Anker Soundcore Life Dot 2 Noise Cancelling True Wireless Earbuds (Black)

ihaveaquestion

Jun 6, 2024 1:45 AM

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Quote from shazish

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The downside is it can only connect to one device at a time.

That's a deal breaker for me. I need something that can connect seemlessly between mac laptop and iphone.

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binxingy

Jun 6, 2024 1:50 AM

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Quote from shazish

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I found the sound quality clear and above average overall. I listen to a lot of Jazz and Metal and I'm able to distinguish musical instruments thanks to the crisp sound. The ANC is also pretty good.

The downside is it can only connect to one device at a time.

just out of curiosity, how do i know if earbuds can connect to two devices simultaneously just by looking at specs?

abadan

Jun 6, 2024 2:03 AM

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Quote from binxingy

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just out of curiosity, how do i know if earbuds can connect to two devices simultaneously just by looking at specs?

Well my take is that if they do not mention anything about this in the description, then more than likely it is one device connection type only.

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Stroker

Jun 6, 2024 2:07 AM

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Quote from ihaveaquestion

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That's a deal breaker for me. I need something that can connect seemlessly between mac laptop and iphone.

It's not just one device at a time even. I have to go turn off Bluetooth on one device if I want to use it on another.

It's a real pain when I'm in my gym at 5am and have to go back downstairs and find my tablet and turn it off to use them on my phone.

I'm on the lookout for a multipoint set, but will keep the Ankers for camera on meetings amd would buy the brand again.

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shazish

Jun 6, 2024 2:13 AM

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Quote from binxingy

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just out of curiosity, how do i know if earbuds can connect to two devices simultaneously just by looking at specs?

I can't look it up right now but I think the device should use Bluetooth 5 (maybe 5.2?) to support simultaneous connections.

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wrathre

Jun 6, 2024 2:37 AM

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I have had these for a year. Very good for this price. The noise cancellation is pretty good as well. The only downside is that if I am walking outside and there is wind, people have complained about hearing some background noise, but I can hear them fine. The Soundcore app works well with these as well.

How loud would you say these get versus other earbud brands?

ihaveaquestion

Jun 6, 2024 3:18 AM

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Quote from binxingy

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just out of curiosity, how do i know if earbuds can connect to two devices simultaneously just by looking at specs?

I believe Anker calls this feature "multi-point connection".

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vhalmrast

Jun 6, 2024 3:21 AM

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I have these and while they sound great and have great call volume, the buds constantly fall out of my ears. The other pair of Anker air buds I have don't have this issue.

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Ride_The_Sky

Jun 6, 2024 3:37 AM

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I have these and while they sound great and have great call volume, the buds constantly fall out of my ears. The other pair of Anker air buds I have don't have this issue.

They look bulky.

Inconnu

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I have these earbuds in front of me. Here's my quick disorganized review. If I lost them today then I wouldn't buy new ones, even at this price. Sound is good, battery life is good, single earbud mode was the most important to me and that works as well. The ANC works well for constant noises like fans or lawn mowers. However, when it's enabled there's an annoying constant hiss in all environments and slight pressure on my eardrums that compels me to keep that feature off most of the time. The pairing sucks. I regularly use them on an Android phone and a Windows desktop, and switching between the two is clunky. For example, if they're connected to the phone, then I have to either disconnect them via the phone's settings, or put the earbuds back in the case, and hold down the pairing button (on the bottom of the case) for a few seconds for them to go into pairing mode, and then go into the Windows bluetooth settings to connect to the earbuds. I've had other earbuds that switch better than these. There's other pairing annoyances that are harder to describe that I won't bother trying to explain. The touch controls aren't great. The controls (double tap and long press) are somewhat configurable, but it's easy to trigger them, there's no triple tap or swipes, and I wish I could configure the buttons to be different depending on if I have one or both earbuds out of the charging case. For example, if I configure the left double tap to be 'play/pause' and the right double tap to be 'next', then it'd be nice if I could make right double tap to be 'play/pause' if I'm only using the right earbud. That way I always have the ability to 'play/pause'. (I don't know how many earbuds actually have that ability, but I find myself missing that feature often.) They are decently comfortable even after a few hours, but they aren't secure in my ear. Even the largest ear hook thing doesn't do much, but I could be an outlier with my big ears. If you want to wear earbuds while in bed, don't buy these unless you plan on always being on your back. These things stick out quite a lot, and will be very uncomfortable if you try putting your ear against a pillow. Also, often the beginning of audio will get cut off. Very short notification sounds coming from the desktop or phone sometimes won't play at all. I assume this is related to the earbuds battery management, but I haven't looked into it. I just know I've had other earbuds that don't have this quirk. Oh, and the 'battery low' voice indicator is annoying. If I'm half asleep listening to something at a barely audible volume, I don't want a robot lady cutting in saying "BATTERY LOW" in my ear at a louder volume, and then waiting 20ish minutes (long enough for me to be half asleep again) for her to say it again seconds before they shut down. Nitpicking I know, just voicing my complaints. They are decent earbuds, especially for the price, but this is how I feel about them.

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037_Mia

Jun 6, 2024 5:13 AM

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Is there any cheaper alternative with noise cancelation?

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ilovetofu

Jun 6, 2024 6:29 AM

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I have these earbuds in front of me. Here's my quick disorganized review. If I lost them today then I wouldn't buy new ones, even at this price. Sound is good, battery life is good, single earbud mode was the most important to me and that works as well. The ANC works well for constant noises like fans or lawn mowers. However, when it's enabled there's an annoying constant hiss in all environments and slight pressure on my eardrums that compels me to keep that feature off most of the time. The pairing sucks. I regularly use them on an Android phone and a Windows desktop, and switching between the two is clunky. For example, if they're connected to the phone, then I have to either disconnect them via the phone's settings, or put the earbuds back in the case, and hold down the pairing button (on the bottom of the case) for a few seconds for them to go into pairing mode, and then go into the Windows bluetooth settings to connect to the earbuds. I've had other earbuds that switch better than these. There's other pairing annoyances that are harder to describe that I won't bother trying to explain. The touch controls aren't great. The controls (double tap and long press) are somewhat configurable, but it's easy to trigger them, there's no triple tap or swipes, and I wish I could configure the buttons to be different depending on if I have one or both earbuds out of the charging case. For example, if I configure the left double tap to be 'play/pause' and the right double tap to be 'next', then it'd be nice if I could make right double tap to be 'play/pause' if I'm only using the right earbud. That way I always have the ability to 'play/pause'. (I don't know how many earbuds actually have that ability, but I find myself missing that feature often.) They are decently comfortable even after a few hours, but they aren't secure in my ear. Even the largest ear hook thing doesn't do much, but I could be an outlier with my big ears. If you want to wear earbuds while in bed, don't buy these unless you plan on always being on your back. These things stick out quite a lot, and will be very uncomfortable if you try putting your ear against a pillow. Also, often the beginning of audio will get cut off. Very short notification sounds coming from the desktop or phone sometimes won't play at all. I assume this is related to the earbuds battery management, but I haven't looked into it. I just know I've had other earbuds that don't have this quirk. Oh, and the 'battery low' voice indicator is annoying. If I'm half asleep listening to something at a barely audible volume, I don't want a robot lady cutting in saying "BATTERY LOW" in my ear at a louder volume, and then waiting 20ish minutes (long enough for me to be half asleep again) for her to say it again seconds before they shut down. Nitpicking I know, just voicing my complaints. They are decent earbuds, especially for the price, but this is how I feel about them.

Thanks, repped! I hate touch controls so will avoid buying these for the gym.

Quote from 037_Mia

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Is there any cheaper alternative with noise cancelation?

Not cheaper, but I really like the Anker Life A3i that sometimes goes on sale for the same price. However the A3i has no water resistant rating so might not be good for the gym or other activities where you sweat a lot.

4SKZ8

Jun 6, 2024 1:49 PM

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4SKZ8Jun 6, 2024 1:49 PM

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I have a set similar to these. It might be the first gen. They're ok. I keep them as backup to my anker x10. The x10 is superior in fit and isolation. The life series tend to fall out of my ears👂$35 is regular price

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Buffalo66

Jun 6, 2024 3:23 PM

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Quote from Inconnu

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I have these earbuds in front of me. Here's my quick disorganized review. If I lost them today then I wouldn't buy new ones, even at this price. Sound is good, battery life is good, single earbud mode was the most important to me and that works as well. The ANC works well for constant noises like fans or lawn mowers. However, when it's enabled there's an annoying constant hiss in all environments and slight pressure on my eardrums that compels me to keep that feature off most of the time. The pairing sucks. I regularly use them on an Android phone and a Windows desktop, and switching between the two is clunky. For example, if they're connected to the phone, then I have to either disconnect them via the phone's settings, or put the earbuds back in the case, and hold down the pairing button (on the bottom of the case) for a few seconds for them to go into pairing mode, and then go into the Windows bluetooth settings to connect to the earbuds. I've had other earbuds that switch better than these. There's other pairing annoyances that are harder to describe that I won't bother trying to explain. The touch controls aren't great. The controls (double tap and long press) are somewhat configurable, but it's easy to trigger them, there's no triple tap or swipes, and I wish I could configure the buttons to be different depending on if I have one or both earbuds out of the charging case. For example, if I configure the left double tap to be 'play/pause' and the right double tap to be 'next', then it'd be nice if I could make right double tap to be 'play/pause' if I'm only using the right earbud. That way I always have the ability to 'play/pause'. (I don't know how many earbuds actually have that ability, but I find myself missing that feature often.) They are decently comfortable even after a few hours, but they aren't secure in my ear. Even the largest ear hook thing doesn't do much, but I could be an outlier with my big ears. If you want to wear earbuds while in bed, don't buy these unless you plan on always being on your back. These things stick out quite a lot, and will be very uncomfortable if you try putting your ear against a pillow. Also, often the beginning of audio will get cut off. Very short notification sounds coming from the desktop or phone sometimes won't play at all. I assume this is related to the earbuds battery management, but I haven't looked into it. I just know I've had other earbuds that don't have this quirk. Oh, and the 'battery low' voice indicator is annoying. If I'm half asleep listening to something at a barely audible volume, I don't want a robot lady cutting in saying "BATTERY LOW" in my ear at a louder volume, and then waiting 20ish minutes (long enough for me to be half asleep again) for her to say it again seconds before they shut down. Nitpicking I know, just voicing my complaints. They are decent earbuds, especially for the price, but this is how I feel about them.

Thanks for the thorough review, appreciate it. Your use cases seem narrow to me (wearing them in bed, battery low warnings, bigger ears) - whereas what I think is important (sound quality, battery life, ANC) you seem to think is good. I'll take the leap. Anker products have a "best bang for the buck" reputation and the $20 P20is I bought a week ago are awesome. I've had AirPods and JBLs that can't last 2 years (or less) but reviewers at places like AMZN repeatedly say Anker's are built to last. LFG.

DreadPirateWesley

Jun 6, 2024 9:57 PM

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DreadPirateWesleyJun 6, 2024 9:57 PM

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I've had these for over a year now. I like them a lot. The case doubles as a battery backup which will recharge the internal batteries of each 'bud. The sound quality is excellent and they have a paired Android app that will adjust sound levels/equalizer, noise cancellation (either full, transit, or voice pass-thru). Additionally, I have other Anker Soundcore bluetooth speakers that are consolidated into the app. They're a bit more bass-forward with crisp highs, but I prefer that style. The 'buds snap into the case magnetically and the case lid closes magnetically. The case has three, dim white lights to indicate charge level and charges via USB-C (a plus). I will reflect what others have said about phone-calls: these will pickup a lot of background noise and wind wherever you are. To the person I'm calling, they will say it sounds like I'm speaking to my phone while on speaker from a foot away, given the background noise. Also, I'd advise getting foam tip replacements as that will keep them in your ear canals better during workouts. All said, worth the $. 👍🏻

Last edited by DreadPirateWesley June 6, 2024 at 02:59 PM.

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