Anker Soundcore - Life Note 3 XR
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"They’re brilliant for the money. ... You don’t even need to spend £40. £15/20 and you’ll get a perfectly good pair"
"I used these since they are so cheap for a long time."
"Anything from soundcore. Will give you the identical features with slightly less noise canceling ability. ... Don't waste your money on overpriced earbuds."
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"I only need to charge it once a week even though I use it for 7-8hr per day"
"I have a pair of anker soundcore buds that I ve been using heavily daily for like 4 ish years now. ... The battery seems to last nearly as long as it did when new. ... haven noticed a decline in the originals at all."
"Battery life lasts all week for me since I switch out using one bud at a time, but I think they have like 30h of battery if using both."
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"been using for more than a year now still working as the day i bought them"
"I have a pair of anker soundcore buds that I ve been using heavily daily for like 4 ish years now. ... The battery seems to last nearly as long as it did when new. ... haven noticed a decline in the originals at all."
"worked extremely well for me until I eventually lose them."
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"tight fit"
"More importantly they fit and stick in my ears which EarPods shaped buds don’t."
"The earbuds are really comfy too. ... I've never had a more comfortable day pair of earbuds"
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"the life note 3 sounds better to my ears in first impressions. ... Life note 3 had this intimate detailed sound that was never irritating or noisy to ears."
"Sound quality wise, especially for street listening, I'd honestly buy a much cheaper Anker Soundcore or something similar."
"Great equaliser too"
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"I was bothered by the silicone wing piece constantly sliding off. ... My main issue is comfort and staying in the ear"
"they fall out a lot more"
"They also much more regularly fall out"
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"had it replaced for 3x already due to pairing issues."
"Now they cut out all the time at the gym in the high quality mode when it gets busy. ... Very annoying."
"they started connecting while inside the case."
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"But i can still hear the sounds around me, like the tv or someone else's phone on speaker, but it dulls out the outside sound enough. ... Others might prefer a better sound cancelling earbud though."
"Will give you the identical features with slightly less noise canceling ability."
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"I was bothered by the silicone wing piece constantly sliding off. ... My main issue is comfort and staying in the ear"
"they fall out a lot more"
"They also much more regularly fall out"
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"the touch controls are finicky"
"there are physical buttons instead of tap controls, which most people don't love"
Bro I just got my OnePlus buds 4 delivered. My old pair were Soundcore life note 3. And I’m disappointed that the life note 3 sounds better to my ears in first impressions. The oneplus buds 4 feel too noisy to me. Life note 3 had this intimate detailed sound that was never irritating or noisy to ears. Regretting my purchase so far but will give it some time and see if things improve. And yes, I’ve also tried the golden sound. It didn’t improve much for me.
r/Earbuds • OnePlus Buds 4 honest review ->Go for the soundcore P30i, if you can. Those have great noise cancelling at a budget, as long as you're not expecting Apple or Bose level ANC. Transparency is pretty decent too, but obviously not perfect, as you can expect. You can get 6/10 hours of playback on a single charge (ANC on/off), and 25/45 hours with the case, and ever customize things like touch controls, low-latency Gaming Mode, Multipoint Connection, Custom EQ, etc. in the app! If you can't afford P30i in your country or they're not available, P20i is also a solid choice. No ANC or Transparency, and the build quality is a little bit lighter, but they're not bad at all. You can also get 10 hours of playback from one single charge, and 30 with the case. You can also customize touch controls in the app, change EQs, etc. I personally wouldn't go for the P2 Mini or any soundcore Life earbuds. Those are soundcore's older buds, and with most of them, you can't use the free app to customize them, and there are physical buttons instead of tap controls, which most people don't love. Hope this helped!
r/Earbuds • Recommend me some good earbuds under €40, there are too many models and I'm the worst at picking one ->I had a previous set of the life line that died prior to getting my libertys. Had never spent more than 50 or so on a pair of ear buds and was realizing just how much I was wearing them so I decided to go ahead and spend a bit more. I have 0 regrets, absolutely love em.
r/SteamDeck • What Earbuds do you use ->I have some Anker Soundcore earpods and they have a lot of audio presets one is for podcasts and works brilliantly for audiobooks. You just select the preset on the app.
r/audible • What earbuds do you use? ->I used these since they are so cheap for a long time. I was bothered by the silicone wing piece constantly sliding off. I upgraded to raycon fitness earbuds. My main issue is comfort and staying in the ear, and I refuse to spend 200 for earbuds.
r/audible • What earbuds do you use? ->I got the anc model and does the job pretty well tbh. Given the price
r/askSouthAfrica • Good earbuds for under R1000 that last long? ->yes i got them on sale for $35 and theyre excellent and tbh as good as my last pair- i used to have the soundcore ANC ones before (~$110) but wasnt willing spend as much this time
r/Earbuds • Are the JLab Go Air Pop ANC earbuds even worth it ->I was honestly surprised by anker soundcore. My wife stole my Buds live so I got her soundcore. They are surprisingly good for their price.
r/S22Ultra • Seeking best earbuds for cancelling noise - what is your pick? ->I've had a couple of these and they are pretty good for the money
r/UKFrugal • best budget earbuds? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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