The Anker Soundcore Glow Mini is a portable Bluetooth speaker with 8W of 360° sound and a full-body light show that pulses with your music. It is rated IP67, floats in water and plays up to 12 hours with the lights off. PartyCast 2.0 links it with other Soundcore party speakers for synced sound and light.
Key Specs
- Type: portable Bluetooth party speaker
- Model number: A3136
- Output: 8W
- Driver: 1.75" full-range driver with a passive radiator
- Sound: 360°
- Lights: full-body, 5 preset music-sync light modes, more effects in the app
- Water and dust: IP67, floats
- Bluetooth 5.3, range up to 100 metres
- Codec: SBC
- Stereo pairing: TWS with a second Glow Mini
- PartyCast 2.0: up to 100 PartyCast speakers
- Battery: 1800mAh, 3.7V
- Playtime (50% volume): up to 12 hours with lights and BassUp off, about 6 hours with both on
- Charging: USB-C, about 3 hours with a 5V 1A charger
- Input: 5V 1A
- Microphone: built in, for calls
- Strap: built in
- App: soundcore app for Android and iOS, with 4 EQ presets, light effects, volume control, auto-off timer and firmware updates
The lights follow the beat of the song you play. Press the light button to switch between the 5 preset modes. Hold it for 2 seconds to turn the lights off. The lights cut playtime roughly in half, from 12 hours to about 6 hours at 50% volume.
IP67 means the speaker is dust-tight and handles immersion in water. It also floats, so it stays on the surface if it falls into a pool.
Press the Bluetooth button once to enter pairing mode, then select “soundcore Glow Mini” on your phone. The speaker reconnects to the last device you used when you turn it on. It plays from one device at a time, so pause the active device before you play from another.
For stereo sound, connect one Glow Mini to your phone, turn on a second one, then hold the Bluetooth button on both for 2 seconds. You hear a tone when they pair. Hold the Bluetooth button for 2 seconds again to leave stereo mode.
For a bigger party, keep one speaker connected to your phone and press the PartyCast button on each Soundcore PartyCast speaker you want to add. Sound and lights sync across all of them. For older PartyCast 1.0 speakers, press the PartyCast button on the Glow Mini, then press it twice to switch to PartyCast 1.0 mode.
The app offers 4 EQ presets: soundcore Signature for balanced sound, Voice for clearer vocals, Balance with no bass or treble boost, and Treble Boost. It also shows battery level, sets the auto-off time and turns voice prompts on or off.
The speaker plays while charging. Power from the cable runs through the battery and does not bypass it. The battery is not replaceable, and the speaker does not charge phones. With no device connected, it turns off after 20 minutes.
To reset, hold the Bluetooth button and Volume Up together for at least 4 seconds.
Nairobi orders arrive in 15 to 60 minutes. Delivery across the rest of Kenya is same day. You pay on delivery by M-Pesa or cash.
What’s in the box: Anker Soundcore Glow Mini speaker, 60cm USB-C to USB-C cable, quick start guide with warranty card and safety sheet. No wall charger.
