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#30

Good luck to those entering, some solid testing ideas have been listed :thumbsup:

One question though, what’s with the thread title @AnkerOfficial :confused:

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#31

I would go about testing the product by taking it to it’s limits. Some of the stress points I would go after testing would be heat resilience, cold tolerance, continuous run down time (measuring life span at certain volumes over the go in time period) and also day to day stress use age. As a user of as many Anker products as I can get ( Power packs, multiple types of cables, wireless chargers, and more) I would use this product to its full capacity daily to measure how the tech deals with stress over time.
Thank you for your consideration and I hope to be selected as to help Anker.

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#32

To test the Soundbuds Slim+ I will have two parts to my plan. Part A will be the quality and ease of use and Part B will be the power user - torture test.

Part A - I will use them and compare them to other products I have and use for music and calls.

  • I end up on a lot of calls when I’m at my son’s activities and depend on a device that not only I can hear but that I can be heard with minimal disruption.

  • How comfortable they are and how easy or hard it is for them to fall off.

  • Are the buttons easy to navigate without needing to find a way to see what button I’m pressing.

  • Do they work with all of our devices in the house. Samsung, Apple, Anker Chargers and amazon Kindle

Part B - I will have my 12 year old put them to the test.

  • He lives with his ear buds in, the might actually be necessary for his breathing.

  • They will get the homework test, gaming, music, more music, ignoring his parents, all day at school, skate boarding, basketball… the list goes on but if they can be broken under normal wear conditions we’ll know.

  • He keeps bugging me to set him up a YouTube page so I can record his first YouTube video :smiley: - make him work for it.

Bottom line. Anker products are what keep me out of the poor house because my wife and son can’t kill them and we’d love to try these out too.

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#33

My review process is very simple.

My goal is not to sell anyone anything, but to offer my opinions, and reasons why I form said opinions.

It is a somewhat difficult task to review things like soundbuds, and headsets. What I plan on doing is, I will compare these to other bluetooth soundbuds that have been on the market for some time now, models that people most likely have. I will then rank these among those different models. They will be ranked by value, quality, and price.

#34

Big time runner and biomedical scientist here, would love to test these primarily under 2 conditions: during an upcoming half-marathon and at work in the lab.

  1. By using them during an upcoming half-marathon I can review how stable/comfortable they are during long runs, sweat proof, and audio quality while running under windy conditions.

  2. Additionally, as I can’t have wired headphones in the lab while running experiments, testing the wireless Soundbuds slim+ for several hours in the lab while working will allow me to review the battery life under real conditions, call quality, audio quality, range from the cell phone, and long-term (4 hours+) ear comfort.

  3. Given the long use time, especially in the lab, I can review the charging speed during lunch to potentially extend the 7 hour battery life.

Both of these conditions would be important for daily activities and exercise to review many of the primary areas of concern for many potential users. Can share this on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Amazon, Reddit, and on my blog.

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#35

As a father of 2 special needs children, we have a unique set of requirements and needs that a product must fulfill. The criteria that we would need to be able to test a product on would be ease of use, durability, and of course fidelity. They would need to function well in a variety of environments and not malfunction after the first careless mistake was made.
If we we’re allowed, as a family, to put these earbuds through their paces, we could create a thorough evaluation in real world settings with real world applications. We would love to report that these earbuds are or are not ideal for support for our sensory sensitive children. Or, if they are just great for a parent’s momentary escape while stealing a few moments alone in a warm bath.

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#36

I’m in a wheelchair fulltime. All the bluetooth headphones I’ve tested get interference from the motors.

  1. I would use the Soundbuds Slim+ at least 6 hours per day to test for interference from wheelchair motors.
  2. I would test Soundbuds Slim+ in various enviroments (Dr offices, malls, business locations)
  3. I would promptly report feedback to Anker on the Soundbuds Slim+.

A side note. I use a bunch of Anker products, phone cords, chargers, battery backup (for mobile devices, solar panel phone charger).

JohnW

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#37

I will use my standard test plan that I use for other headphones:

  • Bluetooth range test: typical single family home distance until crop
  • Battery test: run down time: play and check periodically until power down
  • Battery charge time: after run down, charge back up to full, check periodically for status
  • Sound test: standard set of well known tracks, test for response curve shapes (boosted highs, mids, bass), soundstage, etc
  • comparison with high end earbuds: Klipsch X11, mid range: beatsX
  • Fit test: jogging with them to test whether they will stay in
  • Sound isolation test: play white and brown noise, test for isolation with no input to headphones
  • Comfort test: subjective report on usage during testing

I typically post my reviews on:

P.K.

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#38

I would start by testing fit and comfort with various activities and for extended wear. Then battery life at low, medium, and high volumes, along with charging time. After that I would test the sound quality against a wide variety of music types and against audiobooks with both a smartphone and a PC. Finally I would function on cell phone and VOIP calls.

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#39

My plan is:

  • To full charge and run them out of battery 5-10 times to see how long it takes to charge them and see how long the battery lasts.

  • Listen to multiple genres of music to see how they sound, I.E. rap, salsa, reggae, 80’s freestyle, etc…

  • To also test the sound out in different areas to see how well they drown out noise, I.E. gym, home, work, etc…

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#40

I work about 10 hours every day…what gets me through the work day is being able to listen to music. I would love to be cordless from my phone as I work in a laboratory handling blood and other human products. Since I would be wearing them for an extended period of time, I could comment about the comfort, durability, functions, and sound quality to name a few. Hope you give me a chance!

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#41

Thank you for the chance.

  1. Repeated time from dead to fully charged
  2. Test on a variety of devices
  • MacBook Pro
  • iPhone 8
  • iPad
  • iPad mini
  • Honda Odyssey
  • HP X2
  1. test on variety of indoor situations
  • Office
  • Small room
  • large room
  • Home
  1. Test on variety of outdoor situations
  • Walk
  • Jog
  • Crossfit
  • Hitfit
  • Stairs
  1. Test on variety of ears
  • Mine
  • Wife
  • 16 year old
  • 14 year old
  1. repeat some or all situations without ear clip if it’s removeable
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#42

Love the influx of new accounts. …good luck everyone

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#43

I would be ecstatic to test out your product. I have been an Anker fan for years. I listen to headphones at least 8+ hrs every day. On the ride to work, at work, the ride home, the gym and car trips. On my laptop/tablet at home watching movies. Or listening ti dictacted decisions at work. I will put these beauties through the ringer and give you an honest feed back. Typically I run through the cheap buds about every 3-4 months. Give me a chance to review a quality product.

#44

Nature of the beast with discounts and giveaways…mentioned this numerous times…

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#45

I would make a YouTube video review of the headphones and test them all over the city and the country wherever I go. I would compare them to other headphones that I own like the AirPods on comfort, battery and accessibility including getting other people to try to use them and filming as many different work outs as I can while using them to see if they fall out easily. The review would be very detailed and would have a lot of information about the product as well as a clear run down of my testing.

Thanks!
Adam

#46

I would use them with my job in EMS. Communicatons is critical in emergencies especially with the hospital and others. I can connect it to my phone or hopefully with my Bluetooth two-way radio.

#47

Pretty simple
I’d wear ‘em and compare ‘em
I have several different wired and wireless on and in-ear headphones from Shure, Sony, Beats, Motorola, and Anker’s original soundbuds slim.
I’d focus on the differences with the original slims, sound quality and battery mainly, but also add a bit of comparison to the others.
JT

#48

I will test the product by taking it through several tests such as sound, portability, how it feels to use them, and compare them to other similar headphones. I am a track and field athlete so I will test how they feel will doing warm up runs and working out. I would then post a review to amazon saying how I felt about the headphones.

#49

I have the Soundbuds Curve, Bose in ear, Westone 10 and several over ear headphones…I would love to do a comparison between them…