soundcore Liberty 5 Pro / Apple AirPods (3rd generation)

soundcore Liberty 5 Pro: D1203 · D1203Z11 · black

Apple AirPods (3rd generation): AirPods (3rd generation) launched in 2021 with the MagSafe Charging Case; from 2022 a version with the Lightning Charging Case was also sold. The earbuds are the same with either case. AirPods 4, AirPods 2 and AirPods Pro are separate models.

Specificationsoundcore Liberty 5 ProApple AirPods (3rd generation)
Release year20262021
Driver9.2 mm dynamic soundcore—
Audio codecsSBC · AAC · LDAC soundcore—
BluetoothEarbuds 6.1; case 6.0 soundcore—
Multipoint2 by default; up to 3 devices

LDAC is unavailable with three devices connected.

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ANC-on playtimeUp to 6.5 hours; 28 hours total with case soundcore—
ANC-off playtimeUp to 12 hours; 50 hours total with case soundcore—
ANC + LDACUp to 4.5 hours soundcore—
ANC + DolbyUp to 5 hours soundcore—
Battery capacity62 mAh per earbud; 690 mAh case soundcore—
Full chargingUp to 1 hour for earbuds; 3 hours for case soundcore—
Fast chargingUp to 4 hours from 5 minutes

Manufacturer measurement in Normal mode.

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ProtectionIP55; earbuds only soundcore—
Case display0.96-inch soundcore—
Voice control20 offline commands

English, German, Japanese and Chinese, not Turkish.

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Find functionSound alerts from earbuds within Bluetooth range

Not GPS location tracking.

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Design and fit—Open-fit in-ear design without silicone tips; short stem

Because the earbud does not seal the canal, ambient sound is heard; fit depends on ear shape and there are no interchangeable tips.

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Audio technology—Custom high-excursion Apple driver; custom high dynamic range amplifier; Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking; Adaptive EQ

Adaptive EQ measures what is heard in the ear with the inward-facing microphone and adjusts the tuning to the fit in real time. Head tracking anchors sound to the Apple device’s screen. There is no active noise cancellation or transparency mode.

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Chip and connectivity—H1 headphone chip; Bluetooth 5.0

Automatic device switching, “Hey Siri” and one-tap pairing work with Apple devices.

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Sensors and microphones—Dual beamforming microphones, inward-facing microphone, skin-detect sensor, motion and speech-detecting accelerometers, force sensor

The skin-detect sensor pauses playback when an earbud is removed.

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Controls—Press the stem once to play/pause or answer a call; twice to skip forward or end a call; three times to skip back; press and hold for Siri

There is no on-bud volume control.

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Battery—Up to 6 hours of listening per charge (5 hours with Personalised Spatial Audio on); up to 30 hours with the case; 5 minutes in the case ≈ 1 hour of listening Apple
Charging case—MagSafe Charging Case (MagSafe, Qi and Lightning) or Lightning Charging Case

The included cable is Lightning to USB-C; there is no adapter.

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Sweat and water resistance—IPX4: earbuds and charging case

IPX4 protects against splashes; it is not for submersion.

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Size and weight—Earbud (each): 30.79 × 18.26 × 19.21 mm, 4.28 g; case: 46.40 × 54.40 × 21.38 mm, 37.91 g Apple