True Wireless
Realme Buds Air8 Pro
84Outstanding
$74
Full review dataRealme Buds Air8 Pro vs Taksar Studio Buds +: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Realme Buds Air8 Pro vs Taksar Studio Buds +, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
True Wireless
Taksar Studio Buds +
Not yet scored
$50
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
- Taksar Studio Buds +
HearWiki score
84
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Sound
8.4
-
Noise cancelling
8.4
-
Battery
7.2
-
Calls
8.5
-
Value
9.2
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Price (USD)
$74
$50
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 Taksar Studio Buds + (2021). The Realme Buds Air8 Pro is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 6.1 against 5.2 and Top codec LHDC against AAC. It also adds Water resistance IP55 against IPX4.
- Buds Air8 Pro20265 yr newer
- Studio Buds +2021
What differsBuds Air8 ProStudio Buds +
- Bluetooth
- 6.1
- 5.2
- Top codec
- LHDC
- AAC
- Water resistance
- IP55
- IPX4
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: USB-C, Custom EQ, Companion app.
Specifications
Buds Air8 ProStudio Buds +
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $74
- $50
- HearWiki score
- 84
- Not scored
- Released
- 2026
- 2021
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 2-driver hybrid
- 8.2 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- hybrid
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 11 mm
- 8.2 mm
- Drivers per side
- 2
- -
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- -
- Sound signature
- -
- neutral
- Bluetooth
- 6.1
- 5.2
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LHDC
- SBC, AAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- -
- Latency
- 45 ms
- -
- Battery life
- 12 h
- 36 h
- Battery incl. case
- 50 h
- -
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- -
- Quick charge
- 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
- buttons
- Voice assistant
- -
- Siri
- Weight
- 4.8 g
- 5 g
- Case weight
- 53 g
- 49 g
- Water resistance
- IP55
- IPX4
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Connector
- -
- USB-C
- Microphones
- 6
- 3
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- 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
Taksar Studio Buds +
The Taksar Studio Buds + are true wireless earbuds that deliver a balanced, neutral sound profile with active noise cancellation and IPX4 sweat resistance. With a total of 36 hours of playback including the USB-C charging case, they support SBC and AAC codecs over Bluetooth 5.2, plus a built-in EQ and app support for customization. The lightweight 5g earbuds feature three mics with call noise reduction and voice assistant access for versatile everyday use.
- Pro:Effective ANC with a transparent mode for situational awareness
- Pro:Long 36-hour total battery life with USB-C charging case
- Pro:Lightweight 5g per bud for comfortable all-day wear
- Con:Only SBC and AAC codecs, no higher-resolution options
- Con:Physical buttons may be less intuitive than touch controls
- Con:8.2mm drivers might lack deep bass for bass-heavy listeners
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