This means that—assuming you’re not blasting your music to unhealthy levels—you’re going to hear any passing cars or ambient noises that are going on around. This app allows you to equalize your headset’s sound signature, so if the baked-in sound isn’t your favorite, you’re not stuck with it. This traffic may have been sent by malicious software, a browser plug-in, or a script that sends automated requests. They enter quite deeply into the ear canal but don’t exert too much pressure, so they shouldn't be too annoying to wear for long periods of time.

The Soundcore Life Dot 2 are a pair of affordable true wireless earbuds that offer a staggering 100 hours of total playtime thanks to their charging case. People on the other end of the line should hear your voice clearly and without distortion, but it doesn't sound very full-bodied. If you tend to blast music when you’re running, you should first not do that and read our piece on noise-induced hearing loss, but second you can expect battery life to be even shorter at higher volumes. Anker advertises that a 10-minute charge yields 90 minutes of playback, but we also don’t test for this. Charging the earbuds for 10 minutes will provide an hour and a half of additional listening time and charging the case is done over USB Type-C.Their charging case feels quite sturdy, so it should take a few drops and bumps without sustaining much damage. Unfortunately, they don't have a companion app and lack sound customization features like an EQ or presets. They also do a solid job of passively isolating you from noise, although they struggle to block out the sound of rumbling engines. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. It should be added that the headphones provide good sound insulation, even by the standards of in-ear headphones.

I ended up giving them to my wife and she loves them and has no issues since she can use the smaller earbuds and wings. Conversely, the Anker block out more ambient noise and have a case that yields almost four times the battery life as that of the Samsung.Unfortunately, unlike many of Soundcore’s other products, the Life Dot 2 don’t connect to their mobile app, so elements like the EQ and multi-function button configuration can’t be changed. The Life Dot 2 earbuds aren’t packed with features, but they do include a couple of handy features to provide a good experience. The earbuds have physical button controls on each earbud, this button has a matte finish which makes it easily distinguishable as it has a different texture and feel to the rest of the earbuds. Comparatively, the Dot 2s sound a bit more hollow than the A1s, but overall still a bit more natural perhaps (to me atleast). Vocals in songs sound clear and well pronounced, I did notice a little bit of sibilance here and there, but overall vocals sounded clear and well balanced although depending on the production of a track they can sometimes be overtaken by bass synthesisers and drum kicks due to the emphasis on the low end.