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Updated January 10, 2024·
If you prioritize sound quality, comfort, and need a boom mic, possibly for gaming, the Antlion Kimura Duo is a solid choice but lacks wireless capability and has a higher price. However, if you're seeking a budget-friendly option with active noise cancelling, longer battery life, wireless charging, and better apps support for customization—useful for daily commuting and workouts—the Soundcore Life P3 would be advantageous, although it may compromise sound quality and mic performance. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Antlion Kimura Duo
Very good for music
Very good for gaming
Good for TV and video
Advantages of the Soundcore Life P3
Very good for exercise
Very good for air travel
Key differences
Music
8.0/10
5.7/10
The Antlion Kimura Duo is very good for music, while the Soundcore Life P3 is poor.
Gaming
8.5/10
5.1/10
The Antlion Kimura Duo is very good for gaming, while the Soundcore Life P3 is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
5.0/10
5.9/10
The Soundcore Life P3 and Antlion Kimura Duo are both poor for podcasts and audiobooks, though the Soundcore Life P3 is somewhat better.
TV and Video
7.8/10
5.5/10
The Antlion Kimura Duo is good for TV and video, while the Soundcore Life P3 is poor.
Noise Reduction
6.0/10
9.1/10
The Soundcore Life P3 is excellent for noise reduction, while the Antlion Kimura Duo is only fair.
Battery
N/A
7.0 Hours
The Antlion Kimura Duo does not have a battery. The Soundcore Life P3 has 7 hours of battery life.
Cost
$150
$50
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
The Antlion Kimura Duo has a price of $150 and the Soundcore Life P3 costs $50.
The Antlion Kimura Duo and Soundcore Life P3 are both poor for phone calls.
Build Quality
9.0/10
8.8/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Antlion Kimura Duo to have excellent build quality, while the Soundcore Life P3 has very good build quality.
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How the Antlion Kimura Duo and the Soundcore Life P3 compare to other earbuds and headphones
"Antlion Kimura Duo aren’t packed with features, but the ones they offer, work incredibly well. Especially the boom mic delivers very clean call quality with no distortion. If you explicitly look for gaming in-ear monitors with a reliable microphone, Antlion Kimura Duo are your best option."
"Anker continues its trend of stealth releases, recently dropping the Soundcore Life P3 out of nowhere. This product essentially replaces the disappointing Life A2 NC as the brand’s flagship ANC model under $100. It comes with bassy audio and enough features to give even the best noise-cancelling earbuds pause."
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About Antlion
Antlion Audio is an American company based in Oregon. Founded in 2011 by Jimmy Console, an engineer and physician, in order to create and offer better solutions for voice communication, specifically a microphone which could be used with any set of headphones which materialized in the very popular ModMic. The company has since expanded to include a wide variety of wired and wireless products.
About Soundcore
Soundcore is a sub-brand belonging to Anker Innovations. Starting in 2014, initially marketing wireless, Bluetooth, speakers, Anker now offers an array of, budget-friendly, wireless earbuds and headphones that directly compete, especially in the Active Noise Canceling field, with other brands several times as expensive.
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