Anker Soundcore Upgraded Bluetooth Speaker with IPX5 Waterproof, Stereo Sound, 24H Playtime, Portable Wireless Speaker for iPhone, Samsung and More (Black) by Anker

Update: I bought one of these a long time ago. I loved it then and still love it. I needed it for at home as you can see in my original review below and YES! It STILL works perfectly well!!. And now I needed one for my car. My car is crap… I bought it brand new in 2015, and the sound system is fantastic… it full-on sounds like I am in a concert in there. But unfortunately, I have also had nothing but problems with this car. One day the sound buttons on my steering wheel just entirely stopped working. THEN of course the touch screen for the radio decided that it would pull a rise of the robots bs move and now if I have it on for longer than 5 minutes, it will start changing buttons all on its own including the sound, it will go from super quiet to ALL the way up in its attempt to burst my eardrums… So I was started using my phone sound alone which was too quiet while driving even on its highest sound level. If I don’t listen to music while driving I get really bad road rage and surprise even myself with what I can verbally come up with to insult people on the road…. Since I am annoyingly trying to be a better person, I figure I should not continue this.. I decided to get another one of these again but for the car. This is exactly what I needed. Now no, it does NOT in any way sound the same or nearly as decent as the sound system in my car, not powerful enough by a LONG shot. But yeah…. Oh well. I like it and it will work for now till I can figure out what the HECK is going on with my cars stupid electrical system.

I love this thing! I use it because I use an app on my phone that is like a sound machine and needed it to be louder than my phone could make it. And this was way cheaper than a sound machine. The sound is crisp and clear and connects perfectly to my phone. Only thing I am not such a fan of is the lights one the front and side. Because I use it to sleep you can see in the photo I had to use tape and black it out as best I could yet I still see it in the dark 🙁
But aside from that I love it! The size is perfect for my bedside table and it works just fine for me!

I bought this BT speaker on October 2023 (7 months ago). I use it everyday in some way like the car , hanging out somewhere or in my gazebo out in back of my house . I didnt expect much because the price was so affordable but man was i blown away by this amazing product . Ive had small bluetooth speakers that have cost me way over $100 and i usually have bought big brand names in audio, and i’m telling you the big names were nowhere near as amazing as this Anker soundcore speaker .

1st) the battery last for 24 hours easy (playing constantly ) . not only that but your cell phone will tell you how much battery life you have when you connect and look in BT connections or your phone . yeah , i said 24 hours on this small speaker .

2nd ) the sound is LOUD and clear . i listen to reggae on my gazebo in the evening and my neighbors have asked me to turn it down. also , reggae music has some bass in it and that sounds really good , deep & clear coming out of this little speaker .

3rd ) i use my cell phone to play my music and my phone stays inside on my coffee table and im out on my gazebo way out back of my house and the blue tooth range is amazing !!

4th) this speaker has some type rubber outer coating protecting it from drops and rain /water . i have dropped this speaker on the concrete so many times when my hands are full carrying a bunch of things when i walk from my car to the house . the rubber coating does work well and it protect the device . i also have no dents or scratches on the speaker from all the drops . some brand name speakers that i had in the past have broken with 1 or 2 drops . i think i killed around 3 or 4 from the same type drops . not the Anker.

This company has the best bluetooth speaker as far as i am concerned and i have had over 8, 9 ,10 over the years . i just dont understand why the product has such a low price ? anyway , I AM A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE . Thank you Anker

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Talk about a damn good speaker for the price. You can’t beat this value. I actually hear bass! I’ve had my speaker for a wee lil bit over 2 years now. So trust this is a proper review. If a reviewer got it, and it was broken immediately or shortly thereafter, yes, that says something about overall quality, but unfortunately, no matter the product lemons occur. Those reviews are totally helpful, but you have to weigh them against other reviews that may be more positive. And no, I’m not being paid for this review. I just feel that the more information provided on a product the best for all – consumers, manufacturers, and sellers. That being said…let’s get down to the nitty gritty.

Price – done and done, son. You can beat this price. Even without looking at quality, <$30 for a portable speaker is damn proper. Usually, at this price, I'm thinking, "How much treble am I gonna have?" Yes "treble" bc for most low end speakers that's all you get – treble, and then, bass that is the equivalent to a soft unsatisfied grunt.

Charge – The charge does last a long time. However, I can now tell that the time between charges is shorter now. And in the past 2 months I’ve noticed that I can have it charging, not in use for a long time, but the blue light that indicates that the speaker is fully charged never goes on. This did bother me when it first started happening, but I now see that I still have a lot of play/usage time despite not having the blue light fully charged special.. Definitely 12+ hrs.

I cannot say exactly how much use time I get. I don’t keep the speaker in use for more than 5ish+ hrs most days. But I do notice the frequency of charge. And now, after 2 years and many, many, many days leaving the speaker on, not plugged in, not in use (for days), I will have to charge it once during the weekend. That’s the time I use it the most and when it might be in use for 8+ hrs.

Personally, it’s not a bother since I can charge and use the speaker at the same time. However, if you’re going on a weekend camping trip, especially if you’ve had the speaker for a while, definitely take a power source or an additional speaker. I’m planning on getting another for that same reason – one for home and one for travel.

Sound Quality – As I mentioned earlier, for a portable speaker, the bass is quite decent, as is the volume. I’ve had house parties using only this speaker and it was perfect. Now, I do only have a 2/1 apt, but on the balcony and even on the yard (if strategically placed) all guests were able to hear the music. Yet, it’s not too loud to cause a disturbance. We’ve been hanging out till 6-7am, with the speaker on the balcony, without any complaints. Volume: Distubance = on point!

Set-up/Use – The set up is über simple. And you can easily disconnect and pair the speaker to another device. As more an more devices become simpler to pair, this is not as an important feature, but still one to note. KIS – keep it simple.

Not so short summary that is longer than the review – Hands down this is the best speaker for your money and better than many other higher priced speakers out there. I almost bought a Beats Pill, but decided against it after comparing price and reviews to Anker’s portable speaker. And I decided, quite definitively, yes, Anker’s portable speaker is worth it.

For a fraction of the price for Beats I encourage you to try it out. Especially make the leap if you are looking for a travel speaker. Because when you travel, things never go as planned and inevitably something goes to crap like – your trip itinerary, your luggage, shady hostels inspired by or the inspiration of an Eli Roth flick, lost chonies (look it up bc the “p” word is gross, girls wear those, and I’m a grown woman and I wear chonies/chones), lost passports, lost virginities (the plural includes one virginity for multiple individuals or multiple virginities per one individual – like if you grew a second hymen or are a born again virgin), lost souls (it happens), or even the loss of dignity. But through all of that, what really blows is the loss of a hundreds of dollars speaker that you purchased mainly for your travel.

If you get the Anker Soundcore, will you be protected from the aforementioned b.s.? Not in the slightest. But will you loathe yourself less when your bad ass portable speaker with 24hr charge is lost? Yes bc you didn’t spend a few Benjamins on it.So now you can get a replacement. Or better yet, go ahead and buy 2 now and save yourself the hassle (but indulge in the Hasselhoff).

Moral of the story. Stop reading reviews right meow and get this speaker. It’s good, it’s a fraction of the cost of comparable speakers, the charge lasts forever (if your forever was 24 hrs or less), you can charge it and still use it, and does this look like a face that would lie to you? Exactly! Also you can use the speaker, connected to your Alexa decide to play music by the Hoff, without a hassle (you see why I did there).

Epilogue: On a side note, I’m currently debating getting this model (which I’ve had for two years, just reminding you in case you forgot or were distracted by to sweet tunage of the Hoff playing in your mind since you ahvent bought this speaker yet -Shame, shame, SHAME!), or the updated version. I’ve been pretty darn pleased with the older model. So that should also tell you something – the older model is so dope that I don’t even know if I need the newer version.