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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Pictures
    2. Style
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Controls
    6. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Frequency Response Accuracy
    2. Raw Frequency Response
    3. Soundstage
    4. Dynamics
  6. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. Voice Assistant
    3. App
  7. Connectivity
    1. Wired
    2. Bluetooth
    3. Wi-Fi
  8. Comments

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 vs Anker Soundcore Motion+

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3
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Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Picture
Anker Soundcore Motion+ Picture

Variants

  • BOOM 3 (Dusk)
  • BOOM 3 (Green)
  • BOOM 3 (Jungle Grey)
  • BOOM 3 (Lagoon Blue)
  • BOOM 3 (Night Black)
  • BOOM 3 (Peach)
  • BOOM 3 (Sunset Red)
  • BOOM 3 (Ultraviolet Purple)
  • BOOM 3 (Unicorn)
  • Soundcore Motion+ (Black)
  • Soundcore Motion+ (Blue)
  • Soundcore Motion+ (Red)

Our Verdict

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3

Anker Soundcore Motion+

The Anker Soundcore Motion+ is a slightly better speaker than the Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 overall, though they're very similar. With its BassUp feature enabled, it has a better-balanced sound profile that can produce deeper bass than the Ultimate Ears. It can also be paired to up to two devices at once, which can come in handy when you need to switch between audio sources. That said, the Ultimate Ears offers a wider and more natural-sounding soundstage, thanks to its 360-degree design. It's also rated IP67 for dust and water resistance, though we don't test for this.

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Jungle Grey
BOOM 3
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BOOM 3
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Night Black
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Sunset Red
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Ultraviolet Purple
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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

6.4
6.7

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

5.4
6.5

Soundstage 
 

9.0
7.4

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Style Photo
Anker Soundcore Motion+ Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No

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Portability 
 

9.2
9.1

Dimensions Photo  

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Dimensions Photo
Anker Soundcore Motion+ Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

59 in³ (966 cm³)
84 in³ (1,372 cm³)

Weight 
 

1.3 lbs (0.6 kg)
2.3 lbs (1.0 kg)

Power Source 
 

Battery & USB
Battery & USB

One-Hand Carry 
 

Yes
Yes

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Build Quality 
 

9.0
7.1

Build Quality Photo  

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Build Quality Photo
Anker Soundcore Motion+ Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Great
Good

Water Resistance 
 

Submersible (IPx7)
Submersible (IPx7)

Dust Resistance 
 

Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Unspecified

Impact Resistance 
 

Yes (IK rating unspecified)
No

Floats In Water 
 

Yes
Unspecified

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Controls 
 

5.8
7.9

Controls Photo  

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Controls Photo
Anker Soundcore Motion+ Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Controls Photo 2
Anker Soundcore Motion+ Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Good
Great

Feedback 
 

Good
Good

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End 
 

No
Yes (Physical)

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous 
 

No
Yes (Physical)

Microphone On/Off 
 

No
No

Additional Controls 
 

Yes
Yes

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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 In The Box Photo
Anker Soundcore Motion+ In The Box Photo

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

5.4
6.5

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

-1.49
-0.34

Std. Err. 
 

5.41 dB
3.48 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

92.4 Hz
60.8 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

15.8 kHz
10.7 kHz

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

9.0
7.4

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

1.82 dB
4.95 dB

Stereo 
 

Yes
Yes

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Dynamics 
 

6.9
6.6

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

86.9 dB SPL
91.0 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

1.91 dB
3.51 dB

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.9
8.8

Battery Life 
 

13.7 hrs
15.5 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.6 hrs
3.4 hrs

Power Saving 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port 
 

Micro-USB
USB-C

Battery Powered 
 

Yes
Yes

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Voice Assistant 
 

0.0
1.7

Alexa 
 

No
No

Google Assistant 
 

No
Yes (Requires Smartphone)

Speakerphone 
 

No
Yes

Siri 
 

No
Yes (Requires Smartphone)

Voice Assistant 
 

No
Yes

Voice Activation 
 

No
No

Microphone Mute 
 

No Microphone
No

Far-Field Performance 
 

No Microphone
Bad

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

No Microphone
Bad

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App 
 

7.9
6.3

App Picture  

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 App Picture
Anker Soundcore Motion+ App Picture

App Name 
 

Ultimate Ears
Soundcore

iOS 
 

Yes
Yes

Android 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Party Mode 
 

Yes
No

Multi-Room 
 

No
No

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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

No
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Other Ports 
 

No
No

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Bluetooth 
 

8.9
9.0

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

Unspecified
5.0

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

7 ms
104 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

34 ms
42 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

259.2 ft (79.0 m)
280.5 ft (85.5 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

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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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Ultimate Ears BOOM 3

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