Soundcore launches Liberty 5 Pro earbuds at lower prices

At $169.99 and $229.99, Soundcore’s new Liberty 5 Pro line arrives below AirPods Pro 3 and Sony WF-1000XM6 while adding features the rivals do not offer.

Anker’s Soundcore brand has launched the Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max, with both models available now on Soundcore.com, Amazon, and Best Buy. The Liberty 5 Pro is priced at $169.99 / £149.99, while the Liberty 5 Pro Max costs $229.99 / £199.99.

The headline feature is a dedicated AI processor called Thus, built for on-device audio processing rather than cloud offload. According to TechSpot, the chip uses compute-in-memory architecture and delivers 150 times the processing power of Soundcore’s previous flagship chip.

Adaptive ANC 4.0 analyses over 384,000 noise signals per second, and an AI Sound Enhancement layer claims to restore up to 65% of the audio detail that Bluetooth compression strips away in real time. Soundcore also says the call quality claim has independent backing.

In April 2026, Soundcore received a Guinness World Record certification for the highest speech quality score (G-MOS) in TWS earbuds, tested at ambient noise levels above 100dB. The company says that is a third-party verified result, not a self-reported benchmark.

Both models come with a charging case that includes a built-in touch display. The screen is 0.76 inches on the Pro and 1.78-inch AMOLED on the Pro Max, and it can be used to switch ANC modes, control playback, swap between paired devices across three devices, and check per-earbud battery levels without using a phone.

The Pro is offered in Midnight Black, Pearl White, Pearl Blue, and Rose Gold. It runs up to 10 hours on a single charge without ANC, or 6.5 hours with ANC on, and reaches 45 hours total with the case. Five minutes in the case provides four hours of playback.

Both earbuds support Bluetooth 6.1, Dolby Atmos spatial audio, and an IP55 water resistance rating. The box includes five pairs of ear tips and three wing-tip sizes.

The Pro Max adds two features that Soundcore says are unique in the TWS category. Its case contains an eight-microphone array that can record up to 12 hours of audio independently, without a phone, and the Soundcore app turns those recordings into transcribed, searchable text with speaker identification.

Talk Android says translation support is also included. A Voiceprint Recognition system locks the stored recordings to the owner and automatically personalises the sound profile to that user.

The Pro Max comes in Titanium Gold and Midnight Black. Soundcore says the AI note-taking features are its own claims and have not yet been tested by independent reviewers, so the transcription accuracy should be treated as unverified until hands-on reviews arrive.

At $169.99, the Pro undercuts AirPods Pro 3 by roughly $80 while adding a screen to the case and a Guinness-certified call quality claim. The Pro Max at $229.99 is harder to compare, since no other earbud doubles as a standalone AI recorder with speaker ID.

The Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro earned a Guinness World Record in April 2026 for highest speech quality in TWS earbuds.