Review: Soundcore Motion Q Portable Bluetooth Speaker

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The all new Soundcore Motion Q Portable Bluetooth Speaker was designed to be part of your adventures. Carry it with you on your trips to the beach, camping, hiking and trip to the parks. You won’t have to worry about the rain or the ocean getting your speaker wet. Its waterproof and built for travel.

Soundcore Motion Q Portable Bluetooth Speaker – Features

The Soundcore Motion Q Portable Bluetooth Speaker comes with two 1. 75" drivers (speakers) that are full range and two passive radiators. The output is 8W x 2 , THD (total harmonic distortion) <= 1%. Because of its unique design it produces 360° sound.

To help produce its incredible sound, the Motion Q uses a customized digital signal processor first analyzes, then enhances the bass frequencies in real time. The audio signal is boosted by state-of-the-art neodymium drivers. This technology is called BassUp Technology.

When on the go, don’t worry about your speaker getting wet. The Soundcore Motion Q is IPX7 waterproofed. This technology creates an impermeable barrier around the internal components and sealing them off from destructive liquids. The speaker can fall in the ocean, the pool, or the lake and be submerged in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes!

Have two Motion Q speakers? Then link them together via Bluetooth and have stereo sound. Just make sure to keep the speakers no more than 16 feet apart for optimal signal.

To help keep your Motion Q portable, the speaker has a 10-hour play back time. With only 3.5 hours for charging time using a Micro USB 5V / 1A.

You can link your speaker to Alexa and Google Assistant devices.

To help you keep your Motion Q portable, a small lanyard can be attached to the speaker. you will be able to hang the speaker from your bag, hook on the wall, or from your waist band.

The Soundcore Motion Q Portable Bluetooth Speaker comes with a wrist strap, micro USB cable, a worry-free 18-month warranty, and friendly customer service.

Soundcore Motion Q Portable Bluetooth Speaker – Review

About two weeks ago Anker sent me a sample of the Soundcore Motion Q Portable Bluetooth Speaker for being part of one their review promotions they offered on their community forums.

The speaker came in the standard white and blue box with pictures of the speaker in action. Right out of the box I noticed its size and weight. All though its size and weight isn’t a factor for me, it could be for some.

As to the overall look and feel of the speaker its looks good and is made well. It has updated speaker fabric surrounding the cylinder and rubber top and bottom. The rubber surfaces protect the bottom on the top and the rubber on the bottom keeps the speaker from slipping on slick surfaces.

The AUX and Micro-USB ports are protected by a rubber door that blocks and seals out the water.

Testing

For testing I connected the Soundcore Motion Q Portable Bluetooth Speaker to a Android device and my windows computer.

When connecting to my phone I had no issues. It came almost fully charged and I was able to listen for about 8 hours at 80% volume. The charge time using my Anker USB charging Hub took about three hours to charge. On a complete charge I’m getting about 12 hours. I haven’t been able to use the speaker as much as I would like.

I listened to my Spotify playlist. The playlist a little bit of everything. Its a great list for testing lows, mids, and highs on a speaker. The sound coming out of this little two speaker system is impressive. But the bass is little lacking for some songs. The BassUp Technology does help.

When connected via Bluetooth, I was able to walk around the house and not have any issues loosing connection. I was able to get just over 50 feet passing through multiple walls and still had a great connection and I could hear the music in any room of the house. When outside and with a clear line of the site between the speaker and my phone I could get over 60 feet away and still have music planning clearly.

I also tried playing the playlist using a AUX cable. I found that this works and sound as good or better than streaming with Bluetooth.

Next I paired the Motion Q to my Windows 10 computer to listen to my iTunes playlist and watched a movie with it. I found the sound to be limited for watching a movie, but better than the speakers on a tablet or a notebook. Listening to music via iTunes sounded good.

Final Thoughts

After playing with the Soundcore Motion Q Portable Blue Speaker for two weeks I found this to be a useful speaker and I have a hard time choosing which Anker speaker I want use. In the kitchen I use the Soundcore Mini 2 when my wife is watching TV or working on take home office work. When listening to music and want the whole house alive with sound or watching a movie in my home gym during a work I use my Soundcore Boost. On the front porch I use an older outdoor speaker system. Its loud and great for parties or listening to music loud enough my closest neighbors can hear it down the down the road. I plan on using the Soundcore Motion Q out on the back porch, working in the yard or down at the fire pit where power isn’t available to power my outdoor system.

In my opinion the Soundcore Motion Q is great for those needing portability but do not want to compromise sound quality. This speaker is on the larger side. It isn’t going to fit in a pocket or small bag. It does have a lanyard you can use to hang from a bag strap or wrist.

If you are taking your speaker to lake, pool, or Ocean you won’t have to worry about getting it wet. The speaker is made well, just make sure the rubber port cover is closed and sealed tight. It should keep the internals dry and protected in a few feet of water and give you plenty of time save it.

Thinking about pairing your Motion Q with another Soundcore speaker to create a wireless stereo sound? You can only do this with like devices. I tested to see if I could pair my Soundcore Mini 2 with the Motion Q and couldn’t make it work. I still haven’t been able to test this feature. I hope to be able to soon.

If you are looking for a water proof speaker that is portable with incredible sound in a small package, then the Soundcore Motion Q Portable Bluetooth Speaker is the way to go. You can get yourself one or two of these from Amazon. As of this writing you can get yours today for only $45.99

If the Motion Q Portable Bluetooth Speaker isn’t for you, then you might want to check out these other great speakers by Anker. I have the Soundcore Boost and love it. As to the others they get great reviews but I haven’t had the chance to test them.