Hey everyone, hope you are all doing well. Here is my unboxing and first impressions of the Soundcore Motion Boom. I received these very recently and a full review will be coming later when I have had more time to fully test them.
The Box:
Front of Box:
This shows a picture of the speaker, the 24hr playtime they are advertising, the IPX7 waterproof rating, the customizable EQ, and Bass Up technology.
Back of Box:
This shows the features a bit more in-depth. This includes Powerful stereo Sound, Customizable EQ, PowerIQ Chare Out, Titanium Drivers and Dual Passive Radiators, 24 Hour Playtime, Soundcore App Support, Extended Treble and Bass, and Fully Waterproofed. I will be testing these features to see if they meet Soundcore’s claims in my full review to come.
Sides of Box:
Packaging:
The box opens on top and it rather straightforward with no fancy packaging. There are two cardboard inserts to protect the speaker while in shipping and that is about it. Honestly, you really don’t need more when unboxing just the product and accessories.
What’s Inside:
Once in beside the inserts to hold the speaker in place you have the papers in a small plastic holder as well as the included USB A to USB C charging cable. The underneath is the speaker that is initially in a plastic bag as well.
As mentioned before this paperwork can be found on the top of the packaging right above where the charging wire was.
The top paper is the happy/not happy paper. If you are happy, it leads you to ways you can spread the good word about Soundcore and if you are not happy then it shows you ways to get in touch with customer support.
The next paper is the QuickStart guide which I have included pictures of all the pages since it is not yet up on the site and will help lots of new users get started as well as troubleshooting in the future.
The final paper in the box is the warranty and warnings for the speaker.
First Impressions:
Aesthetics
This speaker isn’t anything fancy, but it is very practical. it is nice and fully black. On the front, there is a small Soundcore badge as well as a Soundcore logo that you only really notice in the right lights. On the sides, you also have two Soundcore logos as well as the brand name on the top of the handle.
The Control Buttons:
The top of the speaker features the control buttons for the motion boom. going from left to right there is the bass up button to increase the bass followed by the Bluetooth button used for pairing, next is the button for volume up, the multifunction button, and the volume down, then the power button, and finally the button for truly wireless stereo pairing.
Build Quality
The speaker feels solid, and the handle makes moving a speaker of this size around with ease. It feels solid although made mostly of plastic. These are nice rubber grips on the bottom to prevent the speaker from sliding around. there is also a rubber grip on top that I’m not really sure what purpose it serves besides adding more Soundcore branding. The buttons have a nice soft texture and make a small click sound and tactile feel, so you know when you have clicked it and when you haven’t.
Ports
At the back of the speaker, there is a thick rubber flat that is really nicely done. What I mean by that is it isn’t really hard to remove where you will get frustrated from not being able to get the flap open, but it isn’t so easy to remove where you would be scared of it coming off on its own. Under the flap are the two ports on this whole speaker. One is a USB A port that can be used for charging other devices from the speaker. The second port is a USB C port which is used to charge the speaker (I wonder if it is specifically a USB C in port or if it too could be used to charge devices as well)
Overall, first impressions of this speaker are really good. I am excited to pair it to the Soundcore and get started listening. I do wish it supported party cast as well so then I could pair it to my flare 2 instead of needing to get another motion boom if I want to stereo pair. Thank you all for reading my unboxing and first impressions. I will hopefully be posting a review soon once I have fully tested this speaker. If you have any questions, I will do my best to answer them. I hope everyone has a great day and a wonderful week.