Galaxy Buds Core spotted: Samsung India adds a launch date for earbuds that move you ‘to the core’

• Samsung India to launch ‘core’ Galaxy Buds on June 27
• An Amazon India listing spilled the beans on the release date
• But it’s unclear whether the US will get them on Friday – or anyone else

Samsung’s marketing strategy for its Galaxy Buds Core and/or Galaxy Buds 3 FE (which would bypass any Buds 2 FE variant entirely, despite being the first and only successors to the Galaxy Buds FE) has been somewhat… eccentric.

And now, instead of two sets of earbuds, just one has been teased by Samsung’s Indian arm – but not by the tech giant’s US or UK subdivisions.

And although Samsung India’s post on X (below) doesn’t expressly state ‘Here are the Galaxy Buds Core, ladies n gents!’ the tagline ‘Let the music move you to the core’ is fairly telling… and if you click through to an Amazon listing, you also get to know that sales start on June 27 for buyers based in India.

Will the US / UK and Australia also get the Galaxy Buds Core on June 27?

Short answer: it’s impossible to say – again, this particular release (or pair of releases) from Samsung has been rather hard to follow.

Less than two weeks ago, two unannounced sets of Samsung Galaxy earbuds were revealed in an APK teardown of the latest Galaxy Buds Controller app (Wear OS version, v1.0.08.38 – thank you for your hard work there, Android Authority) and neither of them was the expected Buds 2 FE.

Back in April though, Galaxy Buds Core certification filings were spotted in the US (FCC) and India (BIS) as the successors to the Buds FE – so perhaps it’s best to think of the lineup thus: the Buds Core take the spot of the Buds 2 FE, and the Buds 3 FE occupy a place, er, after that.

And we’re not done: as spotted by Android Authority, the team over at Gadgets360 spotted a Buds Core listing on Samsung’s official UAE website, which does suggest a global rollout on June 27, even if the US is being fashionably late to the launch party.

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds series hasn’t seen a new product since the stemmed Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, which arrived in summer 2024 (although they did get some much-needed updates in March 2025). So, it’s high time for some fresh iterations – and in case you haven’t spotted it, the Buds 3 Pro are heavily discounted right now, which often signals products that are about to be superseded.

What’s the main upgrade we can expect over the Buds FE? Some have suggested Wi-Fi support (I’ll believe it when I see it) but I think we can definitely expect an uptick in stamina. The original Buds FE boasted a relatively humble 6 hours with ANC on and I’m sure Samsung is looking to level that up to stay relevant, even in the $99 / £99 space.

Anyway, not long to wait now…

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