Soundcore AeroFit 2 Pro Review

Price

The Soundcore AeroFit 2 Pro officially launched in January 2026 priced at £179.99 / $179.99. So they’re not cheap and you will have to pay up towards the price of some high-end, in-earbuds. In open-ear terms, it’s near the top end of the price scale.

They are, however, less expensive than the Shokz OpenFit Pro, which cost £219 / $249.95.

Design

• Available in three colours
• Adjustable earbud design

The AeroFit 2 Pro is quite a departure from the first generation AeroFit Pro and is more in keeping with the look of the newer AeroFit 2.

These are earhook-style earbuds that wrap around the top and back of your ear, while the speaker unit sits in front of the concha part of your ear. It’s the speaker part that’s key to how these buds switch from open-ear to ANC mode. It can be clicked into different positions, moving the unit further up or down the ear. Clicking them up creates the open-ear listening mode. Clicking them down covers more of the ear and enables the ANC.

Whether you’re trying to switch between the two modes when stationary or on the move, it’s a largely effortless thing to do without fear you might knock them out of place. It’s an area of the design that I think could be slicker than it is when you need to make that adjustment quickly. I’d say there are earhooks that are much easier to slip on and off.

Crucially, when they are in place, they do stay put. Even during sweatier workout use. One scenario I’ve found a little more problematic is wearing them with glasses or sunglasses. The silicone design helps to make them comfortable to wear and while the IP55 water resistance rating isn’t the toughest rating on offer, it does provide some protection against moisture.

There’s room for a set of controls on the buds and they’re the physical button kind as opposed to touch based ones. You can customise these controls from the companion Soundcore smartphone app where single, double and triple presses can perform functions like adjusting volume, skipping tracks and switching between listening modes. The controls work well and it’s nice to be able to have some control over volume, which you don’t always get on all earbuds.

The case they come with isn’t the most compact. It’s made from a hard plastic that doesn’t carry the same water resistance rating as the buds either. You’ll find a USB-C charging port at the rear alongside a dedicated button for pairing, with a long, thin battery and pairing status notification light at the front. The unique look of these earbuds does make them a bit tricky to get them back into the case.

Once they’re in, they stay put at least and don’t rattle out of place.

Battery Life

• 5-7 hours battery depending on listening mode
• Case supports wireless charging

The battery life you’ll enjoy depends on factors such as the listening mode and volume. You should enjoy up to 7 hours when using the open-ear mode, which drops to 5 hours with ANC in use.

If the charging case is fully charged, you’ll get a total of 24 hours battery life before everything needs to be charged. A 10-minute charge gets you 3.5 hours of battery, though that will be less if using the ANC.

I found those numbers pretty much representative of my time using them. An hour’s use of ANC saw battery drop by 20%. In open-ear mode, the drop for an hour was closer to 15%. You’re not getting the best battery life available on a set of earbuds, but it’s also not the worst either.

As an added charging bonus, that case does support QI-certified wireless charging.

Noise-Cancellation

• Open-ear and ANC modes
• 6 built-in mics for handling calls

Getting into the ANC performance first and I’ll start by saying that anyone hoping for ANC to rival Bose, Sony or Apple will simply not find that here. If you’re hoping for an ANC performance feature that makes its inclusion worthwhile, then yes I think it does a good enough job.

Having also used the Shokz OpenFit Pro, which offer a similar feature, these are considerably better at cancelling out sound in all environments. Not just some listening scenarios as is the case with the OpenFit Pro.

I’ve used them while working at home, in a cafe, working out in the gym and outdoors for runs and walks. I like that you can enable an intelligent ANC mode, which turns the ANC on when you move them into the correct position. An audible tone indicates when that’s done correctly. The added wind reduction mode improves the ANC effectiveness when using them outside in busier environments.

Switch position and engage the open-ear listening and again, while they don’t offer the best open-ear sound I’ve experienced, again, it’s absolutely good enough.

There’s four microphones in total, as Anker leans on AI to help drown out exterior sounds and make those calls clearer. It’s not the crispest call quality, but I did find the setup perfectly up to the task and was happy to intercept calls from my phone with them.

Sound Quality

• Spatial Audio
• Bass Boost EQ

These buds feature 11.8mm composite drivers, with support for Spatial Audio and Hi Res audio playback.

There’s a host of EQ presets and a custom EQ mode in the Soundcore app (Android and iOS), alongside a gaming mode and the ability to connect to two devices at the same time. A find my earbuds mode can be found tucked away in the settings menu if you ever misplace them.

Even without turning to the Bass Booster EQ preset, the overall sound profile is one that delivers good power and a nice rumble of bass that is a dominant force. On Massive Attack’s Unfinished Sympathy you get a strong sense of that likeable depth and warmth. Mids are boxy and trebles lean more towards being grainy than clear and sparkly. Van Morrison’s Into the Mystic showcases shows off that warm and likeable profile these buds can achieve.

On New Order’s Regret, it’s a bass-first sound where mids and treble performance doesn’t give you the most supremely balanced sound. It produces something that’s bright and enjoyable on the whole.

Making use of the available EQ modes is worthwhile to get the best sound out of the AeroFit 2 Pro. I’d be inclined to say they sound better in ANC mode as opposed to on-ear, but overall I liked them enough for what they could deliver on both fronts.

Should you buy it?