The Anker Soundcore Select 3 is a portable Bluetooth speaker with 16W stereo sound from two 1.5-inch full-range drivers. A BassUp button adds low-end punch with one press. It is rated IPX7 and plays up to 20 hours on a charge, and PartyCast links it with up to 100 Soundcore speakers.
Key Specs
- Type: portable Bluetooth speaker
- Model number: A3172
- Output: 16W stereo
- Drivers: 2 x 1.5" full-range
- Bass: BassUp button
- Water resistance: IPX7, immersion up to 1 metre for 30 minutes
- Bluetooth 5.0, range up to 100 metres
- PartyCast: up to 100 Soundcore speakers
- Battery: 2400mAh, 7.3V
- Playtime: up to 20 hours (varies with volume and content)
- Charging: USB-C, about 5 hours to full
- Input: 5V 2A
- Microphone: built in, for calls
- Strap: built in
- Weight: about 576g (1.27 lb)
- Dimensions: about 184 x 63 x 53mm
- App: soundcore app for Android and iOS, with EQ presets, custom EQ, BassUp, volume control, battery status, auto-off timer and firmware updates
Press the BassUp button to turn the bass boost on or off. In the soundcore app, choose from soundcore Signature for balanced sound, Voice for clearer vocals, Treble Boost, Balance or a Custom EQ you set yourself.
IPX7 means the speaker survives immersion in water up to 1 metre for 30 minutes. Take it to the pool, the beach or into the shower. The rating covers water, not dust or sand.
Press the Bluetooth button to enter pairing mode, then select “soundcore Select 3” 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.
PartyCast links up to 100 Soundcore speakers for synced audio:
- Hold the Bluetooth button on each speaker for 2 seconds. All LEDs flash white slowly
- Double-press the Bluetooth button on a speaker to set it as a secondary speaker. Its LED flashes white fast
- When paired, the primary speaker’s LED flashes slowly and each secondary speaker’s LED stays solid white
Button controls:
- Play/Pause: press once to play, pause, answer or end a call. Press twice to skip forward, three times to go back. Hold 2 seconds to reject a call
- Power: press or hold 2 seconds to turn on, hold 2 seconds to turn off
- Volume Up and Down: press to change volume
With no device connected, the speaker turns off after 20 minutes. Set a different auto-off time in the app.
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 Select 3 speaker, USB-C cable, quick start guide, safety card.
