Sony SRS-XB40 Series (2018) vs Anker SoundCore Mini (2018)

The Sony SRS-XB41 (2018) was loved by reviewers at Gear Patrol, a trustworthy source that performs objective hands-on testing. It did great in their "3 Gadgets We’re Testing This Week: Sony’s Rugged Speaker, Sonos Soundskins and a Smart Hub Bridge for Your Desk" roundup - in fact, they named it their "Ranked 1 out of 3". That, by itself, points toward it being a noteworthy Portable Bluetooth Speaker.

As for the Anker SoundCore Mini (2018), it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at TrustedReviews, Technically Well, and MakeUseOf enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We tried doing a direct Sony SRS-XB41 (2018) vs. Anker SoundCore Mini (2018) review score comparison but couldn't find any sources that tested both.

Next, we took a look at which sources liked them best and found that the Sony SRS-XB41 (2018) most impressed the reviewers at SoundGuys, who gave it a score of 7.8, whereas the Anker SoundCore Mini (2018) did best in its TrustedReviews review - it scored 8 points.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review data to compare them to their competitors. We found that the Anker SoundCore Mini (2018), with its 7.9 out of 10 points, got reviewed noticeably better than most of its competitors - the average Portable Bluetooth Speaker score being 7.6 - whereas the Sony SRS-XB41 (2018) performed worse, with an average of merely 6.9.