Notice: Your browser is not supported or outdated so some features of the site might not be available.
- Table of Contents
- Top
- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Mpow EM12 Wireless Earphone vs Anker Soundcore Life Q20 Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Mpow EM12 Wireless Earphone
Anker Soundcore Life Q20 Wireless
Tested using Methodology v1.4
Updated Sep 06, 2023 08:19 PM
SEARCH
Amazon.comTested using Methodology v1.5
Updated May 28, 2025 03:09 PM
SEE PRICE
Amazon.com
TypeMono In-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
Variants
- EM12 (Black)
- Soundcore Life Q20 (Black)
- Soundcore Life Q20 (Blue)
- Soundcore Life Q20 (Pink)
- Soundcore Life Q20 (Silver)
Our Verdict
Mpow EM12 Wireless Earphone
Anker Soundcore Life Q20 Wireless
The Mpow EM12 Wireless Earphone and the Anker Soundcore Life Q20 Wireless are very different products meant for different uses. The EM12 is a mono Bluetooth headset that looks like a single earbud from a pair of truly wireless in-ears and is designed to be used while making phone calls. On the other hand, the Life Q20 are Bluetooth over-ear headphones designed primarily for listening to music. The Q20 also have a microphone built-in, which allows you to easily take phone calls, and the headphones themselves have ANC to give you peace while commuting or in the office. Overall, the Q20 are much more versatile and are a better choice for most uses.
Check Price
Black
EM12
Searching
Finding storeBlack
Soundcore Life Q20
Searching
Finding storeBlack
EM12
Searching
Finding storeBlue
Soundcore Life Q20
Searching
Finding storeBlack
EM12
Searching
Finding storePink
Soundcore Life Q20
Searching
Finding storeBlack
EM12
Searching
Finding storeSilver
Soundcore Life Q20
Searching
Finding storeBlack
EM12
Searching
Finding storeMain Differences forMixed Usage
Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
6.4
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Mono In-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.0
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.01 lbs
0.57 lbs
Clamping Force
0 lbs
0.9 lbs
Controls
5.3
7.1
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Good
Decent
Feedback
Good
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
No
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
No
On/Off
Talk-Through
No
No
Additional Controls
No
Bass Effect + Voice Assistant
Breathability
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
Portability
9.9
6.1
Portability Picture
L
1"
5.5" (14.0 cm)
W
0.6"
5.6" (14.2 cm)
H
0.5"
3.0" (7.6 cm)
Volume
0.3 in³
92.00 in³ (1,507.60 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
7.5
5.5
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
Pouch
L
2.7"
N/A
W
2.7"
N/A
H
0.7"
N/A
Volume
5.1 in³
N/A
Build Quality
7.5
7.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.5
7.0
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
5.58 dB
5.28 dB
Treble Amount
-4.23 dB
-1.53 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
9.6
6.8
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.09 dB
0.66 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Raw FR R
Bass Accuracy
4.5
5.4
Std. Err.
7.73 dB
7.69 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
10 Hz
Low-Bass
8.49 dB
8.89 dB
Mid-Bass
8.79 dB
10.36 dB
High-Bass
8.57 dB
5.42 dB
Mid Accuracy
7.6
8.5
Std. Err.
3.18 dB
1.97 dB
Low-Mid
5.07 dB
0.86 dB
Mid-Mid
-0.45 dB
0.94 dB
High-Mid
-0.21 dB
1.98 dB
Treble Accuracy
6.7
7.4
Std. Err.
4.38 dB
3.94 dB
Low-Treble
-0.39 dB
2.71 dB
Mid-Treble
4.85 dB
2.94 dB
High-Treble
-15.23 dB
-7.27 dB
Peaks/Dips
5.9
7.1
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
3.28 dB
1.96 dB
Dips
1.15 dB
1.26 dB
Imaging
0.0
8.4
Group Delay
Phase Response
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
N/A
0.3
Weighted Phase Mismatch
N/A
6.7
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
N/A
0.63
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
N/A
2.03
Passive Soundstage
1.4
4.5
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
N/A
3.53 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
N/A
4.4 dB
PRTF Distance
N/A
7.4 dB
Openness
5.8
2.4
Acoustic Space Excitation
0.8
2.6
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
No
Speaker Modeling
No
No
Room Ambience
No
No
Head Tracking
No
No
Virtual Surround
No App
No App
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.1
7.4
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.468
0.287
WHD @ 100
0.270
0.205
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
Unknown
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.2
Codec
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
Default
ANC
No ANC
On
Tip/Pad
Silicone (small)
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
4.1
7.6
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-9.72 dB
-20.77 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
Yes
Bass
-2.31 dB
-12.68 dB
Mid
-5.65 dB
-20.67 dB
Treble
-21.31 dB
-29.76 dB
Leakage
9.3
7.7
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
25.3 dB
35.14 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
7.3
7.3
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
293.44 Hz
243.22 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
2.9 dB
2.36 dB
HFE
7,452.94 Hz
7,240.77 Hz
Weighted THD
0.809
0.803
Gain
3.47 dB
-3.16 dB
Noise Handling
5.7
6.7
SpNR
8.34 dB
18.03 dB
Noise Gate
Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
6.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
7.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
5.0
7.7
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
3.3 hrs
32.3 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
3.3 hrs
32.3 hrs
Charge Time
1.7 hrs
1.8 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
Standby mode
No
Audio While Charging
No
No
Passive Playback
No
Yes
Charging Port
Proprietary
micro-USB
App Support
0.0
0.0
App Picture
App Name
No App
No App
iOS
No
No
Android
No
No
macOS
No
No
Windows
No
No
Equalizer
No
No
ANC Control
No
No
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
No
No
Button Mapping
No
No
Surround Support
No
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
7.7
7.0
Bluetooth Version
4.2
5.0
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
No
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
77 ft
247.00 ft (75.29 m)
PC Latency (SBC)
284 ms
362 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
194 ms
93 ms
Android Latency
218 ms
69 ms
Non-Bluetooth Wireless
0.0
0.0
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Non-BT Latency
N/A
N/A
Wired
0.0
9.5
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
No
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
No
Yes
Length
N/A
4.10 ft (1.25 m)
Connection
No Wired Option
1/8" TRS
Analog/USB Audio Latency
N/A
0 ms
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio Only
Wired USB
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
No
Audio Only
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
No
Audio Only
PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
Audio Only
PS5 Wired USB
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
Xbox Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
No
Audio Only
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Analog
Audio Only
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
No
Base/Dock
2.2
0.0
Type
Wired USB dock
No Base/Dock
USB Input
No
No
Line In
No
No
Line Out
No
No
Optical Input
No
No
RCA Input
No
No
Dock Charging
Yes
No
Power Supply
USB
No Base/Dock
Check Price
Black
EM12
Searching
Finding storeBlack
Soundcore Life Q20
Searching
Finding storeBlack
EM12
Searching
Finding storeBlue
Soundcore Life Q20
Searching
Finding storeBlack
EM12
Searching
Finding storePink
Soundcore Life Q20
Searching
Finding storeBlack
EM12
Searching
Finding storeSilver
Soundcore Life Q20
Searching
Finding storeBlack
EM12
Searching
Finding store
Mpow EM12 Wireless Earphone
Anker Soundcore Life Q20 Wireless
Comments
Mpow EM12 Wireless Earphone vs Anker Soundcore Life Q20 Wireless: Main Discussion
What do you think of these products? Let us know below.
Looking for a personalized buying advice from the RTINGS.com experts? Insiders have direct access to buying advice on our insider forum.