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Hi, my name is Chukwudi Emmanuel Udegbunam and I'm a doctor by day, blogger by Night. I hang around Twitter, Facebook and Google+. In the past I've owned a BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900, a Samsung NC215-A01 Solar powered netbook, Compaq CQ60 laptop,the Nokia Asha 200, Pliris Blaze +, Aoson M33, Ainol Novo Fire/Flame 7, THL W6, Dell Inspiron N411Z, BlackBerry PlayBook 64GB Wi-Fi, LG X330T/X335, Samsung Galaxy Note 8, BlackBerry Z10, BlackBerry Z30, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Nokia Lumia 730, Lenovo P780, Lenovo Yoga Tab 1 , Lenovo P70-A, Oukitel K4000 Pro, Huawei Honor 6, Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime, Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, Oukitel k6000 Pro, Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 and Infinix Zero 3 I currently use Xiaomi Mi5s Plus, 2016 Amazon Fire HD 8 and a 13 Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display Thanks for visiting PatchworkOfTips.com and feel free to contact me

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I haven't been completely satisfied with my Xiaomi Mi Sports headset because the microphone on mine is literally useless since the day I bought it and 7hrs of battery life isn't just enough for me. I'd like not to worry about charging my headset every day. I settled for Anker's SoundBuds Lite which cost me $22 on pre-order during the just concluded 11-11 Aliexpress Sales. The price is back to $40 as at the time of writing this. This will be my 24hour review of the Anker SoundBuds Lite. If anything changes from here, I will be appending an update. Specifications Driver Size: 8mm Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20KHz Bluetooth Version: 4.1 Bluetooth Range: 10m (33ft) Water Resistance: IPX5 with hydrophobic nano coating Microphone: Built-In Battery Life: 10hrs Music 12hrs Calls Battery Charging Time: 1hr 30mins Package Content SoundBuds Lite Bluetooth Headset Small, Medium and Large EarTips Small, Medium and Large EarWings Micro USB cable Travel pouch 2 cable clips Warranty Card User Manual Build Quality The construction of the main headset feels solid with a slim and lightweight neckband. The control ons and LED light indicator as well as micro USB charging port and main built-in microphone are located on the left side of the neck band. I do have an issue with the control ons; the Play/Power on to be precise. To switch on the device, one has to hold it down for 1 second according to the user manual but it doesn't work that way all the time on my device. Most times I have to hold it down for more than 4 seconds before it comes on and connects to my phone. Holding down for 4 seconds according to the manual is meant to put the device in pairing mode; not for connecting to old devices. I sincerely hope another issue doesn't arise to kill the device completely as I wouldn't want another sad experience with the Anker brand after their Astro E5 Powerbank gave up on me without being put into good use. You'd find extra holes on the earbuds probably for noise cancellation or God knows what. The earbuds have magnets in them to hold them together when you're not actively using the headset and they work quite well until you find yourself working on a metal desk or chair and they start attaching themselves to those. SMH. Another issue I have with the build is the fact that the microUSB port doesn't have a flap so I wonder how they are able to achieve a water resistant rating of 5 and how safe it is. This is one headset I wouldn't risk ruining by working out with it. I'll just hold on to my Mi Sports headset for workouts. EarTips & EarWings Setup The manual doesn't describe how to setup the silicone eartips and earwings on the earbuds so here goes. Just align the earwings as shown in the image below then close up with the eartips. The earwings come with R and L markings as well as S, M, L for size. Mine is setup to use small earwings and small eartips. The earwings are softer than the earbuds. I just hope they don't start breaking early down the line. They really do help to keep the earbuds in place within the ear c . Battery Life Just like the Mi Sports promises 7hrs of music playback but delivers 7hrs 30 minutes, Anker's SoundBuds Lite delivers a little over 11 hours of music playback with the volume set to somewhere between 60 to 70%. I ran the test using a 320KBps MP3 file. Charging time is off though by 18 minutes as a complete charge takes 1hr 48 minutes instead of the advertised 1hr 30 minutes. To save power, the device automatically shuts itself down in like 1 minute 30 seconds if nothing is connected to it. Music and Call Quality It doesn't ship with aptX but my Pocophone shows it as having SBC codec. I'm not an audiophile so I can't say how amazing the audio quality is BUT I can definitely say that it's way better than my experience on the Mi Sports. I was listening to Mariah Carey's GTFO on medium volume while testing it and suddenly I could hear parts of the song I never knew existed while using the Mi Sports. lol Voice calls are quite clear with no distortions and the controls work without a hitch. You push the play on once to answer a call and press it once again to end the call. If you set up the eartips and earwings well you'd able to seal off all sounds from outside and boost your listening experience. Voice/Sound Recording You can record sounds using the mic but you'd probably need a special app to capture such audio depending on the brand and model of your phone. The Recorder app on my Pocophone didn't work and neither did Audacity/QuickTime on my macbook. This android app works though the interface leaves me wanting more: Voice Recorder. And thus ends my review of the Anker SoundBuds Lite. Got questions? Leave them in the comment section and if anything changes in the comings days, weeks, months, I'll make sure to update this review. You can click here to get one if you're interested.

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