Anker Soundcore (2015) vs Anker SoundCore Mini (2018)

While the Anker Soundcore (2015) makes for a passable Portable Bluetooth Speaker for its asking price, the Anker SoundCore Mini (2018) simply doesn't make the cut and should be avoided by most people. In both cases, however, you might want to look at some better alternatives at the $40 budget range.

If you nevertheless want to learn more about the Anker Soundcore (2015) and the Anker SoundCore Mini (2018), however, we wrote a short summary of what we know about them:

The Anker Soundcore (2015) has managed to impress reviewers from two reliable and objective sources that conduct their own testing, namely Reviewed and nextpit.com. It did great in their roundups - it earned the "Top Pick" title from Reviewed, and "Best value Bluetooth speaker" from nextpit.com, which marks it as a product that's worth considering.

As for the Anker SoundCore Mini (2018) - it wasn't considered to be a good enough purchase to earn a spot in any roundups conducted by sources that perform objective hands-on testing, which typically indicates that a product isn't worth its asking price.

We also performed a thorough Anker Soundcore (2015) vs. Anker SoundCore Mini (2018) review score analysis - it turns out that all of the sources that have tested both Portable Bluetooth Speakers, including Technically Well, preferred the Anker Soundcore (2015) over the Anker SoundCore Mini (2018).

Out of all the sources that reviewed them, the Anker Soundcore (2015) turned out to be most loved by SoundGuys, which gave it a score of 9, whereas the Anker SoundCore Mini (2018) got its highest, 7.8, rating from reviewers at Technically Well.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Anker Soundcore (2015) earned an average review score of 8.0 out of 10 points and the Anker SoundCore Mini (2018) received an average of 7.8, compared to the 7.6 average of Portable Bluetooth Speakers in general.