Anker Soundcore earbuds
Shares rank 5 of 6 wireless earbuds by recommenders
People recommend them for easy reconnection, long case charge life and strong value, about half the price of AirPods. Common caveat: some units stop charging.
People recommend them for easy reconnection, long case charge life and strong value, about half the price of AirPods. Common caveat: some units stop charging.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Strong value for the price
“it's pretty good and half the price of the base airpods”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “AirPods 5” “Sub $60 Soundcores have most of them if not all.”
Comment from 16 Nov 2025 in “AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem” “for the price they are astonishingly good”
Comment from 16 Mar 2026 in “AirPods Max 2”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Buds stop charging
“After two weeks the Soundcore buds I had stopped charging.”
Comment from 28 Jun 2026 in “GitHub – librepods-org/librepods: AirPods liberated from Apple's ecosystem” “my €80 Soundcore earbuds stopped charging”
Comment from 14 Mar 2026 in “Wired headphone sales are exploding. What's with the Bluetooth backlash?” Noise cancelling setting changes randomly
“Or they randomly decide to change the noise cancellation setting.”
Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability”
Other wireless earbuds people recommend
The four most recommended other wireless earbuds, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple AirPods | 257 | 229 | 53% | 12 | 3.5 yrs15 owners | — |
| Apple AirPods Pro | 115 | 62 | 65% | 11 | 3 yrs9 owners | — |
| Fairphone Fairbuds | 7 | 2 | 78% | 5 | — | — |
| Pine64 PineBuds | 7 | 2 | 78% | 5 | — | — |
| Anker Soundcore earbudsThis page | 5 | 3 | 63% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's pretty good and half the price of the base airpods”
“After two weeks the Soundcore buds I had stopped charging.”
“for the price they are astonishingly good”
“my €80 Soundcore earbuds stopped charging”
“Pair them once and they reconnect flawlessly, I only have to charge the battery case like once a month”
“none of them come close to the simplicity of the Airpods”
“Or they randomly decide to change the noise cancellation setting.”
“Sub $60 Soundcores have most of them if not all.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.