my ear as the orignial, and the pictures in his review are spot-on: these look NOTHING like the originals that came with my phone. I don't know if Amazon is partnered with some extremely cheap Chinese rip-off place to sell NOT THE ORIGINAL ear buds or if Samsung got lazy and started making any replacement headphones in a poorer quality that comes with their products. I say this because I did look at the brand label as much as I could, but it looks exactly like the Samsung logo. I could be wrong.

The ONLY reason I'm giving it another star compared to Al's rating is because I just needed an extra set of headphones for work, so these get the job done. But I definitely would not use these to listen to music or movies or phone calls since the quality is very poor. And I sure as heck would not recommend these to anyone, no matter who the seller/dealer is. Save yourself the money, even if they are on sale. This is NOT worth your $6 or $8.

I thought I was replacing the ear buds that came with my phone with the exact same pair. That was what I wanted. That was what I thought I ordered. That is not what I got. What I got was a cheap pair of lightweight (not in a good way) ear buds. Very cheap composition. Cheap, rubbery opaque earpieces. Not comfortable. No sizers to adjust the fit. The sound is okay but not at good as the original headset that came with the phone. I guess I will have to buy my replacement pair from a wireless provider as I cannot seem to find a quality pair on Amazon. You get what you pay for, I guess. Very disappointing.

Not working at all I need my money back

Way too small for your ear I got it stuck inside my ear

Doesn't work

Didn't come with all the wires.

FYI... I read the reviews & took my chances... The neck loop overheated and melted the wire coating on the first use... I never even got to use them. Too bad really... I liked the idea.

Mine didn't come with the earpieces or magnet so, really couldn't review how it worked. but how messed up is it to find something that's titled invisible and to receive a packet that causes you to look so hard for something that isn't there. wish I could have tried it.

The original earbuds that came with my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 always worked great and had pretty good volume and sound quality...but the cord was starting to go bad, and was starting to randomly hang up on people (several years of wire winding and un-winding etc., normal wear n tear).

Anyway, decided to give these replacements a try...why not for the low $ right?
According to the description they appeared to be "genuine Samsung", if they are I'd be surprised.

The Good: They look and feel ok.
The Bad: The sound volume and sound quality is absolutely TERRIBLE!

Volume is so low, that I would not be able to hear the person I'm talking to over my car engine noise.
Sound quality sounds like these were a Dollar Store purchase...I guess at ~$4 they pretty much were?

Here's how I would compare my originals to these P.O.S. replacements:

(Scale from 1-10)

MY ORIGINAL SAMSUNG EARBUDS
VOLUME 7
SOUND QUALITY 6

THESE REPLACEMENTS
VOLUME 3
SOUND QUALITY 2

Buyer Beware.
Look Elsewhere.

These were easily the worst headphones I've ever bought. I tried to replace the headphones that came with my Galaxy S5 after I wore those into the ground. I found these, labeled as genuine Samsung headphones. Well, the left speaker at no time worked properly, the sound was faded and extremely quiet, the cord transmitted a LOT of sound whenever it made contact with my body, and the tips that it came with felt extremely cheap. Would never buy these again.

This headset is NOT OEM as stated in the description. The feed wire length is shorter than the original headset that came with my Samsung Galaxy S5. The circular cross section of the feed wire is less than half the diameter of the original and is not even the same shape; the original wire was flat and much wider for more strength. The wire does not fit snugly into the earpiece frame; the wire will abrade quickly as it rubs against the sharp plastic edge of the earpiece. The clear rubber ear insert does NOT fit snugly in my ear as the original does. I can't comment on the sound quality, but I am returning this item to Amazon as it is clearly not the same OEM quality as the original headset. See the attached photo for comparison; the lower earpiece is the original that came with my Costco purchased Galaxy S5.

These are really garbage. I hate to be so blunt, but they're really awful. They only work in my husband's older laptop. My chromebook is not compatible with them apparently. The sound, when they do work, is tinny and low quality. Don't bother with these they're not worth the small amount I paid for them. Plus, you can't return them (how convenient).

These are awful and definitely not the same as the originals for the Galaxy S4...see photos. Tinny sound, poor quality materials, and earbuds that can't securely fit in my ears (unlike the originals). I usually don't throw things in the trash, but even these are not worth holding on to. Skip these and save yourself $6.