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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. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    5. Xbox One Compatibility
    6. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Mpow H10 Wireless vs Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Mpow H10 Wireless
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless

Tested using Methodology v1.4

Updated Jan 11, 2024 08:37 PM

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Mpow H10 Wireless Picture
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Variants

  • H10 (Black)
  • H10 (Blue)
  • H10 (Calx)
  • H10 (Solid Black)
  • Soundcore Life 2

Our Verdict

Mpow H10 Wireless

Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless

The Mpow H10 Wireless are slightly better headphones than the Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless thanks to their better performance against ambient noise. The Mpow are better suited for commuting and to use at the office, which makes them slightly more comfortable. On the other hand, the Anker's sound signature is more suited for fans of bass, and you can also boost it with the bass effect command. The Anker also leak less than the Mpow and have an in-line mic.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.9
6.9

Noise Isolation 
 

8.3
7.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Mpow H10 Wireless Design Picture 2
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Mpow H10 Wireless Comfort Picture
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.53 lbs
0.58 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.1 lbs
1 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.0
7.1

Controls Picture  

Mpow H10 Wireless Controls Picture
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Decent

Feedback  

Decent
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 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
Bass Effect
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Breathability 
 

6.7
5.0

Breathability After Picture  

Mpow H10 Wireless Breathability After Picture
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

5.1 °C
9 °C
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Portability 
 

5.9
6.2

Portability Picture  

Mpow H10 Wireless Portability Picture
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless Portability Picture

 

6.5"
5.8"

 

5.5"
5.9"

 

3.3"
2.5"

Volume  

118 in³
86 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

5.5
8.0

Case Picture  

Mpow H10 Wireless Case Picture
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Pouch
Hard case

 

N/A
8"

 

N/A
6.1"

 

N/A
2.4"

Volume  

N/A
117 in³
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Build Quality 
 

6.5
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

Mpow H10 Wireless Build Quality Picture
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.5
7.0

Stability Picture  

Mpow H10 Wireless Stability Picture
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Mpow H10 Wireless Angled Picture
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Mpow H10 Wireless Side Picture
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Mpow H10 Wireless Front Picture
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Mpow H10 Wireless Rear Picture
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Mpow H10 Wireless Top Picture
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Mpow H10 Wireless In The Box Picture
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

2.36 dB
3.32 dB

Treble Amount 
 

1.58 dB
0.04 dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

7.7
6.0

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.45 dB
0.92 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

6.8
7.5

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.52 dB
3.51 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

3.03 dB
4.3 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

5.39 dB
4.81 dB

High-Bass 
 

5.78 dB
0.67 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.0
8.5

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.61 dB
1.98 dB

Low-Mid 
 

2.38 dB
-2.85 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-2.71 dB
-0.83 dB

High-Mid 
 

0.33 dB
0.02 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

5.7
8.0

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.7 dB
2.64 dB

Low-Treble 
 

1.76 dB
-0.01 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

8.45 dB
1.57 dB

High-Treble 
 

0.37 dB
-6 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.9
7.6

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2.08 dB
1.56 dB

Dips 
 

1.44 dB
1.23 dB

Imaging 
 

8.8
8.0

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.24
0.29

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.2
0.14

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.95
2.2

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

4.14
16.74
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Passive Soundstage 
 

5.1
4.9

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

4.16 dB
2.68 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

5.71 dB
5.41 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

8.36 dB
6.81 dB

Openness 
 

1.7
3.0

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

4.8
2.9
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Mpow H10 Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless 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 
 

7.3
7.2

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.256
0.269

WHD @ 100 
 

0.286
0.342

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.0
Unknown

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ
No EQ

ANC 
 

On
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

8.3
7.0

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-21.81 dB
-19.45 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Bass 
 

-18.66 dB
-7.21 dB

Mid 
 

-22.01 dB
-15.35 dB

Treble 
 

-25.1 dB
-36.39 dB
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Leakage 
 

5.8
7.4

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

45.8 dB
37.1 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
Yes

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

6.0
6.6

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

232.91 Hz
261.43 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

5.28 dB
3.31 dB

HFE 
 

3,088.65 Hz
3,466.89 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

7.057
7.413

Gain 
 

25.9 dB
42.91 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.0
7.0

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

Speech + Subway Noise  

SpNR 
 

10.97 dB
20.68 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.7
7.6

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

23.1 hrs
28.3 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

23.1 hrs
28.3 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.6 hrs
2.5 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Standby mode
No

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port  

micro-USB
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Mpow H10 Wireless App Picture
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless 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
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

6.9
6.6

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.1
4.1

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

181 ft
153 ft

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

122 ms
149 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 
 

155 ms
556 ms

Android Latency 
 

120 ms
140 ms
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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 
 

9.5
9.5

Cable Picture  

Mpow H10 Wireless Cable Picture
Anker SoundCore Life 2 Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
Yes

Length  

4 ft
4 ft

Connection  

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
0 ms
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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox One Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/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 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
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Soundcore Life 2
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Soundcore Life 2
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Standard
Soundcore Life 2
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Soundcore Life 2
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