Soundcore Sells 26 Earbuds; 15 List Noise Cancelling
Liberty, Space and most P models cancel noise in the ear; AeroFit, V and clip-on models leave the ear open.
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Soundcore’s US store listed 26 true-wireless earbud models on 26 October 2026, and 15 of them list noise cancelling. The in-ear Liberty, Space and P models are where the noise cancelling is; the AeroFit, V-series, AeroClip and C-series models leave the ear open, and one of those has a noise-cancelling form.
Soundcore sells two Sleep models and one sport model alongside them. The names follow a pattern on Soundcore’s own pages: Liberty, Space and P are in-ear lines, “Aero” and the V and C letters mark open-ear models, and Sleep marks small in-ear buds Soundcore sells as sleep earbuds. Every figure here is Soundcore’s own, from its US spec and comparison tables.
In the ear, with noise cancelling: Liberty, Space and P
Thirteen models, twelve of which list noise cancelling. P20i is the exception: the P20i page’s comparison table prints “-” in its noise-cancelling row.
| Model | Noise cancelling | Playtime, earbuds / with case | Water | Bluetooth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty 5 Pro Max | Adaptive ANC 4.0 | 12 / 50 h normal; 6.5 / 28 h ANC on | IP55 | 6.1 |
| Liberty 5 Pro (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab) | Adaptive ANC 4.0 | 6.5 / 28 h ANC on | IP55 | 6.1 |
| Liberty Buds 2 | Adaptive ANC 4.0 | 7 / 27 h ANC on | IP55 | 6.1 |
| Liberty 5 | Adaptive ANC 3.0 | 12 / 48 h | IP55 | 5.4 |
| Liberty 4 Pro | Adaptive ANC 3.0 | 10 / 40 h | IPX5 | 5.3 |
| Liberty Buds | Adaptive ANC 3.0 | 7 / 30 h | IP55 | 6.1 |
| Liberty 4 NC | Adaptive ANC 2.0 | 10 / 50 h | IPX4 | 5.3 |
| Space A40 | Adaptive ANC | 10 / 50 h | IPX4 | 5.2 |
| P42i | Adaptive ANC | 12 / 56 h | IP55 | 6.1 |
| P40i | Adaptive ANC | 12 / 60 h | IPX5 | 5.3 |
| P31i | Adaptive ANC | 10 / 50 h | Not read | 6.1 |
| P30i | Advanced ANC | 10 / 45 h | IP54 | 5.4 |
| P20i | None listed | 10 / 30 h | IPX5 | 5.3 |
Liberty 5 Pro Max and Liberty 5 Pro share earbuds. Soundcore says the Pro Max “features the same earbud units”, and lists the same eight microphones, two voice pickup sensors and Thus AI chip for both. What the Pro Max adds is the case: a 1.78-inch AMOLED touchscreen for music, noise cancelling and EQ, and an AI note-taker that records in-person audio through the case’s own microphone, then transcribes and summarises it. Soundcore says it does not capture online meetings, video calls or phone calls, and includes 120 free transcription minutes a month for 24 months, with paid plans for more.
Liberty 5 against Liberty 5 Pro: a generation of noise cancelling apart (3.0 against 4.0), six microphones against eight plus the two sensors, and Bluetooth 5.4 against 6.1. Liberty 5 lists Dolby Audio, and Soundcore’s table gives it the longer battery figure, though the Pro’s is stated with noise cancelling on.
Liberty 4 Pro is the older model with a screen on its case, which Soundcore lists as a “Smart Case with Display”. LDAC appears in the spec tables for Liberty Buds and P42i, which matters only on Android phones that support it; we explain what the badge promises in our guide to Bluetooth codecs.
Sport X20: in the ear, with a hook
Soundcore lists Sport X20 as in-ear with an ear hook, adaptive and manual noise cancelling, 12 hours per charge (48 with the case) and an IPX7 rating. Among the ratings we read, that and AeroClip 2’s IP57 carry the highest water digit.
Open-ear: AeroFit, V-series, AeroClip and C-series
Ten models leave the ear open: five clip onto the ear, four use an ear hook, and V30i is listed simply as open-ear. Soundcore lists noise cancelling for one of them, AeroFit 2 Pro, and for none of the other nine. For a maker whose range is all open-ear, including bone conduction, see Shokz’s lineup.
| Model | Fit | Noise cancelling | Playtime, earbuds / with case | Water | Bluetooth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AeroFit 2 Pro (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab) | Ear hook, two forms | Adaptive ANC 3.0, in ANC form | 7 / 34 h open; 5 / 24 h ANC form | IP55 | 6.1 |
| AeroFit 2 | Ear hook | Not listed | 10 / 42 h | IP55 | 5.4 |
| AeroFit 2 AI Assistant | Ear hook | Not listed | 8.5 / 35 h | IP55 | 5.4 |
| V40i | Ear hook | Not listed | 6 / 21 h | IP55 | 5.4 |
| V30i | Open-ear | Not listed | 12 / 36 h | IPX5 | Not read |
| AeroClip 2 | Clip-on | Not listed | 8 / 32 h | IP57 | 6 |
| AeroClip | Clip-on | Not listed | 8 / 32 h | IP55 | 5.4 |
| C50i | Clip-on | Not listed | 7 / 28 h | IP55 | 6.0 |
| C40i | Clip-on | Not listed | 7 / 21 h | IPX4 | 5.4 |
| C30i | Clip-on | None listed | 10 / 30 h | IPX4 | 5.3 |
AeroFit 2 Pro switches between two fits. Soundcore says you move the ear hook between an open-ear form and a “semi-in-ear” noise-cancelling form, and that the battery figure drops from 7 hours per charge to 5 in the second. It is also the open-ear model whose spec table lists LDAC. Fit affects how well noise cancelling works, as we set out in how noise cancelling works, and Soundcore publishes no figure comparing the two forms.
AeroFit 2 AI Assistant adds translation to the AeroFit 2 design: Soundcore says it supports real-time translation in 100 languages and a “Hey Anka” voice assistant. Its table lists 8.5 hours per charge against AeroFit 2’s 10.
Sleep A30 and Sleep A20
| Sleep A30 | Sleep A20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Noise cancelling | “ANC Engineered for Sleep” | No |
| Playtime, earbuds / with case | 9 / 45 h | 14 / 80 h Sleep Mode; 10 / 55 h Bluetooth mode |
| Water | IPX4 | IPX4 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Earbud weight | 3 g | 3.1 g |
| Fast charging, multipoint | No, no | No, no |
Soundcore says Sleep A30 (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab) combines active noise cancelling, passive isolation and adaptive snore masking, which it calls a “Triple Noise-Reduction System”. Sleep A20 lists none of the three; Soundcore’s table describes its design as “Ultra-Comfort for Sleep” and gives it the longer battery figure. Soundcore also sells a Sleep A30 Special on the same page, with its own figure of 8 to 10 hours per charge and “Up to 5 Nights” with the case.
Prices
| Model | List price, soundcore.com US | Sale price shown, 26 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty 5 Pro Max | $229.99 | None |
| Sleep A30 | $199.99 | None |
| AeroFit 2 Pro | $179.99 | None |
| Sleep A20 | $179.99 | None |
| Liberty 5 Pro | $169.99 | None |
| AeroClip 2 | $169.99 | None |
| AeroClip | $169.99 | None |
| Liberty 4 Pro | $149.99 | $99.99 in one store panel |
| Liberty 5 | $129.99 | None |
| Liberty Buds 2 | $129.99 | None |
| AeroFit 2 | $129.99 | None |
| AeroFit 2 AI Assistant | $129.99 | None |
| C40i | $119.99 | $49.99 |
| Liberty 4 NC | $99.99 | None |
| Liberty Buds | $99.99 | None |
| Space A40 | $99.99 | None |
| P42i | $79.99 | None |
| P40i | $79.99 | None |
| Sport X20 | $79.99 | None |
| V40i | $79.99 | $30.99 |
| C50i | $69.99 | None |
| C30i | $69.99 | $27.99 |
| P31i | $59.99 | None |
| P30i | $49.99 | None |
| V30i | $49.99 | $39.99 |
| P20i | $39.99 | None |
Soundcore showed the sale prices beside the list price with no end date, and Liberty 4 Pro appeared at its list price in the main product grid. Other retailers may charge less. For earbuds from other makers, see our earbud shortlist; Soundcore’s over-ear models are set out in which Soundcore headphones are which, and Nothing’s Ear and CMF earbuds in the same kind of breakdown.
Questions people ask
Which Soundcore earbuds have noise cancelling?
Of the 26 models on Soundcore’s US store on 26 October 2026, 15 list it: all seven Liberty models, Space A40, P42i, P40i, P31i, P30i, Sport X20, Sleep A30 and AeroFit 2 Pro. P20i, Sleep A20 and the other open-ear and clip-on models do not list it.
What is the difference between Soundcore Liberty 5 and Liberty 5 Pro?
Soundcore lists Adaptive ANC 4.0, Bluetooth 6.1, eight microphones plus two voice pickup sensors and its Thus AI chip for Liberty 5 Pro. Liberty 5 lists Adaptive ANC 3.0, Bluetooth 5.4, six microphones and Dolby Audio, and a longer 12-hour figure per charge.
Do Soundcore open-ear earbuds have noise cancelling?
One does. AeroFit 2 Pro has an ANC form: Soundcore says you switch the ear hook to a semi-in-ear position, with 5 hours per charge in that form against 7 when open. Soundcore lists no noise cancelling for the other AeroFit, V-series, AeroClip or C-series models.
What is the difference between Soundcore Sleep A30 and Sleep A20?
Soundcore lists noise cancelling “engineered for sleep” and adaptive snore masking for Sleep A30, and no noise cancelling for Sleep A20. A20 has the longer battery figure in its Sleep Mode, 14 hours per charge and 80 with the case, against 9 and 45 for A30. Both are rated IPX4.
What does the Liberty 5 Pro Max case do?
Soundcore says its 1.78-inch AMOLED touchscreen controls music, noise cancelling modes and EQ, and that the case records in-person audio through its own microphone, then transcribes and summarises it. Soundcore says it does not capture online meetings or phone calls, and includes 120 free transcription minutes a month for 24 months.
Which Soundcore earbuds are the most water resistant?
Among the ratings Soundcore lists, Sport X20 at IPX7 and AeroClip 2 at IP57 carry the highest water digit. Most others are IP55, IPX5, IP54 or IPX4. P31i’s rating was not on the page we read.
How we researched this
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- What this cannot tell you
- We have not used any of these earbuds; every feature is Soundcore’s statement of what the model supports, and Soundcore gives no like-for-like figure for how much noise each model cancels. Battery figures are Soundcore’s, and not all on the same basis: for Liberty 5 Pro, Liberty 5 Pro Max and Liberty Buds 2 its comparison table gives the noise-cancelling-on figure, while most other rows give one figure with no mode stated. The comparison tables on the open-ear and clip-on pages have no noise cancelling row for most models, so “not listed” means Soundcore does not list it, not that we confirmed its absence. P31i’s water rating and V30i’s Bluetooth version were not on the pages we read. Soundcore’s own pages call Liberty Buds “semi-in-ear” in its title and “In-Ear” in the comparison table. Product pages linked from the collections without a product card (AeroFit, AeroFit Pro, Sport X10) are not counted; AeroFit Pro showed “Sold Out”. V20i appears in one comparison table but on no collection page, so it is not counted. Prices were read on 26 October 2026 and change; five models showed a sale that day.
How we chose this, and what we did
- Why this subject
- Search Console shows earbud queries such as “best earbuds”, “earbud reviews” and “wireless earbuds review” reaching our earbud shortlist, and Soundcore’s US store lists 26 earbud models whose names (Liberty, Space, P, AeroFit, AeroClip, C, V, Sport, Sleep) do not say which models cancel noise or which leave the ear open. Holiday gifting adds readers choosing between them on price. Nothing on the site covered Soundcore.
- How we looked at it
- Read through a browser on 26 October 2026. The model list is the union of the product cards on soundcore.com’s US True Wireless Earbuds, Noise Cancelling Earbuds, Open-Ear, Sport and Sleep collection pages, plus P31i, which appeared with a price in the site’s product recommendations and whose own page showed an Add to Cart button. We counted 26 models by listing each product page once (the True Wireless collection says “34 item(s) found” but showed 17 distinct product pages; its page holds two copies of each card, so we count product pages, not the header). Specs are from each family’s comparison table on soundcore.com: the Liberty 5 Pro Max page (Liberty line and Space A40), the P20i page (P20i, P30i, P40i, Space A40, C30i, Sleep A20), the AeroFit 2 Pro and AeroFit 2 AI Assistant pages (AeroFit, V40i, V30i), the AeroClip 2 page (AeroClip, C-series) and the Sleep A30 page (both Sleep models). P42i, P31i and Sport X20 are from their own pages’ spec text. List prices are from the collection cards and product pages; where a card showed two prices, the higher one is the list price and the lower a sale. Noise cancelling is counted only where Soundcore’s spec table or product title names it; the control is that the same tables print “-”, “No” or a named ANC version in the row for every model that carries the row.
What this rests on
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Soundcore’s US store listed 26 true-wireless earbud models on 26 October 2026, and 15 of them list noise cancelling.Official
Product cards on the True Wireless, Noise Cancelling, Open-Ear, Sport and Sleep collections at soundcore.com, plus P31i (“Wireless Earbuds with Immersive Adaptive ANC”, Add to Cart shown). Comparison tables list a named ANC version for the seven Liberty models, Space A40, P42i, P40i and P30i; “ANC Engineered for Sleep” for Sleep A30; “Adaptive ANC 3.0” for AeroFit 2 Pro; Sport X20 page: “offers adaptive and manual ANC”.
P20i and Sleep A20 are listed without noise cancelling.Official
P20i page comparison table, Noise Cancellation row: “-” for P20i and C30i. Sleep A30 page comparison table, Active Noise Cancellation row: “No” for Sleep A20.
Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max list Adaptive ANC 4.0 and the same earbuds; the Pro Max adds a charging case with a screen and an AI note-taker.Official
Liberty 5 Pro Max comparison table: “Adaptive ANC 4.0” for both. Pro Max page: “Liberty 5 Pro Max features the same earbud units”; collection page: “The 1.78-inch AMOLED touchscreen lets you adjust music, switch noise cancelling modes, change EQ settings, and enter recording or translation features”. Pro Max page: the case “records … through its built-in microphone, then transcribes them and generates AI summaries”.
AeroFit 2 Pro is the one open-ear model with a noise-cancelling form.Official
AeroFit 2 Pro page: “Dual Form Design: Switch ear hook levels to seamlessly access Open-Ear and ANC forms”; “Adaptive ANC 3.0”; “Playtime is 7 hours per charge in Open-Ear form (34 hours with the case) and 5 hours in ANC form (24 hours).”
Sport X20 is rated IPX7 and AeroClip 2 IP57.Official
Sport X20 page: “It's rated IPX7 with SweatGuard protection, plays 12 hours per charge (48 hours with the case)”. AeroClip 2 specs: “Water Resistance IP57”.
Sleep A30 combines ANC with passive isolation and snore masking; Sleep A20 has no ANC and a longer Sleep Mode battery figure.Official
Sleep A30 page: “Triple Noise‑Reduction System: Combines Active Noise Cancellation, Passive Isolation, and Adaptive Snore-Masking Technology”. Comparison: Sleep A30 “9H/45H”, Sleep A20 “Sleep Mode: 14H/80H Bluetooth Mode: 10H/55H”, ANC “No” for A20.
Sources 14
- True Wireless Earbuds — soundcore USOfficialaccessed Oct 26, 2026
- Noise Cancelling Earbuds — soundcore USOfficialaccessed Oct 26, 2026
- Open Ear Headphones — soundcore USOfficialaccessed Oct 26, 2026
- Sports Earbuds — soundcore USOfficialaccessed Oct 26, 2026
Show 10 more · 10 official or standards
- Sleep Earbuds — soundcore USOfficialaccessed Oct 26, 2026
- Liberty 5 Pro Max — soundcore USOfficialaccessed Oct 26, 2026
- soundcore P20i — soundcore USOfficialaccessed Oct 26, 2026
- soundcore P42i — soundcore USOfficialaccessed Oct 26, 2026
- soundcore P31i — soundcore USOfficialaccessed Oct 26, 2026
- soundcore Sport X20 — soundcore USOfficialaccessed Oct 26, 2026
- soundcore Sleep A30 — soundcore USOfficialaccessed Oct 26, 2026
- AeroFit 2 Pro — soundcore USOfficialaccessed Oct 26, 2026
- soundcore AeroFit 2 AI Assistant — soundcore USOfficialaccessed Oct 26, 2026
- soundcore AeroClip 2 — soundcore USOfficialaccessed Oct 26, 2026
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