Soundcoreby Anker Life U2i Wireless Neckband Headphones, 10mm Drivers with BassUp Technology, 24H Playtime, AI-Enhanced Calls, Foldable and Lightweight, IPX5 Water-Resistant, Secure Fit, Bluetooth 5

Especially for the price, these are AWESOME. The sound quality is great for music and the battery lasts forever. I work as a freelance network technician. I am routinely working and driving 14-16 hours a day. I am either listening to podcasts and music or on the phone with support the entire time. I don't get a low battery warning unless I forgot to charge it the previous night. I have recommended these to hundreds of other techs, many whom I've run into wearing them. Thet always thank me for pointing them out.Some people don't like the around the neck design. I prefer it because the neck band holds the battery. All of the other designs fell out of my ears when I was going up and down ladders and jumping off of counters. Plus, those ones only realistically lasted 3-4 hours, max, of constant use between charging in their little battery box.The only thing that I could think of as being a minus is that the ear buds don't retract. They dangle, connected to eachother by fairly strong magnets when they aren't in your ears. I could foresee them snaging on something. This isn't really an issue because, like I said, I'm using them all day long and they don't really leave my ears. It might be a problem for others.

After seeing a 20 page micro users guide with print so small I could never read it and then the high of finding a qrk code to upload a user guide only to find it was not available I decided to use the tried and true method. Just try it.I turned it on, a voice said batter full, I paired it with my iPad ( opened my Bluetooth saw a new item and clicked on it) went to Prime Video on my device and Bam, done and dusted, Bobs your Uncle.Turned it off the same way I turned it on, tiny short bar. Volume is the other bar. So now you too can skip the manual.Easy, soft ear buds with size choices which are also magnetic, nice sound quality for streaming. Haven’t tried music yet. It did come at full volume so turn it way down to save your drums.

I would give it five stars if they were the same quality as my previous ones. I had a pair for over 2 years and they by far had the best sound the new ones I got don't have the same sound quality. They are great but not as good

I am someone who enjoys listening to music at a loud volume & am slightly picky about the amount of comfort I feel when wearing headphones. I haven't had any issues that really stuck out enough to make me annoyed. Look, when it comes to this type of product, two people who have similar interests when it comes to headphones may have completely opposite opinions so I always tell people to buy it if the description entices you & if you on't like it, return it.

Update 4/20/24:I didn't think these could get worse but they did. The description claims BT 5 however when I tried pairing with my laptop while still connected to my phone I couldn't. Never had a problem doing that and just using the device I needed with the Soundcore Life U2 headphones. Now I can't even connect with these pieces of dung.Anker, you let me down. For years I've been telling people they can't go wrong with Ankor products (e.g. loose Micro USB after seizure & dropping yet STILL it reliably charged AND you guys reached out to me to replace it with my 4 star rating.) Everyone in my family has either a battery, cables or headphones from you guys now. If this is what's being put out now then sadly I can't get behind your products anymore. Even my wife, who has argued with me over not being able to see the difference between 1080 and 4K, said her pair sounded bad and has poor battery life and keeps trying to convince me to get something else.Original:I had purchased the older Soundcore Life U2 earbuds about 4 times (for myself, plus more for others) because the battery, sound and comfort were all top notch. I have used the awesome warranty on all because either the right earbud quit working or more commonly the power button broke. I still rated the Life U2 at 5-stars because of the warranty and they actually were pretty dang good. With almost constant use throughout the day I only needed to charge them about once every 3 days. During the last warranty exchange I was told the Life U2 was no longer being made however they'd send me the current U2i.The earbuds on the Life U2i don't fit my ears using the same size (biggest) silicone tips and fall out of both ears when doing basic life things. The battery needs charged every day now and they sound kind of muddy (even with bass boost off). My wife has the same problems with hers up to this point. MINE also randomly disconnect from my phone some days. My wife hasn't had *this* problem with her set. I added the sport thing (not included, from old Soundcore Life U2 earbuds) behind the silicone tip and that has helped a little. I probably have to fix them only half as much now. Running or rough ground they will fall out.I used to be able to play for a couple more hours when the first low battery message played. Now I don't get an hour. If these were the first Ankor earbuds I had purchased rather than first of many they would have also been the last.Knowing how the power button kept breaking I believe they may be fixed with this new design of it being smaller.Anker Soundcore Life had a really good run, unfortunately now it's time to find something else. I'm already screwing around with these.

The older model was great and I have been using them for many years, but with the U2I, the earbuds don't stay in that well and the silicone pices constantly fall off. Additionally whatever changed they made to the mic means it picks up everything if you live in a windy city or plan to do a call while on a walk near any activity good luck.

I was so sad when walmart quit carrying these glad to see if can still get them beat "cheap" headset on the market in my opinion I use these daily in a variety of conditions from in the car to on my quad in the sand never fails me.