Good review. Nice to see you did extended testing.
SoundCore Icon Mini Review after 1 week of use
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yes I was not impressed with plastic box either. Paper boxes are so much better.
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Nice review!
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Nice review @Mohamed_Wael1 thanks for sharing 
@Anjou1888 The plastic box is marked as recyclable…
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Forget the recycable label Neil.
Do you REALLY know if it can be recycled or better it will ever been given to recycling?
May be you will find that wrapping when swimming in the sea! 
True but the same could also be said for any packaging variations due to the finish/inks etc applied to cardboard…or whether they will end up in landfill because people don’t think of putting it in or having a recycle bin…
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Awesome review.Thanks for sharing it with us!
Lately, I’ve been testing some phone cases where the boxes were printed using eco-friendly soy ink perhaps that could be something that @AnkerOfficial could try in the future?
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There are many things which can be done better.
You all know here in Europe pupils are demonstrating against pollution and
for better climate protection every Friday.
These young pople are also customers which would really like to find package more eco-friendly.
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Nice pictures and review!
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thanks for the review!
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@ndalby I dislike the plastic box for two reasons.
- It makes the product seem (and be) cheaper
- It isn’t biodegradable. Recycling doesn’t resally mean anything, because as @Chiquinho said, you can’t know that it’s actually being recycled.
When it comes to cardboard boxes, i know that in a few years it will degrade into dirt, so there is nothing to worry about.
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That is accurate depending on the type and production of the cardboard box…coffee cups are made from paper but due to the inner treatment to resist liquid they would not bio-degrade at the same rate (30 years+ at a minimum) as a plain cardboard box (of which not many Anker products have plain cardboard)…which then a lot of people would start commenting the packaging looks cheap…
There is no easy and quick fix to the plastics issue in the world…a good chunk of responsibility does lay with the manufacturer (and using alternates depending on the market sector they are in) but a bigger part does reside with the end user…
plastic recycling is expensive and not easy vs paper recycling
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@ndalby this is true as well.
I also beleive that since a lot of the consumers want cardboard over plastic, it would be in there best interest to switch back to cardboard.
Again back to my other point. Plastic makes there products a lot cheaper in appearance. I don’t see any benifits (other than a few cents in manufacturing) in using plastic.
I think if they continue down this road, they will start “cutting corners” in other ways as well, which I really don’t want to see.
I really hope anker stops this nonsense soon.
Yes…but again depending on the source material in question…coated cardboard such as coffee cups or even the box of the SoundCore Zero for example, would not be as cheap or straight forward to recycle as say, standard brown cardboard…
That’s more a personal preference though isn’t it…others could see it in reverse, its all a matter of personal preference…
Personally I buy a product for the product itself, not its packaging (plastic / paper / wrapped in string)…as long as its recyclable and from a sustained source I can still sleep at night…
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Yes, it is personal preference, although I do think a lot of people would agree with me.
If you read or watch reviews on anker products, almost everyone loves Anker’s packaging. The only reason for them to change it, is to save a few cents.
If they continue doing such actions to save money, they will cut corners in other ways such as
Cheaper plastics on products
No MFI certifications
Less safety precautions
Less testing on products
And other ways I wouldn’t even know about.
I really don’t want aneme to move in this direction. This could be the first of many things. Or the “calm before the storm” (to borrow the colloquialism).
I have been starting this “packaging discussion” in another thread and I like it to see its ongoing.
There are always “two or more” kind of view when discussing, you are right.
If not so, there would be no need to talk about.
If a company will really do some advertising
eg “We use eco-friendly packages only”.
I think it will be accepted positive by all responsible customers.
And I have to add : “I am NOT a Green at all”
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You should also include photos of Soundcore Mini sinking in water 
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