soundcore P20i Earbuds: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly From Buyer Reviews
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The soundcore P20i are Anker's budget true wireless earbuds: 10 mm drivers, around ten hours a charge with thirty in the case, and an app with a pile of EQ presets. They sell in enormous numbers, so we read 100 written Amazon reviews, every one of them from a UAE buyer, to see what owners actually make of them. The clip at the top covers it in half a minute.
The good
Price is the headline. Nineteen of the hundred reviewers raise value directly, and the phrasing is consistent: they expected far less for the money and were surprised. A good number describe them as the best earbuds they have owned under their budget.
Sound backs that up. Thirteen reviewers single out the bass or the overall audio as better than the price suggests, and a few mention using the app presets to tune it. Comfort gets a decent run too, with owners saying they sit well and stay put through a commute. Sixty-one of the hundred reviews carry five stars.
The bad
Calls are the weak spot. Several reviewers say the microphone struggles — that music and video sound fine but the person on the other end cannot hear them properly, with one calling it useless for calls specifically. One star shows up on sixteen of the hundred.
The ugly
The real failure is one-sided. Five owners describe a single earbud going dead or refusing to charge in the case: the right one stopping after four months, only the left working, one side that will not take a charge at all. When it happens the pair is effectively finished, since you cannot replace half of them.
The conclusion
Big bass on a small budget? Mostly, yes — seventy-six of the hundred reviews land at four or five stars, which is a strong result at this price. Just do not buy them as a calls headset, and check both buds charge in the first week while a return is still simple.
Key details
- Brand: soundcore by Anker
- Model: P20i True Wireless Earbuds
- Drivers: 10 mm (per the listing)
- Battery: About 10 hours per charge, 30 hours with the case (per the listing)
- App: 29 EQ presets and custom controls (per the listing)
- Mics: 2 microphones with AI call noise reduction (per the listing)
- Water resistance: IPX5 (per the listing)