Soundcore P40i by Anker, Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds, Adaptive Noise Cancelling to Environments, Heavy Bass, 60H Playtime, 2-in-1 Case and Phone Stand, IPX5, Wireless Charging, Bluetooth 5.3

First time earbud user. Took a chance on a new product from a known performer. So far, excellent decision. Build quality is excellent. Easy set up and connection. Music and media sound is outstanding. Callers hear me great. Incoming call volume seems low, but I will play with that. The case is solid and compact. Excellent product for the price range.

I almost always take a crack at any new Soundcore earbuds and headphones. For the most part they are great such as the Liberty 4 NC. These are definitely another in the line of great products at this point. For $60 it’s a steal, get it while it’s at this price point. The bass seems to hit a bit harder than the Liberty 4 NC but still sound clean. It has an immersive sound mode but I don’t see it as pronounced as this feature is on Bose but not a feature that means much to me. The built in phone stand is a I guess a nice plus although I don’t see myself using it. Earbuds fit comfortably, I use the XL size. I don’t think for this price point it can be best. Have not tested calls and I rarely use earbuds for calls but historically Soundcore has been good for calls. I’d say pick up a pair as soon as you can.

Amazing sound quality, battery life, noise cancellation, and transparency mode. The case even has wireless charging and multipoint, which is also amazing.

I compared these Soundcore P40i’s directly to my 2nd generation AirPod pro’s.Overall I’m very impressed with these earbuds, especially considering the price.The Soundcore charging case is a bit larger than that of the AirPods, especially the thickness of the case. The material feels decently high quality with a nice rubberized satin finish. Very smooth and easy to grip.The included usb-c charging cable is short, but should work fine for most people.The p40i’s earbud is very nice as well. It has a plastic finish similar to the AirPods. The shape is ergonomic. Different size silicone tips are included, so finding the right fit should work for most people. The p40i offer a better hold in my girlfriend’s ears than the AirPod pros no matter what size tip she tried on the AirPods.The touch control is simple in that each earbud has one touch point. With the left one controlling different functions than the right side and single or double tap again offering different functions.In this regard the controls of the AirPods are more intuitive and also offer more controls. But after some getting used to, the p40i’s controls work great as well.Active noise cancellation is also good, compared to the AirPods I would say it is about 70-80% as effective when no music is playing.When music is on, there’s barely any noticeable difference in noise cancellation until much louder outside sounds are introduced. Then the AirPods still have a slight advantage.Sound quality is also very good. I’m no audiophile, but playing the same song simultaneously with one AirPod Pro in my right ear and one Soundcore P40i in my left ear I could only hear the slightest difference. The AirPod sounded slightly sharper and the P40i had a bit more base. After listening for a couple of minutes the differences seemed to almost completely fade away.When listening to the different earbuds back to back it was even harder to tell a difference.I believe that if someone else would put these earbuds in my ear and I was blindfolded I would probably not be able to tell the difference, but again I’m no audiophile.The battery life has been good as well.Most of our listening sessions have been moderately short. Longest one probably about 2 hours. The earbuds did not indicate any low battery level. The charging case has been charging the buds reliably and is still on its original charge after 6 days of recharging the earbuds. I would assume a pretty similar battery life to the AirPods.The AirPod pros have a slight advantage on every aspect I tested. But they also cost about three times as much. So it really wasn’t a fair comparison. For the price point, I believe these Soundcore P40i earbuds offer a lot of bang for the buck.If you’re an Apple user and you have every Apple product in your home’s ecosystem, there are lots of additional advantages to the AirPods. A much better integration into all the different platforms creates a seamless transition when switching from one product to another.But if you’re concerned with your budget or you use different operating systems the advantages of the AirPods probably don’t justify the price premium.

I’ve had Apple Airpod Pros for close to 3 years and they just started acting up with only one working and the charge draining pretty quickly, so I knew I was going to have to shop around for what to replace them with (as I wasn’t going to spend a couple hundred dollars again). I am wholly impressed with these Soundcore headphones. I’ve used them non-stop for 5 days now, wearing them during my work day, and not once have I had the earbuds lose charge and need to be put back in the case to charge (meaning they lasted 8 hours in my ear), and I also haven’t had to charge the case yet. That is CRAZY! Anyone with Airpods will tell you that you have to pop them back in the case within a handful of hours to re-charge, and charge the case every other day if not every day. That alone makes these worth it. The sound quality is amazing, the call quality is also great (I was told that I sound much louder & clearer to others than I did when calling with my Airpods), and the app is very user friendly as well. I like to have them on transparency mode so that I can still hear the office around me in case I’m needed, but the base & quality of the sound is not lost in order to make it so I can still hear around me. They also fit in my ears super well, and they come with I believe a handful of other sizes (I haven’t played around with changing them yet) so I can see these working for a lot of different people. They connect to my iPhone very easily as well (only issue is that it isn’t automatically the method upon call answer, you have to click on the speaker button and choose these headphones every time–though I think I was spoiled with the Airpods and it’s only an apple to apple thing so no other headphone will do that. They are automatically chosen when calling out, however). They also snap back into their case with ease, like a magnetic pull. The case is a good size, and fits in your hand very well. It has a stand holder within the case, and while it holds your phone well in landscape mode, it’s not something I will use. Honestly…I am IMPRESSED.