Very good!

A couple of updates and 2 months later I still think these are worth 5 stars!!! I'm no audiophile in any way shape or form just your regular consumer that has struggled to find decent earbuds. I've tried the galaxy buds live, bose qc earbuds, sennheiser momentum 2, and liberty 2 pros but was never fully happy because there was always something missing. These earbuds have solved all my problems. Call quality is excellent I've taken phone calls at the noisy grocery store while wearing a mask and had no complaints, I've been able to wear these earbuds comfortably for hours, I listen to these earbuds at half volume because they can get loud. I like that I can customize the touch controls easily from the app. Transperancy mode has improved a lot since these launched and while the anc could be better for the price point I can't complain especially when you add music to the mix it really cancels out noise. The touch controls can be sensitive and were a bit tricky at first but now that I've developed the muscle memory I have no complaints. Overall these aren't "perfect" but for me they sure are. I highly recommend them and if you don't like them simply return them soundcore has an amazing customer service team.

SOME QUICK BACKGROUND ON WHY I FEEL QUALIFIED TO WRITE THIS:
So, I consider myself to be a casual audiophile. I'm a DJ for hire, I make music casually, and I critically listen to music and engage with music as a hobby. Now, this having been said, I am also just an everyday student, consumer, and technology user. I am not a tuning, audio, or music expert. What follows is my own opinion of this product represented as accurately as possible.

THE REVIEW:

OVERALL (ISH):
The package as a whole is incredible for the price but it's got a few kinks that can be easily worked out. I got these buds about 4 months ago and I have been really enjoying them.
SOUND: They sound absolutely excellent, and while the marketing stuff they throw at people to make it seem more impressive is frustrating, the balanced armature drivers (for those who don't know they are specialized drivers that are commonly used in hearing aids and specialized audio equipment and also in some earbuds and cover high-end sound very well, but lack in low frequency majorly) sound incredibly sharp out of the box, almost uncomfortably sharp, but after using the app (more about this later) to eq them, they sound much better. The dynamic drivers in here are pretty standard and are used a lot in the industry but mainly it comes down to tuning, which is decent but isn't amazing without, again, our friend the EQ. The sound quality once tuned is very good, although compared to some higher-end consumer headphones I own, and some more audiophile-grade headphones I own (note these are EARBUDS, NOT, headphones, which I am comparing them to in this example) they don't have as great of a soundstage, and the imaging is so-so. They tend to still be a bit 'sparkly' in the high end, but don't fail to provide for the bass heads consumers out there (A guilty pleasure for myself LOL, although this having been said I still retain a higher appreciation for truly balanced sound.) They can get far too loud for my 15-year-old ears, but your mileage may vary. They sound better than 170 USD, but they ARNT comparable to a good set of audiophile cans by any means, but for TW earbuds, they "go nuts" especially as they walk a very tight line in this price range.
FIT AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: They have a surprisingly small case for their size and capability, rivaling Apple's mainstream offerings, but fall just a bit larger than the AirPods pro case. They can feel bulky in the ear at times, but the fit is great (coming from a person who actually has alarmingly small ears and ear canals), but I'm told by others that they are awesome for people with larger ears too. They look pretty nice, but if you care about the name brand status thing, you will find yourself noticing occasional looks from people as they examine the generic-looking logo on the case, etc. If your like me, and don't care, this is a nonissue. Lastly, the case's swivel/sliding motion is very appealing and as an ADHD-ridden person, this definitely is fun to mess about with (lmao) but it can become (only barely noticeable) flimsy-er after a few months of this kind of random use. At worst, occasionally, the "top" sliding part of the case, can hit the earbuds in the bottom part as you try to close it, but mostly this is a nonissue. They don't feel STURDY, but they are good enough. They'll take a drop or two without batting an eye, are pretty average in terms of how many scratches and cosmetic damage they amass after normal use, but again, for me, minor stuff.
BATTERY: The battery lasts forever, I use them between 1-4 hours a day, and I haven't charged them in a month. The case is at 30% and the earbuds are at 100% (I MOSTLY use them on "normal" without ANC on, but not on transparency at just above 50% volume.) so I would say they MORE than overperform, and permanently changed my expectation and standards of what's possible for battery-powered consumer electronics. Absolutely 'nutty' ​battery performance.
THE APP+COMPANY: So, I own the "Motion+" Bluetooth speaker from them, which is a total damn powerhouse and I have many a time excitedly, claimed was "the best purchase of my entire life" and its no f**king lie. These things are no diffrent. Soundcore's service has been tested by myself, addressing a lot of small, common issues that consumers tend to face, and they mostly addressed it quickly and professionally. Although in one case with the speaker they could have done a bit better (essentially the aux cable that shipped with them caused the right channel to not work as it was defective, and I used it on aux and told them from a consumer standpoint "the right doesn't work" and they sorta missed the mark, thinking it was a manufacturing issue rather than a simple cable.) BUT, other than this, they are excellent and have offered in almost every time I've contacted to just simply have it sent to be repaired and sent back to me at no extra charge (NOTE THEY SAID REPAIR NOT REPLACE!!! YES! IF THIS ISNT A LIE, THEY ARENT WASTIEING ...

Better than airpods maybe better than the pros in my opinion when listening to music

When I first fully charged these earbuds and listened to my music until the batteries died they fell far short of 8 hrs. In addition the right earbud quit way before the left (about 15% less). This was of concern so I decided to conduct an actual battery test. I realize sound is very subjective and people listen to different content at different volume levels etc. But I wanted to determine the baseline maximum battery life at how I would be using them and I was concerned about the difference between the right and left earbud.

My Ideal Listening and battery conditions :

> Quite room, no TV/radio or conversation
> Fully Transparent Mode / ANC off - Wind noise reduction off - Wearing detection off- LDAC off / Standard Bit rate streaming on Spotify
> Moderate volume level - There are no physical indicators of volume level so I reduced the volume until I could no longer hear it then increased it to a "moderate level". This was 7 steps up from the silent position.

Results : 5 hrs 47 min total play time

These conditions with all features turned off should produce the best/ideal battery life for listening to music in a quiet room. Using ANC and other features will certainly have its affects.

I performed this test 3 times and each time the right earbud battery got better until on the last test both batteries died at the same time within 2 minutes of each other. So, if you are having the same issue you might want to recycle your batteries until dead a few times and see if they will stabilize.

These are the best sounding earbuds I have but they were barely average out of the box. But, after downloading the Soundcore app and running the "HearID" Test they became amazing. This test is supposed to be run in a noisy environment for ANC reasons. I ran it in a very quiet place and it seemed to indicate a loss of hearing in the midrange at different levels in each ear as you can see in the photo of the graph. In any event it produced amazing results and I could not get anything better by manually adjusting the equalizer settings in the app.
The earbuds are finicky about charging when you put them back in the case. I had 2 cases when one would not charge even when properly seated. In each case a little cleaning with alcohol on a paper towel fixed the problem. Must be a reason that one of the first items in the instructions is to clean the charging contacts. When the earbuds are in your ear the charging contacts are close or against your ear and can pick up moisture or other contamination. Standard lithium batteries run at a little under 4v so even gold plated contacts with any contaminates can be a problem.
By all means download the "Soundcore" app and explore all the features and adjustments for this product. I have included photos of the various screens in the app. These screen shots show the exact settings that were used for the battery test and that produced the best sound for me in a quiet room. Obviously, Your preferences and other conditions will be different.