Soundcore announces 2 earbuds that lean into AI for better call quality and smart feature performance
Soundcore has introduced two new earbuds, the Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max, featuring the Anker THUS AI chip. This chip enhances microphone performance for improved call quality and smart features like live translation. Both models are now available for purchase as of May 21, 2026.
- ▪The Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max were announced during Anker Day on May 21.
- ▪These earbuds are the first to incorporate the new THUS AI chip from Anker.
- ▪The AI chip is designed to improve microphone performance for calls and enable features like voice activation and AI note-taking.
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Home > Tech > Headphones > Earbuds Soundcore announces 2 earbuds that lean into AI for better call quality and smart feature performance The earbuds are the first Soundcore products to feature the new Anker THUS AI chip. By Bethany Allard Bethany Allard Lead Shopping Reporter Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping reporter at Mashable covering beauty tech, dating, sex and relationships, and headphones. That basically means she puts her hair through a lot, scrolls through a lot of dating apps, and rotates through a lot of different headphones. In addition to testing out and rounding up the best products, she also covers deals for Mashable, paying an especially obsessive amount of attention to Apple deals and prices.
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