True Wireless
Realme Buds Air8 Pro
84Outstanding
$74
Full review dataRealme Buds Air8 Pro vs Soul S-PLAY2: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Realme Buds Air8 Pro vs Soul S-PLAY2, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
True Wireless
Soul S-PLAY2
Not yet scored
$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 6 of 7 measures.
- Realme Buds Air8 Pro
- Soul S-PLAY2
HearWiki score
84
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Sound
8.4
-
Noise cancelling
8.4
-
Battery
7.2
-
Calls
8.5
-
Value
9.2
-
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 Soul S-PLAY2 (2024). The Realme Buds Air8 Pro is the newer platform here: Top codec LHDC against AAC and ANC type Adaptive against None. It also adds USB-C and Water resistance IP55 against IPX4.
- Buds Air8 Pro20262 yr newer
- S-PLAY22024
What differsBuds Air8 ProS-PLAY2
- Top codec
- LHDC
- AAC
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- None
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
- Water resistance
- IP55
- IPX4
Platform
Everyday features
Specifications
Buds Air8 ProS-PLAY2
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $74
- $48
- HearWiki score
- 84
- Not scored
- Released
- 2026
- 2024
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 2-driver hybrid
- 13 mm driver
- Driver type
- hybrid
- -
- Driver size
- 11 mm
- 13 mm
- Drivers per side
- 2
- -
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 16 Ω
- Bluetooth
- 6.1
- -
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LHDC
- SBC, AAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- -
- Latency
- 45 ms
- 25 ms
- Battery life
- 12 h
- 6 h
- Battery incl. case
- 50 h
- -
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- -
- Quick charge
- 10 min → 11 h
- -
- Wireless charging
- No
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- adaptive
- -
- Companion app
- Yes
- -
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- Yes
- -
- Controls
- touch
- -
- Weight
- 4.8 g
- 5.1 g
- Case weight
- 53 g
- 38.5 g
- Water resistance
- IP55
- IPX4
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
- Connector
- -
- USB-C
- Microphones
- 6
- -
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- AI ENC
- 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
Soul S-PLAY2
The Soul S-PLAY2 earbuds are tailored for gaming, offering a 2.4GHz USB adapter for ultra-low latency and Bluetooth low-latency mode for responsive audio. They feature a 13mm driver for clear sound, IPX4 water resistance for workouts, and environmental noise cancellation for clearer calls. With a lightweight design and 6-hour battery life, they cater to casual gamers and active users.
- Pro:Low-latency gaming modes for competitive play
- Pro:Clear call quality with environmental noise cancellation
- Pro:Lightweight and comfortable fit at 5.1g per earbud
- Con:No active noise cancellation for immersive listening
- Con:Battery life is average at 6 hours per charge
- Con:Limited codec support (SBC and AAC only)
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