Customer Ratings & Reviews

Sound is good, but I was hoping for more noise cancellation and a better fit in my ears.

I've owned or tried several different sets of earbuds that boasted active noise cancellation in my life, and have come to the conclusion that there are three basic categories they fall into: 1. The ones that simply add white noise over top of the noise that they're supposedly cancelling out. 2. The ones that only cancel a very specific range of frequencies, making them borderline useless for real world use. 3. The ones that kinda work, but give you a headache in the process. Having now spent a few days with the Dot 2XRs in my ears I've been forced to add a fourth category: 4. The ones that actually work! I cannot understate just how much of a shock it was to discover how good the noise cancellation on these things really is when I put them on. The vacuum was running, a fan was turned on, and my roommate was watching TV when I first popped them in my ears. After a brief pairing and setup process the things kicked on, and all three were either eliminated or strongly muted. It's rare in my experience to find this kind of broad effectiveness even in high end headphones, so to find it in something as compact as these buds was a welcome surprise. It even does a fairly decent job of filtering out voices - something that admittedly caused a bit of domestic friction when my roommate tried to talk to me from about 10 feet away and I simply grinned like an idiot and reveled in the all encompassing semi-silence. And it does all this without creating that pervasive sense of pressure bombarding your ears that you get with most ANC products and can make wearing them a bit of a chore. Of course all the noise cancellation in the world isn't going to be much good if the earbuds can't insert their own sound into the process, and I'm glad to say that the Dot 2 XRs are no slouch in that department either. Audio quality is fairly good overall (particularly for bluetooth) though perhaps not the most accurate I've ever heard. Like many earbuds these days it cranks up the bass a bit further than is strictly necessary to try and give the audio a bit more body and cover up some minor flaws in the higher frequencies, which come across as just a little wavering when the bass is dropped down. Good news is that they sound their best when playing music, and really only falter when listening to podcasts or other spoken word content where perfect fidelity generally doesn't matter much anyway. The 4 microphone array built into the buds also provides very good audio for calls, making it a good choice for anyone looking for a more private alternative to the speakerphone. The design is a bit more bulky than some, however they fit nicely in the ears and aren't heavy enough to make their presence known or work their way out of your ear canals during exercise. The rubber wings meant to stabilize them in your ear did feel just a little small in my ears even with the largest ones installed, but it was still enough to keep them in place during some light jogging and walks around the neighborhood. They wouldn't be my first pick for a bike ride over bumpy trails, as there really is very little apart from friction working to hold them in place, but I wouldn't immediately rule them out either. Pass through options are a bit limited however, so if you plan to frequently run, bike, or skate around traffic there might be better choices for an exercise companion. Controls are straightforward, easy to learn, but somewhat limited. Each earbud has a touch sensitive surface on the side that can respond to either a quick double-tap or a long press, and by default half of these are devoted to controlling the noise cancellation features. I'm of two minds on this. On the one hand I've noticed that most people never really learn the more complex control schemes for their wearables, leaving a lot of features under-utilized. On the other, it's a little jarring not having volume controls out of the box. So if you are one of the few who can learn more than three gestures for their earbuds (and then actually reproduce them on a regular basis) that might be a bit off-putting. Good news is that you can reconfigure everything in the Soundcore app if you want to, which shares the straightforward and effective design of the earbuds. I know most prefer to skip supplemental apps for their earphones given the option, and you are certainly able to do so here if you want, but there is enough added utility here for it to be worth the storage space in my opinion. In summary, the Life Dot 2 XR earbuds are a solid all-rounder with a standout noise cancellation feature. I'd recommend them to travelers, gymgoers, or anyone else looking for a bit of quiet in places where it's hard to come by.

ANKR consistently makes products of the highest quality for a quarter of the cost. Never disappointed with any of their products and usually amazed that the quality can be so good for the price.

This was a gift for my daughter birthday and she loves them especially being able to customize the seeing in the app. Best part they were on special when I bought them. Overall very happy with the purchase.

Got these for my son and he really Likes them. Pro is you can charge them in the case like airpods, sounds great, and i think there s but more comfortable than airpods personally..

I like everything about them but...they were hard to sync with all my devices.

amazing sound quality. definitely cancels out noise.

Thought that these would be a great buy…buttttt, NO! Sound quality foe music is great but the app to control the noise canceling and transparency mode is trash. Call quality wasn’t so great either…returned them as quick as I could.

bought the Soundcore - by Anker Life Dot 2 XR True Wireless Noise Cancelling In-Ear Headphones for my daughter and she loves them.

does well but doesn't connect to the phone all the time

They are good for a backup pair just not my main pair

I love this brand. I love that it’s low key noticeable. Once celebrities sponsor it. Soundcore won’t take there product seriously

These are compfortable, not too loud, with a decent design. Lots of perks and custom sound modes if you downloatd their ap

Best ear buds to use on the plane. Little to no trouble at all pairing.

DAMMN BABY I'M REALLY FEELIN THESE. THEY'RE NICE COMFORTABLE AROUND MY EARS. ANKER REALLY KNOCK OUT THA GATE

Good enough sound. Very uncomfortable. Syncing to phone was a pain. 1 headphone would connect the other would not.

Excellent pair of earphones. Have held up just as the first day of purchase

This Bluetooth backs up everything it says that it will do love them

Purchased as a gift and my nephew loves them. Easy to pair using Bluetooth

Good value for a great product. Would buy this product again.