True Wireless
Realme Buds Air8 Pro
84Outstanding
$74
Full review dataRealme Buds Air8 Pro vs Sony WF-C510: which should you buy?
On aggregated review scores the Realme Buds Air8 Pro comes out ahead with a HearWiki score of 84. The full breakdown - sub-scores, specs and what reviewers actually said - is below.
Our pick: Realme Buds Air8 Pro - Outstanding overall at around $74.
True Wireless
Sony WF-C510
81Outstanding
$48
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 4 of 7 measures.
- Realme Buds Air8 Pro
- Sony WF-C510
HearWiki score
84
81
Sound
8.4
8.0
Noise cancelling
8.4
-
Battery
7.2
8.2
Calls
8.5
6.7
Value
9.2
9.3
Price (USD)
$74
$48
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 Sony WF-C510 (2025). The Realme Buds Air8 Pro is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 6.1 against 5.3 and Top codec LHDC against AAC. It also adds Water resistance IP55 against IPX4.
- Buds Air8 Pro20261 yr newer
- WF-C5102025
What differsBuds Air8 ProWF-C510
- Bluetooth
- 6.1
- 5.3
- Top codec
- LHDC
- AAC
- Water resistance
- IP55
- IPX4
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: Multipoint pairing, USB-C.
Specifications
Buds Air8 ProWF-C510
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $74
- $48
- HearWiki score
- 84
- 81
- Released
- 2026
- 2025
- Availability
- Sold new
- Sold new
- Driver
- 2-driver hybrid
- 6 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- hybrid
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 11 mm
- 6 mm
- Drivers per side
- 2
- 1
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- -
- Bluetooth
- 6.1
- 5.3
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LHDC
- SBC, AAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Latency
- 45 ms
- -
- Wireless range
- -
- 10 m
- Battery life
- 12 h
- 11 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- -
- 8 h
- Battery incl. case
- 50 h
- -
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 90 min
- Quick charge
- 10 min → 11 h
- 3 min → 1 h
- Wireless charging
- No
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- -
- Transparency mode
- -
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- -
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- Yes
- -
- Controls
- touch
- -
- Weight
- 4.8 g
- 4.6 g
- Case weight
- 53 g
- 31 g
- Water resistance
- IP55
- IPX4
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Microphones
- 6
- -
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- -
- Call NR technology
- AI ENC
- -
What reviewers said
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
Sony WF-C510
The Sony WF-C510 delivers a lively, versatile sound signature and impressive stamina for its price, with a comfortable fit that suits long listening sessions. While it includes active noise cancellation and multipoint connectivity, call quality is a weaker point and some premium features are absent, but overall it's a strong budget-friendly option.
- Pro:Rich, versatile sound quality
- Pro:Excellent battery life
- Pro:Lightweight and comfortable fit
- Con:Mediocre call clarity
- Con:No wireless charging
- Con:Basic codec support (SBC, AAC)
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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