Wireless Earbuds, Soundcore by Anker Life A1 Bluetooth Earbuds, Powerful Customized Sound, 35H Playtime, Wireless Charging, USB-C Fast Charge, IPX7 Waterproof, Button Control, Commute, Sports

I got these on a deal so they were worth a try, they paired up easily to my phone and the sound was an improvement on my previous Earfun buds. That being said the skip button stopped working after two days so I sent them back and tried another pair. I’m about 2 week in and they have been fine, they are good for running with the little wings attached that fit snug in the ear, these can sometimes move out of place, which can result in buds not sitting in the charging case correctly so I just make sure they are aligned before putting them away. The EQ and app are great for altering the sound and you can also change the skip and volume options to suit, it helps having a button to press too as when running it’s easier to locate to skip tracks etc, with the soft touch buds this is a bit more difficult when running at pace. For the money (26) at the time of this, I cannot fault them.

I mainly bought these since I wanted something I could use at the gym, in the rain and in the shower. Blown away by the quality and ease of use. They are very easy to connect to, have great range, and connection doesn’t drop off. Sound quality is also brilliant.

They are very secure in the ear and don’t fall out even when running, cycling or rope-skipping. Great for exercise. Fit snugly so block out most sound.

Also, the use of a button rather than standard touch controls is brilliant as it doesn’t go crazy when wet as opposed to many other ‘waterproof’ ones, which become unusable in rain just because the touch controls get triggered by water.

This is the second pair of these I’ve bought and the new pair seem to have some upgrades. The button on each piece is now easier to press, and the startup and connection sounds are slightly different. The case also feels sturdier, which is great. Other that, no changes I could notice.

Consistently great quality as expected. Highly recommended!

The quality of the product is much higher than the price. The buds fit very well and sound amazing. I bought them for running as other buds I have constantly fall out, these buds don’t move at all, I’m very impressed by them.

I have had several pairs of earbuds, many of which have gone to earphone heaven after being through the washing machine.
These are just as good as more expensive brands. I did have some other Anker earbuds but these are better. They stay in your ears solidly because of the built in rubber “wings”. (which are provided in various sizes). The bass is good and volume is good too. I only usually wear one earbudd at a time and can confirm that this works perfectly.
Bluetooth range is also excellent and I’ve had no problems with them disconnecting. I actually prefer the proper button on these as opposed to finicky touch controls which only work when they feel like it.
There is no noise cancelling but I don’t consider this an important feature as I actually feel safer being able to hear what’s going on around me.
My main reason for changing to these buds was because I wanted buds that would work in the shower. These buds have been used several times in the shower and are still working perfectly!
If I was being super picky I’d say maybe the case could be a little smaller and in my limited testing the battery life of the case doesn’t seem as good as others I’ve had but all in all these are brilliant buds and amazing value for money.

Grabbed these on offer and must admit that they are a great affordable pair of true wireless headphones. The pre programmed equaliser settings work well and each setting provides a noticeable difference in sound. I’ve not yet ran out of battery on these as they hold charge for up to 9 hours (as per item description although I’ve not had a chance to test that as I’ve not used them for such a long time yet).

Now the not so great stuff. The button controls could have been better as none of them makes any sense so I don’t bother using it except for skipping songs, the rest I do through my smartwatch or mobile phone. They are quite big even when changing the different sized rubber sleeves. They actually made my left ear hurt after under an hour of use but luckily my ear must have gotten used to the new shape and the discomfort went away. Now the most frustrating bit is the wireless charging. It almost never works, very temperamental. At times it works straight away and at other times I have to mess around with the position on the charging pad until it finds a position it likes. The case doesn’t seem to hold much juice either as I need to charge it almost daily and I don’t use them non stop. I must add that Amazon offered to replace them but I can’t be bothered to wait for a replacement and live without music until new ones arrive.

All in all they provide a very good sound quality and great battery life with some gripes as mentioned above.

I like to do my reviews mainly based on value for money. For the price these are very good headphone. The sound quality is very good. The build quality is also very good. Good looking and the case is nice.

Slight issues. The controls on the headphones don’t really make sense. volume up and down is one press. Pause/play is double tap on the right bud. Next song is double tap on the left bud. Rather weird compared to others. My other issue is they are quite tight fitting. Obviously they need to be tight so they don’t fall out. But i find they do start to make my ears ache after awhile. Might just be the shape of my ears. This is wearing them for about two hours. I will play around with different adapters on them to see if that makes a difference.

I haven’t tried a phone call on them so not sure on that side of it.

Conclusion: Good value for money. Good quality for money. Battery lasts a long time. 6 hours of pretty much constant usage at a higher than average volume level and still 60% remaining.

UPDATE: I have found an issue. The rubber outside of the headphones that are designed to hold into your ear are change able. This means they can easily move and come off. Have found that i need to remove them as the don’t make contact in the case properly or just come off if i have them in my pocket not in the case.

Had great music quality, with good bass – even though this is personal preference. Good noise cancellation etc. Battery lasts quite long. The only issue is that its a bit big for my ear, but still works great!

Bought these to replace my beats, and these soundcore A1s don’t disappoint. They are much better than my beats. Will defo buy again.

These Earbuds are amazing, they’re affordable and they have great sound quality. I’ve had these for 1.5 years, I’ve been running in heavy rain, going to the gym and im a very sweaty fella, they’re very waterproof. They actually stay in your ears and they’re 1/4 of the price compared to these other huge brands. I will highly recommend these to anyone.

I am no audiophile so to explain mids, lows, treble, bass bla bla bla I’d only make a fool out of myself but for the price and for what they do – great! It does the job for me. To me the sound is great from them and they’re sturdy as hell!

The sound quality is great easy to use functions
Instructions are easy to follow.

Noise cancellation is terrible, people can’t hear u while out if ur talking …. but if ur jus listening to podcasts, music or streaming then they are perfect as battery last foreve

Great quality wireless earbuds,very comfortable,great sound quality,highly recommended.

I bought these for going out on walks every day to keep active. As I don’t like to walk in silence, I usually listen to audio drama. I have a pair of Sony xm3 earbuds, which have excellent sound quality, but they keep falling out of my ears whilst walking, so I wanted something that would stay in. To achieve this I was prepared to compromise on sound quality and noise reduction.

However, I have to say that the sound quality from these earbuds is surprisingly better than I thought they would be. Almost, not quite but almost, on a par with the Sonys. As the Sonys are premium earbuds and at the time of purchase were 3 times the price (and that was after they were already reduced), that is either a ringing endorsement of the Anker earbuds or a damning indictment of the Sonys. I am leaning towards ringing endorsement of the former. I am so pleasantly surprised by the quality, that I am intrigued as to how the more expensive ones sound (own far too many earbuds and headphones that I can’t justify buying any more. For now!).

Only had these earbuds for two weeks at the moment they are fine and worth the money but going on longer I couldn’t say

They’re conformable with all the extra cushions to make it fit perfect, they don’t push in place to stay, they twist and lock so better for ears… They sound amazing even when just using one… They connect very easy and once set up they auto connect when you take them out of the case. They charge quickly and last for a long time… For price they’re more than amazing and I’ve bought 3 pairs now. One for me and my 2 children.

I purchased these as I got myself a more expensive pair of this make and they were faulty so sent them back and decided to get a much cheaper pair.
These are perfect for what I want them for BUT my goodness they hurt! You don’t feel it till you take it out your ear and then wow your ears really sore. I can only use them for 1/2 hour at a time, but for what I want them for that’s fine.

These are not noises cancelling headphones but they create a tight seal and behave like noise cancelling headphones.
I returned the more expensive Soundcore headphones and these fit better and sound better.
They are not compatible with the soundcore app, but you can use the EQ via the buttons

Only problem is they seem to be slightly too big for my ears and don’t stay in place securely and hurt me after awhile.

Make sure you choose the right size rubber ear pieces it does make a difference to the sound but very good for this price range

Very good value for money, I don’t formally like sticking earphones in my ear but these are very comfortable to wear. I am very happy with this purchase, the sound is very good, lovely and clear, no crackling or losing signals.

These earbuds are good, I bought them because I lost the case/charger of my Samsung buds and they don’t sell it separately, so I didn’t want to spend all the money. These ones are good value for money, they actually fit my ear better than the Samsung and there are several sizes of adaptors to fit different ear sizes. Volume is good, sound is good and noise cancellation is as good as you can get with this type of buds. I recommend if you’re looking for a Bluetooth, wireless, simple to use and good value buds.

I loved the earbuds when I got them. The prefitted Medium-sized rubber buds were perfect for my ear size. It stayed on even when I shook my head vigorously.
The connection speed is just sweet. Immediately you pop each bud out of the case, it connects to your phone,( if you’ve already paired them). Each ear can connect individually and independent of the 2nd ear. You can use one earbud at a time, or use both if you want to.
The sound controls for volume increase and reduction work very well. One tap on the left ear to reduce and one tap on the right to increase. I observed it has an independent volume level which can rise a little higher than your phone max volume and drop a little lower than your phone minimum volume. (I mean, the volume controls don’t increase or reduce the volume slider on my phone. I use a Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 pro).
WILL THIS WORK ON AN IPHONE? YES IT DOES and perfectly too.
I tested this on my friend’s iPhone and it worked perfectly. However, the max playing volume on my android phone was a little higher than the max playing volume on her iPhone 12 pro. Also, the earbuds’ volume controls directly increased and reduced the volume slider on the iPhone. the pause and play function worked well too.
Playtime is as described and the charging rate in the pod is also as described. It’s great.
My iPhone user friend commented that the bass of the earbuds wasn’t deep enough. I agree.
But it is nothing significantly bothersome unless you are expressly looking for earbuds that have great bass.

If you want something that works well and you’re not bothered about epic studio grade sound quality or want to hear the drop of a pin in the background, get this. You’d absolutely love it.

Very good for music listening , you cannot hear a thing around you but terrible when you are in a phone call. The other person can barely hear you, instead hears most of the traffic louder than you unless you are in a dead quiet room. But i just got them for music listening so…

Never got on with in-ear gadgets mainly because the cable on the ones tried always pulls them out of my ears when doing anything. No problem with these however simply as they don’t have wires. Sound quality seems pretty good, the controls are quite usable when you can remember how many times to press which side to get the function needed. All-in-all I am quite pleased with them – wireless charging on the PC is also very handy – no more cables!

I’ve tried numerous earphones in the past, everything from Cambridge Audio to Google and I’m hard to satisfy with earphones. My left ear must be slightly different to my right as no earphone really sits in it quite snug, so I do require hooks. I took an absolute punt on these after ruining my Pixel Buds and WOW – they are simply quite brilliant. They sound great, fairly punchy and the volume is nice. For the gym environment, where I use them, they’re absolutely perfect. They haven’t falling out of my ears once, whether it’s weights work or treadmill work and the noise cancelling is perfect, considering how loud my place is. For the money, you can’t go wrong. They’re not going to win any awards for clarity of sound performance, but if you need a good, well priced pair of earphones for casual listening then these are spot on. Side note: The array of extra fittings that you get with them is fantastic as well, I bet there’s enough in there to satisfy all ear types and battery life seems good so far.

I had the same model, but older, before and lost them, but then I saw that this model was on offer for 30 and so I ordered them! They are even better, so that I’m almost not sad anymore that I lost the other pair. The old pair didn’t have the controls to skip and to increase volume, so it’s definitely an upgrade. I’m not too sure about those wing thingies that are supposed to hold them in your ear, but I’m sure I’ll get used to it. I recommended them to a friend who ordered them straight away after she tried them.
Obviously you can get better headphones, if you spend 100 and more but for the price they are amazing!