True Wireless
Enacfire E18 Plus
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$50
Full review dataEnacfire E18 Plus vs Realme Buds Air8 Pro: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Enacfire E18 Plus 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.
- Enacfire E18 Plus
- 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)
$50
$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
Realme Buds Air8 Pro (2026) against Enacfire E18 Plus (2018). The Realme Buds Air8 Pro is the newer platform here: Top codec LHDC against aptX and ANC type Adaptive against None.
- E18 Plus2018
- Buds Air8 Pro20268 yr newer
What differsE18 PlusBuds Air8 Pro
- Top codec
- aptX
- LHDC
- ANC type
- None
- Adaptive
- Wireless charging
- Yes
- No
- Wear detection
- No
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- No
- Yes
- Companion app
- No
- Yes
Platform
Everyday features
Specifications
E18 PlusBuds Air8 Pro
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $50
- $74
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 84
- Released
- 2018
- 2026
- Availability
- Discontinued
- Sold new
- Driver
- dynamic
- 2-driver hybrid
- Driver type
- dynamic
- hybrid
- Driver size
- -
- 11 mm
- Drivers per side
- -
- 2
- Frequency response
- -
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Bluetooth
- -
- 6.1
- Codecs
- aptX
- SBC, AAC, LHDC
- Multipoint pairing
- -
- Yes
- Latency
- -
- 45 ms
- Battery life
- 8 h
- 12 h
- Battery incl. case
- 40 h
- 50 h
- Full charge time
- -
- 120 min
- Quick charge
- -
- 10 min → 11 h
- Wireless charging
- Yes
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- No
- Yes
- ANC type
- -
- adaptive
- Companion app
- No
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- No
- Yes
- Wear detection
- No
- Yes
- Controls
- touch
- touch
- Weight
- -
- 4.8 g
- Case weight
- -
- 53 g
- Water resistance
- -
- IP55
- USB-C
- -
- Yes
- Microphones
- -
- 6
- Call noise reduction
- -
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- -
- AI ENC
What reviewers said
Enacfire E18 Plus
These true wireless earbuds deliver a solid 8 hours per charge, stretching to 40 hours with the included case, and support aptX for better wireless audio quality. They also feature CVC 8.0 call noise suppression to keep conversations clear, plus convenient touch controls and wireless charging. However, they lack active noise cancellation and any companion app for customization.
- Pro:Long total battery life of 40 hours with case
- Pro:aptX support for higher-quality wireless audio
- Pro:CVC 8.0 improves call clarity in noisy settings
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:No app support or custom EQ options
- Con:No wear detection for auto-pause
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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