Anker Soundcore - P20i True Wireless Earbuds
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Last updated: Dec 25, 2025 Scoring
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"I put them in my ear, put the helmet on, then do one final “push” with my finger to seat them in my ear for the ride. ... The batteries die before they work out of my ear."
"they are so comfortable that both I and my husband have had to feel our ears to check whether we were still wearing them."
"Also super bonus I've never head banged with earphones this hard besides with these soundcores, they stick to me like glue even when I'm in a metal mood and I'm headbanging for a good hour."
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"I even washed them accidentally and still worked perfectly fine afterwards."
"Been using them for about four years working out in my gym, and cycling daily (45+ minutes on a bicycle outdoors)."
"They last absolutely forever (I know 1980s models still in daily use)"
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"Literally couldn't think of any pair of IEMs + dongle dacs could sound as analytical as the C3P+ for around $70. ... detail is just sooo much better. The C3P+ is just leagues ahead the I5 in terms of detail and resolution. ... the C3P+ is actually the closest sounding one to really expensive iems or headphone that I have."
"Crazy good from the jump! ... When you factor in they're only $99 and go toe-to-toe with Bose QC Ultra at $299, this is the deal of the year!"
"Can't recommend them enough for the value, sound like $200 earphones."
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"Have run 3 half's and 2 fulls, never have ran out of battery provided they are properly charged beforehand."
"I use it for the same reasons and love it. ... I would not consider the regular Apple Watch because of battery life."
"the battery life easily lasts 10+ hours."
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"For an open style earbud, these genuinely surprised me with their overall performance in sound at this price point. ... IMHO, these Soundpeats PearlClip Pro are probably the best I’ve heard in this under $50 price category when it comes to this style of earbuds. ... These are one of the best clip-on earbuds in this price category especially when it comes to price to performance in sound quality and feature set"
"How much of a difference does a little 5 ohm impedance bump make? A whole hell of a lot actually. ... we get a HUGE bass boost in the balance of this IEM, running into the mid range and smoothing out the treble. If you add foam tips into the equation, what you get is a bassy, new meta-like sound with a much fuller mid bass and lower mid range, making for much richer male vocals while eliminating Harman shout and spice. Once adapted, the set has a much more pronounced mid bass kick and texture, and will satisfy a fair amount of bassheads. ... All in all, the adapter makes it sound like a completely different IEM, and that makes for a pretty versatile, choose-your-own-adventure style experience."
"I struggle to tell the difference between them and "premium" buds that cost 3 or 4 times more, so I just stick with these. ... I auditioned these between Bose QC 2024, Pixel Buds Pro and Sony WF-1000XM5 and I can't really tell the difference. ... certainly not enough to make me pay 4x as much."
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"I’d love to be able to run in them, but they would never stay in my ears. ... I’m afraid I already have tried each pod size. ... I had the air pod pro before that and they were the same. ... I even bought extra / different size pods and they didn’t work. ... I think Apple designed them for the most common types, but they just do not fit everyone. I’m sadly one of those people. ... Having had this issue for almost 6 years, I would be reluctant to run with them now."
"The AirPods Pro always slip out after 1-2 minutes of use on the left side (for me). I'm still trying to find a solution for this. One that doesn't involve fiddling with the foam."
"I have tried a bunch of different eartips for my airpods pro, both foam and speciality combined rubber + foam and they grip pretty well. ... But I find that if the earbud has some kind of rubber ring or lip around the speaker casing they seem to stay much much better than if they just have a better replaced rubber tip. Because the whole speaker is otherwise kind of moving around inside the outer part of the ear and pulls the eartip out more and more during the day so I have to constantly readjust and push in the earbud."
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"Be warned neither are very good for phone calls. ... Both had people on the other end of my calls telling me they had a hard time hearing me whenever there was any significant background noise. ... Both are actually pretty bad at phone calls, especially when compared to other headphones and headsets I have. ... I was actually really surprised with how bad both of them are when it comes to phone calls. ... These are definitely not a pair of earbuds you could wear around your office if you are expecting to make and receive phone calls on them. ... I have not had a single phone call on either one of these where someone did not make a comment about how poorly I sounded on the phone. ... Was blown away at how bad they are. ... these are hands down the worst 2 for phone calls."
"I have to disconnect them when using the phone because ppl can't hear what I say while using them. ... Drives me crazy."
"O my i just tested these again during a number of calls and using different phones and wow they are awful!! ... but once it gets a little challenging these fall apart ... A complete fail sorry.. ... I'm getting barely any background noise cancellation with either set ... My voice comes through clear but the background is still there but maybe 30% of the volume. Tried with crowd noise at 65db"
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"The fit just doesn't feel right ... its heavy after an hour of use so who cares about battery life ... may as well get some over ears for comfort."
"I had the same problem and returned them."
"The Sony headphones did not fit properly ... I lost one pair"
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"The subwoofer is boomy as fk as every samsung soundbar subwoofer has been, which stems from pushing too much the sub to mimic how actual subs sound like. ... All the previous Samsung subs were boomy af, this wont be an exception because of the aggressive DSP samsung uses in their soundbars."
"oh so muddy bass"
"But no matter how much I tinker with it I just can't kill the bass. ... for me the bass is overpowering. ... I am not a bass head so might not be the best person to answer this but as far as my limited experience goes they are the most bassiest things my ears have had the pleasure (displeasure) to listen to."
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"So freaking true! I've returned my Shokz Open Air's 4 times. ... It's so frustrating."
"I've had 4 pairs fail on me. I've finally given up."
"R50i has an issue where it sometimes stops working all together, once it clicks into that deep sleep the reset won't work no matter what you do because there isn't actually a physical button on it or on the box."
I have the p20i but don’t love them because the rubber tips don’t fit in my ears. The sound quality is great though. I believe the the soundcore k20i is the same thing but no rubber tip - more air pod style almost
r/HeadphoneAdvice • Best wireless headphones or earbuds ->Cheap, the Anker Soundcore P20i (or 25i) I got for 20 bucks are actually pretty good. For the core function — providing wireless sound — they do the job. They even have an app with customizable EQ presets, voice assistant support, and good battery life. Of course, they lack ANC, LDAC, and other high-end features. But since Apple only uses the AAC codec anyway, I’d be overpaying for anything more. These will do the job for now until I get the AirPods.
r/Earbuds • I am heavily surprised by the quality of these $60 earbuds ->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? ->Got the Soundcore p30i last week from Amazon for $28. Incredible for a cheap earbud. Construction is solid, great battery life and charge time, solid sound quality, fantastic EQ app that also let's your customize the easy to use touch controls, and it has transparency mode and ANC. The comfort level is outstanding. The only flaws are that the ANC is just okay and the charging case is bigger than average. If you don't need ANC I'd actually recommend the Soundcore p20i, which you can get for $18 refurbished on Amazon or 20-ish dollars new. Same thing but without ANC I think. Honestly, I would have thought these earbuds were more in the $50-60 range. I've had the several other cheap earbuds from Amazon, several variants of the airpods, and I was using the Jabra Elite 75T for awhile as my daily driver. I'd say the Soundcore p30i is better than the Jabras, which cost me $60-70.
r/Earbuds • Best Wireless Earbuds For Every Budget (From $30 to $300)? ->Soundcore P20i. They're like $25 on Amazon and I picked them up on a whim because I needed a new pair of earbuds. They honestly have really good sound clarity and some great bass, so I really can't ask for more.
r/SteamDeck • What Earbuds do you use ->Anker Soundcore P series has absolutely amazing sound and noise cancelling quality for the price. Wait for Prime day sales etc and you’ll often find them for 49% off so some models are literally $50. I’ve seen people post the high end models in this thread - be mindful that you can get the latest base AirPods models (AirPods 4 without ANC) for often $180 bucks or so at JB Hifi when they are doing sales or Amazon price matches.
r/AussieFrugal • Good alternative to Apple Airpods ->I was skeptical about wireless earbud until I got some. I have a cheap anker soundcore set that I use for podcasts, and the Nothing Ear 1 that has amazing sound.
r/MotoG • Which wireless earbuds are you using for the Moto G Stylus, 2024? ->And here I am 100% happy for years using my $20 Amazon anker soundcores haha. Is there something wrong with me...
r/dataisbeautiful • I analyzed 1 year of wireless earbuds recommendations on Reddit (Nov 2024–2025). These are the top 25 (r/Earbuds vs all subreddits) ->I can't wear most buds either, they hurt or fall out, but mainly they hurt. I'm new to the earbud reddit, but I found a basic anker a30i are inexpensive ($20 on sale) and fit my ears the best of all the ones I've tried (which is alot). The anker p20 doesn't fit as well. I have apple airbuds pro 3 that fit fairly well as well, with the xs eartip. But they still hurt after a little while. The others I like are around the ear cuffs that don't actually go in the ear canal.
r/Earbuds • Do I have an ear canal size problem? ->I've tried many brands (beats, Sony, pixel buds, akg, master and dynamic$$) and I've finally settled on the. Anker Soundcore for me. I use the p40i with the Comply foam tips and I've had no complaints during my calls. Great part is that model of earbud is relatively cheap to stock up on in case you have a habit of misplacing them like I do. My current Pixel is the 8.
r/GooglePixel • What earbuds should I use for phone calls? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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