Both praise comfort, battery endurance, effective noise cancelling and the app's useful customisation. Tom's Guide enjoys the balanced default sound but dislikes the bulky appearance and awkward buttons; SoundGuys finds bass and treble overemphasised. Call results disagree, with SoundGuys finding clear voices and strong noise rejection, while Tom's Guide hears muffled speech.
Adaptive noise cancelling, adjustable noise cancelling and Transparency mode; Easy Chat lowers playback for conversations
Audio features
HearID hearing-based profile, presets and an 8-band equaliser; LDAC on compatible Android devices. SBC, AAC and Bluetooth 5.3 are specified by SoundGuys and Tom's Guide; USB-C does not carry audio (SoundGuys)
Hearing health
Safe Volume monitoring and optional maximum volume limit in the soundcore app (SoundGuys and Tom's Guide)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Up to 40 hours
Battery life detail
Up to 40 hours with ANC or Transparency, or 55 hours in Normal mode; maker testing uses an iPhone at 50% volume. SoundGuys lists the first release month as August 2023
Charging case
USB-C charging; a cloth travel pouch rather than a hard carrying case
Fast charging
Five minutes of charging provides up to four hours of playback in Normal mode
Design
Weight
265 g
Bluetooth
5.3
Two devices at once
Yes
Headphone cable
Yes
Controls
Physical power, playback, volume and NC buttons; optional wearing detection is off by default. Call controls include mute and reject; NC double-press can activate BassUp
Microphones
Three microphones with AI call-noise reduction
Fit and ear tips
Folding ear cups with 8-degree rotation in either direction and a soft headband; current maker weight is 265 g, while SoundGuys' review table gives 259 g
Water resistance detail
The maker does not describe the headphones as waterproof or sweatproof and publishes no IP rating
Works with
Two-device Bluetooth connection, unavailable while using LDAC; Google Fast Pair on Android 6.0 or later. AUX disables Bluetooth and uses the classic EQ while powered on; wearing detection does not work over AUX, and the AUX cable has no microphone
Colours
Jet Black, Sky Blue, Latte Cream and Pink on the current UK maker page
In the box
Headphones, cloth pouch, USB-C charging cable and 3.5 mm AUX cable (SoundGuys)
