“No aux input :(. I hate that all these companies are removing aux inputs”

47% of 17 verified owners recommend the Anker Soundcore Motion 300, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
Affiliate blogs here say 67% recommend, while the owner-based score is 47%. They earn a commission on every sale — so we show them for transparency but never let them move the score.
The headline score reflects owners (Reddit, enthusiast forums), independent lab tests, blogs with no affiliate links, and YouTube owner-comments when they line up with owners. YouTube and Affiliate blogs are shown for perspective but kept out here — hover the i for why.
Synthesized from what Anker Soundcore Motion 300 owners say — not a spec sheet.
Retailers' own star averages, for comparison — separate from our vetted owner-verdict score above.
“No aux input :(. I hate that all these companies are removing aux inputs”
“I have both, sounds good but the Bose flex is definitely better”
“I ended up buying this over the Bose, no regrets at all”
“for the money, it is a great speaker”
“I ended up sending the Bose back. After making a custom EQ with the soundcore app I preferred the motion over the Bose”
“The HUGE logo looks tacky and cheap”
“The Motion 300 would be a good looking speaker without that awful logo on the grill. Those metal grills also dent easily.”
“I have one and it sounds like a kitchen radio, no bass at all.”
“Motion 300 was better to my ears...”
“more resolution but not better than bose”
“the better of the 2 is the Bose big time”
“It not only sounds better with that feature off, but has enough bass on its own, given the size of the speaker”
“The Flex is way better it's not even close”
“And the motion 300 comes with a mic 🔥. What a great review👌.”
“The Motion 300 definitely goes deeper in the bass and is bass boosted out of the box which can drown out the mids. If you value boosted bass over midrange detail then you'll like the Motion 300 for sure.”
“I own both. Bose is better. Believe me.”
“The 300 blows the flex away. Unbelievable for the price.”
“At first I didn't like x300 to much. bass was ¿not clear? for me. Something wasn't right, but I started to like it with the time.”
“Soundcore is the best deal but i prefer the bose for lightness and overall sound experience over the motion 300”
“My money VERY happily went to Anker on this particular purchase.”
“Logo = deal breaker”
“the Motion 300 seems to focus a more "premium" market, doesn't really feel at home at a construction site yes.”
“I like the sound coming from motion 300 more. Bose is definitely not worth to buy even if it's half cheaper the current price.”
“my impression based on this is that the soundcore sounds like as if when you hear an mp3 with lower bitrate, where the treble is affected badly”
Practical notes owners raise — setup, quirks, and issues to watch for. They don't say whether the person likes the product, so they're not counted in the score, but they inform the pros, cons, and who it's for.
“I felt like I experienced directionality with the Motion+ more than I did with the 300 on its back.”
“My Motion 300 definitely has it too”