Soundcore's popular budget headphones have finally received a follow-up — with a price hike

• Soundcore Space 2 have been announced at MWC in Barcelona
• Bigger battery and improved ANC
• $130 / £130 (around AU$250) is price hike over predecessors

We were pretty impressed by the Soundcore Space One, and even more by the Space One Pro, which members of the TechRadar team have used constantly since release. Three years since the originals came out, a new model has landed.

The Soundcore Space 2 are now here, unveiled at the mobile tech conference MWC 2026 by parent company Anker.

These new contenders aren't true contenders for our best cheap headphones list any more though, because they've seen a price increase over the old model. They'll go for $129.99 / £129.99 (about AU$250), compared to the old model's $99 / £99 (about AU$180), so let's hope the upgrades are worth it.