Anker is a brand that has earned the people’s trust with their quality products like batteries, Bluetooth speakers etc. in affordable prices. Soundcore Life P2 is a True Wireless Earbuds from the brand Anker that is trying to diversify their product portfolio.
Soundcore Life P2 definitely resembles a lot like the Apple AirPods stem design, But this earbuds will cost only $60/Dhs 135, 1/3 of the Apple. Life P2 earbuds from Anker is undeniably one of the best value option. Anker’s Soundcore Life P2 checks a lot of right boxes that includes decent sound and good call quality in this price segment.
Design
The Life P2 comes with oval shaped charging case that contains a fairly good sized battery power that allows the earbuds to power them easily a day or two. The charging case has a soft touch plastic coating which is prone to the scratches when keep them in your pocket or in your purse along with the keys and the coins. The all soft-cornered charging case is easy to hold in hands and the size is quite fits in the pocket.
Anker has chosen the popular stem design for the earbuds. In terms of the design, there is nothing to be remarkable. However, Soundcore Life P2 has dedicated nozzles which is a better fit. Also the earbuds have clickable buttons under the logo for actions.
The Soundcore Life P2 has LED Indicators on both the earbuds and a single LED Indicator on charging case for showing the charging status. The magnets which are holding the earbuds have fairly good, it holds the earbuds to the case nicely.
Performance
In the budget segment, the most compromised feature on the True wireless earbuds will be the call quality. Surprisingly, the call quality on the Life P2 were above average, thanks to the dual mics on the buds and the cVc 8.0 noise reduction technology for the vocal enhancement and the background noise suppression.
Anker has used Graphene drivers in the Life P2. The brand has used the most popular audio codec aptX in the device with 16 and 24 bit word depth. With the 6mm drivers equipped in the wireless earbuds, we found the music streaming decent, as the bass are not punchy enough. However the vocals are pretty good while streaming on Spotify.
Anker’s budget earbuds comes with Bluetooth 5.0 with a range of 10m. During the review period, the wireless range seems to be okay while streaming music and calling. Its IPX7 certified, that means the earbuds can be submerged with water up to 3 feet.
The Sound isolation is not so great on the buds, even though with the medium sized ear-tip creates a good seal in the ears, the external noise can be heard through. Considering the price, this is a problem we can ignore.
With more than 2 weeks of extensive usage, we did not face any kind of connectivity issues or disconnection. The music streaming and voice were pretty good. Also the Play/Pause and Next using the buttons on the buds worked well as expected.
Battery
Anker wireless earbuds is offering an excellent 7 hours of listening hours in a single charge. The charging case extends that to 40 hours. They have also added a 10 min charge and use 1 hour playback, sweet quick charge features for those who forget things and who are always in a hurry.
Anker Soundcore Life P2 has packed a 55mAh battery inside each Earbud. The 700mAh battery in the charging case would take about 2 hours to full charge using a USB Type-C port.
Conclusion
Anker Soundcore has put in a lot of great features with almost all basic features right on this AED 135 earbuds. The 40h excellent listening time with fast charging is definitely an attractive feature who likes binge watching on Netlfix or Amazon Prime.
There are a lot of wireless earbuds in almost all the price points from the new players to the well known brands trying to establish themselves making the marketplace an highly competitive. Yet, the Anker Soundcore Life P2 stand out from this crowd segment. Its comfortable to use, good call quality and decent sound quality, making this true wireless earbuds good enough to buy for an average listener.
