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Anker Soundcore Flare Portable Bluetooth 360° Speaker

Anker Soundcore Flare bluetooth speaker comes in the usual Anker's blue and white paper packaging but with a really nice image detailing whats inside, with the speaker itself dropped in water motion.

Opening the packaging, there is a nicely wrapped Soundcore Flare in it along with cable for charing and a manual. I really like the cylinder shape it gives a nice round sound to any direction while its still easy to hold with one hand. There are control buttons on top, compared to my older Soundcore speakers this has a light control button and a bass up button. What sets the Flare aside from others is the bottom bit, it has a ring of lights built in. on the backside of the speaker, there are two indicators for bluetooth connection and power, below them, there is a micro usb charging port and an AUX in port.

After turning it on and paired with my phone, I can instantly play music through it, the sound is great! and the bass is unbelievable for a speaker this size, especially after pressed the bass-up button! The treble is good too, very clear to hear voices and lyrics. I use this to pair with my Amazon Echo Dot, it is a good expansion for it, as the Dot's builtin speaker is really small and weak. I could easily ask the Dot to play any music and this thing illuminates up! The base ring is great it beats with the rhythm.

There is another nice surprise: App support. For both iOS and Android devices you can download the Soundcore app, after bluetooth connection, it is possible to change the light pattern, update firmware and etc, this is the first Soundcore speaker supports this, I really do hope to see more speaker supported, or even the older versions supported :)

I gave this speaker 5 out of 5 stars! I would recommend to any one needs a indoor/outdoor speaker, or a companion to Amazon Echo Dot. You can easily get it from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07BHP4W36








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