Samsung Galaxy H1 leak: Samsung’s first over-ear headphones in a decade take aim at the AirPods Max

Samsung is working on its first pair of over-ear headphones in more than a decade. Code strings in the Galaxy Wearable app reference a wireless over-ear model internally named the Samsung Galaxy H1, which SamMobile expects to launch sometime in 2027.

Samsung’s last over-ear pair was the Level On in 2015, a year before it spent $8 billion on Harman and added JBL and AKG to the family. Its own audio range since has been the Galaxy Buds line, with nothing above it to match the AirPods Max or the Sony XM series. Samsung already sells a premium over-ear through JBL’s Tour One M3; the Galaxy H1 would be the first with its own name on the box.

What we know about the Samsung Galaxy H1

The evidence is code, not renders: connection-status icons in the app depict an over-ear Bluetooth model, and the strings confirm little beyond that. SamMobile expects Bluetooth 6.0, the SSC UHQ codec that works only with 2023-and-newer Galaxy phones and tablets, adaptive noise cancellation, ambient sound, Gemini and Bixby support along the lines of the Galaxy Buds 4 Pro, and battery life beyond what the buds manage.

Who the Galaxy H1 is up against

Apple revised the AirPods Max 2 earlier this year with a new chip for adaptive audio and live translation, and Bose’s QuietComfort (2nd Gen) and the Sonos Ace Ultra are both current. Samsung’s last attempt at an over-ear headphone predates its ownership of JBL.

Nothing about the Galaxy H1 is confirmed: no price, no date beyond a SamMobile estimate, and nothing on Samsung’s UAE store but the Galaxy Buds line. Code strings are how these things usually start, and they usually end with a launch.