Anker Soundcore - V40i Open-Ear Earbuds (A3878)
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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"
"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."
"Fraction of the price, just as good ... when you inevitably lose one of both or them it’s not the trauma losing an Apple EarPod is."
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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."
"pretty comfortable"
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"I've had no complaints during my calls."
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"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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"I do use my $30 sound core open ears for the office and around the house but needed cheap anc buds for short flights where I don't want to carry my over the ears."
"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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"they fall out a lot more"
"They also much more regularly fall out"
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"the touch controls are finicky"
i have the previous gen of these Anker open earbuds and i really like them for working out: https://www.soundcore.com/products/a3878-v40i-open-earbuds?ref=open-ear-headphones
r/HeadphoneAdvice • What kind of headphones to use for running? AirPods fall out of my ears. ->I love my soundcore open buds.
r/audiobooks • What open earphones can you recommend? ->I bought the soundcore open ear buds (so no band) and really like them, especially for the price compared to Shokz! From my research, sound quality with open ear/bone conduction will never be as good as traditional buds, so I went with a cheaper option and am very happy with them!
r/XXRunning • Shockz OpenFit earbuds? ->Soundcore open ear have been great, can't really go wrong with Shokz either
r/running • What earbuds do you use while running? ->Agree on their pricing. I love my soundcore buds but battery life had dropped off too. I do use my $30 sound core open ears for the office and around the house but needed cheap anc buds for short flights where I don't want to carry my over the ears. I do love the wings on the liberty pro 3 buds tho, really comfy.
r/Earbuds • What is the best ANC buds. I don't care about anything else ->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? ->Incorrect. Anker Sound core are a solid choice.
r/UKFrugal • best budget earbuds? ->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? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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