Anker has come a long way from just manufacturing batteries to specialising in electronics ranging from smart home devices to earphones. Today, we are going to look at the Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 wireless earbuds that I just purchased.

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Audio

I am no audiophile, but I reckon the Liberty Air 2 wins in this department. The 6mm diamond-coated drivers deliver a clear, crisp sound, giving the earbuds a good range of medium to high tones as well as an impressive sounding bassline. It even comes with a dedicated app - HearID, designed to customise an equaliser for the user through a three-minute hearing test. There was not much difference though except amplifying the bass sounds. Certainly much better than my old wired earpiece. No disconnections occurred to me while watching Netflix or other videos. Calls sounds clear on the other end too thanks to the quad microphones. The cVc 8.0 noise cancellation technology reduces environmental noises, making it perfect for calls.

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Design

The casing design was well-thought of, it looks almost premium. A compact shape made to fit your pocket, the smooth, egg-like surface has a greyish tone. There are three LED indicators for the battery level. The ‘tear-shaped’ Airpod-like design looks lovely to me as well, with a long stem for consistent Bluetooth connection.

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Comfort

Comfort is just as important as build and sound quality. In my opinion, this is an area where the earbuds underperformed. Despite coming with a set of 5 different sizes of silicon tips, the earbuds feel uncomfortable and slightly painful after a long session, more so if you use it repeatedly. The issue lies with the body being too big that it irritates my ear. But this experience could vary from one individual to another.

The plus point was that the earbuds doesn’t drop out when I shake my head or do jumping jacks, it may come loose, but at least the earbuds won’t fall out.

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Controls

The earbuds come with a decent set of controls, double tap on the right to pause/play and the left side to move to the next track. Holding for two seconds will bring up your voice assistant.

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Battery

The Liberty Air 2 doesn’t disappoint with its 28 hours of usage, it takes 2 hours to completely charge the case, which supports both USB-C and wireless charging. You can also charge the earbuds in the case up to three times, using the LED indicators as a guide.

 

My verdict

Overall, it is a great steal for the $150 price tag that fit a lot of situations, great for commute or drowning out your colleague’s chatter at your workplace. The IPX5 water resistant rating means you don’t have to worry about a light drizzle or the occasionally sweat, but I probably won’t run in a heavy downpour with them. I would give this product a 4 out of 5 stars as it excels in many areas for half the price of an Airpod.