Soundcore by Anker AeroFit Pro Open-Ear Headphones, Ultra Comfort, Secure Fit, Ergonomic Design, Rich Sound with LDAC, Bluetooth 5.3, IP55 Water-Resistant, 46H Playtime, App Control, Wireless Earbuds

Almost a full year of very constant use and I still love these earbuds. They are not without CONS. But we'll get to those. As a snob of good sound and quality earbuds, I do still find these worth it if you are looking for outside of ear, ear buds. So I'll start with the PROS: The CLARITY of bass and treble are solid in these. Words are beautiful and even if it's windy outside, the neck band helps keep these a bit closer to your ear so you don't loose sound quality when running or doing high movement sports. The REMOVABLE WORKOUT BAND is such a neat and necessary idea. I still find that working out without the band is fine. These earbuds still move but they've never fallen off my ear. The band is nice to have simply if the need arises. The BATTERY LIFE is probably the GREATEST part of these. I've had 7 and 9 hour flights combined with 2 and 4 hour bus rides all in the same 24 hour period and these buds go on and on. I usually charge them every three days for constant usage and once a week for moderate use. Regardless, these have never actually come close to dying so I can confidently say they'll last longer than that! THE CASE is of medium size but sleek enough to easily fit next to a wallet. Still, I usually leave the case since the earbuds just last so long. The BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY is really strong. I can go down stairs and outside and still be connected to my phone. A NOTE upon that is there are a lot of reviews saying, "the buds de-sync" and I have had that issue pop up but not very often. Usually, I will just hold the button to turn it off or put it back in the case and then bring it back out and the bud syncs up normally. This issue is not uncommon with separate earbuds that I and friends of mine have had so I would not say it's a make or break item. THE DURABILITY is thankfully there. I've unfortunately dropped the earbuds a few times too many which would normally hurt to think about. However, they still sound the exact same as they did when I bought them. Hopefully that won't waiver as time goes on. THE VOLUME of these buds is great especially because I will use them when cooking or at work so I can be sure I hear my wife or coworkers. And that's pretty much it for the pros. Before I get to the cons, I have to point out a neutral point. I can understand that the hanging nature is not the most comfortable for everyone but I think not everyone has the same needs or ideas of comfort. I needed these earbuds because I was finding in-ear earbuds to become very uncomfortable. While flying or on long drives, I usually put earbuds in to help me sleep and add a sleeping mask too. I would get a lot of ear pain with my previous earbuds but I don't get that with these. So I find these very comfortable with my ears. The only thing is when wearing any ear bud for a long period of time, you will have sweat build up and possibly more earwax build up but managing that is way easier than the pain that in-ear earbuds would cause. And you no long have to switch the in-ear silicone pieces to find the right size for listening! Alright, onto the cons. CONS: I've never had a left side earbud be the skip button and the right side earbud be the pause for the earbuds. It's taken a lot of getting used to and honestly, I just don't think it should be the case. It feels too strange for me and I'm sure most people would agree. Small con. SOUND: these earbuds are not noise cancelling. That's the whole purpose of getting these opposed to other types of earbuds. They can get loud and if there's no real movement, you will locked into the sound. But if the wind is going and you're running fast, the music just will be a little harder to hear. The neck band helps but I'm sure people realize it's a small sacrifice for having open-ear earbuds. In conclusion, for open-ear earbuds, these deliver on many fronts. The price point is valuable but one should always look for deals. I will personally be sticking to these as I have found a durable and solid sounding pair of earbuds which suit my lifestyle.

These earphones are fantastic. But it's important to keep in mind that when it comes to earphones it truly does comes down to personal taste and one size does not fit all. I have struggled with traditional earphones for a while now. Ranging from the Google Pixel Buds 1 and 2, Earfun and Soundcore buds. My ears must be oddly shaped as I can't find a truly comfortable set and usually they end up popping out at some point during the day, which can be embarrassing if they shoot out and hit someone. The Aerofits are different in that they position themselves over the ear. It's like having a small speaker positioned just above the ear opening and thus having nothing in the ear gets away from the inconvenience of having something that is actually shoved in your ear hole. I find them very comfortable and often find myself looking for them and I already have them on. They also literally last forever on a single charge and must be powered by some kind of miniature plutonium based nuclear core reactor similar to those used in the mars rovers. Seeing as this could be considered dangerous to some, they wisely elected to have some insanely powerful traditional rechargeable battery instead. I tell people they are plutonium powered. It is wonderful not having to worry about the charge and I have not heard them warn me that the power is dwindling. Perhaps they don't have this feature as they never run out of power. Sound quality is excellent. However, if you are wanting these to listen to the latest dance track with bass on high... You will be disappointed. But ... for everyday use, they are more than adequate at music rendition. I use them primarily to listen to YouTube audio and/or podcasts and they are absolutely lovely to listen to. It's a deeply textured and vibrant audio sensation with a slight lack of bass which will not deter but the most serious audiophiles among us. The charging 'egg' for the earphones is larger than typical earbud chargers, which is something I like. I lose stuff constantly, and I've lost the egg on numerous occasions but usually it's a little easier to find thanks to it's ample size. It also feels quite premium. Placing the earphones in the egg feels satisfying. Sometimes I simply place them in the egg, experience that satisfying feeling once they snap in place and then take them out. I do this a number of times throughout the day as I have nothing else to do. Seriously though I love this product. It took me a while to find my perfect 'phones' but I finally did... and I won't ever have to clean, wax infested eggs or earphones ever again.

Short version: good but pricey and (for me) not 100% comfortable I've had all 3 of Oladance open ear, and recently bought these and the the TOZO open ear. So here is the comparison... 1) Oladance 1 were actually my favorite of the Oladance and were solid buds. The problem was low volume. But until recently Oladance had the best product, until every one started putting out competition. 2) Anker - very good sound, control is a button (not touch) and works very well. For me they are comfortable but not as comfortable as Oladance. A little bit of a pinching feel, but not terrible. They feel premium and sound great. Why the button only has single and double tap (no triple)? I don't know. 3) Tozo - wow! Better sound than Oladance, more comfortable than Anker. Sound wise they are a little different than Anker but I don't think either is better. The angling of earbuds is nice for comfort but I don't think it does much for adjusting sound. But the price? 1/3 the price of the Anker - insane for what you get. The only negative? Touch controls are kinda flaky (don't always respond well). I wanted to go with Anker (have been a fan of their products, and still am, for a while now) over TOZO but between the comfort and crazy price difference. I can't see myself going with Anker. For those that haven't used open ear - think of these as like being in a room with music playing. You can talk to people while using them without an issue but they are not going to block out surrounding noise at the gym (for example).

I love these. I also have the Shokz OpenFit and I found the Soundcore to be more comfortable even though they're a bit heavier. I often forget I'm even wearing them and will accidentally keep them on all day at work without even listening to anything. The sound quality is great. It has plenty of bass. To me they sound about as good as basic regular earbuds. Maybe not audiophile quality but I'm no audiophile. They sound good enough to me. The Shokz are close, but I think I prefer the Soundcore for audio quality. These leak sound a bit more than the Shokz but it's not terrible. Other people would probably have to be pretty close to your head and in a quiet room to be able to tell what you're listening to. It's great that you can turn them on and off without having to put them in the case. The dual connection feature makes it really easy to switch between different devices. I keep my phone connected and then in the app I can choose which other device I want to use, to switch between my laptop and my TV or whatever. I haven't used the head strap much but it does make them feel more secure. I haven't had any issues with them falling so I don't use the strap. I probably will when the weather gets warmer and I start riding my bike again. They do get knocked out if I'm wearing them when I change my shirt, they sometimes get knocked out when I pull the shirt over my head. The case is a bit larger than the Shokz but it's easier to open and close with the nice big button and it's easier to fit the headphones into the case. Battery life seems excellent. They last all day, although I'm not listening to music the entire time. There's a bit of latency but it's minimal - it's low enough that it doesn't bother me when watching TV, and latency does tend to bother me a lot when it's too high.

Excellent product but extremly bad when the volume is above 50%, cant recommend for outdoor. The higher the volume the lower the quality of the music. The bass automatically stops when above 50%. Better with android though. Worked best upto 90% sound with my s25ultra, but worst with my 17pro especially above 50% volume. For music listeners with android and max volume upto 90% 5 star, but I can't recommend it for iPhone users

Disclaimer that each person is different so this is my personal review in my situation. I've tried probably over 30+ different earbuds, headphones, etc. I think these are the best for my needs: 1) Comfortable wearing all day - I can safely say I've been religiously wearing these throughout the waking day and even in bed. It's not that I don't notice them over my ears but they don't hurt my ears like regular in the earbuds or make my ears sweat like over the ear headphones. It comes with an attachment for behind the ear security but I haven't used them as I have no need. 2) Battery Life - these seem to last all day, for music and videocalls without even having to put back into case to charge. I am truly amazed how long they last for me. I have gone for 3 days using the case to charge the headphones. 3) Multipoint - This is actually a very IMPORTANT feature. I stay connected to both my smartphone and laptop all day. I've tried various listening devices that support multipoint such as Jabra and Aftershockz but they seem to get confused which device is emitting sound. This does have the issue but at a much lower rate. The best thing is the Soundcore app allows you disconnect the other device when this happens. The other brands, I have to physically disconnect from the other device. 4) Great sound - these sound just great for music, movies, or videocalls especially the fact they are open-ear headphones. I personally appreciate the spatial audio feature which makes you feel like you are surrounded by the sound/music. 5) Good/great for videoconferencing calls - Both parties can hear each other without an issue. I had issues w/ other headphones when using the MacOS via Google Meet where it auto-mutes me but I haven't run into issues with these Soundcore. 6) Relatively stable on the ears - these could be more stable but overall stable once in place. I sometimes wear these in bed and they stay in place enough but does requires some adjustment 7) Controls - These have two buttons, one in each side, that are placed where you don't accidentally touch/press them like other headphones. Overall they are most intuitive buttons and placement. You can customize each button to volume and playback. These buttons rock. I can't recommend these enough to those that have needs that mirror what I've listed. Give them a try.

I really wanted to like these. And I do, but they have some flaws that take away stars. First, they require a config change to allow connection to two devices; I don't understand why it's not enabled out-of-the-box or why it even exists when most (what, post BT 4.0?) devices can pair with multiple devices. However, once set, I think this feature is brilliantly done. I can connect to my phone and my laptop; Slack and Zoom calls on the laptop work seamlessly and switching to an app on the phone works without hassle. Battery life seems to be as advertised. I've yet to drain the case battery and I put them back in at the end of the day... Not really related to battery life, I'll also mention that the on/off for these coming out of the case and going back in seems to work much better than previous Anker/Soundcore offerings like the Zolo Liberty+. They also connect to the devices they're paired to really quickly. Also, as I haven't come close to draining the battery, the on/off/connect process doesn't include any sort of battery level notification; for that you have to open the Soundcore app... As for comfort, it's almost like they're not there. Unlike some of the bone conduction (BC) headphones, there's almost no "weight feeling" on my ears. The bit in front of the ear canal (the speaker) is almost unnoticeable and it doesn't block "external" sound enough to bother me. Yes, there's a definitely change in what/how you hear what's around you--that's a given whenever you put something in or around your ear--but it's not significant enough that you're really going to notice it. Another problem I've had with BC headphones is that they don't get loud enough to be heard in noisy environments. These don't have that problem at all. They don't get quite as loud as a noise-cancelling earbud, but those "seal" into your ear, so they have an inherent advantage in that regard. One thing I've yet to determine is how to lower the volume of the phone ringer. For whatever reason, these don't use the tone or volume setting of the ringer on my phone. I can get by the different ring tone, but the volume level is disturbing when it happen all of a sudden. The major flaw that I've yet to mention is around the sound quality. In Slack/Zoom calls, there's a weird artifact when people are talking that's hard to describe... It's not quite like a radio squelch, but it's similar. It's not exactly static, more like a distortion. It's also hard to ignore, but doesn't always happen. I was on a two-plus hour Zoom call yesterday and it would start and stop. Today's 15-minute call had it going the whole time... As noted, this is a major flaw and drops 1 star from the total. On the "normal app" side of things, it's like there's a noise reduction or audio compressor setting that's not quite right. Sometimes, the beginning of the sound being played is cut off, or it "fades in" so you miss the first part. That's not really a problem for things like notification sounds if they're long enough, but it's a problem when using an app like Pimsleur or Duolingo where you really want to hear the first words someone speaks. Minus another star... fortunately, this same thing doesn't seem to occur in conference-type apps, so the aforementioned distortion is really the only problem there. Outside of that, the sound quality proper is actually really good and consistent with other Anker/Soundcore products (I've got a bunch). I haven't listened to any music with these yet, or done a workout to see how well the stay on, but in what I've experienced so far, I'm confident that they will perform quite well in either case. I'm hopeful the sound quality flaws can and will be worked out with a firmware update (as of this writing, the latest is 01.32). I'll update this review should that occur. In the meantime, if you can deal with the flaws, these are an excellent purchase and another fine product from Anker/Soundcore. Update: A year-plus on and while the battery life and sound quality still seem good, I’ve discovered that these are rather fragile. I dropped one on a tile floor and it no longer produces sound; there’s no visible damage to the exterior. Minus another star… I mean, small devices like this are bound to be dropped on all sorts of surfaces. I expect more.

UPDATE 2: DO NOT BUY!!! After the no-questions warranty replacement, the EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN!!! Right ear bud stopped working mid-exercise, it started getting a funny muffled garbled sound and then it has never charged or synced again. Tried cleaning multiple times and even swapped cases. No dice. Confirmed design flaw. These are NOT SWEATPROOF!!! UPDATE: Anker provided a no-questions-asked warranty replacement (see below, right bud wasn't charging or connecting). Very satisfied and added back to 5 stars! Lots of Pros: Very comfortable and functional. Sound is very good but not amazing. Nicely adjustable and the removable rear band is well designed and holds these securely in place for trail running, snowboarding, mountain biking, and other hard-charging activities. They work as intended, without sweat channeling into your ear (like the inner-ear type that drive me nuts), and the sound is generally good, although lower bass notes don't come through very well. They take a little getting used to putting on and getting into the case, but once you get the hang of it, all works great. I like that I can hear what's going on around me, so definitely not noise cancelling but great if you want to be aware of your surroundings (while running, biking, etc.). Main con: The right ear bud doesn't always connect to the charging case or Bluetooth (at least 50% of the time), and I have to fiddle with it to get the ear bud to connect with the case and then magically it turns back on again (see photo showing light on left side but not on the right, indicating the right is not connected to the case and thus not charging). It's irritating and also inconsistent. So it works, just not consistently all the time (hence minus 2 stars). Otherwise quality of the materials and build seems good after about 6+ months of fairly regular use. As noted above, it's a little hard to hear lower notes, especially when there is noise in the surrounding environment, so the upper and mid-ranges get more clarity and tone, but the trade-off is worth it for the comfortable design, sweat not going into my ears, and the ability to hear your surroundings. Overall I would definitely recommend these with the only potential drawback being the ear bud connection issue noted above.