Soundcore Anker Mini, Super-Portable Bluetooth Speaker with FM Radio, 15-Hour Playtime, 66 ft Bluetooth Range, Enhanced Bass, Noise-Cancelling Microphone for Leisure and Work Use

Ever since listening to music on a friend's Bose SoundLink Mini, I've wanted to get a similar Bluetooth speaker for myself. However, being on a tight budget, I've had to look at much more affordable options. The Anker SoundCore looked like it would be a worthy competitor for a fraction of the price. However, I ultimately settled on the SoundCore Mini, due to the smaller form factor and slightly cheaper price.I've owned this device for a week and a half now and have been blown away by the product that I got for the money. This is the first Bluetooth speaker that I've owned, but I've found myself using this for several hours every day since purchasing it. My wife has also been using this frequently, to the point that I'm considering picking up a second one for her to use.First thing to mention is the design of the device. This is a solid little speaker with a good amount of weight to it. Most of the exterior is a nice quality metal, with a thin ring of plastic around the bottom and a nonslip rubber base. This thing definitely feels solid, and I wouldn't worry about dropping it a few times (although I have no intention of trying to do so). This is about the same size as a beer or soda can, and about half the height. It will easily fit into a car's cupholder.The sound quality of this speaker is more than acceptable for the price. I volunteer as a sound engineer at my church, so my ear is probably more trained than most, although I wouldn't consider myself an audiophile by any means. The music, podcasts, and audiobooks that I listen to are all extremely clear. You're not going to get super strong bass from this, but that's not something that I care about. The volume on this is also surprisingly strong. I can put this in the middle of our 2 story, 1700 square foot house and hear it clearly from just about any room on the same floor. Works great for listening to podcasts and audiobooks in the car as well. I have no problems hearing it above the noise of the car and the road when set to about 2/3 volume.The Bluetooth range of this should not be understated as well. It's amazing to be able to plug my phone into the charger in the living room, and carry the speaker with me from room to room and still get quality, uninterrupted audio, even after my fitness tracker loses Bluetooth connection to the same phone.So far, I've used this device almost exclusively for its Bluetooth capabilities. I have not tried the line in input, nor the MicroSD slot. I've tried the FM radio (using the MicroUSB cable to act as an antenna), and this speaker does pick up a fair number of stations, but the lack of a display means that it's difficult to determine exactly which station you're listening to. I certainly wouldn't pick this up with the intention of using it primarily as a radio.Overall, I really couldn't be happier with the value that I got for my money. Anker has a winner on their hands here, and I certainly wouldn't hesitate to purchase this, or any other SoundCore product from them in the future.

I ride my bicycle for 3-4 hours during weekend for exercise and leisure - I love to see beautiful New England bike trails and sceneries. I used Bluetooth speaker to listen musics while riding. It was okay but I didn't like to see my phone's battery drained. I would like to have a tiny speaker to play musics via not only Bluetooth connection but also memory card. SoundCore Mini is the perfect choice.This powerful mini speaker can play musics via Bluetooth connection (most portable speaker does) and also built-in micro sd card slot - no more relying on your phone!! Volume is loud enough (don't want to disturb our fellow riders or joggers).Fully charged, it can play about 6-7 hours at about 60% Volume level. Very rugged design (metal construction - looks like fatty salt and pepper shaker).Unfortunately this is not weather proof. Well, it is perfectly fine with me since I can put this speaker in zipper bag (fully sealed), and put it in the top tube bag, or hydration vest shoulder pocket. Mini 2 is waterproof, but does not offer micro sd card feature.If you are looking for a portable and rugged bluetooth speaker wirh independently playing music function, this would be IT (zipper bag not included for waterproof, but easily found from your kitchen - Bam! You have a waterproof speaker).

Very impressive!sound quality is unbelievable for something so small. The battery lasts 3 work days for me which is about 27hrs.Super quick and easy to pair with my android, automatically connects to my phone as soon as I turn it on, but I usually want the FM radio portion at work so turn it off until I use Pandora play lists. Of my 3 "usual" radio stations I get only 2 in the building, have not tried it at home to see if I would get the other station yet. I have scanned through them all and only pick up about 6 in the building, which is outstanding considering signal is really hard to acquire where I work. The only 2 things I don't like is not being able to "see" what station I am on and being able to listen to my 3rd station, which are minor issues as I can tell what station I am on in just a few minutes and if I want to listen to the other station, I can connect to Pandora. Thinking on purchasing a second one for outdoors and travel so I can leave this one at work.