soundcore by Anker P3 Noise Cancelling Earbuds, Ultra Long 50H Playtime, Fast Charging, Big Bass, Multi-Mode Noise Cancelling, AI-Enhanced Calls, Wireless Charging, App Control, Bluetooth 5.2

So I've stepped up from my £36 Tozo T6 to these for the brand name and the stem design because unfortunately I keep mis-gesturing with the Tozo's even though the sound and water resistance are pretty great.Immediately I was able to put on my earbuds with relative ease and rarely mis-gesturing the play/pause so that's a great start. Comfort and fit are great too and I had no problem biking with them for hours and no issues feeling they were gonna fall, and of course the battery life was great, barely lost a bar after 3 hours of near continuous use.Sound wise, it is great for Youtube videos with voiceover and stuff, but music has that cliche Beats approach with a V-shaped sound signature with boomy bass and crystal high ends. Could be great with EDM/Rap/Pop but not with my music choices of indie pop/psychedelic rock/synthpop. If you're after budget earbuds for music, I highly recommend the KZ ZSN Pro X or similar Chi-Fis that goes around word of mouth on Reddit/headphone forums. I choose the KZ ZSN Pro X out of instinctual curiosity since Dankpods recommended them over the mediocre Raycon's.Noise cancelation is surprisingly competent for a budget pair, obviously not gonna compete with Airpods Pro or Airpods Max, but it's a nice bump up from just normal mode. Transparency mode wasn't too impressive though so I just stuck with normal mode if I want to hear around me.In the end, definitely gonna recommend these over the Tozo's, the brand name and price step up definitely validated these pair and I'll be sticking with these until I got the guts to pay top price for Airpods Pro because you'll be looking towards the industry standard noise cancellation as the next step up. Sound wise, again look elsewhere because even the Airpods Max are surprisingly not too far off sounding just as good as those amazing budget Chi-Fis.

Positives:Battery life and charging speedSound qualityBassssssssLooksComfortSecurity in earConnectivityNegatives:TOUCH CONTROLS OMG PLEASE LET ME DISABLE THEM. Every time they touch a bit of skin or rain or sweat gets on them they pause or skip or rewind and it's infuriatingThud when runningEasy to loseCan get a bit sweatyAfter having bought myself and my girlfriend 2 pairs, recommended them to my girlfriend's brother, two best friends, two of my own friends, my sister and my father and all of them having loved them - including myself (I listen to music 24/7),Anker have definitely done something right...I've used a Long list of audio devices including verious analogue open-backed studio headphones, high end speakers, and noise cancelling headphones such as the Sony WH-1000XM series. These live up to my standards - and for the price, I can't imagine there being anything better in terms of looks, sound quality, battery life etc.Battery life and charging speed:These earphones are great. They charge very fast and just 10 minutes charge will last me hours - and the charging case for them helps them to last even longer and can be charged either wirelessly or via USB-C. While I tend towards the use of USB-C as it charges so quickly and my phone makes use of the same cable, the wireless charging feature has come in useful when using my phone's reverse charge capabilities. In the year that I've had these I've fully run out of battery once - on a long haul flight, and it wasn't too much of a hassle to just put them in the case and wait for them to charge for a while before putting them back in. Generally for these sorts of outings I'd stick to over ear headphones anyway since their battery life is far superior. You can also use only one while the other charges for a while (either one, they both work individually).Sound quality:I've got to say these are excellent - especially for the price (not quite as good. Most headphones inflict a degree of pain on my soul when I have to use ones that are inadequate,these are perfectly adequate and I get no soul-pain :). Attached is a photo of the equaliser that has so far been my daily driver.There is plenty of bass - and since I tend to be a bit of a bass addict I'm happy with it. (Though I like when bass is deep I don't like when it's excessively abusing my eardrums for no reason). These do a very good job of giving powerful, yet clear bass without too much FWUMP.