Anker's new earbuds' call quality is ridiculously good

Soundcore’s Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max earbuds target higher-end competition using Anker’s new Thus chip with more processing power than prior Soundcore models. The earbuds share the same chip, 9.2mm drivers, microphone array, ANC performance, sound profile, battery life, IP55 rating, and overall features, with differences limited to the charging case. The Liberty 5 Pro case includes an angled 0.96-inch TFT screen for changing ANC, sound profiles, speak-to-chat, and Dolby head tracking, with the same settings available in the Soundcore app. The Liberty 5 Pro Max case adds a sliding top 1.78-inch AMOLED screen, enabling brightness and wallpaper adjustments and additional Max-specific functionality.

"Soundcore, Anker's audio brand, has mostly lived in the budget-to-midrange world, but with its new Liberty 5 Pro earbuds, it's aiming at the big guys. The two new earbuds - the Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max - use Anker's new Thus chip, which has more processing power than previous Soundcore earbuds to try and compete with the chips found in Apple, Sony, and Bose products. And that extra processing power gives the Liberty 5 Pro the best in-call noise canceling I've heard in any earbuds."

"Previously, the highest-priced Soundcore earbuds (not counting the sleep buds) were the Liberty 4 Pro at $150, but the Liberty 5 Pro are $170 and the Liberty 5 Pro Max are $230. That's reaching into AirPods Pro 3 territory. Price differences within a product line usually mean different earbud designs, like the open-ear AirPods 4 with ANC versus the sealed AirPods Pro 3. But the Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max earbuds are exactly the same."

"They have the same chip, 9.2mm drivers, microphone array, ANC performance, sound profile, battery life, IP55 rating, and overall features. The only difference is the case. The 5 Pro case has an angled 0.96-inch TFT screen on the front that can be used to change settings like ANC, sound profiles, speak-to-chat, and Dolby head tracking. Everything that can be done on the screen can be done in the Soundcore app too, so it's just preference if you want to take out the case or your phone."

"The 1.78-inch AMOLED screen for the 5 Pro Max case is on its sliding top. In addition to the capabilities of the 5 Pro case, you can adjust the screen brightness or change the wallpaper, as well as access a feature that sets the 5 Pro Max apart from its less-expensive sibling: a "

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