Soundcore has a whole series of earbuds and headphones under their life brand including the Life Q30’s which if how much they are talked about on the Anker subreddit are extremely popular. Well, today Soundcore is launching a new lineup they are calling Space and while some of the Life models have adaptive noise canceling both the Space A40 and Space Q45 launched today have stepped that up a notch with upgraded adaptive noise canceling that is advertised to reduce noises by up to 98%. That is a step up from the Q30’s for example that could do up to 95% and would explain the new Space branding. So today I’m going to check out both the Space Q45 and Space A40s to see what they are all about.
Product Names: Soundcore Space A40
Review Sample Provided by: Soundcore
Written by: Wes Compton
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Because this is a launch Soundcore did send the A40 and Q45 together in a cool box. The outside of the box has a note asking if you are always distracted by noise and in the background the entire box is covered in white text of different distracting noises. They have the Soundcore logo with a note to open to discover Space which pulls down and says “every journey sounds good” and lets you pull the front of the box up. This has an introduction to the space series which points out that this lineup is focused on noise canceling and long battery life because peace and quiet are a luxury.
Inside has both the A40 and Q45 boxes in their own spots and a little notepad as well. None of this is something that will go to retail, but someone spent a lot of time on this so I thought I would show it and anytime there is anything beyond the reviewed product itself included which in this case is the small notebook I like to note it, not that it would ever influence how I review things.
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Specifications |
Soundcore Space A40 |
Soundcore Space Q45 |
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Category |
TWS |
Over-ear headphone |
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Product Dimensions (Length*Wideth*Height) |
Earbuds: 68*44*28mm Case: 108*108*49.5mm |
161mm* 88mm * 190mm |
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Net Weight |
earbud: 4.9g x 2 charging case:48.4g |
292g |
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Bluetooth Version |
BT Ver. 5.2 |
BT Ver. 5.3 |
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Supported Bluetooth Profiles |
AVRCP1.6 A2DP1.3 HFP1.7 |
AVRCP1.6 A2DP1.3 HFP1.7 |
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Supported Bluetooth Codec |
AAC SBC LDAC |
AAC SBCL LDAC |
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Bluetooth Range |
10m |
15m |
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Type of Noise Cancelling |
Adaptive Noise Cancelling |
Adaptive Noise Cancelling |
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Water Resistance |
IPX4 |
N/A |
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Total Music Play Time @ 60% volume (Playtime varies according to volume level and audio content) |
10H / 50H with charging case(ANC off) 8H / 40H with charging case(ANC on) LDAC on (Normal): 6H/30H LDAC on (ANC on): 5H/25H |
65H (ANC off) 50H (ANC on) LDAC on (Normal): 45H LDAC on (ANC on): 37H |
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Battery Type |
Lithium Polymer Battery |
Lithium Polymer Battery |
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Battery Capacity |
Earbuds: 53mAh*2 Charging Case: 800mAh |
750mAh |
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Battery Voltage |
earbuds:3.4-4.4V charging case:3.4-4.4V |
3.8V |
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Battery Power |
earbuds:0.024W charging case:0.067W |
2.85 |
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Charging Time (from 0 to 100%) |
2H |
2H |
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Fast Charging |
10-Minute Charge =4-Hour Playtime |
5-Minute Charge =4-Hour Playtime |
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Wireless charging |
Yes |
No |
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Driver Size |
10mm |
40mm |
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Type of Driver |
Double-layer diaphragm drivers |
Double-layer diaphragm drivers |
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Maximum Volume |
95dB |
93dB |
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Sensitivity/SPL |
104dB |
117dB @1KHz 1mW |
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Speaker Impedance |
16Ω |
16Ω |
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Harmonic Distortion |
50Hz-8KHz≤3% |
<3% |
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Frequency Range |
20Hz~40KHz |
20Hz~40KHz |
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AptX Compatibility |
No |
No |
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SBC Compatibility |
Yes |
Yes |
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AAC Compatibility |
Yes |
Yes |
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LDAC Compatibility |
Yes (Android Only) |
Yes (Android Only) |
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Transparency |
Yes (Customizable) |
Yes (Customizable) |
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Multi-Point Connection |
Yes |
Yes |
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Voice Assistant Compatibility |
Only Siri |
Only Siri |
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App support(IOS/Android) |
Yes |
Yes |
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Warranty |
18 Months |
18 Months |
