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Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Comfort, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great design, good audio quality
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Anker P41i Bluetooth Wireless Earbuds with Portable Phone Charger
Right up front, let me say I’m a big fan of almost all products that Anker makes. They are well designed, well built, and perform better than most comparable items.
When I got the Anker P41i Bluetooth Wireless Earbuds, I was most intrigued by the charging case, which can double as a backup charger for my phone. It’s only slightly larger than a typical earbud case, but it includes a built-in USB-C charging cable that also doubles as a carrying strap.
The case has a display that shows the total percentage charge for the battery as well as indicators to show the current charge for the earbuds themselves. The case charges the earbuds when they’re stored and if I only use the earbuds without using the case to charge my phone, they should stay charged for almost a month!
The earbuds themselves are easy to use, and come with multiple sized ear cushions. When I selected the proper size cushion for my ear, the buds were comfortable and stayed in place during an active workout. Phone calls were sharp and clear.
The earbuds themselves have several listening modes: noise canceling, normal, and transparent. When the noise canceling is on, I found the audio quality to be top notch - with full base and soaring treble. Normal mode sounds a little tinny to me but this setting and the transparent mode are designed to allow you to be able to be more aware of your surroundings, so they naturally sound less immersive.
As an older person, who may have a few notches in my hearing, I really appreciate the Soundcore app that lets me set equalization based on a short hearing test. It then creates a “HearID” profile to match my hearing.
Finally, I really like that the app lets you set how you control the earbuds when you tap them. This lets you customize them so that one, two, or three taps perform play/pause, phone calls, etc.
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When you first pull the case out, you realize it’s chonky. It’s about double the thickness of a pair of AirPods. If you wear tight jeans, you’ll definitely feel it. But it feels solid, and the little USB-C cable that doubles as a lanyard is actually super clever.
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I absolutely loved them, they're incredible. The sound is amazing, it's crystal clear when you talk or listen to music. It's one of the best purchases I've ever made, ten out of ten.
Earbuds with Portable Charging Case for Phone, too
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I love everything about this product! I currently own several Soundcore/Anker devices, and have been consistently impressed with their features and performance. These model P41i’s are no exception.
Far and away this was the easiest and fastest experience pairing any earbuds I’ve ever tried. No issues whatsoever. After that, once I remove them from the case they instantly connect to my mobile phone without delay. That’s just flat out awesome!
There is a Soundcore App (it’s optional, unless you want to personalize the audio), but the app does allow you to change ambient sound between noise cancellation, normal sound, or transparency mode. Further customize noise cancellation using adaptive, manual mode, or active (transport, outdoor, indoor). There’s a custom EQ feature, for those wanting to “fine tune” their audio even more. Turn on the ‘immersive experience’ and choose gaming or movie mode. You can also see your current headphone volume levels for safer listening. As for me, I already had the app and simply added these earbuds. I like being able to quickly access the settings for each of my Soundcore devices all in one place.
Now, what about that audio quality? These earbuds are amazing! Voice calls were crisp and clear. And the depth of sound really surprised me, in a good way, a VERY good way. I didn’t have to adjust anything much, just popped them in my ears and I was good to go! But for the times I do need to tweak things a bit, it’s easy enough to do via those well-organized app settings.
When it comes to looks, the outside of the case is a nice matte finish. There’s a simple, yet useful, LED display on the front side which lets you see at a glance the battery level of each individual earbud, as well as, the case itself. The touch controls were easy to learn and remember, too.
The charging case is small but not as compact as other earbuds cases I own. But this is because it also doubles as a portable battery charger, for both the earbuds and your phone. There’s even a tiny ‘flip up’ tab on the inside that allows the case itself to act as a makeshift phone stand. In addition, the attached USB-C charging/power cord can be used as a loop to hang the case from a hook or carabiner, etc.
I plan on carrying this Soundcore P41i 3-in-1 charging case with wireless earbuds in my purse for when I’m “on the go” doing errands, or out having lunch and want to listen to my favorite music or streamer. So while the charging case is not as compact as others may be, it’s still small enough to fit easily inside a purse, backpack, or pants’ pocket. The quality of sound for these earbuds, their design, and low price point, is stellar. Absolutely can recommend!
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These earbuds have really impressed me. For the price point, Anker really gives you a lot. First of which is Active Noise Cancelling (ANC). It isn't very well advertised for these, but they have it. It might not be the world best noise cancelling, but it's going to still let you tune out most of the outside world and let you focus on your music. But of course, if you do want to listen to the outside world, they also have the option for pass-though.
Another nice feature is the Anker app, which gives you total control over the equalizer, including a handful of presets. But if that isn't good enough for you, you can go for the personalized sound, which actually puts you through a hearing test, and you adjust the volume of various frequencies until you can hear them. And then you go through a few steps of listening to an audio sample and choosing if you like version A or version B better, where the app tests your preferences in what frequencies you prefer to have emphasized.
It only take a couple of minutes to go through, and I was generally happy with the results, though I felt the first time the bass was a little too strong, so I went through it again, and chose the audio samples that weren't as heavy on the bass.
As far as audio quality, these aren't going to be the most rich or accurate sound, but they do give a very enjoyable listening experience.
The stems of the earbuds do have touch controls that you can customize in the app. The touch is very sensitive, so I found myself triggering the touch every time I adjusted the earbuds in my ear. But, you can disable the touch controls altogether, or disable any actions on single touch. (you can set actions for single, double, and long touch for each earbud). So, it ends up being a mostly nonissue.
The battery bank feature is really neat, but has limitations. You charge the battery bank via a USB-C port in the back (allegedly you can charge via the attached cable, but most of the time the battery bank tried charging the device when I did that, instead of accepting a charge). It charges slowly, so 0-100 can take a couple hours at least. And same when using it to charge a device. It can only charge at 10w max, which is fairly slow. Most phone chargers will be about 30w to allow for fast charging.
So, that's probably the biggest drawback of this, is it's slow charging. So, it's not good for an emergency top off, but if you know you'll be away from a charger for awhile, it's still very useful. Of course, they also include a little popup lip on the charger/case, so you can prop up your phone (horizontally only, if you try vertical it will tip backwards) while it is charging (and of course, listen to music). So, I see this being very useful when travelling, such as at an airport.