Good build quality marred by other issues [Updated]

The Soundcore Spirit Sports are very well built and the magnets are very strong and have no problem staying on my neck. They are pretty comfortable to wear and stay in my ears pretty well. However, other issues kind of put me off the experience of using them. Sound Quality is decent, it sounds OK but in my ears, they don't sound that much different from the Soundbuds Slim. Battery life was OK, the stand-by time for me wasn't great because even when I don't listen to music that much on a day, I would still have to charge these by the end of the night. Then there is the issue of calls lagging when moving a few feet away from my phone. It's kind of annoying to just a bit from my phone only to find that the other person is hearing me lag in the call. The mic is also at a pretty low volume when I talk to people. Also another problem is watching videos and listening to music. For some reason, if I start listening to anything when the buds are coming from a state of not playing anything, sound will not play at full volume at first but instead, gradually gain volume until they reach the volume that it was set to last. I never had earbuds do that to me and I found that weird when I first experienced it. So overall, the buds are built well and are very comfortable, but sound quality is a bit lackluster considering I spent more money for these than the Soundbuds slim. The other issues definitely does not help as the lag in calls and the gradually gain when I start listening to anything add to the annoyance of using these. These buds are built well and the magnets are great, but the other issues are what make these earbuds harder to use for me. Update: Anker's customer support is one of the best in the business. I contacted support after they messaged me to reach out to them after my review and they decided to send me their upgraded version the Soundcore Spirit Pros. After using these for about a week, they fix every issue that I was having and on top of that, they sound a lot better and fit in my ears a lot better than the Spirit Sports. I added a star for their efforts in making me happy and if you buy any Anker product, you are assured to get amazing support for your product.

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