True Wireless
QCY T11
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$40
Full review dataQCY T11 vs Realme Buds Air8 Pro: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the QCY T11 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.
- QCY T11
- 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
Realme Buds Air8 Pro (2026) against QCY T11 (2021). The Realme Buds Air8 Pro is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 6.1 against 5.0 and Top codec LHDC against AAC. It also adds Wear detection and Water resistance IP55 against IPX5.
- T112021
- Buds Air8 Pro20265 yr newer
What differsT11Buds Air8 Pro
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- 6.1
- Top codec
- AAC
- LHDC
- Wear detection
- No
- Yes
- Water resistance
- IPX5
- IP55
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: USB-C, Custom EQ, Companion app.
Specifications
T11Buds Air8 Pro
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $40
- $74
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 84
- Released
- 2021
- 2026
- Availability
- Discontinued
- Sold new
- Driver
- 7 mm dynamic
- 2-driver hybrid
- Driver type
- dynamic
- hybrid
- Driver size
- 7 mm
- 11 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 2
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Impedance
- 24 Ω
- -
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- 6.1
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC
- SBC, AAC, LHDC
- Multipoint pairing
- -
- Yes
- Latency
- -
- 45 ms
- Battery life
- 3.5 h
- 12 h
- Battery incl. case
- 21 h
- 50 h
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 120 min
- Quick charge
- -
- 10 min → 11 h
- Wireless charging
- No
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- -
- Yes
- ANC type
- -
- adaptive
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- Yes
- Wear detection
- No
- Yes
- Controls
- touch
- touch
- Weight
- 3.7 g
- 4.8 g
- Case weight
- 44.7 g
- 53 g
- Water resistance
- IPX5
- IP55
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Microphones
- 4
- 6
- Call noise reduction
- -
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- -
- AI ENC
What reviewers said
QCY T11
The QCY T11 are true wireless earbuds that deliver a compact, lightweight fit with touch controls and app-based EQ customization. They provide around 3.5 hours of playback per charge, extendable to 21 hours with the USB-C charging case, and feature IPX5 water resistance for workouts. With Bluetooth 5.0 and AAC support, they offer a solid budget-friendly listening experience.
- Pro:Lightweight and comfortable fit
- Pro:IPX5 water resistance
- Pro:Touch controls with app EQ
- Con:Short battery life per charge
- Con:No wireless charging
- Con:Limited codec support (SBC, AAC only)
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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