Pros over Q30/Q20 series: slightly better sound/ANC, ANC also still works when wired. Mic on cable. Wear detection (Q45 doesn’t have wear detection, but has better sound/ANC). NFC pairing/activation (Q45 also lost this). Bit on the bassy sound by default, but can be tuned with the app.
Cons: Build quality. Lots of reports of it breaking. But if it happens during the warranty period it sounds like Anker is quite good about replacing.
Specs:
Bluetooth 5.0
Wireless Over-Ear
NFC
LDAC supported
40 mm drivers
Wear detection sensor
Up to 45 hour battery life (reviews get about that with ANC on, around 60 hours with ANC off)
Quick charge for 4 hours of playtime after 5 minutes of charging
Hard Travel Case
USB Type-C cable
3.5mm cable with in-line mic with remote control
Airplane adapter
1 year warranty
Some other Anker products on sale, though not as good a deal:
https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/search?pat … arch=anker
Headphones:
Space One $100
Space One Pro $200
Earbuds:
Life Dot 3i in-ear $50
Space One A40 $80
Sport X20 $90
Power:
511 Nano 4 30w charger with USB cable $20
Nano Pro 20w charger $17
334 Powercore 10000 mAh wireless magnetic power bank $40
Solix 522 Portable Power Station 357 watts $269
Up to 5% cashback through Rakuten (1% on wearable tech), up to 3% at GCR (2.5% on wearable tech)
Some thoughts after using for a day:
-Sounds pretty good after tuning. I’m not an audiophile though, so check Youtube reviews for comparisons and tests
-Transparency is a bit too good; picks up and enhances even my sleeves rubbing against my arm, I can hear it better than if I don’t have headphones on…
-No tuning of transparency level
-ANC tuning only has 3 presets
-No auto-off? Very disappointing, that should be a basic feature but at least
-Battery life seems very good, used it for hours and it still says 90%
-Wear detection seems flakey; I was just watching, not moving, and it would sometimes pause as if I may have taken off the headphones or pressed pause. Only seems to do it once every 30 mins or so though. I disabled the feature in the app and haven’t noticed it happen again.
-Didn’t feel uncomfortable using it for over an hour or two, I’d say I have a medium or smaller head though.
Statistics: Posted by bk — Mar 8th, 2025 3:37 pm