Nothing Ear (3) vs Anker soundcore P40i

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Ear (3) compared with P40i

	NothingEar (3)	Anker soundcoreP40i
Overview
Released
Released	September 2025	February 2024
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Spatial audio with head tracking
Spatial audio with head tracking	No	–
Driver size
Driver size	12 mm	11 mm
Impedance
Impedance	32 ohms	–
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC and LDAC	SBC and AAC
Drivers
Drivers	12 mm dynamic driver with a patterned PMI dome and TPU surround; 20 Hz – 40 kHz frequency range	11 mm composite drivers with BassUp processing
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Real-time adaptive ANC, up to 45 dB depth and 5000 Hz bandwidth (Nothing's figures); High, Mid, Low and Adaptive modes; Transparency mode and ear-tip fit test	Adaptive ANC, manual cancellation and wind-noise reduction; ANC is on by default. Transparency mode is also available
Audio features
Audio features	Static spatial audio; Personal Sound hearing profile by Audiodo; advanced EQ, Dynamic Bass Enhancement and low-latency mode	HearID, adjustable EQ and 22 presets; Game Mode reduces delay with possible sound-quality and feature compromises. SBC, AAC and Bluetooth 5.3 are confirmed by SoundGuys and Scarbir; no LDAC
Hearing health
Hearing health	–	Safe Volume monitoring and an optional high-volume limit in the soundcore app
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 5.5 hours	Up to 10 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 22 hours	Up to 50 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes	Yes
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	AAC with ANC provides up to 5.5 hours, or 22 hours including case recharges; without ANC, 10 hours or 38 hours total. LDAC with ANC provides 3.5 hours, or 5.5 hours without ANC. Tested at 50% volume and 25°C; 55 mAh per bud and 500 mAh case	Up to ten hours with ANC or Transparency and 50 including the case; Normal mode gives 12 and 60 hours. Calls give six-and-a-half hours with ANC or seven without. Maker testing uses default settings at 50% volume; SoundGuys lists a February 2024 release
Charging case
Charging case	USB-C charging to full in 70 minutes, or wireless charging in 120 minutes; case base made from 100% recycled aluminium	USB-C and wireless charging; earbuds take around 50 minutes to recharge at 25 ± 3°C, case around three hours by cable or four wirelessly. Fold-out case tab supports a phone horizontally
Fast charging
Fast charging	With ANC off, 10 minutes charging provides up to 10 hours including case recharges; 5 minutes provides up to 1 hour from earbuds alone	Ten minutes of charging provides up to five hours of playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	5.2 g	–
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IP54	IPX5
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Customisable pinch controls and in-ear detection; TALK button selects the case Super Mic	Customisable single, double and triple taps and holds; touch area is at the logo. Opening the case powers the earbuds on; they cannot be manually powered on without it
Microphones
Microphones	Three MEMS microphones and a voice pickup unit per bud; dual-microphone Super Mic in the case for calls and voice notes	Six microphones with AI call-noise reduction
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Four sizes of silicone ear tips (XS, S, M and L)	Silicone tips and app Fit Test; SoundGuys' caption, prose and Scarbir disagree on supplied tip count, so no count is asserted. Maker does not publish an individual earbud weight
Case weight
Case weight	Earbuds and case together weigh 71.4 g; standalone case weight not specified	–
Dimensions
Dimensions	Each bud 30.5 × 21.5 × 20.75 mm (H × W × D); case 55.5 × 55.5 × 22.25 mm (H × W × D)	–
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP54 for both earbuds and case	IPX5 applies to the earbuds; no case rating is published
Works with
Works with	Nothing X app; Android 6.0 or later and iOS 13 or later; two-device connection, Google Fast Pair and Microsoft Swift Pair. Essential Space voice-note transcription and ChatGPT integration require compatible Nothing OS devices	Two-device Bluetooth and independent use of either earbud while the other is in the closed case; soundcore app for Android and iOS
Colours
Colours	Black, White	Black, Oat White, Navy Blue and Purple
In the box
In the box	Earbuds, charging case, four sizes of ear tips, USB-C cable, safety information and user guide	Earbuds, charging case, ear tips, USB-C charging cable and documentation (Scarbir)