Anker Soundcore Liberty Neo True Wireless Earbuds

I have had the Soundcore Liberty Neo earbuds for about two weeks. now. In the past I have used and very much enjoy the sound quality of the Jaybird X series (X2, X3, X4). I wanted to have a spare pair in case I forget the Jaybirds and really like the truly wireless earbuds, but for a spare was looking for something that was not as expensive. I also tried the Liberty Air, but found those did not stay in my ears when working out at the gym, so I gave them to my son, who loves them. Because these have the air stabilizers I figured that this is what I need for my ears (the Jaybirds have the ear stabilizers and they stay in my ear with no issues, although they also have the cable between the two buds). The Liberty Neo's do stay in my ears very well. Maybe not perfect, as my left ear seems to be the problematic ear and I feel the left starting to get loose occasionally, but truthfully, I trust these and I am not worried that they will pop out while doing a strenuous exercise, like happened with the Liberty Air. The other thing is that for me, these make perhaps the best seal I ever had on a set of earbuds and thus the noise isolation I find to be superb. These block out the sounds in the gym very well, better than the Jaybirds or anything else I have tried, so for me, that is a big plus. For sound quality, I think these sound very nice. I compared them to the Jaybird X4's that I have and think the Jaybirds sounds is a little more rich and fuller and the Jaybirds get more volume, so I do not need to have my phone volume up as high, but even though the Jaybirds are better, the difference is not that great and these sound very good. It was only when switching back and forth between the two that I can hear the difference. If I just pop the Liberty Neo's in my ears and start the music without the direct comparison to my ears they sound great, perhaps about the same. Now the Jaybird's have an app that I can customize the sound with and the Liberty Neo's do not. From what I see, if you want that extra level that perhaps equal (or maybe betters something like a Jaybird) then the Liberty 2 Pros seem to be the pair to get from the Soundcore brand. I am almost disappointed that I did not opt for them, but they are significantly more money than the Liberty Neo's and in the end these do sound great. My biggest complaint I think is with the case. To me they just do not open wide enough. I see some reviewers show that the case broke and I am wondering if that is because they tried to open it too far. I showed these to someone else and could see them open it up and hear the case make some noise as they were expecting it to open wider. I would expect a case to open to around 90 degrees, but I would say these open to maybe 60 max. That means it is a little harder to access the buds, especially when taking them out, and that I need to be careful to not open them too far. Not that major of a detriment, however something to be noted. The micro-USB charging port is not a big deal to me, as an iPhone user it will still be another cable to carry regardless and I have plenty of both micro and type C, so for me, people make too much of that. Battery life seems terrific to me, they can certainly last me through my workouts with no issues and being able to charge in the case means I always show up in the morning fully charged. I like that Soundcore provides more different sizes of ear tips and wings than most others out there. As I mentioned, I think I am getting the best seal with these and that is important for sound quality as well as noise isolation. They connect quickly, were easily paired to the iPhone and I was able to pair the left earbud separately so if I just want to use the left, that works as well. The way to do that for me, with the newer version (A3911031) is to turn the left earbud off completely by holding down the button until you see the LED turn red, then press and hold to turn it on in pairing mode (fast blinking). Overall these are excellent truly wireless earbuds and work very well and for the price they represent a terrific value. I very much recommend these, especially to those that find issues with earbuds that do not have the stabilizers (wings) to stay in your ears. They provide stability of fit, an excellent seal and very good sound for a budget price. Well worth a purchase. UPDATE: I saw a YouTube review of these and found out that the case does open further than I thought. It stops and if you push it a bit more it clicks and locks open at something closer to 90 degrees, so that is much better and it is now easier to get to the earbuds. This helps them to be even better to me, so I am really glad for this purchase.