Anker soundcore Liberty 5 vs Anker soundcore P40i

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Liberty 5 compared with P40i

	Anker soundcoreLiberty 5	Anker soundcoreP40i
Overview
Released
Released	May 2025	February 2024
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	9.2 mm	11 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC and LDAC	SBC and AAC
Drivers
Drivers	9.2 mm wool-paper diaphragm drivers with dual bass-enhancing tubes	11 mm composite drivers with BassUp processing
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Adaptive ANC 3.0 adjusts every 0.3 seconds; five strength levels, transport presets, wind-noise reduction and Transparency mode	Adaptive ANC, manual cancellation and wind-noise reduction; ANC is on by default. Transparency mode is also available
Audio features
Audio features	Dolby Audio Music, Movie and Podcast modes; HearID 4.0 hearing profile; 8-band EQ and presets. Game mode cannot run alongside LDAC or Dolby Audio	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 8 hours	Up to 10 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 32 hours	Up to 50 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes	Yes
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 8 hours with ANC or Transparency, 32 hours including case recharges; 12 hours and 48 hours with ANC off. ANC with Dolby Audio provides 5 hours; dual connections with LDAC/Dolby Sound provide 4 hours (maker FAQ). Figures depend on settings, volume and source	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 and wireless charging; maker FAQ gives 2.5 hours wired or 4 hours wireless with earbuds, while the user guide gives 3 hours wired or 4 hours wireless; earbuds charge in about 50 minutes	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	10 minutes in the case provides up to 5 hours of playback	Ten minutes of charging provides up to five hours of playback
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	4.6 g	–
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IP55	IPX5
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Customisable pressure controls on each stem; wearing detection; case pairing button and battery indicator	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	Six microphones with AI call-noise reduction and wind-resistant processing	Six microphones with AI call-noise reduction
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Silicone ear tips in XXS, XS, S, M, L and XL; fit test in the app	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	47.9 g (global launch specification)	–
Dimensions
Dimensions	Each bud 33.11 × 21.96 × 24.99 mm; case 59.24 × 59.26 × 28.71 mm (global launch specification)	–
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP55 applies to earbuds only; case rating not published	IPX5 applies to the earbuds; no case rating is published
Works with
Works with	soundcore app for Android and iOS; Google Fast Pair; two-device connection, including with LDAC or Dolby Audio; single-earbud use supported by the current maker FAQ	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	Ink Black, Cloud White, Abyss Blue and Rose Apricot; UK store labels these Black, White, Blue and Apricot	Black, Oat White, Navy Blue and Purple
In the box
In the box	Earbuds, charging case, six sizes of ear tips, USB-C cable and user guide	Earbuds, charging case, ear tips, USB-C charging cable and documentation (Scarbir)