Anker Soundcore Mini, Super-Portable Bluetooth Speaker with FM Radio, 15-Hour Playtime, 66 ft Bluetooth Range, Enhanced Bass, Noise-Cancelling Microphone - Black

I bought my first one in early February. I was replacing an old bluetooth speaker that had been dropped and died. This Anker Soundcore Mini was a great replacement. I has very good range, the charge lasts quite a while and the controls are all inside the body or flush anyway, so that if you do drop it they won't break.(like my old speaker did). I must admit that I have not listened to music through this other than ads that run during the pod casts that I listen to. I did have to purchase a second one after I knocked the first one into our washing machine while I was loading clothes. It continued to play for about 10 seconds and then it started to screech. It took what seemed like minutes to fish it out of the clothes and water but I doubt if it was more that a half a minute. I turned it upside down to drain water from the speaker holes on an absorbent surface. After it quit draining I put it into a plastic container with a bunch of those silica bags that most electronics and some pills are shipped with. Yes I save those things and this is why, after about 4 days I turned it on and it worked like nothing had happened!! I wouldn't recommend submersing this in a tub or water. In the mean time I had purchased it's replacement. So now I have two.The only concern i have is that the charger cord and port, I find it challenging to hit the slot just right because of the curve of the speakers body. Also the cord is quite short, it could stand to be a foot or two longer.I recommend this speaker.

I absolutely love this tiny Bluetooth enabled speaker. I am using it as a white noise machine for my babies. It was so easy to set up and I got a micro SD card to load music onto it which made it even better. It runs all the way through the night while babyies sleep without being plugged in. I can't recommend this enough. It also is durable for a toddler to throw it onto concrete and drool all over it making it waterproof in my opinion. It charges really quickly and is reliable. I would buy this again and again. Highly recommend.

A friend got one of these so I ordered one, it's fabulous! I bought a BOSE 30 some years ago, it weighs a ton and has a huge footprint in my tiny studio apartment now that I'm in my 90's & living in assisted living. This little gem puts out sound that is just as good and fills my apartment with my favorite music, even the very brassy Copeland with no distortion. The bass is true to life, it's thrilling! I set it to my iPhone and my Amazon Music and played it right away and I was so excited that I threw away the box with the charging cable in it, now I'm going to see how helpful the customer service is, I need assistance figuring out what type of cable to get to replace it. The description says USB but the speaker has a round hole to plug the charger in and I don't see any USB charger cables with rounded plug-in ends when I look on Amazon.

I submitted a previous review, which I am now completely changing. I gave 4 stars both times.My *** BIG *** complaint is the instructions. They consist of pictures, which are grossly inadequate. I read them, really I did. My IQ is 125, I was a physics major, I worked as a computer geek for a Fortune 300 company, including documentation, training, instructions and manuals. If *I* can't decipher the instruction - I conclude they are very poor, indeed.I started out with the incorrect understanding that there are only 4 controls: On/off. Input selector. Volume up/down.Play/pause. However this is incorrect, because using long-presses causes some of the controls have dual functions, in certain situations.I will now review, feature by feature.The sound quality is reasonably good. Substantial bass, decent highs. However, I notice that "listener fatigue" sets in pretty quickly, which means that the THD (total harmonic distortion) is high.It is loud enough for use in the car while driving. When connected by Bluetooth, I have the volume on the speaker all the way to maximum, and the sound quality is still OK. If you connect either by Bluetooth or aux you can also control the volume from the phone, tablet, MP3 player etc. In town, I did not need to push the volume on my phone past the recommended maximum. However, on the highway (more noise), I did need to push the volume on the phone one or two clicks above the recommended maximum. Doing so did not distort the sound noticeably. But, again I experienced "listener fatigue", which is slightly worse when the speaker is at max, and the player output is extra high.The FM radio works, but was confusing. You must (as instructed) use the charging cable as an antenna, or it won't pick up anything. As soon as I selected FM mode, it starts a station search/sweep. But it only stays on each station for about 1/2 second. At first I thought this is how it would act every time you select FM. That would have been terrible because you don't have enough time to hear what the station is playing. I mostly didn't care because I can use the FM radio in the car, so I just dismissed the FM feature as not useful. However, on a subsequent selection of FM mode, I discovered that it was on a station. And I, by-dumb-luck-chance, discovered that long-pressing the volume up and down buttons, advanced to the next FM station or previous FM station. I've concluded that the initial sweep was collecting an inventory of local stations Not sure how to redo it if I go somewhere else.The SD card works, but is also confusing to use. I tried to figure out what order it plays files in -- random (good for most music), or straight through (required for a book). And I don't know what would constitute "straight through" - alphabetical by file name? The order the files were written to the SD card? Something else?I tested with 1 file on the root, and 1 file in each of 2 subdirectories. It only found 2 of the 3. I don't know what that means. I went ahead and built an SD card by writing files one at a time to the "root" of the SD card, so that the order is what I wanted (the equivalent of random). When I played the SD cards the files were played randomly, not in the order I put them on the SD card. It sure would be nice if the instructions explained any of this. I am concluding that a book would not work (didn't test that). And I'm not sure if-and-how using folders on the SD card would work.I did discover, by-dumb-luck-chance, that long-pressing the volume up and down buttons, advanced to the next item on the SD card, or back to the previous item. I also noticed, when playing from the SD card (as opposed to Bluetooth) I don't need to turn the speaker as loud. This probably helps with sound clarity. And, not using Bluetooth should extend the battery life of a recharge, since the (Bluetooth) radio is off.The size and shape are perfect to fit in a cup holder (in a vehicle). My cup holders have covers, so, less likely someone will see it and want it. But it is very difficult to take out of the cup holder once it is dropped in. A small handle or strap or something on the top would be an excellent improvement. I put a piece of tape on the side of the speaker, sticking above the top of the speaker, and folded the top edge of the tape over onto itself, to make a tab to grab it by.But putting it in a cup holder effectively defeats using it for calls with my phone, It puts the microphone at the bottom of the cup holder hole. So far, I've only received 1 call. I answered the call by picking up my phone, and answering the call there. Since the phone was Bluetooth connected to the speaker, the call sounds came out the speaker -- as intended. But, the microphone (at the bottom of the cup holder) didn't work well enough. I had to punch a button on the phone to stop using the Bluetooth for the phone, thus taking the call on the phone itself. It did automatically go back to playing music, when I ended the call. Nice.But I can't tell from the instructions how to answer and end a call on the speaker. I assume it is possible. Nor do I know if I can initiate a call from the speaker, by pushing a button, and then using voice instructions.I also tried putting the speaker on the dash board. I ended up deciding that it sounds better, bouncing off the windshield, except some of the high notes were slightly uncomfortable to listen to. This placement also allows me to keep the volume setting lower, which presumably increases sound quality and increase battery life. BUT, there is nothing to stop it from sliding around. I turned a corner too fast, and it flew off the dash into the side window. Nothing broke. Glad the window was closed.... Being on the dash will likely make the phone calling-features (especially the microphone) work adequately. The dashboard is now where I use it, all the time. I just have to remember to hold it, or take corners carefully.When you power the speaker on, it always starts with Bluetooth. I think this is reasonable. I had anticipated using my phone (connected by Bluetooth) as the music source, most of the time. But I ended up using the SD card almost all the time, after discovering it didn't need to be turned up as high, and that I could change tracks manually.It is easy to change input (Bluetooth, Aux, FM, SD card), repeatedly push the input selector button.I suspect that the best choice, for most people, is likely to be playing sounds from your phone/mobile-device. Then you have the maximum controls of what you are hearing, on the device -- specifically including random or straight through play.I don't know if it shuts itself off automatically. I didn't test by just leaving it on to find out. The battery life (with SD car play) is excellent. I use it for 10 minutes here and 10 minutes there - short rides across town. Still on the first battery charge after dozens of trips.Each time I use it, I pull it out of the cup holder. I switch it on with the switch. It defaults to Bluetooth connection with the phone. I select SD card. And set it on the dashboard. When done, switch it off, and put the speaker back into the cup holder for storage.I did use both music playback (from the phone) and google maps at the same time . They share the speaker perfectly, as expected, including turning the music down when maps is giving instructions, and going back when done. I didn't test Google maps (on the phone) at the same time as playing music from the SD card.I like the sound quality, well enough.I like the size and shape (but wish it had a "handle" on top).Overall I do recommend it.