Soundcore Sport X20 by Anker, True-Wireless Workout Earbuds, Rotatable and Extendable Ear Hooks, Noise Cancelling, Deep Bass, IP68 Waterproof, Sweatproof, Dustproof, 48H Play, Sport Earbuds for Gym

I have been an ANKER/SOUNDCORE fan for over 10 years. I've used ANKER chargers, cords, battery packs, flashlights, and even the ANKER Eufy scale. Quality products, always reliable, and long lasting. I found their earphones years ago and fell in love with them. My first was the Soundbuds Curve. I am a defense contractor and used them overseas on a 120 degree flightline for months on end. I have since used Soundcore Liberty 2 in ear earphones, Soundcore Space Q45 over the ear earphones, and just last week bought the Soundcore Sport X10... which brings me to the X20's. I am 62 and due to recent back surgery I have had to change my habits. My better half and I started walking 2-3 miles a day outside, and going on the same route gets a little boring. So I decided to upgrade my earphones to play music to help pass the time. My in-ear Apple airpods need constant readjustment to keep from falling out. So, I decided to try a 'hook' type earphone and bought a pair of 'highly rated' name brand earphones for $200. They literally failed out of the box. I found Soundcore made a pair of unobtrusive earphones (Soundcore Sport X10) and bought them last week. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THEM. Unfortunately, the wife loves them more. Fine, I'll order another set... BUT WAIT, the X20's have just been released!!! YEAH MEEEE! I unboxed them yesterday. Same compact design as the X10's but a little more refined. The X10 ear 'hooks' swing around for storage, where these are permanent but more flexible, plus they slide out for a better fit. These come with 6 different sizes of cushions, and quickly found the most comfortable ones and installed them in seconds. Pairing to my iPhone was done literally in seconds. Open the box, open bluetooth devices... BOOM there it is! I already had my SOUNDCORE app from my other earphones. The app will walk you through a hearing test and automatically create an 'equalized' sound profile just for you. Of course, you can always select predefined profiles by genre, or create others to your preferences. OK, now to the magic. The sound is crisp and clear. Bass is deep, but not give you a headache stupid. The earphones are light enough the hook over the ear combined with the in the ear cushion comfortably balance out the minimal weight. Battery life looks to be as advertised (haven't had to recharge them yet). What minimal exposure I got with the X10, it's a good improvement in sound and worth the extra few dollars. What I think pushes Soundcore above and beyond others is the app. The X20 (not sure about the X10) has a 3D Surround Sound Sound Effect that brings a whole new level to enjoying music. Plus the Noise cancellation options, and customizable controls make this an overall 5 star product! One thing I don't like is the placement of the controls on the X20. This one sits at the 'front' of the ear and pretty much takes the finger and thumb to find and press whereas the previous placement on the X10's (and other brands) on top seem a more natural location to reach up and find/tap with one finger. Not a big deal, but awkward to me.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Simply amazing sound quality! These earbuds completely exceeded my expectations. The sound quality is simply incredible, with deep, powerful bass, clear mids, and crisp highs. They are perfect for workouts and everyday use. The fit is excellent and very secure, even during intense training, and they’re comfortable to wear for long periods. The build quality feels premium, and the water and sweat resistance is a huge plus. Battery life is great, and the noise isolation really helps you stay focused. For the price, this is an outstanding product and delivers far more than expected. Highly recommended — great value and a solid purchase! 💪🎧

Ngl I ALMOST returned these but I’m glad I didn’t, they are actually good. But at FIRST… I was immediately disappointed since I bought these as a cost-conscious replacement for my beats fit pro which cost WELL north of $100. right out of the box they sounded cheap, and I sorely missed my beats’ transparency setting (I’m a mom, I need to be able to easily hear my kids as I do dishes in the next room, even as I watch YouTube or listen to lectures for school). I really considered returning these. Until I remembered the glowing reviews that made me purchase them. I came back to see what I was doing wrong, and it turns out I’d forgotten all about the soundcore app. To put it simply, even without doing the fit/hearing test, connecting with the app like “activated” transparency mode and suddenly the sound quality was phenomenal. I have no idea what on earth the app did other than a firmware update, but 5 minutes after downloading the soundcore app I was totally sold on the quality of the earbuds. The one thing I DO still miss about my beats fit pro is that my beats buds had the apple chip that easily and automatically switched between my Mac, iPhone, and iPad. The anker buds don’t do that, and they’re really not very easy to switch between devices. Which is a little bit frustrating. But at this price point combined with the high sound quality and effective ambient sound modes, it’s really not that big of a deal. *****UPDATE: I wrote my og review just a couple days ago, but I wanted to say that I think I spoke too soon about the multi-device issue. I just now was using these with my Mac, and then picked up my iPhone without changing or touching any settings at all, without touching the earbuds or anything, I was able to open a YouTube video on my iPhone and was immediately connected! I was just assuming before that I had to re-pair each time. That’s why I was having so much trouble, I was trying to pair the buds with devices they were already paired with, duh! I could see the Bluetooth indicator in the volume bar in control center and that’s what made me be like “oh I think they’re still connected even when using other devices with them” and boom, that’s what it was! Pretty cool, now I really can’t say there’s anything the beats fit pro have on these, especially after customizing the sound with the hearing test on the soundcore app! ***** Also, took me a bit to figure out but the ear hooks are retractable which is cool. Part of the reason I bought these was because of the ear hooks, I do a lot of cleaning and cooking while listening to YouTube or whatever and a huge downside of beats fit pro was that they did NOT stay in my ear a lot of the time. The hooks on these are fantastic, they are comfortable even with my glasses, and they are not gonna fall off. I can even slightly remove the bud from my ear and let it hang by the hook if I want to and I know it’ll stay (transparency mode works well, but sometimes I like a little extra sensitivity to sound, hard to explain but if you know you know). All in all, I am very happy with these buds. There are other features I’m not touching on (controls, etc) that other reviews treat thoroughly, these things are just the most important parts of my experience thus far. I mostly just wanted to make sure others knew it’s imperative to download the soundcore app— otherwise I’d still be sleeping on these buds and may have made the mistake of returning them.

I have been looking for new, wireless, hooked ear buds for quite some time. I noticed that there aren't many great options out there when it comes to hooked ear buds, but these ones are probably at the top of the list. They have good sound quality, although probably not audiophile level sound. They're very comfortable and never fall out of my ears, although they sometimes to slip out a little bit and I have to push them back in for a proper seal. They also go pretty loud, which I was pleasantly surprised by. One of my major needs in headphones is good ANC. Unfortunately, the ANC on these is not the best. I live in Chicago and it generally does ok, but I can hear a lot of outside noise when standing next to a busy street or if I'm sitting at the train station and the train rolls up. A quick fix for me on this is to just up the volume, but may not be great if you have sensitive ears. If ANC is something you highly value, the air pod pros are still first in their class and a much better option than these. That being said, these are not a bad value for their money. I can stand by the price of 80$ and I've seen them go on sale for as low as 63, so if you can get them at that price, they're definitely worth it!

Surprisingly great earbuds. The active noise canceling works quite well for the price range. I do recommend you also purchase the memory foam replacement cushions to maximize the noise dampening however. I fly frequently so these are my go-to for covering the common cabin noise. They have excellent sound quality and Surprisingly deep bass when you get the memory foam sealed in your ear properly. The little hook makes all the difference for keeping them in your ear while sleeping. The built in multi point microphones make having phone conversations quite nice. The software seems to do well at blanking out background noise during conversations. The battery life is excellent. They work fine for coast to coast flights. And they last all day for sleeping days while working night shifts. The app gives you the ability to program the shortcut buttons on each ear bud as well as set the operating mode and other features. Highly recommended.

I have weirdly shaped ears. The popular hookless in-ear design for earbuds just doesn't work for me because they keep falling out. I was a big fan of the Soundcore X10 earbuds because a hook kept them in place. Even if the bud came out of the ear itself, the hook would keep it from falling to the pavement. The X10s served me well for 2 and a half years, but when the outer plastic shell started chipping off I felt it was time to upgrade to the X20s. I was excited to do so since the Amazon ratings were at the time a little higher and people liked the case design change (now they're about the same). In retrospect, I should have just left well enough alone. The X20s aren't bad. They sound good and seem to keep a pretty solid Bluetooth connection. But they are more expensive and, for my needs at least, not as good as the X10s they replaced. The case design is different, and I do like it. The X10s had a capsule sized case and in order to put the earbuds in you had to fold the hooks over the buds. It added another 1-3 seconds of putting the ear buds in or taking them out of the charging case. Not a huge deal but a little annoying. With the X20s the case is chicklet shaped and you can drop the buds right in or take them right out without folding or unfolding them. I also like the 'breathing' LED charging indicator. But the case redesign appears to have com at a cost, as the hooks are shorter. They're not a LOT shorter, maybe 2-3mm or so, but as a result they don't feel as confidently attached to the ear and in one ear the bud is frequently tugged out because the distance between the hook and the bud is barely long enough to span the distance between where the bud goes and where the hook goes. It may just be me. Maybe it's those weirdly shaped ears playing havoc again. Another gripe is that the hooks seem to get in the way of the button when wearing them. I don't know why this is. When I am holding the buds in my hand I can operate them easily, but when in my ear it's like the hook gets in the way and I have to try to wedge my finger around the hook to get to the buttons. I didn't have this problem with the X10s. Speaking of buttons, the button controls have changed from previous other Soundcore earbuds I've had. With the X10s (and with another pair of Soundcore V20is) a double-tap on the right bud will stop or start the music/podcast/whatever, but in the X20s a single tap starts and stops and a double tap fast forwards. For someone new to Soundcores this is no big deal, but to someone used to controls on other Soundcore ear buds it requires re-learning. How did I find out about the controls? Certainly not from the included manual. It has 32 pages in it: 1 page is dedicated to wearing the buds and 1 page is dedicated to pairing them and 28 of them are the electronics warnings in various languages. There is nothing about how to control them. You have to scan the QR code inside to go and get the online manual to figure out how to turn them on and off and fast forward and rewind and control the volume. I get that they have to include the consumer warnings in various languages, but there's one empty page and another page with the QR codes for the manual on them. They couldn't include even the basic operations instructions in there? Finally there's the battery life. Maybe I have a bad batch--I HOPE I had a bad batch--because I've gotten low battery warnings mulltiple times in the month or so that I've owned these and one of those times my left bud ran out of juice all together. And it's not like I was listening to music all day long. Each time I got the warning it was a surprise. 'Really? Already??' In the 30 months I had worn my X10s I think I had maybe 5 'low battery' warnings, and they were when I knew I'd been listening for a long time. In short these are probably fine for someone with more 'normal' ears. They sound fine and are comfortable and reasonably price. But I kinda wish I'd gotten another pair of X10s.

I usually don't write many reviews, and I especially don't write them after only a day or two of use as I don't think that is a fair way to really evaluate a product, sometime problems or concerns don't become apparent until later. These impressed me enough to write a review after only couple days of use. I first tried a cheap $29 set that failed on so many levels so sent them back. The Anker Soundcore Sport X20 was on my initial list but I thought the price was a bit too high. I now know how wrong I was, I should have just bought these the first time and avoided all the aggravation and hassle. There are a couple annoyances/quibbles I have but they are keepers. Likes: The sound on these is great. I've tried other Anker earbuds (Liberty Neo and Liberty ZOLO) and on the other pairs I needed to keep the audio on the very lowest levels to prevent excessive loud music in my ears. The X20 is a much more reasonable audio level and I play them more at normal volume setting on my iPod Nano. Very impressed at the quality of the automatic noise reduction. It is not the same as wearing ANSI ear plugs but it is very good. I have tested on both my motorcycle and when mowing the lawn. In those situations the ANR may work too well as I like to be able to at least hear some engine noise, especially on the motorcycle. They do a great job as reducing the wind noise inside the motorcycle helmet. Like the ear loops too, it keeps them securely in place, especially when putting my motorcycle helmet on/off. The loops are very comfortable and when wearing while mowing and doing shop projects for several hours they never once bothered my ears. The button on the earbud is small and requires a very positive press to activate the functions. This is great because it prevents accidental activation, some of my older earbud were very easy to accidentally press the button. Annoyances: These may not be the best choice for use when motorcycling. It is great to have music but cannot activate the tiny buttons to answer a phone call or change the mode to transparency/listen thru. You basically need to decide which mode to use before you put your helmet on. When initially testing these I was only getting two modes. These come with only the ANR and Transparency modes enabled. To enable the Normal mode I needed to download the app to my phone and pair the X20. Then I was able to use the app to turn on the Normal mode. There are three different sounds, one for each mode. Personally, I would prefer different sounds, something like 1, 2, and three beeps would be easier to distinguish but once you learn the sounds it's easy to know which mode you entered. Found that using the app to change the modes resulted in a lot of noise when switching modes. Not sure if this is my phone or something else. When using the buttons on the earbuds the transition between modes is seamless other than the sound bit that plays. It is annoying that it always tried to pair with both my phone and Nano. Since I'm really not using these for phone calls, and because I prefer my music on a dedicated MP3 player, the easy option is to either unpair them from the phone or as I did, turn off bluethooth on the phone (rarely use bluetooth due to security concerns, plus bluetooth off can extend battery). The ear tips are cheap standard round tips. The effectiveness of ANR depends on good fitting tips. The supplied tips tend to work themselves out of the ear canal and allow outside noise in. I have some old tips that were tri-flange, they worked great when wearing but the don't fit in the charging case so I needed to take them off to recharge the earbuds. It would be great if Anker would design a case that is large enough to accept other ear tips or custom ear molds. The finish on the charging case looks like a matte/flat finish. Usually finishes like that tend to have some texture and grip well. I find the finish to be almost slippery, certainly not what I was expecting based on how it looks. The case on my old Anker Liberty Neo is shiny gloss black and seems to be more secure when I'm handling it. Dislikes: I honestly can't find one thing that I dislike. Other: I have not tested the different equalizer settings. I pleased with the default setting. My listening is usually in far less than ideal environments so trying to squeeze perfection out of my audio really isn't a goal. Have not tested the max battery life. I work them when mowing and then working in my shop using power tools, total time was a little over 4 hours. Normal mode claims 12hrs and ANR mode claims 7hrs. While I personally could sit on my motorcycle and ride for 7hrs it's unlikely as gas stops and rest breaks would be required. I think most people would not use earbuds continuously for +7hrs, simply dropping it in the charging case for a 5-10 mins when taking a break would result in several more hours of playing time.

I stand by the overall thoughts in my initial review. These are very good earbuds for the purpose of using at the gym and running etc. After 2 months, my left earbud simply stopped working. I worked with Anker support and tried a few things including a firmware upgrade. Surprisingly, the left bud worked one more time but then did not anymore. In the end, Anker sent me a new pair that arrived overnight!!! I don't know where they were shipped from and it is possible it is close to my home. No drama needed. They stood by their product. Nonetheless, I was fully impressed. I have a few different Anker items and I nearly put the brand on the back burner. However, they totally redeemed themselves with me. I am really hoping my new set actually holds up for the coming years. I really like these buds for the purposes that I use them for. Original review ---------------------- These buds have the 2 essential characteristics of a good sport/workout set of buds. First, they have physical buttons, which is a must for me. If you have ever run for a bunch of miles and have sweaty hands and then use a touch sensitive volume up control, you might appreciate this as I do. Nothing worse than sweat staying on the control and the volume just continuously raisin until you are forced to pull out the buds. Second, they have ear loops to keep them in place. Another bit of experience from running or working out when they begin to fall out because your ear is getting sweaty and you are trying to dry your ear and the bud tips so they stay in. Other than the basics I look for, these sound plenty fine and I am happy with them. The equalizer is really to dial in the sound you are looking for, but they have plenty of presets you can choose from. The software is well designed and easy to work with. No problems connecting at all. Though this set is for working out, I did check the latency with my laptop. For my use, the latency of these buds was okay with the laptop. It was not fantastic and there was some very slight noticeable delay in the lip syncing, but in a pinch I could live with these, but they would not be a primary device for that purpose. Lastly, the price is overall fair for the overall quality of the buds. However, a couple of comments and/or things I am not fond of. Despite having physical buttons, I have a hard time indexing where they are. I know where they are, but when I put my finger on them It does not feel like a button is there. I also have big fingers, so I might just have an issue most others don't. I am not sure. I would have preferred them on the outside of the bud where the logo is like many other brands. Also related to the buttons and software, especially on my right bud, when you set something to the double button click (like next track), there is not double click tolerance. For me, I have to have the perfect rhythm to get the double clicks to work. It can't be click click or click pause pause click. It has to be a perfect click pause click. Otherwise it most often just pause the music and I am wondering if it is going to the next track. This is probably my biggest gripe with these buds and it is annoying. I am hoping that they will fix this tolerance in an update or that I innately know the pattern with practice. My other gripe is that the cycling of the ANC, Normal and Transparency modes seems to only be allowed with the long press action (could be double click too, but I did not check that). Why is that? So my preferred set up which is from using other buds in the past is this (L bud = Left bud, R bud = Right bud) Single click (R bud) - Pause/play Double click (L bud) - Replay song (previous track) Double click (R bud) - Next song Long Press (L bud) - Volume down (wish press to hold would keep lowering, but that is another issue) Long Press (R bud) - Volume up Why can't I use the Single click (L bud) to cycle through the ANC, Normal and Transparency?????? I would really like the option to use those features on the fly. However, what do I use for volume then? I like the ability to replay a song and since I have hundreds, every now and then I want to hear one again since it might not come up for a long time. Do I remove the next track? That stinks because sometimes you are not in the mood for a particular song at that time. I could stagger the controls and make the previous track the Single click (L bud), Volume down double click (L bud) and then use the mode switcher for long press L Bud, but that really messes me up just thinking that the left and right controls are not lining up well. So I don't know why the set it up like that and I hope that they would fix that too. It is just sad to not use that functionality that could be useful because I don't want to give up other controls that I think are just a little more needed. These should be 5 star buds and in most respects they are. I can live with the button placement and I will get used to that. However, the double click timing bug (yes it is a bug to me) and the inability to 100% arrange the controls as I want them and lose functionality that I could use, only makes these truly a 4 star product.