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- APK disassembly has revealed the model numbers for the next flagship headphones from Samsung.
- The Galaxy Buds 4 bear the SM-R540 model number, while the model number for the 4 Pro buds is SM-R640.
- For comparison, model numbers for buds 3 and buds 3 are SM-R530 and SM-R630 respectively.
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Buds 3 and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro for over a year. As such, you may be wondering what is going on exactly with the next premium wireless headphones from Samsung. Rumors indicated an outing at the beginning of 2026, possibly launched during the first unpacked galaxy of the year. Apart from a few other details, there is not yet much information to analyze. However, we learn something new today on new generation headphones – model numbers.
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Although Stable One UI 8 is starting to arrive on Galaxy devices, Samsung is already working on an IU 8.5. This update seems to have disclosed, because some people dig in an alleged modified construction. In a tip sent to Android authorityThe code inside this construction seems to provide the very first reference to the Galaxy Buds 4 and Galaxy Buds 4 Pro.
Assembly Assembly / Android Authority
But this leak does not only give us confirmation on product names. Additional code channels may have revealed the model numbers for the two pairs of headphones. According to this code, the Galaxy Buds 4 are delivered with the SM-R540 model number. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Buds 4 Pro have the SM-R640 model number.
Assembly Assembly / Android Authority
If you remember, the Galaxy Buds 3 had the SM-R530 model number, while the Galaxy Buds 3 model number was SM-R630. Thus, the number of models of the fourth generation headphones has a lot of meaning.
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