Anker Soundcore R60i VS EarFun Air Pro 4 Plus

In terms of design, the Anker Soundcore R60i and the EarFun Air Pro 4 Plus are virtually identical across every measured attribute. Both adopt a true wireless in-ear fit, carry an IP55 ingress protection rating, and are rated as water resistant — meaning they can handle sweat and light rain but are not fully submersible. Neither includes wingtips, neckband styling, RGB lighting, a UV sanitizing light, or a display.

The IP55 rating is worth contextualizing: the first digit (5) indicates protection against dust ingress sufficient for most real-world conditions, while the second digit (5) confirms resistance to low-pressure water jets from any direction. For everyday gym use or outdoor workouts in light rain, both earbuds offer a comparable and adequate level of protection — neither holds a meaningful edge here.

With every design spec aligning perfectly between the two, this category is a complete tie. Buyers prioritizing design characteristics such as form factor, water resistance, or build extras will find no distinguishing reason to choose one over the other based solely on the data provided.

Both earbuds share a strong foundation for sound quality: each covers the full standard audible range of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz, pairs active noise cancellation with passive noise reduction, and foregoes proprietary spatial audio processing platforms like Dolby Atmos or Dirac Virtuo. At this level, the shared ANC implementation is a meaningful inclusion — combining active and passive noise reduction delivers a layered isolation approach that outperforms passive-only designs, especially in mid-range earbuds.

The most notable hardware difference is driver size: the Anker Soundcore R60i uses an 11 mm driver versus the 10 mm unit in the EarFun Air Pro 4 Plus. A larger driver membrane can — in theory — move more air, which tends to benefit low-frequency reproduction and overall perceived fullness. However, driver size alone is not a guarantee of superior sound; tuning and implementation matter enormously. That said, based strictly on the provided specs, the R60i holds a marginal physical advantage here.

The more decisive differentiator is spatial audio support: the R60i offers it, the Air Pro 4 Plus does not. For users who consume immersive content — gaming, films, or spatially mixed music — this is a practical, real-world capability gap. Combined with the slightly larger driver, the Anker Soundcore R60i holds a clear edge in this category.

Across most power metrics, the EarFun Air Pro 4 Plus holds a consistent lead. Its earbud battery life of 12 hours outpaces the R60i's 10 hours, and the combined case capacity of 42 hours versus 40 hours extends that advantage across multi-day use. For heavy listeners or frequent travelers, those extra hours reduce how often you're reaching for a cable — a tangible quality-of-life difference rather than a purely spec-sheet gap.

Charging speed and convenience further widen the gap. The Air Pro 4 Plus refills in 1.5 hours compared to the R60i's 2 hours, and critically, it supports wireless charging — a feature the R60i entirely lacks. Wireless charging may seem like a luxury, but for users already running a Qi pad on their desk or nightstand, the ability to drop the case down without hunting for a cable is a genuinely useful daily convenience.

The one area where both products align is ANC battery performance: each delivers 8 hours with noise cancellation active, meaning neither penalizes you more heavily than the other for using ANC. Still, across the remaining metrics — runtime, recharge speed, and charging flexibility — the EarFun Air Pro 4 Plus holds a clear and well-rounded advantage in this category.

On the surface, these two earbuds share a solid connectivity baseline — both offer fast pairing, USB-C, LDAC, AAC, a 50 ms audio latency figure, and an identical 10 m maximum Bluetooth range. The Anker Soundcore R60i edges ahead with Bluetooth 6.1 versus the Air Pro 4 Plus's Bluetooth 6.0, which can mean marginally improved connection stability and efficiency in congested wireless environments — though real-world differences at this version gap are subtle.

Where the gap becomes substantial is in codec and protocol support. The EarFun Air Pro 4 Plus adds aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and Bluetooth LE Audio — a trio the R60i entirely lacks. aptX Adaptive dynamically scales bitrate to balance quality and latency, aptX Lossless enables CD-quality transmission over Bluetooth where supported, and LE Audio is a next-generation standard offering improved efficiency and multi-stream capabilities. Together, these codecs give the Air Pro 4 Plus significantly more flexibility with compatible source devices.

The Air Pro 4 Plus also supports Auracast, a broadcast audio feature built on LE Audio that allows one device to stream to multiple listeners simultaneously — a forward-looking capability with growing real-world applications. The R60i offers none of these. Despite its fractionally newer Bluetooth version, the EarFun Air Pro 4 Plus holds a decisive connectivity advantage, particularly for users with high-resolution audio sources or an eye toward emerging Bluetooth standards.

Feature parity is total here — every single attribute in this group is identical between the Anker Soundcore R60i and the EarFun Air Pro 4 Plus. Both support ambient sound mode, fast charging, on-device controls, voice prompts, a mute function, and come bundled with a travel bag. Both also support 2-device multipoint pairing, which allows simultaneous connection to two sources — a phone and a laptop, for instance — without manually re-pairing when switching between them.

A few shared inclusions are worth highlighting for their practical value. The built-in translator feature positions both earbuds beyond pure audio playback, adding real-time language translation utility that can be genuinely useful for travelers or multilingual work environments. Headset capability, combined with on-device controls and a mute function, also makes both options viable for calls and video conferencing — not just music listening.

With no divergence across any feature data point, this category is an unambiguous tie. Buyers prioritizing these functional extras will find the two products perfectly matched, and the decision will need to rest on the differences surfaced in other specification groups.

The microphone data for this comparison is minimal but meaningful: both the Anker Soundcore R60i and the EarFun Air Pro 4 Plus include a noise-canceling microphone. For call quality in real-world environments — commutes, busy offices, or outdoor use — this is a more important baseline than a standard microphone, as it actively works to suppress background noise and keep your voice intelligible to the person on the other end.

With only a single shared data point available in this group, no differentiation can be drawn between the two products. This is a complete tie based on the provided specs, and buyers should look to other specification groups — particularly connectivity and sound quality — to inform their decision.