Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 NC Review | Best Budget Earbuds, Again!

Reviewing Anker's Soundcore Liberty 4 NC true wireless earbuds, my favourite buds at a £100 budget price with excellent ANC and some of the best battery life. If you're after cheap TWS buds in 2023, the Soundcore Liberty 4 NC boast customised sound from 11mm drivers and impressive noise cancelling. Plus excellent app support and intuitive touch controls.
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I've reviewed a lot of true wireless buds, but Soundcore continues to impress by offering a premium style experience at a more friendly budget price. The biggest and best upgrade here vs earlier earbuds is the extended battery life. Even with ANC on, the Soundcore Liberty 4 NC can last for around eight hours before recharging. On top of that, you have fast and wireless charging for the flashy case.
Anker has also ensured the sound quality is strong for the price. The Soundcore Liberty 4 NC sport 11mm drivers and personalised audio, so you can adjust the output to suit your hearing. Meanwhile that noise cancellation can block out quite a surprising amount of background noise, including a lot of transport related shenanigans.
What's your pick of the best budget true wireless earbuds of 2023 so far? Let us know below!
Soundcore Liberty 4 NC Review Chapters:
0:00 - Talky bit at start
0:45 - Design
1:58 - Setup & connection
3:01 - Soundcore app
3:33 - Touch controls
4:40 - Audio
6:06 - Noise cancelling
7:33 - Mic test
8:05 - Battery life
8:59 - Verdict

[@MichaelW1959]

With an ever-growing number of good quality buds available for under $100, it makes it harder and harder to justify the $2-$300 ones being offered.

[@BruhBeuah]

Yea lol even the 50-100 are challenging “premium” buds

[@rctechtime]

These feel best in my ears stem wise. I’ve been changed from buds to stems (soundcore stems ) much shorter and the fir is perfect. Ears don’t get sore. Either (the stems are super small I think anyone who uses them long enough. They’ll love the stems

[@elmaster6207]

For me it needs to have good call quality, I can pay $200, $300 IF!!!! the call quality is great, sound alone is not really a buy for me.

[@deykno87]

No IT doesn’t

[@BruhBeuah]

@@deykno87 what

[@nik10gaming23]

Thanks you everyone who posts their experience

[@asan1050]

Thanks Mr, Brewmeister , Great review!

[@jayc4283]

Thanks for the review!!! I watched it and bought a set, one thing I did not anticipate was the case design itself. It's not so bad in a review, or when you first get them, and are opening for the first time. But they failed to consider real world ongoing ease of use. If you hold it so you have a good grip, then you are holding it in a manner that prevents the lid from popping open. if you hold it so you don't obstruct the opening of the lid, it easily slips away. They should have cast a couple ridges in the lower case for traction/grip. Otherwise a great headset.

[@haydnneville]

Got these yesterday and they are so good! The customization features in the app are unreal!!

[@mythic_mischief]

Been sold on this brand since the Liberty 2 Pros, *Chefs Kiss* Cant wait to get these in the mail!

[@plunder1956]

Frankly Chris, you lucky sod getting them early. I'm sure they will be updated quite fast. I've just ordered mine direct from soundcore via a special offer they sent me. I went for the darker blue because they don't sell my fave Orange 😕. Looks like some great features, like Google connect and multi device pairing (which I really wanted).

[@pug_63]

I've iust lost one of my 1st Gen Echo Buds, that I paired with my iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, so the timing of this and similar videos is perfect! Regular AirPods don't stay in my ears, so I need something more fitted. Had these for approx 24 hours, and very happy with them. Thanks for the video!

[@inegma29]

My first gen soundcore went through the wash and dryer by accident in its case and still works flawlessly, im sold on this brand now.

[@serkopartemian5326]

mine too 😂

[@user-ci3mu6sh6q]

I'm buying these this month and it's good to see how far Anker has come. I've bought the Anker Soundcore Q10 headphones back in 2021 and for its price point they were insanely good. I just needed to see it for myself what these earbuds bring you and thanks for a great review.

[@GreeboandGaspode]

Looks like another winning product from Soundcore, I own the life Q30 overhead and the liberty 2 pro in ear buds as well as a couple of their bluetooth speakers and they are all great devices.

[@914Rocky]

Great review, thanks.

[@laurentaylor4054]

Pre ordered these when they first came out in the UK in July. I really like them. Just ordered a pair for my partner

[@MrRhar75]

Good review thanks

[@kenjitasaka]

the random tone is actually a feature of the adaptive anc when you have the "environment detection" on. it adjusts the anc profile when it detects a change in the sound environment. you can turn it off and it will just stay on the anc profile you choose.

[@arm8636]

What happens if you disable environment détection whilst using adaptive noise cancelling? I don't get how adaptive can work without environmental detection

[@Lyn4817]

I am hoping the ANC feature is reasonable as the house next door recently sold at auction, so I am expecting a lot of noise coming from the property in the new year, which was what prompted me into getting a pair.

[@freakunique7462]

Thanks for the review and even more thanks for the awesome discount, 20% off is not to be sniffed at. Cheers, and have a good day :)

[@jamiewalker3505]

Nice review fella. I got these for £59.99 in the Spring sale a couple of days ago and so far think they were an absolute steal for that price.

[@manuelbravo9573]

How are they so far ? I picked up a pair of headphones (space q45) in that sale with a huge discount. I hope they have another.

[@randomwicked9806]

Lost/can't locate Buds Pro 2... decided to give these a ride. Appreciate the review.

[@Epicdude012]

just got the p2i, they're very nice

[@pheuzy3044]

Good review please what is the best between the Realme Bud air 5 Pro and Soundcore 4 NC

[@mickeyheaton]

Yep, sold me at "glowy box". Thanks Uncle Spurt!

[@TheManpuncher]

Cheers for the review! put my Liberty Air 2 pro's through the wash the other week but sadly the week in a container of rice hasn't managed to save them. Shame as I was really happy with them but these look like a good replacement

[@joeaugust1926]

Yeah. A good replacement. I have it already. Good buy for money's worth

[@badland.6503]

@@joeaugust1926Worth it over airpods 2 pro 2nd gen? They started dying finally so looking for ones that have loud volume with clean audio without paying that much as i paid my airpods.

[@rxonmymind8362]

I no longer have the Golden Ears. I was impressed with the Liberty 3s and it's LDAC bluetooth codec. Might jump on these.

[@Tacozilla]

Ordered these on today's Prime Big Deal Sale, to replace my Anker Life A1 (which still work but lack a few features that the Liberty 4 have). So far, loving these new earbuds and the app is pretty straight forward and easy to use

[@Lyn4817]

I just ordered them from Prime Black Friday Sale also. I was looking at getting the Bose but I really couldn't justify $300. Which meant I was able to pick up a few more items on Sale that I wanted like a power bank to help out when away from home.

[@lisandrolote]

On "El Jefe reviews" he mentions that "connecting" sound as the adaptive ANC changing settings when you change from different noise environments

[@mrdoctorprofessorpepsi3662]

I may have missed this but can you use all the same button options when using one bud (single, double, triple, etc)? I own a pair of liberty air 2 pros and the single tap doesn’t work when I use a single bud witch is my main problem with them for me

[@saikatkarmakar6633]

Compared to OnePlus buds pro 2 how good is this without considering the price?

[@lefpou]

What about the 360 surround audio? Is it any good? I had Edifier NB2 (pro?) buds as my first buds and spatial sound software was FANTASTIC! Night and day! Only problem was you would have to turn it back on from the bloody app every time you wore them. So I'm reallly curious how it compares to something like edifier. Some guy said it's not so good. I don't know, people don't seem to care a lot about surround audio but my experience was that it was a very core feature. Again it was my first bluetooth buds so everything came to me as a first experience so makes sense people focus on other stuff but still why ignore it completely? :P

[@raystephen3525]

Thank you ❤

[@srisupriyantii1963]

I really need this information. I just brought a brand new Samsung A34 5G and they didn't give me headset or anything else. So I think I need some earbuds recommendations. Thanks man!

[@Asifkabeer]

I hear a bit less from my left ear, would its personalised test adjust for that?

[@zankired5653]

Hello, thanks for the review! My 1 more comfo buds pro broke, and I just got this Soundcore Liberty 4NC, but got some questions with voice assistant, please see if you can help... I use a Samsung S21 FE. I set the 4NC controls to tap and activate google assistant, but there is no prompt sound. And when I use Google Assistant to make a phone call, it says I have to unlock the phone first. I didn't have these issues with the 1 more comfo, do you know how to set these 2 items? Many thanks!

[@hwasaornothing]

my Redmi Buds 4 Pro recently started giving out & i ordered these with their -25€ earlybird offer - i previously had also tried the Life P3's which I frankly didn't like all that much, but the LDAC support, beefy battery + reworked drivers will hopefully make for a better time. If it's not great again though I think I'll pass them on to a friend & get something cheap like the Realme Buds Air 3 until something better comes out.

[@internetuser9279]

So were they good?

[@user-ke5tc1ep4w]

Are the realmes' good ? Or the 4 nc is better ?

[@avalongmail]

How is it with dealing with door slams? I live in a side by side duplex and my neighbor always slams their front door going in and out for cigarette breaks.

[@MuhammadAdeelAhmed]

How do they compare with apple airpod pro Gen 2 or Gen 3? I see they are £55 over Black Friday at Amazon UK. Is it worth shedding money on these over Apple Aipod pro?

[@tomlyons8838]

The random beep might be the environment detection option kicking in.

[@ab79381]

Do these fall down if put? Are they comfortable for the ears?

[@music-raprelaxing5218]

should i get these earbuds or huawei freebuds 5i? I can't choose between them, and also i have a huawei phone does that have a big impact on this comparison? please help me

[@izcondoralexander]

Does gaming mode only accessible via apps? or can be activate using earbuds only like double tap or something

[@stephenquinn4826]

Hows the ear fit, are they snug? i have some original galaxy buds and theyre great- give them a twist and they wouldnt come out. Galaxy buds pro's and theyre terrible. constantly putting themback in my lug.

[@Sncex]

if you are in the wood bro it could be just that ur earphones need to reconnect and or do reconnect and thats what the connecting / pairing sound is, just ur bluetooth signal playing up?

[@OhHiMark001]

I remember anker when they were just making charger wires and plugs, they have come up

[@jatigre1]

I think Bluetooth 5.3 still needs to improve, or maybe I need to get one of those USB transmitters. When it comes to new phones, check the specs.

[@beepover]

Apparently the SpinFit Omni for True Wireless Earbuds will fit, mine on order

[@zankired5653]

Can you set the controls to activate google assistant? heard they don't answer to "OK google" thanks!

[@staytr1ppyman3]

Are these good for gym/intense workouts?

[@MrTilePRO]

What is the freclancy range? 10-22000 Hz? Can this play 5Hz?

[@-Yurkey]

I just ordered a pair (black and white were only available for 85€ and 89€ so I ordered the black, altho I would've picked the navy blue, but they weren't offered)... I had my Huawei Freebuds pro for 2 years now and let me tell you something... For 250€ (how much I spent on them) they turned out to be... Subpar... After only 2 years of use my left bud is degrading alarmingly fast (used to have 3 hours on them with ANC, 6 without, now the left barely gets up to 2 hours ANC...I couldn't finish John Wick 4 on my flight to Egypt 😔 )... And a replacement is a whooping 99€ 🤦‍♂️ ... So here I am, trying to find alternatives in that price range... And I think the Liberty 4 NC's tick all of my boxes and I have a feeling they'll last me longer than 2 years for less than half of what I paid for the Freebuds (ironic name btw, free my ass, they charge an arm and a leg for a replacement 🤦‍♂️)... Thanks for the review 👍

[@farzinv1053]

Witch's better between this and liberty 2 pro?!

[@Funkfreed]

I've seen people having way less than advertised battery usage. Can anyone confirm?

[@speedXchess]

does it come with spatial audio?

[@Delboy666]

Just got a pair for £59 on Amazon!

[@nurobeatz]

Can you sleep with comfortably? That’s my top 3 concern.

[@jonwalker5255]

I got some unopened Galaxy Buds Pro 2, but I'm thinking of selling those and buying a set of these. Can anyone help me with pros and cons etc please, especially if you have used both. Thanks 🙂

[@Paco1337]

I got Soundcore Q30 headphones and it's best bang for buck in my opinion, I never run out of battery great even for office work with NC. I will get Liberty 4 NC mostly for workout so I don't know how good are they for that and will they fall out ?

[@Igorxpo]

What about bass?

[@flick4556]

So what happened did you get them???

[@GMartin407]

I was about to shell out $300 for Sony's 1000-XM5 after my XM4s were stolen out of my car. I've had many soundcore products so I'm going to try these out!

[@KaneNova]

how do these compare to Huawei Freebuds 5i ?

[@MrKaremnour]

Is it better than Huawei 5i?

[@Barbecue_The_fuecoco]

These are the earth's I want😀

[@user-lz4xt5fm5y]

This one or life p3 regarding mic?

[@MrKaremnour]

Can I connect it too iPhone and MacBook at same time?

[@Andy-tp9nv]

Anyone know which extra eartips compatible with L4NC?

[@Gengh13]

8 to 10hs of battery life sounds good enough for me.

[@user4name]

huwaei freebuds 6i or anker liberty 4 nc ?

[@jasonmcmeekin2214]

Hey Chris got the soundcore life p2 and I had them four years maybe a bit more and they are as good as the day I got them

[@georgesei2603]

Which would you choose between the Soundcore liberty 4nc and the Huawei freebuds 5i???

[@zonrox4563]

Up for this I want to know too

[@josedominicrafanan1034]

I just ordered it and I'm excited! I had google pixel buds pro but lost it, bought a new huawei P60 Pro phone. Discarded my Google Pixel 7. I always watch your review. 👌

[@josedominicrafanan1034]

@@Backpfeifengesicht45 It's perfect! It's just what I need for phone. If you came from Samsung, it would be more or less a better experience. What I miss is the Google Pixel's intelligence.

[@josedominicrafanan1034]

Yup scary. That was everyone's reaction first because even Huawei didn't had the immediate resolution about it. They really got affected but on the otherhand, this proves a point that one can exist without Google. Definitely no problem with using Google with Huawei devices. It's a bit awkward at first seeing unfamiliar search engines, maps etc but once you've downloaded Google Apps from GBOX, it's like nothing happen and everything is normal as if there isn't any restrictions only just a bit of an extra steps to use Google.

[@josedominicrafanan1034]

I just received my Soundcore Liberty NC and it sounds superb! Way better than Google Pixel Buds Pro that I lost at less than half the price! It really pays to watch reviews before buying!

[@joeaugust1926]

​@@josedominicrafanan1034yeah. Learn to watch reviews before buying any products 🥱😊😊

[@badland.6503]

@@josedominicrafanan1034Before i bought iPhone 13 when it launched (still have it), i was Huawei fan as well, it was my only way to go, especially when i bought Huawei Mate 20 Pro when it came out, but one day it died after few years, decided to go for iPhone to try something new, liking it so far except the new iphones coming out every year looking the same and nothing improving much.

[@El_Crispaulo]

I just had mine delivered and the left doesn't seem to connect. Doesn't work! Bummer!

[@denisquenneville8032]

How are these with MS Teams and being connected to multipoint? My current Skullcandy earbuds when I am on a Teams call and if I get a notification on my cell phone it cuts out the sound and earbuds for a brief moment? Not sure this is normal??

[@Drew-ql3gq]

They do have it

[@ghaithballich5952]

I lost my AirPods Pro gen2 what is a quality earbuds like those?

[@PuneetMehra]

How does it compare to Oppo Air 3 Pro?

[@nimeshbhodia5021]

Hi! Is this compatible with iphone 14 pro?

[@henriqueserra5397]

Which do you think is a better buy: the space a40 at €70 or the Liberty 4 nc at €85?

[@rasheedbedri]

The space A40 IMHO

[@ved212]

Anyone have idea how to fix sound delay issue when using them on pc ? :/

[@MuhammadUmar-qm3ix]

Is it have gaming mode?

[@letiziasereni]

I love you mr. Tech Spurt

[@vadergrd]

this or buds fe??

[@chandanaprasanga7657]

is this ok with apple 14 pro ?

[@superyan4100]

Good review, the discount code doesn't work though 😭

[@krosser2123]

If you use a phone with MIUI 13-14, it has a Bluetooth bug when your TWS buds often disconnect and reconnect on their own, similar to what you experienced...

[@jasonmcmeekin2214]

Got a redmi note 10 Pro running android 13 with miui 14 and I have no problem with the Bluetooth connection on my soundcore life p2 or my Sony xb700 have you tried to unpair and pair hopefully that might work

[@krosser2123]

@@jasonmcmeekin2214 yes, sure I did multiple times. I have Redmi note 10s, which I've updated to MIUI 13 and then 14. Ever since 13 have been having this disconnecting issue with three of my TWS buds, from 1more, Realme and Honor... So, it's definitely about the MIUI.

[@jasonmcmeekin2214]

@@krosser2123 have you tried to reset WiFi Bluetooth settings go into connection and sharing scroll down to the bottom of the screen you will see reset your WiFi mobile data and Bluetooth settings it will reset all the network settings it might help there is some great videos on KZbin about it too

[@mikyboy1993754]

I just got these for £63 is that a good price

[@yasin4591]

I got these, they are great

[@survivoralways0551]

When u get a call does it call out the number or name of the person who is calling ?

[@yasin4591]

No it doesnt @@survivoralways0551

[@joeaugust1926]

​@@survivoralways0551dey play 😁😁

[@jasonhudson9234]

These are great, got them 3 days ago. Noise cancellation is good. Only issue I'm having is getting them to connect to my Samsung s23u nightmare.

[@shreyajain7127]

planning to buy these since my galaxy buds 2 gave out. you still facing the same issue?

[@jasonhudson9234]

@@shreyajain7127 no, the customer support was amazing. Within a few days they released a fix specific to the issue. From the onwards no connect issues at all. These are still my go to earbuds and I have loads of other brands. Still recommend them.

[@gudlutripathy3283]

​@shreyajain7127 is this better than buds2...

[@diamir0017]

Do you still have the problem please

[@jasonhudson9234]

​@@diamir0017no they resolved it through a patch within a few days

[@faragmostafa633]

Good things come in small packages

[@authenticglitch625]

Unfortunately in Canada specifically on Amazon these cost 130$ and in my eyes these are no longer in the "budget range" considering there are much better earbuds at this price range. Earfun still sits under $100 in Canada, I recently purchased the Air Pro 3 for $70 and they're amazing, even though they don't have ear detection.

[@BP-bn44]

With the preorder they were $100 and they will undoubtedly go on sale in the not too distant future. Maybe just keep an eye out for that

[@chilly6470]

Nothing beats that soundcore app. They're definitely worth 130 Canadian dollars. It works out at the same price as anywhere else.

[@authenticglitch625]

@@chilly6470 I'm fine without the app, sure it would be nice but not for 60$ more.

[@jamesfield1674]

Anker are pretty decent brand nice sound for the price

[@fabijoe92]

Uuuh...Zenfone 10 ❤

[@jerryhernandez96]

I currently have a pixel 5, do you recommend a pixel 6 or should i go for the oneplus 9?

[@47thdarkdimension]

Surely there are some negatives?

[@AnonymousT7]

Which Mic is better? Liberty 4 NC or P2i?

[@hasanpaji1544]

I think the Liberty 4 NC is better

[@markhayo]

Hi Chris, kudos for pronouncing aural properly. Most people pronounce aural and oral the same way; a bit of a bugbear for me.

[@mib910]

When I wear them, and not listening to things or just pause, there is white noise in the background, is that just me? And connecting them is not always as flawless as it should be.

[@dusty_giraffe2111]

Transparency mode might be on, there's a slight white noise that sounds like rain in the distance. And yes, there are some connectivity problems, but for some reason I haven't had any major issues in a very long time, when I first bought them they sometimes fail to connect and I needed to long press the button on the case to reset them with the buds in the case, sometimes I even needed to make my phone forget the device first. I haven't encountered these issues in a while now. Check if your earbuds are on the latest version, I found that a few of my problems were fixed after updates.

[@nileredsexperiment834]

Does this have IP resistance rating?

[@hasanpaji1544]

Yea IPX4 rating is there

[@vernfb5189]

The Biggest issue I had with the Liberty's is no matter what size earbuds I used they always found a way to slide out of my ears after a few minutes.

[@danbei2232]

👏👏👏👏

[@yarakomoto3366]

You cannot connect to laptops tho for some reason

[@kimvanhouwelingen7850]

I wonder how good these are compared to the Soundcore A40, especially when it Chinees to noise canceling

[@zhren_]

They are supposed to have the best ANC out of any Soundcore bud yet, other reviewers seem to agree

[@GeekfromYorkshire]

El Jefe Reviews did a comparison

[@davidzy4924]

A lot of complaints with these. People everywhere talking about how good these are. The fit is meh. They don't fall but you have the persistent feeling that they are gonna do so any moment. The multipoint connectivity fails a lot. And the ANC is... okay? Idk. Doesn't seem incredible to me. My last earbuds were Bose QC, so, that may be why.

[@Marko-il6gx]

Which one is better , 4 NC or 4 ?

[@guran4o]

4s have slightly better audio but nc are better overall

[@tahameshrif6930]

Which is better the 4 nc or the Freebuds 5i