Anker unveils Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max, both powered by the THUS AI chip; the Pro is more affordable while the Pro Max touts a larger touchscreen case and AI Notetaker workflow, with notably improved noise cancellation and voice-calling quality.

Battery life reaches up to 6.5 hours with ANC and up to 28 hours total with the charging case, with multipoint connectivity to three devices and support for Bluetooth 6.1, Google Fast Pair, and IP55 dust/water resistance.

Pricing and availability: the Liberty 5 Pro family is available in Australia for AUD 279.99 via soundcore.com/au.

The VibeOS app is described as a feature-rich controller for these devices, offering EQ tests, audio restoration, sleep management, transcripts, and real-time environmental adaptation.

Default sound profile is bass-forward, but users can choose from seven tuning presets or an 8-band EQ to improve vocal clarity and brightness.

THUS is designed to sit in NOR flash, dramatically reducing footprint and enabling millions of AI parameters for advanced noise-cancellation workloads.

The THUS chip uses eight microphones and two bone-conduction sensors to separate user voice from ambient noise for clearer calls.

Clear Calls leverages on-device neural networks and bone-conduction data to substantially boost call clarity in noisy environments.

Voice and call performance are enhanced by a neural-net model that isolates the user’s voice from background sounds, aided by bone-conduction sensing.

Transparency mode and Easy Chat help users stay aware of surroundings and briefly interact without interrupting playback.

Both models support AI voice commands, offering 20 built-in commands with sub-second response times.

ANC improvements include Adaptive ANC 4.0 with up to 384,000 updates per second across an eight-mic array, claiming deeper cancellation than the Liberty 4 Pro.