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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless vs EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless

Tested using Methodology v1.5

Updated Aug 23, 2024 04:54 PM

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Tested using Methodology v1.6

Updated Jan 15, 2024 04:53 PM

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Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Picture
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless Picture

Variants

  • SoundCore Life P3 (Black)
  • SoundCore Life P3 (Coral Red)
  • SoundCore Life P3 (Navy Blue)
  • SoundCore Life P3 (Oat White)
  • SoundCore Life P3 (Sky Blue)
  • Air Pro 3 (Black)

Our Verdict

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless

EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless

The Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless and the EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless are similarly performing headphones with slight differences. While both buds are comfortable, the Anker have a much more neutral sound profile and have a significantly better noise isolation performance. Conversely, the EarFun support multi-device pairing and aptX Adaptive codec.

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Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our headphones test methodology.

Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.1
6.2

Bass Accuracy 
 

7.8
6.2

Mid Accuracy 
 

8.9
8.1

Treble Accuracy 
 

7.2
6.0

Imaging 
 

9.1
7.8

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Design Picture 2
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Comfort Picture
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.02 lbs
0.02 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs

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Controls 
 

7.7
7.7

Controls Picture  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Controls Picture
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Good

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Additional Controls  

No
Voice Assistant

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Breathability 
 

9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C

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Portability 
 

9.4
9.4

Portability Picture  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Portability Picture
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless Portability Picture

 

1.5" (3.7 cm)
1.6" (4.0 cm)

 

1.2" (3.0 cm)
1.2" (3.0 cm)

 

1.0" (2.5 cm)
0.8" (2.0 cm)

Volume  

1.68 in³ (27.50 cm³)
1.73 in³ (28.30 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

7.5
7.5

Case Picture  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Case Picture
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

2.1" (5.3 cm)
2.0" (5.0 cm)

 

2.4" (6.1 cm)
2.4" (6.0 cm)

 

1.3" (3.2 cm)
1.2" (3.0 cm)

Volume  

6.17 in³ (101.10 cm³)
5.76 in³ (94.40 cm³)

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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Stability Picture
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Angled Picture
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Side Picture
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Front Picture
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Rear Picture
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Top Picture
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

3.63 dB
3.53 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-0.88 dB
-0.57 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.0
9.3

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.2 dB
0.14 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

7.8
6.2

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.11 dB
6.31 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10.15 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

5.56 dB
7.47 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

1.33 dB
7.32 dB

High-Bass 
 

-2.12 dB
6.34 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.9
8.1

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.47 dB
2.55 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-0.16 dB
1.83 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-1.97 dB
0.27 dB

High-Mid 
 

0.25 dB
3.1 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.2
6.0

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.13 dB
5.74 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-2.46 dB
4.65 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-1.26 dB
4.95 dB

High-Treble 
 

-4.22 dB
-6.35 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.5
7.1

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.39 dB
2.06 dB

Dips 
 

1.81 dB
1.13 dB

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Imaging 
 

9.1
7.8

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.23
0.14

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

2.17
3.76

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.37
2.51

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.31
2.03

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Passive Soundstage 
 

0.6
0.7

PRTF  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless PRTF
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

1.6
2.3

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

1.0
N/A

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No App

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.8
7.8

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.300
0.295

WHD @ 100 
 

0.110
0.108

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

02.61
0.5.1

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 44.1kHz
aptX, 32-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Soundcore Signature
No EQ

ANC 
 

Transport
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

8.5
7.7

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-22.08 dB
-19.44 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Bass 
 

-20.43 dB
-15.6 dB

Mid 
 

-17.41 dB
-21.85 dB

Treble 
 

-27.89 dB
-21.6 dB

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Leakage 
 

9.2
7.9

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

26.26 dB
34.29 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

6.6
6.6

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

343.96 Hz
391.7 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.79 dB
3.38 dB

HFE 
 

6,088.74 Hz
6,088.74 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

1.977
0.521

Gain 
 

1.4 dB
-3.67 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

6.7
7.3

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

15.75 dB
20.06 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.5
7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.0
7.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.2
7.1

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

5.7 hrs
6.4 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

4.0
4.0

Total Battery Life 
 

28.5 hrs
32 hrs

Charge Time 
 

0.8 hrs
0.9 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
Standby mode

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C

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App Support 
 

8.0
7.5

App Picture  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless App Picture
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Anker Soundcore
EarFun Audio

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

Adjustable
On/Off

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

Yes
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
No

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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless Cable Picture
EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

No
No

Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Connector 
 

No Wired Option
No Wired Option

Latency - Analog 
 

N/A

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Connection  

No Wired Audio

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Bluetooth Connection 
 

7.0
7.9

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
5.3

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

271.65 ft (82.80 m)
299.54 ft (91.30 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

213 ms
163 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

212 ms

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

97 ms

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)

AAC Support 
 

Yes

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

184 ms

Android Latency 
 

165 ms

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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
No

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Base/Dock 
 

2.2
2.2

Type 
 

Charging Case
Charging Case

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Supply 
 

USB-C
USB-C

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Anker SoundCore Life P3 Truly Wireless

EarFun Air Pro 3 True Wireless

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