Soundcore P30i by Anker Noise Cancelling Earbuds, Strong and Smart Noise Cancelling, Powerful Bass, 45H Playtime, 2-in-1 Case and Phone Stand, IP54, Wireless Earbuds, Bluetooth 5.4 (Blue)

I’m really impressed with these Soundcore P31i earbuds. The sound quality is clear and well-balanced, with good bass without being overwhelming. The noise cancellation works surprisingly well for the price and helps block out background noise during calls or when listening to music. They are very comfortable to wear, even for long periods, and the battery life is solid—I can use them throughout the day without constantly needing to recharge. Pairing with my phone was quick and easy. Overall, these earbuds offer excellent value for the price. I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for affordable, high-quality wireless earbuds.

For pure sound quality, I recommend the Moondrop Space Travel TWS Earphone Bluetooth 5.3 Noise Canceling True Wireless Stereo IEMs(Black) over these. They are an off-brand, but popular, semi “in ear monitor” quality earbud. However, these Soundcore P30i are a lot easier to set up, change modes, an use, while not giving up much in terms of everyday music and video quality. Especially when watching tv and movies, you won’t likely notice any difference. So, let’s start with a “strong average” rating for these earbuds. No bad habits. No annoying faults. No weird emphasis on one part of the sound spectrum. How is set up? Well, be prepared for NO pairing button on the case or inside the hood. These enter paring mode automatically the first time you pull them out and remove the little plastic tabs off the charging spots. They will automatically pair with the most recently paired device IF it is on. Otherwise they go into pairing mode. If you really want to move them to another device, please delete from your old device first so you know what’s going on. (No probblem if your phone is stolen and you want to re-pair to your new phone). There is another step that I recommend. Download the Soundcore app. Use it to customize your settings. Especially you need to deal with ANC - activve noise cancelling. Do you want it On, Off, or Automatic? And set up the desired right and left ear “taps” for usual stuff like activating a voice assistant or answering a call. THE AUTOMATIC ON-OFF FOR ANC IS SOMETHING I HAVEN’T SEEN BEFORE. It doesn’t activate in my apartment even when noisy trucks go by. I assume if activates automatically on airplanes, where the engine and airstream noise are constant (other reviewers have flown and confirm this. HOWEVER, given the new menu on the control panel, make sure your earbuds are in Automatic mode; when these first shipped (I have early release and current release firmware versions) they were Automatic only, with no way to “force” ANC as with other ANC earbuds. I think these should ship in Automatic mode, but they seem to ship in ANC-off mode now; use the app to select Auto mode, and to set the taps you want to use to cycle through the three ANC, Normal (silicone tips block some external sounds), and Transparent modes (Transparent uses the mics to relay external sounds through to your ears, as though you don’t have silicone noise blocking tips in the ear canal). Finally, the current firmware adds a chime to the three modes as you cycle through them. I would like to see a set of XL for extra large ear tips. Apple has started doing this. It is a challenge for some earbud designs since the cup holding the tip would need to be larger so the earbuds fit, but then the stem with the charging pads might wobble. Apple and Beats seem to be the only makers with the XL option. With L tips on, I have a good, but not snug, fit. On other earbuds with ANC test modes, I need noticeably snug earbud tips or I don’t bass the onboard ANC test. I intend to keep the app on my device for my next flight and test out Automatic and forced ANC modes and see if there is any difference. Also, to compare to the original Beats (not the later Plus) version) earbuds. I don’t need high fidelity inflight, just enough ANC so I can actually hear dialogue over the cabin roar. Finally, I have a drawer of varioius ANC options. Why did I invest another $30 in these? Disposability plus Anker assurance. In terms of disposability, keep in mind these don’t have a necklace - if one wiggles loose from yawning or eating and rolls away, it’s probably toast. No shrill alarm mode to help find it. Anker assurance? With the exception of a recalled powerbank, Anker has meant solid middle of the field design and reliability. Better audio than pre-Bose Skullcandy, actually comparable to the Solo Buds from Beats, but best value taking into account price, featrures, and quality. Heck, even without noise cancelling I would have bought these. With ANC they are a steal. Then add in the neat built in phone stand, and killer battery capacity for 14 hour flights? No brainer.

Summary: I would definitely recommend. Great sound and a really good value. Update: I lost the case for the earphones. These were an easy choice to buy again. The value is really outstanding. Review: Great value. IMHO it punches above its class. The sound is very good. I generally like quite a bit of bass in my music, and this one came with the bass. I will say that it did sound a little muddy for my tastes, but the app's EQ let me set it exactly how I wanted. I love the fact that the recharging terminals for the earphones are easily accessible. I've have other earphones that are vertical and it is very hard to clean the terminals of that type of earphone case. The app has the ability to change the "gestures". I generally prefer the volume accessible on the earphones. The microphone does a great job on phone calls. *And* it doesn't have that annoying issue some earphones have where the call gets out of sync between ears. The range really surprised me. I've left my phone indoors when working outside and it didn't drop except for the most extreme areas. The earphones fit well in the ear. I can even sleep in them without them being uncomfortable. That was actually surprising to me. I can't really review the ANC since I don't use it much. I can say that it seems to adjust the sound more to the lower sound ranges when enabled. I generally keep it off for battery life. The battery life is as I expected. At first I thought the case was loosing charge quickly, but then I realized the case's light only turns on when removing or putting the earphones in the case. Cons (quite minor): * The "find" tone of the earphones is way too low to hear. When I activate that on some other earphones I can hear it when I'm in the room. This one is so low that you have to be within a foot to hear it. * I wish the case had an actual battery percentage. Or at least would show in the app.

I wish I could give 4.5 stars instead of just 4. I am a loyal Anker customer, and have had several Anker/Soundcore products over the years. I previously purchased the Soundcore by Anker Life A3i Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds, which I loved, but they had an issue that caused them to stop working before the warranty ran out and Anker replaced them for me with the Soundcore P30i - their customer service is exceptional and I highly recommend them! However, I *like* my new earbuds, but don’t *love* them. Pros: same awesome battery life, decent color options (matters to me, not everyone cares about this), the noise canceling is nice if I’m outside walking (very windy where I live), easy Bluetooth connection, they fit well in my little bitty ears, work well for phone calls and the sound quality is everything you’d expect from an Anker product, amazing! Cons: no physical buttons & no volume control (big deal for me). I have very sensitive hearing and kids at home, so I used the volume buttons constantly on my old pair. If volume control doesn’t matter to you, then these earbuds are ideal! But I prefer analog buttons over touch based, and not needing to be right next to my phone to change the volume - I walk around the house using these while my phone lives on a shelf. Again, I highly recommend Anker, their products are outstanding and customer service is the best!

Finally found some ear buds that fit in my ear and actually stay! I have to say I love everything about these little guys, from the comfortable fit to the amazing sound and build qualities Ive known to expect from any Anker / Soundcore products! The noise cancelling works very well! I had the soundcore boom 2 streaming a movie next to me and i couldn't hear it! I havent experienced the battery life yet but I know its going to be good from who makes it. They know know how to make batteries! The case is small and easy to put places! Plus they have tons of colors to choose from and the price is amazing! I bought these as a secondary pair but they just became my daily driver so to speak!

I bought these Soundcore P30i earbuds by Anker for my husband. He really enjoys them! He has commented on several occasions how much he likes them! He says they fit very comfortable and yet snug on his ears. Loves the sound, and the fact there is no muffled interference. He uses them a lot at night time to listen to sports and scroll instagram and I never hear anything while I am falling asleep! He has now had them for a few months and they are holding up great with nearly everyday use!

I bought these on a whim when they were on sale before last Christmas. I've tried ANR buds before, and have always returned them ... they've never stayed in my ears. I must have small ear canals. Not a problem with these...they come with multiple tips, and even with the medium ones they didn't fall out. I ended up switching to the small ones, and now they fit great. They are very comfortable, for earbuds. I mean eventually they get uncomfortable, but I can usually keep them in for at least an hour or two before that happens. The sound quality is good, typical anker quality. There is an app, and you can customize the EQ and stuff with it. They're ear buds, so obviously bass is going to be limited by the size of the speaker, but it's really not bad. The noise cancelling is where they really shine though. I have Q20+ and Q30 over-the-ear headphones, and of course you're never going to get quite as good ANR from buds as muffs. But I'm really amazed at how good it is. They are amazing at blocking out background noise. Great with car noise, and even great with stuff like TVs and "elevator music" in waiting rooms and stuff. There have been so many times when I've been trying to read or something and was distracted by ambient noise, like in a doctor's office. Pop these in, and poof! I mean you can still hear it, but it's amazing to me how much it reduces the sound. The buds and case have decent battery life. I generally go a week or two between case charges. The bad thing is there is no battery level indicator on the case. It has an insanely bright LED on the front of the case, and the manual says it should give you a long blink or short blink when putting the buds in, to let you know when the case's battery is getting low. And it sort of works, but it's almost worthless...by the time it fast-blinks, it can't even recharge a single bud a little bit, and it takes several hours for the case to recharge. Pretty bad. I would gladly have paid an extra few bucks to have a battery meter. The build quality on the buds is great. On the case, less so. The little "phone stand" that's built in broke within a week. I contacted support and anker was absolutely willing to replace...but I needed to mail in the old buds, and then once they received it they'd repair or replace. By that point I just couldn't bear to be without them, and honestly I don't care about the phone stand, so I just kept them. Also I had some initial problems where the buds didn't always seem to make a good connection with the charging pins. It only happened once where it was in the case and one of the buds didn't power off, and once I realized it i just jiggled it a little and it powered off and started charging. Fairly minor thing. The case size is also a little awkward...it's very thick. Given the bud size/shape this might be impossible to reduce...but it'd be nice if the case was a little thinner so it would fit in a pocket easier. It's fine in a laptop bag or a coat pocket, but I wouldn't want to carry them in blue jeans pocket or something. Overall I'm really happy with them. They'd be even better if they had a good charge indicator. Also better if the LED wasn't quite so bright...in a dark room, it feels like you could use it as a flashlight when putting the earbuds away. But these are very minor gripes. They fit great, don't fall out, and the noise cancelling is amazing. I couldn't imagine not having them...if they broke I'd buy a replacement pair immediately!

These earbuds work well enough for work meetings and phone calls which was the initial reason I purchased them, but they have issues when trying to use built-in noise cancelling or listening to music that fall short. The Good: - Connecting to multiple devices was easy and straightforward - Sound quality on calls and meetings is good and the microphone works well The Bad: - When connected to a Macbook, if you have the input set as the earbud microphone, when listening to music the mic automatically activates and the sound quality is terrible. The music all sounds like on-hold music. It can be fixed by changing inputs on the computer, but that has to be done each time you connect to the earbuds or if you want to use their mic for a call/meeting - The earbuds don't fit very well, I generally use a medium size pad with other earbuds, but even the smallest size push their way out of my ears. They aren't very comfortable for long periods of use. They would fall out if I tried to use them for athletics - I had to download the app to deactivate all noise cancelling. When either :Transparent or Active Noise cancelling is active, one earbud constantly has a noise that sounds like either wind is blowing or someone is rubbing on their microphone. Anytime the noise cancelling is on this happens even when the sensitivity is adjusted. All in all, if you're looking for an inexpensive pair of earbuds to use for remote work or phone calls, these work well. But the noise cancelling is unusable and the issues with music when connected to a computer caused my review to be lower. If these were my daily drivers and not a backup I would likely return them.