Life Note 3S

If you want something that actually lasts, stick to brands like Anker, Sony, or JBL. I’ve seen a lot of people have good long-term experience with Anker Soundcore series (Life Note / Liberty line). They’re not the best sounding, but super reliable + great battery.

I've had the Anker soundcore life note 3s for 3 years now. I think I paid $25 or $30. They have active noise cancelling and hold a charge well. I chose them because I've had Anker cables that have gone bad and email the company and they sent free replacements. I'm sure that goes through all their products. So I'd say look into soundcore earbuds. I've gotten so much value from them.

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.

Soundcore liberty buds 3 from Anker. Few days battery, decent price, good sound. Best quality price I ever tried

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.

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!

Agreed. I can never get Soundcore stem style buds to sit in my ear correctly. AirPods, Earfun, OnePlus, and Nothing buds all fit fine.