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Ten minutes in the case is claimed to give up to four hours of earbud playback. Use a certified USB-C charging cable. The manual lists a 5 V / 0.65 A input, without an inferred charging-wattage or USB-PD claim. Fully dry the earbuds and port before charging. 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Stock is a point-in-time observation, not a permanent quantity claim. The legacy page contains both visible and hidden Sold out template text, so native variant availability is used.","model_numbers":"Current Black sales SKU is A3936012, despite historical URL handle A3936011. Core hardware model is A3936 from the original and current service documentation. A changed sales-code suffix is not claimed to be either a hardware revision or packaging-only change.","gtins":"Exact current official Black variant barcode 194644102272. Other colours have separate barcodes and are not represented as SKU rows.","variants":"Sole represented row is currently sold US Black sales SKU A3936012 with directly published GTIN. Historical handle A3936011 is not silently treated as the current sales code. Other colours are manufacturer options, without unverified SKU rows or source-specific measured cells."}},{"url":"https://www.soundcore.com/products/space-a40-a3936011","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["spec_sheet_url","segment","form_factor","bud_shape","anc","anc_adaptive","transparency_mode","microphone_count","microphone_count_total","microphone_noise_reduction","connection_types","bluetooth_version","bluetooth_codecs","multipoint","multipoint_device_count","multipoint_ldac","wind_noise_reduction","control_types","volume_control","customizable_controls","charge_time_0_100_min","case_charge_time_min","quick_charge_min","quick_charge_playback_h","weight_g","ip_rating","charging_port","wireless_charging","single_bud_use"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"Current official US full specifications and exact FAQ answers were captured through ordinary public indexed web results. Later full-page requests can redirect by region to Anker Nordics. No access barrier is bypassed. Official direct US native product JSON separately verifies the selected Black sales SKU and availability.","bud_shape":"Current exact-SKU maker gallery shows compact stemless in-ear buds. No inference about microphone or driver quantity is made from appearance.","bluetooth_version":"Exact current US product page and original A3936 manual explicitly state Bluetooth 5.2, selected for this current Black reference. The newer generic A3936 guide prints 5.3. No firmware upgrade, revised radio hardware or colour-specific assignment is proven. The discrepancy remains explicit and is not transferred to another revision.","microphone_count":"Current maker specification states six microphones with AI for calls. Counts the physical microphones across the pair. Logical ANC/call uses are not counted as separate microphones.","microphone_count_total":"Published six microphones across the earbud pair are counted once, without adding separate counts for their ANC functions. No case microphone is inferred.","multipoint_device_count":"Exact maker Dual Connection describes two concurrent source devices, separate from remembered pairing records.","multipoint_ldac":"Exact maker FAQ says multipoint is automatically disabled when LDAC is enabled. Original manual also states that LDAC is unavailable with two-device connection.","wind_noise_reduction":"Exact maker FAQ identifies a selectable Wind Noise Reduction mode within ANC and Transparency settings. It automatically activates when detected wind crosses its threshold. This is distinct from the separate AI call-noise processing.","volume_control":"Exact maker volume FAQ permits assigning volume gestures in soundcore Controls. Source phone volume alone is not treated as earbud controls.","charge_time_0_100_min":"Exact maker charging FAQ explicitly says about two hours to fully charge earbuds, converted to 120 minutes. Adapter, initial percentage and cable are not separately specified. This is an approximate maker estimate, not a reviewer charge measurement.","case_charge_time_min":"Exact maker charging FAQ explicitly says about three hours for the case by USB-C cable, converted to 180 minutes, and about 3.5 hours wirelessly. The latter is kept in visible charging guidance, not substituted for the cable field.","quick_charge_playback_h":"Maker claims up to four hours of earbud listening after ten minutes in the case. Exact mode, codec and volume for the quick-charge claim are not stated. The 50-hour case-inclusive headline is separate.","weight_g":"Current maker specification and single-earbud gallery caption publish 4.9 g. Tip size is not stated. SoundGuys lists 4.6 g for its older sample without calling that a measured result. No weight is transferred into a measured field.","single_bud_use":"Exact current maker FAQ explicitly permits taking either left or right bud alone and returning the unused bud to the case."}},{"url":"https://www.soundcore.com/products/space-a40-a3936011","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["battery_life_claimed","charging_notes"],"notes":{"battery_life_claimed":"Exact maker playtime FAQ separates Normal 10 h / 50 h total, ANC 8 h / 40 h, transparency 8 h / 40 h, LDAC off-ANC 6 h / 30 h and LDAC with ANC 5 h / 25 h. Total means initial earbud charge plus case recharges, as explicitly confirmed by the manual. Non-LDAC codec is not named, so AAC or SBC is not guessed. The selected playtime FAQ states default Anker laboratory settings and 50 percent volume. A separate discharging-troubleshooting answer says 60 percent volume for the same 8/10-hour estimates. Neither is silently substituted for the other. Call row is the maker Normal/ANC-off six-hour claim, with no codec assigned. Its separate ANC-on five-hour call claim cannot be distinguished by the call enum and remains in this note.","charging_notes":"Component-specific approximate times come from the exact public maker FAQ. The original and newer guide SPECS row says only two hours, while its charging diagram depicts three hours beside the powered case. That generic table alone is not used to assign case-only timing. The explicit component-specific FAQ supports the stored bud and cable-case estimates. Literal 5 V / 0.65 A input is not converted into accepted watts or a charging protocol."}},{"url":"https://salesforce-knowledge-download.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/000009262/en_US/000009262.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["manual_url","drivers","driver_type","frequency_response_hz","impedance_ohm","battery_capacity_mah","case_battery_capacity_mah","wireless_range_m","ear_tip_sizes","fit_test","companion_app","companion_app_platforms","firmware_updatable","gesture_controls"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Original official A3936 User Manual from the current service index. English APP, WEARING, CHARGING, CONTROLS, LDAC and SPECS sections were read. English SPECS page EN 04, PDF page 6, was rendered to verify 16 ohms where text extraction corrupts the font.","drivers":"Original and current guide explicitly identify a 10 mm dynamic driver. Physical transducer quantity per bud is not separately stated, so count remains unknown rather than inferred from one row.","frequency_response_hz":"Both guide tables explicitly publish acoustic 20 Hz to 20 kHz response. This is not extended to 40 kHz or 96 kHz from a wireless Hi-Res certification or codec name.","impedance_ohm":"Original rendered English table explicitly shows 16 ohms. The newer guide corroborates it with readable text.","battery_capacity_mah":"Guide table explicitly states 53 mAh x 2 earbuds, so 53 mAh per bud. Typical versus rated capacity and nominal cell voltage are not labelled.","case_battery_capacity_mah":"Guide table separately states 800 mAh case-cell capacity. No USB output capacity or energy conversion is inferred.","wireless_range_m":"Direct metric claim 10 m, separate from the rounded 33 ft companion value.","ear_tip_sizes":"Complete original and current WEARING diagrams list XS, S, M, L and XL. Maker launch release and independent box overview corroborate five sizes/pairs. Brief marketing says four tip options without clarifying whether fitted tips are excluded, so that phrase does not override the complete five-size list.","gesture_controls":"Original complete stereo/mono controls table. Volume can be assigned in soundcore, without asserting it is enabled by default."}},{"url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/soundcore-unveils-space-series-with-two-new-anc-wireless-models-with-stronger-anc-and-long-lasting-battery-life-301612025.html","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["launch_price_usd","launch_price_eur","driver_diaphragm_material","eq_bands","sound_personalization","hearing_test","ear_tip_materials","wireless_charging_standards","hi_res_audio"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Manufacturer-issued August 25, 2022 release explicitly says A40 is available in the US for USD 99.99. Space Q45 pricing is separate.","launch_price_eur":"Same exact A40 section lists EUR 99.99 in Germany and Europe. Current sale price is not launch MSRP.","driver_diaphragm_material":"A40-specific paragraph names innovative 10 mm double-layer-diaphragm drivers with metal-ceramic material. Silk is specified for the separate 40 mm Space Q45 driver and is not transferred.","eq_bands":"A40-specific sound section explicitly publishes eight-band custom EQ. The current maker sound-improvement article separately confirms 22 presets, without publishing a complete name list.","sound_personalization":"A40-specific HearID procedure automatically tunes audio frequencies to personal hearing. This is distinct from manually selecting EQ sliders.","hearing_test":"The maker describes the HearID personal-hearing procedure that tunes frequencies to individual hearing. This is a consumer sound-personalization assessment, not a medical hearing diagnosis.","ear_tip_materials":"Exact A40 design paragraph explicitly names five different-sized silicone tips.","wireless_charging_standards":"Exact A40 battery paragraph explicitly says the case can be placed on a Qi wireless charging pad. Qi2, magnetic attachment and wireless wattage are not inferred.","hi_res_audio":"Exact A40 sound section names Hi-Res Wireless certification with LDAC. Separate Q45 wired certification is not transferred."}},{"url":"https://service.soundcore.com/article-description/How-to-Wear-Space-A40-Earbuds-Correctly","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Exact manufacturer Space A40 support article explicitly states an 18-month warranty, converted to 1.5 years. This is separate from statutory consumer rights or a retailer return period."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/anker-soundcore-space-a40-review-81004/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["stabilizers","measured_battery_life","measured_frequency_response_notes"],"notes":{"stabilizers":"Reviewer explicitly says no stabilizing wings or similar fittings. This is direct negative evidence, not an omission from a box list.","measured_battery_life":"SoundGuys purchased its original retail A3936011 reference sample, tested for one week on firmware 3.19 and app 3.1.1. Constant audio playback peaking at 75 dB SPL with ANC on ran 7 h 55 min, converted to hours. Host and codec are not identified. The current sales code A3936012 is separately named, not described as the tested unit. A hardware change or unchanged-hardware reason for the suffix change is not asserted. The quoted case recharge count and projected well-over-24-hour total are not stored as measured case runtime. Identity was checked against the actual A3936 maker manuals and current selected-SKU specifications: the 10 mm dynamic driver, 16 ohm impedance, 53 mAh x 2 / 800 mAh battery system, 20 Hz to 20 kHz acoustic range, 10 m range and selected 5.2 radio claim match. No declared current physical component difference was found. This remains the named original test, without claiming current stock was directly retested.","measured_frequency_response_notes":"Original reference sample and same firmware/app as the named SoundGuys review. Specific default profile and target are preserved. No chart amplitude is estimated as an exact bass/treble deviation."}},{"url":"https://salesforce-knowledge-download.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/000018508/en_US/000018508.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["virtual_surround"],"notes":{"virtual_surround":"The newer official A3936 guide, PDF created August 27, 2025 and linked by the current service index, explicitly lists 3D Surround Sound among app features. Exact enabling app or firmware version is not published. This is a current documentation claim, without asserting a launch feature or availability on the original reviewed firmware 3.19."}},{"url":"https://service.soundcore.com/article-description/How-to-Enable-LDAC-on-soundcore-Space-A40-Earbuds","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["feature_requirements"],"notes":{"feature_requirements":"Exact manufacturer LDAC guide identifies Android 8.0 or later and app-controlled mode. Volume and current documented 3D Surround conditions come from their separate cited maker/review sources, without inventing a firmware rollout."}},{"url":"https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/headphones/soundcore-by-anker-space-a40/m408250/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["in_the_box","cables_included"],"notes":{"in_the_box":"Independent public indexed Consumer Reports overview explicitly lists five pairs of earpieces, charging cradle/recharge battery/carry case, USB-A to USB-C charging cable, Quick Start Guide and Safety Guide. Those combined cradle/battery/carry-case terms refer to the charging case, not three separate accessories. Later full-page open returns an access restriction. No paid test table or bypass is used. This is the standard model box overview, not a claim of a distinct current SKU bundle revision.","cables_included":"The same public box overview names one USB-A to USB-C connector cable. Length is not stated and is not borrowed from another Soundcore model."}},{"url":"https://salesforce-knowledge-download.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/000018508/en_US/000018508.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["battery_capacity_mah","case_battery_capacity_mah","drivers","frequency_response_hz","impedance_ohm","wireless_range_m","ear_tip_sizes"],"notes":{"drivers":"Newer A3936 guide has the same core 10 mm dynamic, 16 ohm, 53 mAh x 2 / 800 mAh, 20 Hz to 20 kHz and 10 m specification table. It prints Bluetooth 5.3 instead of the original/current-shop 5.2. That concrete discrepancy is not used to infer a firmware upgrade, hardware revision or universal measurement equivalence."}},{"url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/soundcore-unveils-space-series-with-two-new-anc-wireless-models-with-stronger-anc-and-long-lasting-battery-life-301612025.html","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Maker-issued August 25, 2022 release explicitly says A40 is available on Amazon, soundcore.com and retail partners that day in the US and Europe. August 2022 is stored without claiming an independently verified first-global day. SoundGuys August 24 date is not substituted for the maker actual-retail statement."}},{"url":"https://service.soundcore.com/article-description/Four-Steps-to-Make-Your-soundcore-Space-A40-Earbuds-Sound-Better","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["eq_bands","fit_test","sound_personalization"],"notes":{"eq_bands":"Exact support article confirms 22 EQ presets and HearID sound profile. The eight-band count comes directly from the maker launch release. Full preset names are not invented."}}],"fields_filled":76,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}