These five-star headphones look like Beats but are a fraction of the price

Shoppers can enjoy noise cancelling and a long battery life for just over £30

There’s nothing quite like over-ear headphones when we want to shut the world out and enjoy our music. Big brands charge big bucks for the latest tech, but there are some top performing headphones for a fraction of the price – and they look just like Beats.

The Soundcore Q20i headphones are great value for money, with premium features like noise-cancelling, convenient folding, support for Hi-Res music and great sound. Best of all, the normal £49.99 price has been slashed to £31.98 on Amazon.

These headphones look like Beats Studio, but they are a fifth of the price. Priced at just over £30, this is the cheapest price that these headphones typically get to, but Amazon says this is a limited time offer, so shoppers will have to move fast to get the best price.

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Shoppers over on the Soundcore site have left nearly 700 five-star reviews for these headphones, while on Amazon, 77% of buyers give it top marks, with an overall review score of 4.6. Considering there are over 19,000 reviews, that’s a lot of happy customers.

Of course, premium brands still have something to offer and if shoppers are after something that sounds better and is higher quality, then the Bose QuietComfort SC is a great place to turn. Best of all, customers can snap up the Bose headphones nearly half price at the moment, costing £199.95 direct from Bose instead of £289.95, offering better build quality, better sound quality and better noise cancellation.

Back to those affordable Soundcore Q20i headphones and there’s 40 hours of battery life with active noise cancellation, or a massive 60 hours without. There’s a transparency mode so the wearer can hear the world around them if they don’t want all that noise blocked out.

The sound comes from large 40mm drivers, with the support for Hi-Res music meaning better quality from sources like Apple Music or Amazon Music, allowing users to really get the best out of their music. The cable is needed for that top-quality performance, however, and when using the cable, noise cancellation isn’t available, which is a drawback compared to some more expensive headphones, like the Sony 1000XM4.

Buyers praise the value to money that they offer, with one saying “Soundcore is a great competitor to Sony or JBL!” Other buyers talked about the great noise cancelling: “The noise cancelling feature is probably the stand-out feature. At this price point, it really puts them up there with flagship devices.”

Some shoppers, however, highlighted that the settings can be a bit fiddly. “Sound is good but if you’re cycling it seems to catch the wind wrong and it’s all you can hear. Edit – change the noise cancelling settings and they’re fine. User error” said one shopper, suggesting that wearers might pick the wrong mode by mistake.

Customers says that these are comforable headphones with good padding on the earpieces, while they weigh 259g, which just a little heavier than those Bose headphones that I mentioned. They also come with a case so they can be packed flat when travelling.

If customers are in the market for over-ear noise cancelling headphones for their daily commute or travels, then the Soundcore Q20i offer good value for money and a full range of features.