World's tiniest TWS earbuds 😲Soundcore Sleep A10 Review

The Soundcore Sleep A10 really is meant to be a sleeping aid of sorts. You can technically sleep with most earbuds, but those tend to be much bigger, so if you sleep on your side, like I do, it’s going to be much less comfortable.

But these are super tiny, and they have a special eartip design that blocks more noise passively. They don’t have active noise cancelling. I’m assuming that is probably to extend its battery because they have to keep the earbuds really small, and that means a smaller battery as well. Nonetheless we’re looking at 6 hours of continuous playtime in the buds on the standard Music Mode, and up to 10 hours on Sleep mode. More about Music mode and Sleep mode in a bit.

The case provides an extra 7 charges so you can potentially get up to 50 hours or more in total. So although they may be tiny, these earbuds have a juicy case.

Sound Quality

You would think that such tiny earbuds will also sound thin and weak. But these actually do have deep and rich bass extension, and quite a lot of bass detail. Its track separation is also quite good, and there’s lots of clarity to go around be it in terms of vocal clarity, or instrumental clarity in the mids and highs. In short, it sounds a lot bigger than it looks.

They aren’t tuned the same as other Soundcore earbuds, as in, there is a heavier emphasis on bass and mids on the A10, and they do have a flatter curve in the treble range. But they sound just about as dynamic as the Liberty 4 and Liberty 3 Pro, as you can hear in these sound samples. Pay special attention to the vocal and instrumental clarity, and the punch and extension of the bass frequencies.

Soundcore App

All of its features can be accessed from the Soundcore app. Music mode is the default setting that lets you use these as regular earbuds, so you can play your music and watch videos on it.

In music mode, the app allows you to customize its sound to your liking from a wide range of EQ presets, or a graphic EQ, and customize its controls. You can also choose the type of ambient sound you want, whether it be for sleeping or for focusing on your work. Personally, I find the sound of flowing water and raindrops calming, so I use these a lot when sleeping. But there are many other sounds to explore and try if water isn't your thing.

There’s a separate mode called “sleep mode”. This is the mode you use when you go to sleep. It doesn’t let you play music from your device though, rather, this is the mode that plays your preferred ambient noise - the one that you’ve chosen in Music mode, and tracks your sleep patterns. And it’s got an interesting function called “Smart Volume Control”. It basically tries to mask over sudden bursts of ambient noises by increasing the volume of the white noise you’re playing in the earbuds. So the louder the noises outside, the louder the white noise from the earbuds.

Some people could find that useful but I personally find that annoying, and quite useless if I’m to be honest. I mean, when I am trying to sleep, it’s bad enough that it’s noisy outside, but now the earbuds are trying to wake me up too! So I leave that feature turned off most of the time.

Otherwise, these are really comfortable for sleeping. Like I said, I am a side sleeper and these don’t really cause any discomfort. It’s only when I wake up after 6-8 hours and take them off, when I do feel a little bit of soreness in the conch of my ears. Still, it’s much better than sleeping with, say, the AirPods Pro. With the rubber fins these stay in so much better. I also like that it’s got an alarm feature which can come in useful if you need to wake up early but don’t want to wake the baby.

Controls

It also has tap controls letting you pause and play audio, and toggle between sleep and music modes. But what it also doesn’t have, aside from active noise cancelling, is microphones. So you can’t make calls with it. This is probably a trade-off that they had to make these super small. But for some people, it could be a major inconvenience. Nonetheless, if not being able to make calls isn’t a biggie, and you need something extremely suitable for sleeping, it’s hard to go wrong with something like the Sleep A10.

That being said, I’ve got some gripes with it. Considering that several important feature have been cut to make them smaller, Soundcore should really not price these that high. (It costs $179.) To give an example, the Sony LinkBuds S may be a little bigger than the Sleep A10 and not as comfortable to wear for sleeping, but it does have ANC, transparency, and has great call quality - one of the best right now in the industry.

You can use the LinkBuds S in many more situations, and that is why I feel that it is much better value than the A10. So even if you don’t mind that it doesn’t have active noise cancelling, no transparency, and no ability to make phone calls, I really suggest buying the Sleep A10 only on promo. That being said, these are pretty impressive. Great sound quality for the size and extremely comfortable to wear for sleeping.

If you’d like to purchase the Soundcore Sleep A10, you may check its latest price in the Amazon link below.

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