Soundcore by Anker Life A1 True Wireless Earbuds, Powerful Customized Sound, 40H Playtime, Wireless Charging, USB-C Fast Charge, IPX7 Waterproof, Button Control, Bluetooth Earbuds, Commute, Sports

Good for workouts
This review is for the Soundcore Life A1 true wireless earbuds. I’ve had them for one year.I bought these for working out. They are loud enough and the IPX7 rating means I can sweat all over them without worry. For a single workout (1 hr), the battery is plenty long, and keeping them in the case means they are always charged and ready.I have no issues connecting them to an iPhone. I paired them once a year ago, and they’ve connected immediately every time. They have never dropped connection that I remember. It’s quick to pop them in my ears and start a workout.There is a physical button on each earbud to control audio. I appreciate the physical button with a tactile click. I mainly use pause/play (double press the right earbud), volume down (one press on left earbud), and volume up (one less on right earbud). These work fine, but you do need to pause between presses for vol up/down so it takes time to make large changes in volume. One of the flaws of the buttons is you have to remember what the single press, double press, triple press(?), and press/hold(?) patterns are. So there are times I might want to use the other controls but I forget what the button pattern is. Not a big problem though since I can use my phone controls instead for those less used controls.The sound quality is fine. It’s worse than a decent pair of over the ear headphones, but better than a cheap pair of earbuds. They are loud enough to hear over other noise, like a rowing machine, a TV, or kitchen/cooking noise.They do not have noise cancellation so I’m not sure why the Amazon suggests that as a category to rate. They are not great at isolating noise otherwise. They come with different sizes of ear bud tips and wing tips to match your ear size for a secure fit that will mute a bit of external noise. Generally, if no sound is playing I can easily hear someone talking in the same room. If I have sound playing, I typically can’t hear them.I paid $40 USD which is a decent value. They have been reliable. They have good battery life and a strong IPX7 waterproof rating that is a little hard to find at this price point.

Estos audífonos son muy cómodos y seguros para usar en actividad vigorosa. Su sonido no es el mejor del mundo, pero es excelente considerando su precio. Altamente recomendables!

*LEFTIES READ MY SECTION ON LEFT EAR USE*TL:DR at bottomI work in a job where I sometimes have a whole shift where I will not see other people for hours at a time, so I wear my wireless buds constantly. I bought Jabra Elite Active 75T’s and Anker Soundcore Life P2’s as well as reading the specs of dozens of others, but the A1’s are the closest to perfection I’ve found.Fit: these things sit so well in my ear I forget I’m wearing them.Noise Cancellation: I use these as ear-pro on the range and I’m comfortable wearing them shooting a 308 in an echoey concrete floored range.Battery Life: I get most of an 8 hour shift out of them depending on use, but with moderate-constant use I can expect the whole shift.Functionality: I find the buttons a bit on the irresponsive side, they’re not very positive, they’re clunky and functionality changes from volume control to play/pause without rhyme or reason. Despite this, I find myself not using the buttons very often and relying on my phone for control of volume, play/pause, and skipping tracks.Build Quality: The case is very solid, I find it takes a little play to get the hang of opening it as the magnets are strong enough to make a noticeable difference. The headphones are quality built, take a drop with ease, and the rubber fitments fit the headphones well. The outer rubber that sits in the outer ear is a bit looser than I’d like and comes off every now and then and takes a little play to get fitted properly again.Sound quality: the sound is fairly average to me, I’m no audiophile and I don’t like spending more than $100 on headphones because I’m prone to destroy or lose them before wearing them out. They sound very much like every pair of wired buds I owned, nothing special, not horrible.Price: I paid $59.99 CAD for mine, I believe the price point is spot on, if the A2’s improve on the cons of the A1’s, the $99.99 price point should be spot on as well.Daily Use: I use one because I can’t wear two for safety, I can use either headphone independently of the other while the other is charging. I can make phone calls with one, I can do everything I need to, but the biggest plus is that I can walk around without the “douchepods” stems sticking down making them noticeable so my supervisors don’t tell me to remove them because we’re not supposed to wear headphones while working.****Left Ear Dominance: I can use either bud independently of the other so that means that anyone who wants to wear only the left ear can wear just the left ear and lose minimal functionality. You lose only the functionality of not having the other bud in. The right bud can be on charge in the case and you can make phone calls with just the left bud all you want. These are by far the best headphones for quality, function, and use for left-ear dominant people like myself.TL:DR: These things are great, super long battery life for the average buds, built well, well priced, fit well, have enough passive noise cancellation to safely block gun shots, and best of all: they’re the most left-ear dominant friendly headphones I’ve ever used.

Ich habe diese Earbuds jetzt zum dritten Mal gekauft – einmal leider verloren, einmal als Geschenk für meine Frau, und ich selbst nutze sie weiterhin regelmäßig mit Freude. Hier sind meine Eindrücke:Sound:Als Musiker kann ich sagen, dass der Klang für diese Preisklasse einfach unschlagbar ist. Die Earbuds liefern eine klare, ausgewogene Wiedergabe, die für den Alltag völlig ausreicht. Natürlich nutze ich auf der Bühne teurere Profi-In-Ears, aber für unterwegs sehe ich einfach nicht ein, mehr als 50 € auszugeben – gerade weil man solche kleinen Geräte leicht verliert. Hier ist das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis wirklich hervorragend.Akkulaufzeit und Ladezeit:Die Akkuleistung ist absolut im Rahmen. Ich komme damit problemlos durch den Tag und auch die Ladezeit ist angenehm kurz. Ein kleines Verbesserungspotential sehe ich beim USB-Anschluss. Ein Gummistopfen, der den Anschluss vor Schmutz schützt, wäre eine willkommene Ergänzung.Tragekomfort und Design:Ein Highlight – aber auch mein größter Kritikpunkt – ist die gummierte Halterung um die Earbuds, mit der sie sicher im Ohr sitzen. Diese „Arretierung“ sorgt dafür, dass sie auch beim Sport oder unterwegs nicht herausfallen, was ich großartig finde. Leider hat diese Gummierung einen Haken: Sie rutscht ab und zu ab und ist dann umständlich wieder aufzuziehen. Das ist zwar nicht die Welt, aber auf Dauer etwas nervig.Fazit:Für mich sind diese Earbuds der klare Sieger in der Kategorie Preis-Leistung. Der Sound ist super, der Akku reicht aus, und der Tragekomfort überzeugt – trotz der kleinen Schwäche mit der Gummierung. Für alle, die nach erschwinglichen und gleichzeitig hochwertigen Earbuds suchen, kann ich dieses Modell absolut empfehlen. Wer Perfektion sucht, sollte allerdings etwas mehr investieren.