Soundcore by Anker P20i True Wireless Earbuds, 10mm Drivers with Big Bass, Bluetooth 5.3, 30H Long Playtime, Water-Resistant, 2 Mics for AI Clear Calls, 22 Preset EQs, Customization via App

Strong Connectivity and Bass: Offers impressive Bluetooth connectivity and deep bass, enhancing the listening experience to those who like to hear that Bass kick.

Slightly Muddled Sound Quality: While the overall sound is good, it can be a bit muddled, affecting clarity at higher volumes.

Stylish Design: Features a modern and attractive look, appealing to style-conscious users.

Great Value: Provides a balance of performance and affordability, making it a worthwhile purchase. Great battery life. Recommended for its strong connectivity, bass, and value, despite the minor sound quality issue.

Price vs quality these earbuds are perfect, battery works for hours, severel loads in the case.
Sound quality is great
The only thing i miss a little because i’m used of the samsung earbuds is the wireless charging.
But that is oke for this price.

I had doubts. I was replacing my beloved Liberty 2 Pro buds (an encounter with the washing machine ended them), and I didn’t have the same budget. The P20i buds are definitely cheaper-feeling plastic, lighter weight, and the case feels cheaper. I saw that they had customizable EQ and I confused that with the HearID, which they do NOT have.

That said, I have Auditory Processing Disorder (APD/CAPD), so clarity is a really big deal for me, and that’s something I’m definitely getting out of these earbuds right now. I wish I could raise the bass a little regardless of EQ setting, but that’s not going to be a thing. It’s just the choice of presets. The acoustic, suprisingly, is the most balanced. That hasn’t been the case with a lot of preset EQs I’ve tried in the past 20s years.

So far I’ve tried them on classical, heavy metal, power metal, classic pop rock and soft rock, 2000s alternative, modern and classic EDM, and classic Broadway. They get the job done nicely. Nothing sounds lost or muddled, at least on the Acoustic setting. I just wish they had adjustable treble and bass. I mean really. This is a super basic feature to offer. You don’t need the fancy HearID for basic EQ sliders. The sound is so close. A tiny tweak and it would be perfect.

That said, I’ve bought earbuds at this price point that were destined for the trash, so these are quite nice for what they are.

I don’t like the touch buttons. I like tactile buttons. Especially on a thing that’s in my ears and I can’t actually see. But they’re adjustable in the same Soundcore app I used for my Liberty 2 Pros, so that’s a plus. At least I can set them to do what I want them to instead of having to learn a new system every time I buy a pair of buds.

I can’t speak to the sound-cancelling ability until I try them at work. I work in a blue collar environment with loud machinery (PSA: Never, nevernevernever use earbuds while working around heavy machinery, that’s just dangerous. You have to be able to hear your coworkers and machine cues so you can react immediately when something goes wrong. Please stop. Thanks.). The persistent mechanical din cuts into break areas, which are small and also noisy with people and other sounds, and it can be hard for me to really unwind on my breaks.

I have other Neurodivergencies, so this is a pretty big deal. Some days I can tune it out, and some days it’s a sensory nightmare I can’t escape from for 12 hours. I will update when I’ve had the chance to test these earbuds in this setting.

While writing this review, I’ve noticed that the P20is tend to either be too loud or too soft on certain tracks, especially rock. This isn’t bothering me on Pearl Jam, but Disturbed was kinda earsplitting (I still have near-perfect hearing, somehow, so this might not bother you). I tried to make a fine adjustment in my phone, and I don’t know if this is a phone thing or an earbud thing. I can usually get better volume tuning out of my computer, so it might just be my phone, but I don’t recall having this issue with the Liberty 2 Pros.

I’ve started noticing things I hadn’t before on certain tracks, like background vocalizations on Golden Earring’s Twilight Zone or subtleties in Depeche Mode’s A Question of Lust, so another point for clarity. Wow. I’m reminded that some tracks are meant to be turned up, and have a more muddled nature in their original recordings because they were meant to be disruptive, so I suppose it is what it is. APD is fun. The struggle is real. :/

I need a better budget, but again, for what they are they’re getting the job done nicely. I’m not sending them back. When I get better earbuds, I’ll keep them as backups.

These are the first pair of detached bluetooth earbuds I have ever owned. previously, my earbuds have always been connected to each other by a cord, which made them convenient to hang around my neck when I couldn’t use them. But after going through four pairs of earbuds in 3 years, I wanted to try something different but didn’t want to spend an arm and a leg. I found these on Black Friday and thought it was worth a shot. After more than two weeks of using them, here are the things I like and dislike about them:

Likes:
1. They turn on automatically when you take them out of the case. With my old earbuds, you had to press and hold the play/pause button to activate and I didn’t always remember if I had already turned them on. Now, if they’re out of the box, I know they’re on.

2. They charge automatically whenever they’re in their case. If I’m not using them, they’re almost always in there, which means they’ll be charged when I want to use them again. With my old earbuds, they would usually hang around my neck when not in use and of course the battery would continue to drain. This meant that if I had a heavy usage day, they’d be screaming “low battery” at me before I was ready to stop listening and I would have to plug them in for at least an hour or two to get them charged.

Dislikes:
1. Comfort. The ear tips don’t do much to make them comfortable to wear. I’ve tried all three sizes of the silicone tips that come with the buds and I also ordered a 3 size set of memory foam tips. None of them made them super comfortable to wear, but one of the memory foam ones make them less uncomfortable than the others. All the same, I find myself taking them out after awhile because they do become uncomfortable.

2. The touch control features don’t always work right. With my previous buds, I could pause my music and turn the volume up or down with actual buttons on the cord. I almost never had to press the pause button more than once to get them to work. The touch control features are not as reliable. I originally had the play/pause command as one tap, but if I happened to take my bud out and accidentally touched the area, my music or audiobooks would inadvertently turn back on. So, I switched it to two taps. Now I have to double tap my bud 2-3+ times before it will successfully pause anything; which is not ideal when you’re pausing whatever you’re listening to in order to hear what someone is saying.

Bottom line, they’re not the best earbuds in the world in terms of comfort and functionality, but their pluses might outweigh their minuses depending on what you value. I’ll keep using these for now until another option presents themselves.

I’ll be the first to admit I’m not an earbud person. Mostly because they ALL hurt my ear canals. I don’t care how small, how padded or of what material, they hurt. The only solution is a pair I have that sit just outside the ear. Of course you give up sound quality but that’s ok. I’d rather not be totally tuned out of my environment and be able to carry on a conversation without removing them than fumble around taking them out if approached. I’m also not concerned at all with sound quality. If I can hear the sound clearly and loud enough I’m happy. I, at this point in time, only use them when watching a movie on my phone while laying on my couch at home. So I don’t have a huge need for them. With all this being said, I am interested in expanding their use as I’ve always wondered why everyone is walking around with 1 earbud in constantly. What are they listening to that’s so important that they can’t be without it on all the time? Then I thought maybe they are also for phone calls though I’ve never taken a call using earbuds. I seldom answer the phone either. Big surprise right? So I saw these and at their price point I thought I would give them a try. While I like mine that sit outside the ear they are very light and could fall off and I’d never know unless they were in use. They also sit at the exact location on my ear that my glasses are already utilizing so they again, aren’t as secure as they could be. These should be more stable if nothing else. They paired easily and charged with no problem. However, they still literally make my ears sore even after they are removed. I must just have extremely small canals. But they are stable and I would know if one came out which was my concern. As far as all the tuning I just get them to a place the bass isn’t thumping or overwhelming and I’m good. But there are lots of adjustments that can be controlled via the app. I’m not crazy about controls on the buds as I never get the reaction I intended so if I do need to make an adjustment it’s easier for me to just grab my phone and do it. The other thing I don’t understand is why advertisers say the charging case extends playtime. No it doesn’t. If it did, to me that would mean they could remain in my ears for a longer amount of time before they run out of charge. Taking them out to put them in the case to charge is no different than using a charger other than you don’t have to be plugged in. So nothing extends battery life because once they are charged, they are charged. They can’t charge any further. It bothers the hell out of me that this is said and people must believe it, but it’s simply not true. If there’s some magic I’m missing regarding charging cases someone please correct me. These certainly last long enough for me to watch a movie and I put them back in the magic case after use and then typically plug it all in anyway so I seldom hear the Low Battery warning. I keep them charged because I don’t want to want to use them and they die in the middle of my movie, you know, because that extended battery life didn’t work out for me, and I don’t want want to wait even the 10 minutes for the 2 hours of battery life they are advertised to gain in that time span of charging. When I want them, I want them now. But I would prefer a simple tone alert instead of words.m if the battery does go low. I haven’t started using them more than my other ones yet because honestly, I’m a little self conscious, but when I do, I will use these because of the stability factor. I know earbuds can be super expensive and these are not, but I believe they are of better quality than their price would suggest. I can’t think of anything I would want them to do that isn’t already being done. Or honestly, what others might want out of them lol. Definitely recommend them.