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SoundCore Flare, the new Anker Bluetooth product, is entering the big leagues. This small enclosure is waterproof, IPX7 certified. What, take it everywhere with you all summer, even to the bottom of the pool. 

Mark : AnkerCategory: Waterproof smart health connected speakerConnection: Bluetooth / WifiCompatibility: iOS / AndroidStarting price : € 99Availability: immediateTested with: OnePlus 6T

Anker, a reference in connection accessories, portable batteries, wires and others, takes out a new waterproof smart health connected speaker. It has an innovative design thanks to its light circle. Thanks to its loudspeakers 12 Watts at 360 ° the sound and loud and fluid. She can connect to Alexa via the range smart health connected speakers from Amazon, or through Google. Enough small and light, she is easily transportable. You will take it everywhere with you, even at the bottom of your pool (be careful, no more than a meter deep). Price, reviews, features. We’ve tested Anker’s Soundcore Flare for you and we’ll tell you everything in our full review.

Anker Soundcore Flare Unboxing

The packaging of the box is beautiful. It makes you want to discover the product. The envelope is made of cardboard. She describes the main features. In particular, the seal and the light circle under the enclosure.

Once the box is opened, we discover the enclosure and its charging wire and user manual. No frills, just enough. We can blame Anker for not not have supplied a jack cable despite the presence of an auxiliary socket. However, the speaker works in Bluetooth, so that's a detail.

Anker enclosure design and ergonomics

The Anker’s Soundcore Flare design is successful. In a dark gray fabric style, the enclosure is sober. She goes to'essential.

The outline is made of fabric, while the top is made of plastic. At this location, we find the five command buttons. Pause, decrease or increase the volume, the Bass up function and that to adjust the lights.

Below the enclosure, there is a light circle. He is very aesthetic and really adds something to the design. We can nevertheless blame him for being a little small. he does not exceed two centimeters of width. The JBL pulse 3 speaker has all of its light interface. A mix between the two would have offered a perhaps more impressive design. Even without that, the design of the SoundCore Flare rest aesthetic.

The light circle is customizable. Five modes are available, Party, Energy, Chill, Spring and Bedtime. The colors will be more garish with the first two modes, while on the last three, they will be more pastel. Furthermore, the lights keep up with the music, for stay in the mood.

Anker's Soundcore Flare was designed to be easily transportable. It is very light, only 530 grams. Anker’s enclosure is only 15 cm high and 9 cm in diameter. She is very easy to take in hand and fits easily in a bag . Nomadic and waterproof, it will follow you everywhere.

Use of Anker Soundcore Flare waterproof

The handling of this speaker is very easy. It connects in Bluetooth in less than 3 seconds. Immediately pressed, immediately paired. The buttons at the top are easy to use and practical. They avoid having to use the phone. Everything is done directly from the speaker.

When it comes to sound quality, Soundcore is doing very well there as well. The treble and bass are well balanced. Generally, the bass is the Achilles heel of mid- and low-end speakers. The two radiators of Soundcore allow him to have pronounced bass without being too present. Thanks to this, it can adapt to all types of music.

The sound is good, but as powerful. His 12 Watts give it an effective volume. However, pushed to the maximum, it makes him lose a little of his quality.

Anker's Soundcore Flare is equipped with two speakers back to back. This advancement allows him to play 360 ° sound. Wherever you are around the speaker, you will hear the music properly. For its price, it thus offers a quality sound that diffuses well.

Anker Soundcore Flare features

This feature allows you to adjust the bass. By pressing the Bass button above the speaker, you can either increase or decrease them. There is a difference between the mode with and that without. When active, the bass sounds more powerful and pronounced. If you don't like the bass too much, this feature will appeal to you. Otherwise you will have tend to let it turn on.

A application is available with the Flare speaker. With it you can adjust the sound, the lights or the bass or treble. You will have five listening modes, voice, default, flat, chill, and personalized. With this last mode, you will be able to choose d‘Increase bass, mid or treble. You personalize the tone of your Soundcore Flare.

Thanks to the application, you can also configure light effects. So you will have the five moods given earlier – party, energy, chill, rest, spring-. But you will be given the opportunity togo further. You will have the freedom to adjust the glow, a brighter or more faded color. You can also put the light effects in fusion mode. Several colors will mix. The third choice is pulsation, the colors will scroll continuously all around the light ring. The last mode is that of synchronization to music that we showed above.

Anker's Soundcore Flare speaker is IPX7 waterproof certified. The product can therefore remain 30 minutes underwater a meter deep. You must close the Anker notch of the auxiliary and charging socket. Once done, it's good, the speaker can go well in the water. The fabric covering it is waterproof, it keeps him well protected. We were a little scared during the Review. When we pulled the enclosure out of the water, it sizzled a lot. However, it was the water still permeated in the fabric. Once drier, the sound becomes fluid and clear again.

Other than that, the Review went very well. The speaker works when you put it in the water and when you take it out. So you can take the Soundcore Flare directly with you to the pool or the sea, or put it on the edge, without worrying about your health.

Anker offers to connect several speakers to the same device. So you can connect multiple Soundcore Flare together in order to acquire an even more powerful sound.

Against competition

Anker's Soundcore Flare and therefore a good speaker that has several interesting features, including its tightness. However, it is not the only one to offer this function. Here we offer you a comparison of the best waterproof speakers certified IPX7.

UE Wonderboom

This waterproof speaker is one of the best available on the market. Despite that small size – 93.5 x 102 mm for only 425 g – she has a excellent 360 ° sound. It is equipped with a small hook to be able to hang it on his bag. UE Wonderboom is available in addition to 16 different colors and patterns. It has a good autonomy of 10 hours. EU Wonderbomm is only 60 euros. A Excellent value therefore.

Fugoo Go Portable

This red and black speaker has pretty much the same functionality, 360 ° and waterproof sound. Like the Wonderbroom, it is equipped with a cord so that you can hang it. On the other hand, it is more imposing, measuring, 35.56 x 25.4 x 5.08 cm per 450 grams. The Fugoo Go Portable offers a good sound, thanks to its 12 Watts speakers. You will have to pay around 60 euros to get it for you.

Ultimate Ear Blast

This enclosure is smart health connected to Alexa. It therefore has a system of directly integrated voice control. Ultimate Ear Blast is equipped with the same features as its competitors, 360 ° and waterproof sound. She has a very good 12h autonomy. The Ultimate Ear Blast has a very beautiful design and it is not very big – 18.8 x 6.8 x 18.8 cm-. She is, however, a little heavy compared to its competitors -650g-. This speaker is priced at 80 euros.

JBL Pulse 3

We were talking to you about this place above. She has a design similar to that of the Soundcore Flare. However, its lighting effects cover more than half of the enclosure. Just like the ones we presented to you, it is equipped with a 360 ° sound, as well as IPX7 waterproofing. She too has a good 12 hour autonomy. The JBL Pulse is however much bigger – 9.2 x 9.2 x 22.3 cm for almost a kilo and it is significantly more expensive. Count 295 euros pto acquire it.

Conclusion

The enclosure Anker's Soundcore Flare is thus a good product. For its price, its sound quality is very good. Don't expect perfect audio quality, but the speaker does its job well. She has innovative features like 360 ​​° sound, IPX7 waterproofing, or Bass Up. In addition, its innovative design, with its light ring, add a plus to this Anker product. We can, however, blame him for being a bit thin. A few more centimeters would not have been too much. Thanks to that small size and lightness, it is easily transportable. Anker's Soundcore Flare will follow you on the go all summer, even in your poolparty the most wild.

Good points

• Beautiful design

• Quality sound

• Waterproof

• Bass up

• Application

Negative points

• A little small light circle

• Bass that lacks a bit of power

• no cord to hang it

Design and ergonomics – 7

Ease of use – 8

Sound quality – 7

Features – 7

Value for money – 9

7.6

Design and Ergonomics : Covered with fabric with a light ring, its design is clean and neat. We can however criticize him for the size of this ring which is a bit small.

Ease of use : The buttons are well placed, which makes its use intuitive. The application adds even more ease and allows personalization of listening.

Sound quality : Good sound quality, despite the bass a little too present.

Features : has interesting features, waterproof, Bass Up, multipoint connection or light control. However, to use Alexa, you need to have an Amazon Echo Dot. this integrated functionality would not have been too much.

Quality / Price ratio : Good value for money. For 80 euros the enclosure is fine.

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