Life A3i

I got these hoping for literally any noise reduction at all during construction in our apartment building, right upstairs. I do have some Sony over-ear noise cancelling headphones that are kind of unreal, how good they are, but there's a problem, I have some fairly serious issues with jaw tension and the nerves in my jaw and face, and wearing the over-ear ones for long periods of time causes the pain to flare up really badly, so I wasn't going to be able to rely solely on those. I got them hoping, but not expecting. I was very pleasantly surprised. Now, a caveat - I seem to have fairly large ear canals, and so as a standard practice, I pop on some large memory foam eartips on literally all in-ear headphones I get, so they'll actually stay in my dang ears, and it also adds a level of noise isolation, too. (I mean, they're basically foam earplugs with holes for the headphones, after all.) I have tried these earbuds with the silicone tips they come with, and they still do a surprisingly good job, but if you really want the best performance out of these, buy yourself some memory foam eartips to go with them. (The ones I have that fit accommodate earbud tips between 4.5mm and 5.6mm.) The only downside is you're going to need a little bag for them and the teeny tiny little charging case (seriously, it's so small), because with the foam eartips on, they do NOT fit properly into the charging case to make a connection. Battery life is surprisingly good for tiny little things like this. I'm afraid I don't have a proper hour measure, I've not worn them out to 0% yet when I'm wearing them. One thing I'll say is that the sound is VERY bass heavy, to me. However, I'm fairly biased, as my usual headphones (other than those over-ear Sonys) are all in-ear monitors that are 'tuned' to have a flatter response than most of the 'average' headphones out there, so this is probably closer to how most headphones these days are tuned, really, and it's just all in what you expect. Still, it's startling to me, at least. Now, how is this impressive noise cancelling, really? Is it as good as the over-ears? No. No it isn't, but I didn't expect that, especially at this price point. Those other headphones, those are $300. These were $45. Obviously there's going to be a difference. Things that the expensive ones will mute to all but entirely silent, if not silent, ARE audible with these. However, it makes everything very surprisingly quieter. Louder noises sound "farther away". It even managed to make the banging of the construction upstairs sound fainter and further away than the earplugs alone, so it's not purely those memory foam tips carrying the entire weight. In fact, I found when I tried wearing these out, to listen to something at the grocery store, it was unnervingly good at muffling everything. I ended up swapping over to the included silicone tips there, because they did let in a little more of the sound around me and it didn't feel quite so odd! To sum these up: If you're comparing these to expensive, high end headphones with active noise cancellation, as long as you're aware that this is a totally different price bracket, I think you'll be quite pleasantly surprised how well these tiny little things somehow manage to compete in terms of noise cancellation. If you're willing to carry everything in a little case or bag, adding memory foam eartips makes it even better. They're bass-forward sound, and I wouldn't say they're the best sound of anything I've ever used, but that's not why you're buying noise cancelling earbuds, really, is it? You want something adequate in the sound department, above average in noise cancellation, and generally punching above its price class, right? If so, that's these.

I wanted Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) earbuds that: - had hardware switches, or were hardwired - did not have microphones (but apparently this is impossible, for some alien reason to me) - did not require me to download a shitty app to use the ANC There are not very many ANC earbud choices that are hardwired, and the longevity of those also seems questionable for *several* times the price. There are some cheap wired ones that *claim* ANC, but I don't know if I actually trust them (...some are clearly just passive sound dampening and lying... some I am unsure.) When it comes to wireless ANC earbuds, most have touch controls. Even the ridiculously expensive ones. This filtered out most choices. Of "hardware switch ANC earbuds," I hadn't found any other wireless ANC earbud that doesn't *require* you to download their shitty app to turn on the ANC. This is a dealbreaker for me. ...So this was the *only* choice. That it's affordable certainly doesn't hurt anything. On to reviewing the actual earbud. The battery life on these is good. I wear these nearly all day long, every single day, and I'll put them in the charger during short trips to the bathroom or similar, so they get a little intermittent recharge time. They last from when I get up to when I go to bed. I got these 9 months ago, and the battery has not seemed significantly different despite literal constant daily use. Have not noticed any other degradations. The hardware switches system is very intuitive, and works without any app installation. You can turn on and off ANC, up and lower volume, and even skipping songs works. It's easy for me to remember and very fluid. I like this. The fit is good for me. A note is that the type of "silicone tips" these use are the type that irritate my ears (maybe a plastic hybrid silicone? Sigh, just use regular silicone please,) so I swapped out the tips for some spares. This has worked wonderfully. The ANC is sufficient for my needs. I have a neighbor who is constantly running some kind of bloody obnoxious noise machine 24/7. It makes a deep bass sound and vibrates the walls. I can't hear it at all with these in. It cuts out all neighbors' apartment noises, such as them screaming at their equally screaming kids all day long. I wouldn't survive the summer without these, while it does not cut out the old crappy air conditioner noise completely, it neutralizes it to the point that I am not actively being driven insane, and closing my room door makes it silent. It doesn't handle "sharp" sounds very well-- suddenly revving cars, dishes clattering. It does dampen some, but if it's loud and sudden enough it makes an almost disorienting balance effect. It has to be fairly extreme for the disorienting "lopsided effect" to happen, such as loud sports car drivers who consider "a quiet area" some kind of direct challenge to their ego, that try to split the sky open with their removed mufflers and noise "enhancements." There are some interesting quirks with these. One is that when I connect to my computer for the first time automatically, it will usually pick a sound volume and will not budge until forcibly disconnected and reconnected. Usually this sound is very quiet, so easy to notice, and easy enough to fix, but weird. I only have this issue with my computer, so it probably has something to do with Linux Mint's new bluetooth driver, specifically, blueman-manager. This issue is not present on (Linux) Steam Deck, my mp3 player, *or* my laptop Linux Mint running blueberry instead of blueman. These have an issue where they desync, and they will not resync themselves. You have to manually disconnect and reconnect them. This has happened on all devices I have tried them on (except my laptop, but that's possibly due to less usage testing.) This is not a very big issue for most of them, (maybe a single restart in a session, usually zero,) but it seems like on my PC some specific video games + Discord REALLY do not like these. As an example, Satisfactory + Discord desyncs these so much that I have to restart them, like, every half hour. I'll still use these over hardwired because it drives me less insane than the neighbor noise, but eesh. The "low battery" voice will absolutely jumpscare you, it's way too loud. Often you can tell when it is starting to get low, because they start to misbehave (more constant desyncs, odd behaviour like an earbud dropping for a second,) so it's ...sort of avoidable. I don't think the bluetooth connection is super strong, but if you are parked in the same room, it's extremely consistent. I will buy these for as long as they fulfill requirements and as long as we live in a world where noise pollution is the norm. I am incredibly noise sensitive with incredibly good hearing, and these make my life livable in a city. Autistic person approved (me.)

Pros: Downloading their App and setup/pairing was easy. Right out of the box, the fit in my ears via the existing tips on the buds was great. They are comfortable enough while wearing to not be a literal pain in the ear. Buds don't wiggle or slip out during a walk with the dogs. Sound quality is very good for this price point. Bluetooth connectivity is good... reliable tunes at least up to the max allowed distance from my iPhone. Noise cancelation is pretty darn good too. I really like the App's equalizer! Nice to be able to set custom equalizer levels across treble to bass. Earbud control is a via single push button on each bud (not touch/tap sensitive like other brands)... The button itself is rather small, but I got used to it finding it quickly and it turned out to be super easy to repeatedly input the desired command. The buds do NOT do unintended things that I did not want, such as volume down for no reason what so ever (I'm looking at you Tozo T10 and Tozo NC2). So far battery life is great! They charge up in their case well... Ready to go when I am. Cons: I knew this before I bought... but I wish the case had wireless charging. It was not a deal breaker. I have not found any deal breaking reason to return these and do not want have to do so. But truth is I have only had these for a few days and this review is not from a long term perspective. But the saying "When someone shows you who they are: Believe them." is true for a lot things... SoundCore is showing me that these Life A3i earbuds are are overall: Trustworthy and reliable enough to keep.

اشتريتها سنة 2022 و الحين 24 ولا زالت بجودتها و لا خربت مع اني مارحمتها اسمع فيها لساعات طويلة ويوميا ميزتها واللي خلاني اشتريها الكنترول بزر الكبس ليست لمس صوتها واضح جدا و البيس ممتاز. ثابتة بالأذن اذا جافة و طالما ما تعرق ولا كم مرة ازلقت من اذوني بصراحة.و لكن شغلة وحدة ازعجتني السماعة ما تطفي الا اذا خلص الشحن او حطيتها بالصندوق الشاحن و سكرته اذا بتستخدم سماعة وحدة لا زم ترجع الثانية للصندوق ولا خلق الله بيسمعون كل شي. ميزة عزل الصوت مع المكالمة بالجوال تشتغل بشكل ممتاز مع السماعتين بسماعة وحدة يوقف العزل. تقييمي لها 9\10 بالنسبة للشحن وصلتني بالوقت و الباكيج كان سليم

Well, after using these for a few days I am afraid they are going back. Pros: SOUND QUALITY They sound pretty good and the app is nice for the price. Descent bass and volume. App is excellent CONNECTING Buds pair quickly and easily. I just opened the case and my iPhone recognized them immediately. DEDICATED BUTTONS & PROFILE The dedicated buttons are nice as well if they last, rather than the soft touch like my last pair and I like the low profile. Connecting to Siri is quick and no issues. Being able to customize each buttons 1click, 2clicks, 2second hold functions is great. Something my last buds didn't have PHONE CALL QUALITY Phone call quality is good Cons: COMFORT They are not very comfortable for my ears, as all ears are different, they very well could be very comfortable in your ears. I were earbuds for work for hrs at a time cuz I am in a noisy environment and miss calls/txts if I don't have them in. They also protect my ears from the high decibels in my work place so I need them to be comfortable. CHARGING PORT What is up with the charge port on the bottom of the case? They should have a pic of that in the add, at least I didn't see one. I found the sellers service to be very good and their warranty is very good too. After comparing my old ones to these for a while, I opted to purchase a black pair. The sound quality is too good for this price point and out weigh the cons. I also trust the Anker brand's quality and service. UPDATE: Received the replacement buds and they work great. Shipping was next day. I have changed my OVERALL RATING TO 5 STARS for the second buds I received. Sound is great, solid bass and good phone quality according to those I have called through them. Excellent Value for $49.99

كنت فاكر انه جيد علشان ماكتب عنه من بعض الناس وكمان المركه محترمه بس لما فتحت السماعه بسمع كويس بس الذي بتصل بيه لا يسمع خالص لذي من اول مكالمه اتضح انها غير جيده فلا انصح بيها

These earphones are great, they fit well and stay inside very well. Noise cancelation and sound modes are also good for this price point (AED 129). Charging time and battery life great for the small size. Sound is good and clear, bass and quality of material is also decent. The physical button on the side is a 100 times better than the touch prompts on some other models as it is very reliable and straight forward to customize. Call quality and mic is not good, but this is the same issue with most blutooth earphones from all brands. These earphones are great for listening to audio and podcasts while moving around without having to worry about them falling. It is not suitable for having Zoom meetings or taking phone calls. Highly recommemd these earphones especially because of the responsive physical buttons 👍🏼

Things I like about these: - It works, build quality seems good - The battery lasts long enough for everything I need - The app works, I can easily switch ANC modes and see the battery level - Good sound isolation, good fit in my ears. The silicone insert are a good size (includes 3 sets to choose from) - They're small and comfortable to wear all day. Black and discrete, no bright blinking lights on the ear buds Things that could be better: - the sound quality for music is good enough for the price but not as good as other earphones I've used before.