It looks like Samsung is getting ready to enter a new product category. Fresh code discoveries suggest Samsung is working on a pair of over-ear headphones under the Galaxy brand, something that could eventually go up against the likes of Apple’s AirPods Max and Sony’s WH-1000XM series.
According to findings from SamMobile, icons tucked away in the Samsung Galaxy Wearable app clearly show over-ear headphones listed under the internal codename “Galaxy H1.” The graphics appear in white, gray, and black, with the ear cushions shown in gray or green.
The overall shape has a wide headband that reminds you of the AirPods Max, while the slightly thicker ear cups lean more toward the look of Sony’s WH-1000XM6. The final name will almost certainly be different from H1, and the current expectation is a spring 2027 launch, though nothing is locked in yet.
Specific hardware details are still scarce at this stage. It’s reasonable to expect Bluetooth 6.0, active noise cancellation, ambient sound modes, AI assistant support, and Auto Switch for moving between devices.
One potentially interesting feature is Samsung’s own Seamless Ultra-High Quality (SSC UHQ) codec, which in theory can push 24-bit/96 kHz audio at bitrates up to about 2.3 Mbit/s when paired with compatible Galaxy phones. In real-world use it usually gets compressed more to keep the connection stable. Longer battery life than the typical Galaxy Buds is also expected.
The company did release the “Level On” back in 2015, which was officially positioned as an on-ear model because the pads sat on the ears rather than around them. In practice, a lot of retailers and users still treated or described them as over-ear headphones because of the design. So whether the upcoming Galaxy headphones get called a true first or simply a modern follow-up to that earlier Level series will ultimately depend on how Samsung decides to position them.
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