
While Sony seems to be trying to entice the ultra-rich to buy their high-end audiophile Walkman ZX2 for a ridiculous price, it looks like Samsung is going the opposite direction and might offer a high-end audiophile product as a free inclusion with their Samsung Galaxy S6. According to the latest rumint, Sammy is planning to include a free set of Sennheiser earbuds with their Samsung Galaxy S6 when it launches this year.
Many in the audio industry will recognize Sennheiser as one of the premier brand of high-end audio headphones, so it's a nice surprise to see Samsung focusing so much attention on such a small detail for their next flagship smartphone.
Here's a quote from the source of this intel with a little more detail:
These earbuds appear to have a design similar to Apple Earpods and the headphones which come bundled with the Amazon Fire Phone. Our sources tell us that these headphones will also feature Apt-X, which might mean that they are Bluetooth wireless headphones.
Of course, it remains to be seen if this rumor is true, and if the earbuds will actually be one of Sennheiser's higher quality products or just a cheap throwaway for branding PR.
Source: Updated Exclusive Galaxy S6 to come with Sennheiser earbuds SamMobile