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- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
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Anker Soundcore Motion+ vs Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Anker Soundcore Motion+
Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneYes
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneYes
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredYes
Variants
- Soundcore Motion+ (Black)
- Soundcore Motion+ (Blue)
- Soundcore Motion+ (Red)
- Beosound A1 Gen 2 (Black)
- Beosound A1 Gen 2 (Gold)
- Beosound A1 Gen 2 (Green)
- Beosound A1 Gen 2 (Grey Mist)
- Beosound A1 Gen 2 (Pink)
Our Verdict
Anker Soundcore Motion+
Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2
Depending on your listening habits, you may prefer either the Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 2 or the Anker Soundcore Motion+. The Bang & Olufsen offers outstanding voice assistant support with Alexa built-in and does an excellent job of understanding your commands from far and in noisy environments. It's also smaller, more portable, and better built than the Anker. That said, the Anker can get louder and can play stereo content without downmixing it to mono, which is more immersive. It also has a longer-lasting battery life, though this can depend on your usage and your real-world experience may differ.
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Soundcore Motion+
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Beosound A1 Gen 2
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Soundcore Motion+
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Beosound A1 Gen 2
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Music
Threshold
Music
6.7
6.5
Dynamics
6.6
5.8
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.1
9.3
Dimensions Photo
Volume
84 in³ (1,372 cm³)
46 in³ (749 cm³)
Weight
2.3 lbs (1.0 kg)
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
7.1
8.3
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Good
Great
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
Submersible (IPx7)
Dust Resistance
Unspecified
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Impact Resistance
No
No
Floats In Water
Unspecified
Unspecified
Controls
7.9
8.9
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Good
Good
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
No
Yes (Physical)
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.5
6.4
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.34
-0.25
Std. Err.
3.48 dB
3.95 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
60.8 Hz
62.6 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
10.7 kHz
13.5 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
7.4
7.4
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
4.95 dB
1.09 dB
Stereo
Yes
No (mono)
Dynamics
6.6
5.8
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
91.0 dB SPL
84.2 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
3.51 dB
3.33 dB
Active Features
Battery
8.8
3.2
Battery Life
15.5 hrs
4.6 hrs
Charge Time
3.4 hrs
4.9 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
No
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
1.7
10
Alexa
No
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Google Assistant
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
No
Speakerphone
Yes
Yes
Siri
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
Yes
Voice Activation
No
Yes
Microphone Mute
No
Yes
Far-Field Performance
Bad
Excellent
Ambient Noise Performance
Bad
Excellent
App
6.3
6.0
App Picture
App Name
Soundcore
Bang & Olufsen
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Graphic + Presets
Presets
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
No
No
Multi-Room
No
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
Yes
No
USB Audio
No
Yes
Other Ports
No
No
Bluetooth
9.0
8.3
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
5.0
5.1
Bluetooth iOS Latency
104 ms
104 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
42 ms
160 ms
Bluetooth Range
280.5 ft (85.5 m)
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
2 Devices
Wi-Fi
0.0
0.0
Wi-Fi Version
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
No
No
Apple AirPlay
No
No
AirPlay Latency
N/A
N/A
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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Beosound A1 Gen 2
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