Soundcores latest budget headphones are finally here and impressively affordable

Soundcore’s Space 2 are officially available for purchase, following their announcement at Mobile World Congress last month.

The budget headphones retail for $129.99, and are available for purchase at Soundcore’s website and Amazon. This is a price increase of $30 over the Space One headphones, which are available for $99.99.

I was able to spend a couple of weeks testing out the Space 2 headphones ahead of their launch — spoiler alert, they’re great. If you’re just looking for the basics, here’s everything you need to know about the new Soundcore Space 2 headphones.

Soundcore Space 2 specs

The Soundcore Space 2 headphones come packed with plenty of features, including:

Battery life: 50 hours with ANC on, 70 hours with ANC off

Quick charge: 5 minutes of charge for four hours of playback

Listening modes: Noise cancellation, normal, transparency

Drivers: Double-layer 40mm diaphragm drivers

Multipoint connection: Yes, up to two devices

Equalizer: Eight-band custom equalizer, with 22 equalizer presets

Spatial audio: Yes

Audio codecs supported: SBC, AAC, and LDAC

Passive playback: Yes

On-ear controls: Noise cancellation button, multifunction button, power/Bluetooth button, and volume controls

Colors: Green, white, black

What’s new with the Soundcore Space 2 headphones?

Soundcore’s Space 2 headphones might be more expensive than their first-generation counterparts, but they also come packed with some upgrades.

For starters, you’ll get 10 more hours of battery life with ANC, bringing the Space 2 headphones to a grand total of 50 hours of battery life. Soundcore also included a four-stage noise cancellation, which is essentially just a fancy way of saying these headphones are even better at blocking noise, especially at lower frequencies, like an airplane hum. (Yes, this does make them an enticing option for travel).

The design gets a slight upgrade as well, with a more streamlined ear cup fit than the Space One headphones that lends the headphones an overall more premium look. The Space 2 headphones also feature new colorways.

In my testing, it was hard to believe the headphones cost just $129.99 — they easily felt more akin to headphones like the Bose QuietComforts, which cost $359. While their performance doesn’t quite match up (which makes sense, they’re under half the cost), Soundcore certainly provides a worthwhile budget alternative that makes the gap between budget and mid-range headphones feel even smaller.

​Mashable