True Wireless
Realme Buds Air8 Pro
84Outstanding
$74
Full review dataRealme Buds Air8 Pro vs TaoTronics SoundLiberty 92: 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
TaoTronics SoundLiberty 92
43Weak
$46
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
- TaoTronics SoundLiberty 92
HearWiki score
84
43
Sound
8.4
5.3
Noise cancelling
8.4
0.0
Battery
7.2
3.8
Calls
8.5
3.4
Value
9.2
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Price (USD)
$74
$46
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 TaoTronics SoundLiberty 92 (2020). The Realme Buds Air8 Pro is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 6.1 against 5.0, Top codec LHDC against AAC and ANC type Adaptive against None. It also adds Wear detection, Custom EQ, Companion app and Water resistance IP55 against IPX7.
- Buds Air8 Pro20266 yr newer
- SoundLiberty 922020
What differsBuds Air8 ProSoundLiberty 92
- Bluetooth
- 6.1
- 5.0
- Top codec
- LHDC
- AAC
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- None
- Wear detection
- Yes
- No
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- No
- Companion app
- Yes
- No
- Water resistance
- IP55
- IPX7
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: Multipoint pairing, USB-C.
Specifications
Buds Air8 ProSoundLiberty 92
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $74
- $46
- HearWiki score
- 84
- 43
- Released
- 2026
- 2020
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 2-driver hybrid
- 13 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- hybrid
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 11 mm
- 13 mm
- Drivers per side
- 2
- -
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Bluetooth
- 6.1
- 5.0
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LHDC
- SBC, AAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Latency
- 45 ms
- -
- Wireless range
- -
- 15 m
- Battery life
- 12 h
- 5 h
- Battery incl. case
- 50 h
- 30 h
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- -
- Quick charge
- 10 min → 11 h
- 5 min → 1 h
- Wireless charging
- No
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- adaptive
- none
- Transparency mode
- -
- No
- Companion app
- Yes
- No
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- No
- Wear detection
- Yes
- No
- Controls
- touch
- touch
- Voice assistant
- -
- Yes
- Weight
- 4.8 g
- -
- Case weight
- 53 g
- -
- Water resistance
- IP55
- IPX7
- 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
TaoTronics SoundLiberty 92
The TaoTronics SoundLiberty 92 are half-in-ear true wireless earbuds that deliver a warm, entertaining sound signature ideal for budget-conscious listeners. With IPX7 water resistance, Bluetooth 5.0, and multipoint support, they offer solid everyday functionality, though they lack ANC and app-based controls. Battery life is moderate at around 5 hours per charge, extended to 30 hours with the charging case.
- Pro:Warm, enjoyable sound for the price
- Pro:IPX7 water resistance for workouts
- Pro:Multipoint connection allows pairing with two devices
- Con:No active noise cancellation or transparency mode
- Con:Battery life per charge is modest at 5 hours
- Con:Lacks companion app support and custom EQ
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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