True Wireless
Edifier X5 Pro
Not yet scored
$40
Full review dataEdifier X5 Pro vs Realme Buds Air8 Pro: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Edifier X5 Pro vs Realme Buds Air8 Pro, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
True Wireless
Realme Buds Air8 Pro
84Outstanding
$74
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Realme Buds Air8 Pro leads on 6 of 7 measures.
- Edifier X5 Pro
- Realme Buds Air8 Pro
HearWiki score
-
84
Sound
-
8.4
Noise cancelling
-
8.4
Battery
-
7.2
Calls
-
8.5
Value
-
9.2
Price (USD)
$40
$74
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
New platform
The Realme Buds Air8 Pro is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 6.1 against 5.3 and Top codec LHDC against SBC.
- X5 ProYear unknown
- Buds Air8 Pro2026
What differsX5 ProBuds Air8 Pro
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 6.1
- Top codec
- SBC
- LHDC
Platform
Level on: USB-C, Custom EQ, Companion app, Water resistance.
Specifications
X5 ProBuds Air8 Pro
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $40
- $74
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 84
- Released
- -
- 2026
- Availability
- Availability unknown
- Sold new
- Driver
- 10 mm dynamic
- 2-driver hybrid
- Driver type
- dynamic
- hybrid
- Driver size
- 10 mm
- 11 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 2
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 6.1
- Codecs
- SBC
- SBC, AAC, LHDC
- Multipoint pairing
- -
- Yes
- Latency
- -
- 45 ms
- Battery life
- 7 h
- 12 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 5 h
- -
- Battery incl. case
- 31 h
- 50 h
- Full charge time
- 15 min
- 120 min
- Quick charge
- 15 min → 1 h
- 10 min → 11 h
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- -
- adaptive
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- -
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- Yes
- Wear detection
- -
- Yes
- Controls
- touch
- touch
- Weight
- 38 g
- 4.8 g
- Case weight
- -
- 53 g
- Water resistance
- IP55
- IP55
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Microphones
- 2
- 6
- Microphone type
- MEMS
- -
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- -
- AI ENC
What reviewers said
Edifier X5 Pro
The Edifier X5 Pro are affordable true wireless earbuds that pack in active noise cancellation and a transparency mode for under $40. They feature a 10mm titanium-coated dynamic driver, Bluetooth 5.3, and an IP55 rating for sweat and dust resistance. With the charging case, you get up to 31 hours of total playtime, though ANC use reduces the earbuds' single-charge battery to about 5 hours.
- Pro:Active noise cancellation at a budget price
- Pro:IP55 water and dust resistance
- Pro:Total battery life of 31 hours with the case
- Con:Only SBC codec support, no AAC or aptX
- Con:Battery life drops to 5 hours with ANC on
- Con:No wireless charging
Realme Buds Air8 Pro
The Realme Buds Air8 Pro are feature-rich wireless earbuds that deliver strong adaptive noise cancellation, clear call quality, and a versatile hybrid driver setup for under $100. They offer a long 12-hour battery per charge, Bluetooth 6.1 with triple-device multipoint, and IP55 water resistance, making them a solid everyday choice. Sound tuning requires some adjustment to get the best performance, but the overall package is impressive for the price.
- Pro:Strong adaptive ANC and usable transparency mode
- Pro:Long 12-hour battery life with 50 hours total via case
- Pro:Triple-device multipoint connectivity
- Con:Sound tuning needs effort to optimize
- Con:No wireless charging support
- Con:Battery life per charge may vary depending on usage
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