Soundcore by Anker Life P3 Noise Cancelling Earbuds, Big Bass, 6 Mics, Clear Calls, Multi Mode Noise Cancelling, Wireless Charging, Soundcore App with Gaming Mode, Sleeping Mode, Find Your Earbuds
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Thumping BeatsLife P3 noise cancelling earbuds have 11mm drivers and our exclusive BassUp technology to fuel rich sound with a thumping low end. | Multi-Mode Noise CancellingTarget ambient noises indoors, outdoors, and while traveling on the train, subway, or bus for a distraction-free listening experience. Switch between modes depending on where you’re listening via the Soundcore app. | Boosted Call Quality6 microphones and a noise reduction algorithm work in real-time to pick up your voice and cancel out background noises for crystal-clear clarity. |
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At the Center of the ActionActivate Gaming mode via the Soundcore app for a more immersive audio experience while playing your favorite mobile games. | No WiresFor extra convenience, recharge Life P3’s charging case on a wireless charger. | All-Day ListeningLife P3 noise cancelling earbuds have 7 hours of playtime from a single charge which extends to 35 hours with the compact charging case. |
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Customize Your ListeningThe Soundcore app allows you to customize everything from the EQ to creating your own relaxing white noise soundscape. Also, test the earbuds’ fit, update firmware, and more. | Find Your EarbudsGo to the Soundcore app and activate “Find My Headset”. The lost earbud will emit a loud noise to help you locate it. | Secure and ComfortableBuilt to hug the curve of your ear, Life P3 noise cancelling earbuds sit stably in your ear. Mix and match the various sizes of eartips for the best fit and seal. |
Incredible Sound Loved By 20 Million+ People
Model Number: A3939
Key Features
11mm Oversized Composite Drivers: Fuel thumping beats with full-bodied bass and bright treble.
BassUp Technology: Soundcore’s exclusive technology analyzes the music and enhances the low end in real time for big, thumping bass.
Multi-Mode Active Noise Cancelling: Indoor, Outdoor, and Transport modes target annoying noises in their respective environments for a precise noise cancelling effect.
Ultra-High Clarity: 6 microphones (3 on each earbud) are equipped with Soundcore’s exclusive algorithm to pick up your voice with crystal-clear clarity.
Extended Playtime: Enjoy up to 7 hours of listening from a single charge and extend that to 35 hours with the compact charging case. A quick 10 minute charge will give you 2 hours of playtime.
Wireless Charging: Simply put Life P3’s charging case down on a wireless charging pad to top up the battery.
Gaming Mode: Enhances and emphasizes the sound of footsteps, gunfire, and more for a more immersive playing experience. Go to the Soundcore app to activate and start playing.
Transparency Mode: When you need to hear what’s happening around you, simply press the touchpad on Life P3 noise cancelling earbuds to activate Transparency mode.
Find Your Earbuds: Misplaced your earbuds? Select “Find Your Earbuds” in the Soundcore app and your earbuds will emit a high-pitched noise, making them easy to find.
Water-Resistant: IPX5-rated protection keeps the internal components of the noise cancelling earbuds dry, even if drinks get spilled or you get caught in the rain.
Soundcore App: Customize your listening experience with ease. Choose from 22 EQ settings, switch between noise cancelling modes, and sit back and relax with a tailored white noise soundscape. Also, test the fit of your earbuds for optimal sound quality and comfort.
All-Day Wear: Get an incredibly comfortable fit thanks to Life P3’s ergonomic design and multiple sizes of eartips.
Specifications
Impedance: 16Ω
Driver (Full Range): 2 x 11mm
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz
What You Get
Life P3 noise cancelling earbuds
Charging case
USB-C Cable
XS/S/M/L/XL Ear Tips
Note：
Before using Life P3, make sure you download the Soundcore App and update your earbuds with the latest firmware to optimize your experience. Make sure you take the Tip Fit Test to ensure you’re using the correct size of EarTips and are wearing the earbuds correctly.
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| Sound | Stunning sound via 10mm triple-layer dynamic drivers | Thumping bass via 11mm bio-composite drivers and BassUp technology | Quality sound via 10mm drivers | Expertly-tuned sound via 8mm triple-layer drivers | Pure sound and noise cancelling via PureNote drivers and targeted active noise cancelling | In-ear studio performance sound via 11mm Astria Coaxial Acoustic Architecture drivers |
| Playtime Per Charge | 8 Hours | 7 Hours | 8 Hours | 9 Hours | 7 Hours | 7 Hours |
| Total Playtime with Charging Case | 32 Hours | 35 Hours | 28 Hours | 35 Hours | 26 Hours | 26 Hours |
| Fast Charging | Charge for 10 minutes, listen for 1 hour | Charge for 10 minutes, listen for 2 hours | Charge for 10 minutes, listen for 1 hour | Charge for 10 minutes, listen for 1.5 hours | Charge for 15 minutes, listen for 3 hours | Charge for 15 minutes, listen for 3 hours |
| Waterproof | IPX5 | IPX5 | IPX5 | IPX7 | IPX4 | IPX4 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5 | Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5 | Bluetooth 5 | Bluetooth 5 |
| App | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Calls | 2 microphones with AI-enhanced uplink noise reduction | 6 microphones with uplink noise reduction | 2 microphones with AI-enhanced uplink noise reduction | 2 microphones with uplink noise reduction | 6 microphones with uplink noise reduction | 4-mic Uplink Noise Cancellation |
| Other Features | Ultra-lightweight build, 3 EQ modes, touch control, USB-C | Multi-mode noise cancelling, BassUp, Soundcore app, gaming mode, sleeping mode, transparency mode, customized EQ, USB-C, beamforming mic, wireless charging | Dual EQ modes, single earbud use, comfort and secure fit, button controls | Wireless charging, ultra-lightweight build, customized EQ, button control, USB-C | HearID personalized sound, wireless charging, touch control | Transparency、App （HearID Sound Effect） |
| Recommended For | Business calls, commute, travel | Business calls, commute, travel, mobile gaming | Business calls, commute, travel | Commute, travel, sports | Commute, travel, workout, business calls | Commute, Gym, Travel, Workout |
| Dimensions: | 6.5 x 5 x 3 cm; 63.5 Grams |
| Model: | A3939011 |
| Batteries Included: | 2 Lithium ion batteries required. (included) |
| Manufacture: | Anker |
| Origin: | China |
If you are looking for noice cancellation earphone at an amazing price then these are for you. The sound quality is out of this world for the price. I do think they are better than the Apple AirPods 2 and 3. The app is also fantastic, Anker/Soundcore have really worked this well. So many options on sound, turning bass off, full EQ options.
Listening to podcasts, pop music, acoustic and snoop & dr dre albums sounded crystal clear and full of bass when I need it and crystal clear high and mid range.
The gaming mode is great too – and works flawlessly.
The case is great, has wireless charging too.
Why am I returning them…..2 reasons.
First reason which drove me wild is when I moved to my iPad from my iPhone I had to fully search for Bluetooth again and press the button in the case to make it searchable. This would happen on going back to my iPhone too. So If I was listening to music or youtube on my iPad and I had a call come in, I could have to take my earphones off – stick them back into the case, go to settings on my phone, press the button in the earphone case and let the iPhone find it in search again. By the time I did this – the call had gone.
— I do believe this could be an isolated issue….but it bugged me and i tried everything.
Second issue I have is that I suffered ear fatigue, never used silicon tipped EarPods before and yes they are great, but after 20-30mins my ears started to ache. Also it blocked sound out from the outside world, with noise cancellation on or off – so when I was doing a phone call with them, it sounded like I had my fingers in my ears and was off putting. These issues on my second one – is just for me personally.
So if you want to listen to music at good quality – and not worried about phone calls and swapping from device to device regular, these are perfect!
I bought the earphones three months ago and they work okay – battery life is fine and the sound is good. You obviously can’t compare them to Apple AirPods in terms of noise cancellation. It is pretty much non-existent in these SoundCore earphones. But the most annoying part is the Touch Control and you can’t even disable (there is a toggle in the official app but it does not work). 3.5 out of 5 considering the price
Hi – These earphones are just stunning and out of this world but I will unfortunately be returning mine…..why!? then read on.
If you are looking for noice cancellation earphone at an amazing price then these are for you. The sound quality is out of this world for the price. I do think they are better than the Apple AirPods 2 and 3. The app is also fantastic, Anker/Soundcore have really worked this well. So many options on sound, turning bass off, full EQ options.
Listening to podcasts, pop music, acoustic and snoop & dr dre albums sounded crystal clear and full of bass when I need it and crystal clear high and mid range.
The gaming mode is great too – and works flawlessly.
The case is great, has wireless charging too.
Why am I returning them…..2 reasons.
First reason which drove me wild is when I moved to my iPad from my iPhone I had to fully search for Bluetooth again and press the button in the case to make it searchable. This would happen on going back to my iPhone too. So If I was listening to music or youtube on my iPad and I had a call come in, I could have to take my earphones off – stick them back into the case, go to settings on my phone, press the button in the earphone case and let the iPhone find it in search again. By the time I did this – the call had gone.
— I do believe this could be an isolated issue….but it bugged me and i tried everything.
Second issue I have is that I suffered ear fatigue, never used silicon tipped EarPods before and yes they are great, but after 20-30mins my ears started to ache. Also it blocked sound out from the outside world, with noise cancellation on or off – so when I was doing a phone call with them, it sounded like I had my fingers in my ears and was off putting. These issues on my second one – is just for me personally.
So if you want to listen to music at good quality – and not worried about phone calls and swapping from device to device regular, these are perfect!
Great set of earbuds, the connection to the phone is so strong I sometimes forget my phone in places and it’s still connected, I like how there is an app where you can control the EQ and tap functions, the colour is super nice aswell and the fit in the ear is super comfortable completely worth the money.
My son has a pair bose earbuds (can’t remember which model but they’re decent).
These are just as good and around 1/2 to 1/3 the cost.
The only reason for 4 stars not 5 is because you have to sign up for an account to use the app that comes with them – and without the app you lose a lot of the functionality.
I bought these in August 2021 so waited until now before reviewing to ensure that some time had passed to enable a broader review..
These head phones are excellent with great sound quality and very good battery life..
At the price they are of excellent quality and I would highlly recommend them.
Stunning sound quality and seem to get better everytime I use them, I have fairly small ears and they fit fine. The surround stage is unbeatable at this price range, the same can be said about the trebble, mids and bass!
So I had the P2 version before, when they suddenly one day stopped working completely in one ear despite not having them long. That’s when I purchased the P3, I’ve these bad boys like 10 times and they still work perfectly, they have a really good app to adjust the sound;
I also enjoy listening to asmr in these, sound turns out really good actually.
The noise cancelling is really nice, it does a really good job for what they are, as an autistic person I highly recommend these for a cheaper alternative to sound blocking earphones, there are I believe 3 modes for noise cancelling on the app, so engines, background and one that cancells out general noise apart from voices.
I’ve had these several months but just decided to make a review now after going back through purchases. Hope this helps 🙂
Bought them in oat white and the design is elegant and sleek which makes them look more expensive than they are. As soon as I put them in my ears I couldn’t feel them in at all, they’re so comfortable.
Sound Quality – brilliant for bass lovers. Even get an element of subwoofer bass on some songs as well. The Soundcore App is extremely useful for customising the EQ for specific genres/songs. The AMC is decent and makes for a pleasurable listening experience.
All in all these earphones are by far some of the best in the mid price range.
Thought these would be the same as my last cheep pair. I generally use them as earplugs in data centers so the noise cancelling wasn’t too important.
I was so impressed when I turned the noise cancelling on.
It took it from 110 dB to what must have been 50db. Made working there so much more bearable and now I use them all the time
I had some Apple AirPod Pros for my iPhone which got ruined in a water, couldn’t bring myself to pay out for them again, so I decided to try these as a cheap alternative.
These are not as good as the AirPod Pros: Their audio quality and stability is not quite as good but plenty solid, no complaints. However they lack the integration and swap features AirPod Pros have across Apple devices (not a consideration if you don’t use multiple Apple devices) and the ANC is about 90% as good, but taking into account that these are 1/3 of the price of AirPod Pros; I’d say they are probably the next best earbuds I could buy.
Great ear buds , noise cancelling works well in a noisy environment, music sounds amazing , no problems easy to use , still not charged as case carries loads . Quality.
Good sized not too big not too small. Sound is fairly good and noise cancellation is satisfactory for the price. Very compact charging case , easy to carry.
These are the first earpods I have bought and these are realy good,n noise cancelation also good, lowers tv and peoples voices down next to you, bass is realy good too!
These headphones rival Airpods, as an Android user though I refuse to pay Apple money. Picked these up for 69.99 and I don’t regret a thing. The overall sound quality is amazing, as is the noise cancelling function too. It’s highly customisable so can block out noise indoors, outdoors or anywhere inbetween.
I tested them while vacuuming and couldn’t hear it over the headphones at all and I was 3 feet away from it.
Haven’t had to charge the case yet either, I estimate around 40 hours of music/podcasts by now and the case still has between 0-25% capacity left. The headphones themselves haven’t died on me either. Quick charge for 10 minutes and they’re back to almost full power again.
The call quality is also excellent, easy to hear people and I’ve had no complaints about the quality from my end either. Not a single complaint, or issue with these. The headphones are light but not so light you forget they’re there, they’re comfortable to wear and come with various sizes of ear caps. The provided companion app is actually pretty good too. The widget doesn’t always update on your home screen till you open the app, but it’s feature-packed and really useful for changing noise cancellation settings on the fly.
Headphones are very good quality. Extremely easy to set up and connect to the Soundcore app. This makes it really easy to configure the headphones including equaliser settings. The sound is amazing and better than more expensive headphones I have bought in the past. Highly recommend these.
Great so far, good sound and battery lasts really well.
I like that they are wireless but there’s nothing to stop them falling in.
I fail to understand why the coloured ones are 20 more expensive than black or white ones. The only benefit is they ware easier to distinguish from the anonymous colours but 20 ????
Second product I’ve switched from Sony to soundcore.
The price got me looking but the quality got me coming back.
Very happy at 50
The noise cancellation is really effective in the majority of environments. I can’t really think of anytime I’ve used them when it hasn’t worked well including on public transportation. The bass is really good too and stay in-ear pretty well in the gym.
I wear these in the gym and finally, no longer can hear the same old songs on the gym radio.
Excellent. My son liked mine so much that he asked for some too. Best in ear that I’ve ever bought.
These are simply brilliant. I have ANC ear buds from most of the major manufacturers and these perform as well if not better than those that cost in excess of three times the price. Whilst assessing sound quality is by its very nature, somewhat subjective, these perform better than more expensive items within the Anker/Soundcore range. Rich bass and clear trebles, enough volume and excellent noise cancellation makes these my go-to earbuds to the extent I’ve bought a spare pair.
These are great, build quality is fantastic, sounds is great with app to change settings and levels etc, mics are brilliant for phone use and the battery power is incredible, in the ear most of the day and batteries keep going. To purchase and dead chuffed for the price!!
I have P2 and the Q30. P2 are great, and the nose cancelling of the Q30 is awesome, but left disappointed with these. Also the touch control is a bit flaky.
I was very skeptical about the quality, but it is amazing! The sound quality is great, the noise cancellation is good and the tap functionality is very very useful!
For 50 pounds was a great Black Friday deal, music sounds great , many equaliser options ,
Noice cancellation work fine, with the option to turn it off!
Comparing with Huawei free buds pro , the voice was a bit behind and foggy ( not so clear ) but good enough for having a decent , intelligible conversation
Recomanded
I’m totally convinced, compared these to muzili ear phones and beats. I prefer sound core better. I feel like I’m wearing my headsets that I use for the pc. The base is on point. Noise cancellation, seems great. I couldn’t hear others when playing music and when in a call, my friends couldn’t hear background noise such as cars passing by. The item is small and cute looking too. 10/10.
My wife works with someone who mutters to their selves all day – these make the day tolerable, vast improvement in her working day.
I wear these a lot while walking, these earbuds stay in place. Battery life is at least 5 hours (I’ve never used them longer than that).
The Soundcore app is great, you can customise controls, set noise isolation to vehicles noise / outdoor / indoor (oddly I’ve found vehicle setting is the best setting to block wind noise while walking). Tap/double tap/hold controls are customisable, which is great for audiobooks.
My previous earbuds (Galaxy Buds+) needed permission to read my text messages, notifications, calendar and a bunch of other things, the app would refuse to run without those permissions.
These earbuds don’t ask for anything. They just do a fine job without being creepy.
My only complaint would be that pausing the earbuds doesn’t disable the noise cancellation, so if someone needs your attention you have to remove an earbud.
I wasn’t sure what these would be like at this price point but having now tried them out for a week they are brilliant. The noise cancellation works well and the sound quality is great. You’ll probably get better noise cancellation on a more premium product but for the money these are perfectly adequate and I’d recommend them.
I know the noise cancelling works well as my husband ignores me whenever he has them on.
This is a outstanding bargain for what you actually are getting. The material quality is great and have a nice variety of size buds that some with the item, the sound is just phenomenal, amazing sound quality and noise cancelling with the app.
Considering the price, this is as good as it gets.
excellent – I had the life P2 this excels in every aspect ! well worth the upgrade
These earbuds are fantastic. I will explain why I have given 4 stars and not 5.
These are the second pair I have ordered. I sent back the first pair because they showed definite signs of usage.
I have many photos of the signs of usage but I have not uploaded them here because I don’t want to taint the Soundcore brand. Soundcore earbuds and headphones are fantastic. I may have been sent the first pair by mistake. They possibly should have been sold as good used.
After cleaning up the first pair and trying to rub out the scuffs, although my attempts greatly improved their condition, I still couldn’t get them to look brand new ( scuffs and light scratches to the inside of the earbuds case ). Not suitable for
a gift to someone. As that was my intention.
The ear buds performance is very good.
Sound quality:
The frequency response is very good. The vocals and treble (highest frequencies) is clear with no audible distortion even at high volume. The bass is excellent. It can reproduce even the lowest audio frequencies. The sort of bass you would hear from a large subwoofer speaker, Quality deep bass without shaking the house and disturbing your neighbours.
Comfort:
These are my first truly Wireless earbuds. I own and have had many wired earbuds. What’s different about these is that I don’t have to squeeze the earbuds into my ear like a cork in a bottle inorder to get the best bass sound. These are so comfortable I could wear them all day without a problem.
ANC:
The ANC is brilliant. It will greatly reduce or totally eliminate lower frequency noise. eg.. When I use it while driving my car, it greatly reduces and almost totally cuts out the engine noise and the road noise. It will greatly reduce or totally eliminate low frequency sounds (bass) coming from someone in your household playing their Hi-Fi too loud and even more so your neighbours. It totally eliminates my neighbours kids stomping noises above me. ( I live in flat, Ground floor).
I also have a soundcore life P30 over the ear ANC headphones. The ANC on the P3 earbuds seem a little bit better, Which was a surprise to me because all the reviews I have read say that over the over the ear headphones will have better ANC than earbuds.
Battery life:
The battery life is as advertised. I get just about 6 hours and some minutes with ANC on and playing music at a normal volume level.
Touch controls:
The touch controls are good. Once I got use to the small touch area on the earbuds and customised the touch controls with the Soundcore app, I was pleased with the touch controls functionality.
The Soundcore app.
This app can do so much. Firstly and most importantly to me is the graphic equaliser. It’s an 8 band EQ. When you set the EQ, the earbuds will ‘maintain’ the EQ settings. So you could connect the earbuds to any other device and the EQ settings that you previously set using the Soundcore app will be what you will be hearing. This means that the EQ hardware is actually inside the earbuds and the Soundcore app is just a user interface for it. There is also lots of presets that you can use.
The Soundcore app has too many functions to mention in this review. It’s a great app , alot of thought has gone into it. It gives me total control over the earbuds and I am able to control the ANC and the EQ in real-time with the app while listening to music on my phone.
Conclusion:
I would definitely recommend these earbuds. You get alot for your money. I use mine with my phone or my Taotronics Bluetooth transmitter, which I connect to my TV or my gaming console.
I am writing this review because its reading reviews that led me to buy these earbuds.
These earbuds are fantastic. I will explain why I have given 4 stars and not 5.
These are the second pair I have ordered. I sent back the first pair because they showed definite signs of usage.
I have many photos of the signs of usage but I have not uploaded them here because I don’t want to taint the Soundcore brand. Soundcore earbuds and headphones are fantastic. I may have been sent the first pair by mistake. They possibly should have been sold as good used.
After cleaning up the first pair and trying to rub out the scuffs, although my attempts greatly improved their condition, I still couldn’t get them to look brand new ( scuffs and light scratches to the inside of the earbuds case ). Not suitable for
a gift to someone. As that was my intention.
The ear buds performance is very good.
Sound quality:
The frequency response is very good. The vocals and treble (highest frequencies) is clear with no audible distortion even at high volume. The bass is excellent. It can reproduce even the lowest audio frequencies. The sort of bass you would hear from a large subwoofer speaker, Quality deep bass without shaking the house and disturbing your neighbours.
Comfort:
These are my first truly Wireless earbuds. I own and have had many wired earbuds. What’s different about these is that I don’t have to squeeze the earbuds into my ear like a cork in a bottle inorder to get the best bass sound. These are so comfortable I could wear them all day without a problem.
ANC:
The ANC is brilliant. It will greatly reduce or totally eliminate lower frequency noise. eg.. When I use it while driving my car, it greatly reduces and almost totally cuts out the engine noise and the road noise. It will greatly reduce or totally eliminate low frequency sounds (bass) coming from someone in your household playing their Hi-Fi too loud and even more so your neighbours. It totally eliminates my neighbours kids stomping noises above me. ( I live in flat, Ground floor).
I also have a soundcore life P30 over the ear ANC headphones. The ANC on the P3 earbuds seem a little bit better, Which was a surprise to me because all the reviews I have read say that over the over the ear headphones will have better ANC than earbuds.
Battery life:
The battery life is as advertised. I get just about 6 hours and some minutes with ANC on and playing music at a normal volume level.
Touch controls:
The touch controls are good. Once I got use to the small touch area on the earbuds and customised the touch controls with the Soundcore app, I was pleased with the touch controls functionality.
The Soundcore app.
This app can do so much. Firstly and most importantly to me is the graphic equaliser. It’s an 8 band EQ. When you set the EQ, the earbuds will ‘maintain’ the EQ settings. So you could connect the earbuds to any other device and the EQ settings that you previously set using the Soundcore app will be what you will be hearing. This means that the EQ hardware is actually inside the earbuds and the Soundcore app is just a user interface for it. There is also lots of presets that you can use.
The Soundcore app has too many functions to mention in this review. It’s a great app , alot of thought has gone into it. It gives me total control over the earbuds and I am able to control the ANC and the EQ in real-time with the app while listening to music on my phone.
Conclusion:
I would definitely recommend these earbuds. You get alot for your money. I use mine with my phone or my Taotronics Bluetooth transmitter, which I connect to my TV or my gaming console.
What a fantastic package this is, great audio and noise cancellation. I have no problem in recommending these as I think they are fantastic value for money
I didn’t want to be paying big money for a disappointing set of ear pods.
The anger Soundcore p3 have exceeded all expectations!
Noise cancelling is amazing
Very comfortable
Love the little extras that you can add with the app like “tap left pod to volume up” etc
Amazing sound quality for phone calls too
Highly recommend at an amazing price
awesome bass compared to airpods pro & Liberty Air 2 Pro
the best battery I’ve seen compared to airpods pro & Liberty Air 2 Pro
sound is very very good
wireless charging case with LEDS
Dedicated app with good features
The relaxation sounds built in is a bonus via the app
Cons
the ANC tech is good but not good as Airpods pro
its not seamless connectivity with all your apple devices as Airpods pro
no siri via voice unless you choose as one of the touch options on the life P3
no pause/play of music when you pull out of ears
For the price this product is awesome, with high end features it does not make you think twice. I prefer these to the Airpods Pro, 1/3 of the price of Airpods pro. These are better than the Liberty Air 2 Pro. Get it and you wont regret it!
Longer review – So for my main listening I tend to buy high end kit like Bose, Apple etc. Recently got a laptop and wanted some wireless earbuds to block out the fan and didn’t want to break the bank. Got these because I saw the buzz word ‘game mode’ (reduces latency) and I am a big fan of Anker so it wasn’t too hard a decision. I wasn’t expecting anything outstanding at this price point.
WELL! I don’t know how exactly but these earbuds lay waste to everything that has come before them. The difference is night and day. I’ll never be able to go back to my AirPods now! And they cost over 3x as much.
I can’t explain it, the music just seems more ‘alive’. Even the noise cancellation is better.
Thoroughly recommend
I have used Anker products for years – chargers, cables, charge banks and headphones.
Unfortunately, this is the first product which has developed a fault. The left ear bud stopped working after 3 months.
Even more unfortunately, this has led to me dealing with Anker ‘customer support’ for the 1st time ever.
After returning the ear buds under warranty as requested, my warranty claim went into a black hole. Emails are ignored. Tweets are ignored. You get a link to ‘escalate your case’ when you initially raise your warranty query – guess what, it doesn’t work! Server error on the website.
That was the downside. So strongly recommend Anker work on the Comms side of their customer service.
On the upside, a replacement set of earbuds was shipped to me after around a week, under warranty with no issue. And so far, they are working fine. So I’m happy with how the warranty claim turned out – just not with the lack of communication during it. Getting a replacement set of buds with no quibble is a good outcome.
When they work, they are a very good set of buds. They fit comfortably, the selection of tips should be enough to satisfy most. Sound quality is excellent for music. Good clarity through the ranges, and enough volume and bass to satisfy. The noise cancelling works quite well too. I’ve trialled them on a bunch of calls and asked the people on the other side if they could hear me OK – all could, and zero complaints.
Between the fact one broke within 3 months, and the poor Comms when you raise a warranty claim, I couldn’t possibly give these 5 stars. Here’s hoping the 2nd set holds up.
*** Review amended from 1star to 4 star to reflect updated experience ***
I have used Anker products for years – chargers, cables, charge banks and headphones.
Unfortunately, this is the first product which has developed a fault. The left ear bud stopped working after 3 months.
Even more unfortunately, this has led to me dealing with Anker ‘customer support’ for the 1st time ever.
After returning the ear buds under warranty as requested, my warranty claim went into a black hole. Emails are ignored. Tweets are ignored. You get a link to ‘escalate your case’ when you initially raise your warranty query – guess what, it doesn’t work! Server error on the website.
That was the downside. So strongly recommend Anker work on the Comms side of their customer service.
On the upside, a replacement set of earbuds was shipped to me after around a week, under warranty with no issue. And so far, they are working fine. So I’m happy with how the warranty claim turned out – just not with the lack of communication during it. Getting a replacement set of buds with no quibble is a good outcome.
When they work, they are a very good set of buds. They fit comfortably, the selection of tips should be enough to satisfy most. Sound quality is excellent for music. Good clarity through the ranges, and enough volume and bass to satisfy. The noise cancelling works quite well too. I’ve trialled them on a bunch of calls and asked the people on the other side if they could hear me OK – all could, and zero complaints.
Between the fact one broke within 3 months, and the poor Comms when you raise a warranty claim, I couldn’t possibly give these 5 stars. Here’s hoping the 2nd set holds up.
Would highly recommend the life p3 great sound and very comfortable in ear experience and the soundcore app is great .
Battey life is pretty good with the added bonus of a box that carves them very quickly. Which means batteues running out will be a very rare occurrence.
I’m not a fan of the touch controls, I prefer an actual button to click. I end up skipping track or something when I’m adjusting them in my ear. What I do like is the ability to assign the controls to my own configuration. But this comes at the cost of needing to have an app and set up an account, which is a privacy imposition for me.
Customer service is good. I had an issue with play/pause not working but in one email I was talked through how to reset the headphones which resolved the problem.
I did a test with my friend on the call quality and he rated them 8/10. And he’s a bit of a Bluetooth headset aficionado, so that’s high praise indeed.
They stay in the ear and are quite comfortable. I haven’t been for a run yet but I get the feeling they’ll be able to handle it.
All in all I’m pleased with the quality and I will learn to get used to the niggles I have with the touch controls. Needing an app to use my headphones violates my principles, but I can relocate the app to a sandbox on my phone to help with my privacy concerns. Which is somewhat of a consolation.
How about the transparency mode I think I could do without it it’s not great at all. Sound quality however overall is actually very good.
I do find that is quite overpriced compared to my 30 earbuds the sound quality is the same
Connection is stabile and easy to pair with the phone and laptop.
Sound quality is very good, a bit to the bass side so it works well on the pop/rock or electronic disco music.
The app and the Eq works well
Noise cancelling in 3 stages really works well also
Volume could be more loud but is not bad. Indoor is perfect but outside feels weak sometime. It also depends on how powerfull is the is the source and the encoding of the mp3. If is encoded on -18dB will sound weak but if is towards -3dB is OK
The sound performance is solid considering the price, I’d assume thanks to decent drivers. They’re also much bassier than I expected, I figured due to the price it would be faint but it’s very prominent.
I’ve seen a few reviews mention they’re uncomfortable but I’d have to disagree, I can use them solidly for hours with no issue, I think it just depends what buds you use as it comes with a few options.
Overall definitely a product I’d recommend.
I use them every day at work. I only use one earbud at a time and even like that without active noise cancelling it only lasts about 6 hours. When one earbud dies , the swap over to the other one is completely seamless and works well. So the shortened battery life doesn’t bother me.
If you use both at the time the active noise cancelling is quite aggressive. It can quiet down a noisy factory way better than dedicated earplugs.
The overall build quality is really nice and it comes with a large selection of different tips.
The battery case is low profile enough to not get uncomfortable in your pockets.
I personally got the navy blue version, which isn’t as boring as black or white, but it’s still subtle enough to not get too much attention.
But my favorite pair of earphones and use them all the time.
Have been using these daily for music/podcasts/general use and they’re amazing! Battery life lasts me basically a whole day, and as advertised a few minutes in the charging case is enough to keep the earbuds going for hours.
Have found that I only need to charge the case once every few days and it’s very quick to do so.
Very sleek design and fits well into the ear with a good variety of rubber fittings to swap between.
Will be recommending to everyone!
I’ve had them for a little while only and use them primarily for work purposes i.e. making and taking phone calls
They fit well in ear, they are comfortable and are stable – no issue of them falling out
Build quality is pretty decent and the case has a nice feel/weight
They pair instantly when taken out of the case ready to use
Call quality is good and I can hear/be heard clearly – although these are mainly used when I’m working from home in a quiet environment
Listening to music is great as they have a pretty decent bass and use time
The Soundcore app is fantastic as it allows you to manage ANC, EQ, Touch controls and a nice sleep feature
Wireless charging – fantastic
The touch controls aren’t the best but are fully usable, they take a little getting used to but definitely a must have
The fact that you can only turn off the headphones by putting them back in the case is a bit of a faff but not the end of the world but they do snap in nicely with the magnetic feature
You get a lot of features for the price poi
The app to change the ambient sound to transparency mode and anc is amazing , I bet anyone that bought the best one witch coasts 250 will be surprised with this 80 ones .
Good noise cancellation, not too expensive, good build quality and the price is not excessive. Happy with my purchase
(My previous earbuds were Soundcore Dot 2 which had mics but they were so poor – people didn’t hear me – I had to hold one of them by my mouth)
The only problem with Life P3 is dropouts. It happens ocassionaly. When I listen to music on Spotify or watch something on Youtube, it stops working for a second and comes back. I’ve had dropouts with my laptop and iPhone 11 Pro Max. It happenes about 3 times in 1 hour use. Luckily it never happened when I had an online meeting on Zoom and GMeets. Dropouts don’t bother me too much but I really hope the engineers will find a solution and fix with the next software upgrade.
Had these a few weeks now and seem to be working well.
Battery lasts forever and unlike my old earbuds, these don’t seem to lose connection at all.
The noise cancellation is a nice touch and also seems to work well.
I really like Anker products, the quality is excellent for a sensible price. My only issue with these is making them stay in my ears. Despite trying different tips they often feel like they’re about to fall out. This is just while out walking too, so I wouldn’t even consider them for the gym unfortunately. Obviously this could just be my ears, so don’t let it put you off too much!!
I mean I got 20 off these paid 59.They sound and look more premium than what they are,clear and crisp sound very good noise cancellation.And on top of this wireless charging yes wireless charging!!!
Also soundcore have one of the best apps for their products too so much customization for the these buds.I can’t recommend these buds anymore for the price point should be priced higher for the quality of these buds.
Also paired to tvs and phone not one dropout.
Those earbuds are really great, the noise cancelling is really good.
Outstanding quality of the sound,the earbuds and noise cancelling.
Very happy with my purchase
I was not expecting much to be honest, considering the low price point and some mixed bad reviews on Amazon. I bought this as a backup for my AirPod Pro. As soon as I received the Soundcore life p3, I compared its sound quality side by side with AirPod Pro. For me, life p3’s sound quality is equivalently good, and with a bit extra bass. I am really impressed!
Ear fit and seal is also really good, and very comfortable. The app allows you to do ear fit test.
Bluetooth connection is good enough that I can walk around the house without carrying my phone.
Noise cancellation is good enough to block out most ambient noise. And again using Airpod pro as benchmark, equivalent I would say.
The Soundcore app also exceeded my expectation. The curated playlists (empowered by LUM) are actually not bad and nice additions.
The only thing I can’t comment on is durability. Hopefully this little thing will last. And if it does, my view of ‘Buy cheap buy twice’ will really be shattered.
1. Good sound quality with good bass
2. Good fitting with variety of buds
3.App to enable you to choose your settings.
4. Matt case.
Cons:
1. Poor noise cancellation. Needs to be enhanced.
2. Sound cut which is very annoying. Sound interruption is really bad.
3. Low battery lifespan.
Yes there are better wireless buds in the market but these really punch above their weight; if you’re looking for the best value mid range buds then look no furthe
Comfortability – I have tiny ears, so I have never owned a pair of in-ear buds, the regular round type simply won’t fit and fall out after moving my head around, but as soon as i fitted these (I didn’t even change the tips) they felt SO comfortable and I felt like I could jump around and still they would stay in my ears. To test I wore them all day (well until the batteries ran down) and I had no ear ‘fatigue’ which is also what I was concerned about. I took them out on a walk and I was confident in them staying in for the entire time.
Looks: Unlike the other non-stem type around buds that stick out and look weird (on me), these look stylish when you wear them and suit me much better with my small ears! But would definitely suit anyone.
Sound quality – no real complaints. Amazing bass, uppers and mids. What’s even more cool is that with their downloadable app, there is also a Bass boaster AND EQ options so you can customise the sound to your taste. This little feature makes it even more worth the cost. Hip hop, rock, pop, R&B, etc and more.
Noise Cancellation – one of the best NC I have heard (or not heard as it were) from a pair of in ear buds. It actually cuts of both bassy sounds but also high sounds. Again, with the app you can customise from indoor noise, outdoor noise and even transport noise options.
Battery Life – I would say on a full charge on noise cancellation mode, it gave me a good 5-6 hours which is reasonable for me. I really only wanted them for my walks and travels around on transport, etc. so this is adequate. Also if you charge up the chargeable case to 3 lights, you basically have 3 charges to keep you going, so that’s 5-6 hours x 3.
Everything about the packaging feels like quality, from the box to the velcro wrap for your long bluetooth cable.
The charging case is nice and compact and slips in your pocket easily. With the magnetic feature, your buds fit into the case easily ready for charging. The three lights on the front telling you how many charges you have left. One thing is that the case is very sleek and smooth plastic, and am worried that one day its going to slip right out of my hands on my travels, so one thing to be wary of.
Program your earbud commands – Another really cool feature from the app is that you can change what your earbud taps and double tap, long press commands do to customise them to your needs which I think is a great touch. So you can have volume down (left bud) one tap, volume up (right bud one tap), previous song (double tap left), next song (double tap right), play/pause (left long press), change Noise cancellation (long press right) or whatever combo you want.
Unlike other wireless headphones or buds, as soon as you open the case, whatever device you had already synced to via bluetooth is already connected and ready to go, which is very convenient.
One issue that is very intermittent is that the audio occasionally cuts out for 1-2 seconds like the wireless signal has lost connection even when your device is within range. Happens maybe once or twice a day. I was told by others who have similar issue to reset buds and delete bluetooth from iPhone, restart iPhone and when up add the earbuds again. I will try this. If this doesn’t work get Soundcore to either troubleshoot or send me replacements if they feel this is an issue from a faulty batch.
But overall, I really do not want to part with these Life P3 earbuds. Highly recommend!
But in the end the noise cancellation was good vs house noise, busy street noise outside and caf noise so far. And the EQ was a nice touch.
I absolutely love these ear buds, i still need to figure out the app a bit better but these ear buds are the best I’ve had so far. The ear buds i had before would fall out really easily but these really hold firm and the sound quality is 2nd to none. The one issue I do have is that the find my ear buds function only works if the ear buds aren’t in the case. I spent over 1 week looking for my ear buds and thought my cats may have knocked them into a bin bag that by the time I had realised they were missing had been thrown out and so I ordered a new pair. The new pair arrived last week then this morning I found the old pair in a storage bag in my spare room
Great earbuds, they sound good, work seamlessly and is accompanied by an app that is the best I’ve used.
Nice design
wireless charging is useful
sound quality is great
Good for zoom/calls etc (mics are clear)
Cons
Active noise cancelling is terrible, almost can’t tell its active – basically barely works in my opinion.
Also difficult to get a good seal in your ear.
Volume is weak.
I’ve done my research and tried a few earbuds. To find better than these, you’ll need to spend 250-300
They sound great and ANC works quite well in the different modes
I have a portable speaker from Anker that after more than 5 years still sounds amazing and battery life is still great too. So I had to give these a try.
Sound quality and noice cancellation options are amazing. Together with the touch and hold functions to stop, volume up/down, next song and even enable or disable the noise cancellation makes this product one of the best I’ve owned.
Anker did it again, I love these earbuds!! And that for a fraction of the price than the well known others.
More than worth their price!
Fantastic sound quality, great price when bought on pre-order. Try black Friday for saving on already competitive price.
The accompanying app provides various settings for EQ, varying degrees of noise isolation and ability to customizer the touch controls. The bass is good for their affordable cost and their are 3 led’s on the front that indicate how many full headphone charges remain in the case battery which is a huge improvement on the previous model which just had 1 light that eventually turned red. I’ll still wear my overear sony headphones when I want to really relax but for on the go daily use they are great and even stay in when I go for a run.
I have been absolutely impressed with these earphones. the sound quality is very good, great bass and middle and trebles are keeping up with it.
The EQ app works really well with it and allows you to play with the sound as much as you want and find your perfect setting.
Tested the noise cancellation on a dog walk yesterday and can’t fault it, though I have to admit I have not tried more expensive earphones to compare it to.
Definitely worth the buy for the price.
Although these stick earbuds don’t cancel the sound like my over the ear headphones, they still give a good sound and I have so much fun listening to my music and audiobooks when travelling to work. The battery life is awesome with the case to help recharge. I would certainly recommend these. They are so comfortable and they actually fit in my ears without falling out. They are my go-to earbuds when I am out and about. They are robust and easy to clean what is not to love.
The app is easy to use and my iPad and iPhone connect quickly to them.
They come with different size ear buds to fit perfectly.
The noise cancelling is excellent they work really well.
The only grip is that they have touch sensible panels on the side which can be annoying at first, but after some time you will learn to love these features.
The buds are nice and comfy once you get them in, this can be a little awkward at first but once you get used to it it is a lot quicker.
The sound is good and they have a nice amount of bass to them, not too much to ruin what you are listening to, in the app you can also turn on a base boost for a little extra.
I normally walk/jog and also go out for over 2hrs on my little jaunts and the battery lasted all this time with plenty to spare. My only gripe is the fact they are not water proof only sweat proof and are not recommended for wearing in the rain. This for me is a bit of pain and would like to see this fixed in the next generation of these buds.
The microphone is ok and you can make and receive calls with ease and most of the time the other person can hear you.
Overall I would recommend these little buds, good sound and also not too pounding on the wallet either.
Little tip, if you are using the google assistant and it is rather loud when opening via the buds, it is linked to the call volume so when you make a call turn it down a bit and that will sort that right out 😉
Ambient sound is not bad its not was good as the top tier earbuds but for the budget price they’re doing a good Job can’t complain.
Noise cancellation could have been better but they are doing descent job of blocking low to mid frequency noises, like Car engine noise,ac noises,aeroplane engine noises etc. ANC comes in three mode Transport, Indoor and outdoor modes, indoor being the strongest of them all overall ANC is one of the best for earbuds under 100 bucks.
Battery life is descent, I’ve got 6hrs 2mins with ANC on and 7hrs16mins with ANC off Very good battery life.
Overall pretty descent battery life.
Volume on these earbuds are solid, they’re come in solid and strong 9/10. Noticeable improvement Over Some of Sound core earbuds in this price rouge.
Sound on these earbuds has got the Sound core signature sound so it’s dynamic, they are packing some bass they’re strong bass punch they’re bass heads earbuds bass heads unite it bringing it for you. strong bass impact and good sub-bass as well.
The Mids are neutral to recess side it’s not forward in your face it’s a V-shape type of sound and it can be improved with the EQ adjust the bass to your liking pull out a lot of clarity while maintaining a good bass.
Treble it’s got the voice and instruments clarity it’s really good,good separation between voice and instruments.
Some cons ANC could have been strong and the ambient sound is not the strongest out there I would say but hey these are a budget TWS earbuds considering their price overall they are one of the top performing budget TWS under 100 bucks if you buy these you’ll be very happy.
Ambient sound is not bad its not was good as the top tier earbuds but for the budget price they’re doing a good Job can’t complain.
Noise cancellation could have been better but they are doing descent job of blocking low to mid frequency noises, like Car engine noise,ac noises,aeroplane engine noises etc. ANC comes in three mode Transport, Indoor and outdoor modes, indoor being the strongest of them all overall ANC is one of the best for earbuds under 100 bucks.
Battery life is descent, I’ve got 6hrs 2mins with ANC on and 7hrs16mins with ANC off Very good battery life.
Overall pretty descent battery life.
Volume on these earbuds are solid, they’re come in solid and strong 9/10. Noticeable improvement Over Some of Sound core earbuds in this price rouge.
Sound on these earbuds has got the Sound core signature sound so it’s dynamic, they are packing some bass they’re strong bass punch they’re bass heads earbuds bass heads unite it bringing it for you. strong bass impact and good sub-bass as well.
The Mids are neutral to recess side it’s not forward in your face it’s a V-shape type of sound and it can be improved with the EQ adjust the bass to your liking pull out a lot of clarity while maintaining a good bass.
Treble it’s got the voice and instruments clarity it’s really good,good separation between voice and instruments.
Some cons ANC could have been strong and the ambient sound is not the strongest out there I would say but hey these are a budget TWS earbuds considering their price overall they are one of the top performing budget TWS under 100 bucks if you buy these you’ll be very happy.
These are brilliant. I have been using Sony wf-1000xm3 which are great but I am always conscious they may fall out at any moment (it may just be my ears as I always have this problem). Not with these P3s though, after trying a couple of earbud sizes they are now perfect. They fit, they’re comfortable and they feel secure in my ears. Added to that the sound quality is amazing and the noise cancelling is damn near perfect. I cannot believe they do these at this price – they are worth twice as much. If you’re looking for true wireless buds I would highly recommend these.
A first class item that equals its competitors at a fraction of the price. Works well with my iPhone 11. Very happy
As always they are nicely packed and have a selection of bud sizes to ensure a correct fit. Once paired they have worked flawlessly and the integration with the app is brilliant. The app allows you to test all the modes and some equaliser profiles to find something to suit you.
The noise cancellation really does work and what is even more impressive is the transparency mode which provides enhanced audio feedback so you can hear people with them in. Although I have only tested these walking around town they perform brilliantly. I wouldn’t say they are as good as the higher end devices like the Sony Wf-10000xm4 however you can get 3pairs of P3s for the same price!
I’m looking forward to giving them a proper test on a plane in the coming months but I’m confident they will continue to out perform the P2s.
The bass is clear, although the mediums and highs are relatively weak. The noise cancelling is as good as on the Apple headphones – so far. They’re comfortable, and I find it easy to get a good seal on the earbuds.
The transparency mode is OK but nowhere as sharp as on the Airpods, and I’ve had no problems with dropout, although when I use them with Duolingo you do notice they’re not as responsive when the sound input is sporadic.
The accompanying app is a little clunky compared to the AirPods Pro interface, but it’s not too much of a problem for me because I hardly use it.
So: all in all, they’re not up there with AirPods Pro across every metric, but at this price, they’re very good indeed.
I have the P2s and thought I’d try the P3s because I already liked the previous version and the added ANC was a feature I was after.
They sound great, for audiobooks and music alike.
I have unusually small ears and these are
both comfortable and secure. The P2s didn’t feel too secure, despite being comfortable.
The ANC controls are easy to use.
The charge lasts a looooong time, I’ve listened to audiobooks for 6 hours without needing to recharge.
I was so surprised by the sound I bought another pair for me and use them more than the Q30s.
The sound from them on Android using the app is awesome.
I do not use a windows computer preferring Ubuntu (Linux) and out of the box the buds had terrible dropouts etc. A quick search for different Bluetooth drivers for Ubuntu and all was fixed and they sound as good as my Q30s. I would say the noise cancelling is slightly better than my Q30s.
I pay for my products and so offer an independent review. The sound quality and comfort are my main interests. These Life P3 Earbuds are 100% successful in both of these areas for me. Plus the supporting app provides so much flexibility it is amazing. If the other features that are stated in the blurb match up I really have got a fantastically priced quality product. What’s not to like. One very happy shopper. Thanks Soundcore for breaking new boundaries.
I got the email about the new P3s & wow a big difference, better sound, app control & a better shape charging box with wireless charging which is a brilliant addition.
The only thing I’m gutted about was Anker only had black ones in stock & didn’t want to miss out on the discount code.
Absolutely GUTTED I couldn’t get red or blue.
Would like just a little more at top end..otherwise great value