True Wireless
Redmi Buds 8 Active
Not yet scored
$30
Full review dataRedmi Buds 8 Active vs Soundcore Space A40: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Redmi Buds 8 Active vs Soundcore Space A40, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
True Wireless
Soundcore Space A40
78Great
$41
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Soundcore Space A40 leads on 6 of 7 measures.
- Redmi Buds 8 Active
- Soundcore Space A40
HearWiki score
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78
Sound
-
7.5
Noise cancelling
-
8.5
Battery
-
7.0
Calls
-
7.0
Value
-
8.0
Price (USD)
$30
$41
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?
Mixed generations
Neither is straightforwardly newer: the Redmi Buds 8 Active brings Bluetooth 5.4 against 5.2, while the Soundcore Space A40 answers with ANC type Adaptive against None.
- Buds 8 ActiveYear unknown
- Space A402022
What differsBuds 8 ActiveSpace A40
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- 5.2
- ANC type
- None
- Adaptive
Platform
Specifications
Buds 8 ActiveSpace A40
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $30
- $41
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 78
- Released
- -
- 2022
- Driver
- 14.2 mm dynamic
- 10 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- dynamic
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 14.2 mm
- 10 mm
- Drivers per side
- -
- 1
- Impedance
- -
- 16 Ω
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- 5.2
- Codecs
- -
- SBC, AAC, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- -
- Yes
- Wireless range
- -
- 10 m
- Battery life
- 37 h
- 50 h
- Quick charge
- -
- 10 min → 4 h
- Wireless charging
- -
- Yes
- Active noise cancelling
- -
- Yes
- ANC type
- -
- adaptive
- Transparency mode
- -
- Yes
- Companion app
- -
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- -
- Yes
- Wear detection
- -
- No
- Controls
- -
- touch
- Weight
- -
- 4.9 g
- Case weight
- -
- 48.4 g
- Water resistance
- -
- IPX4
- USB-C
- -
- Yes
- Microphones
- -
- 6
- Call noise reduction
- -
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- AI ENC
- -
What reviewers said
Redmi Buds 8 Active
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
Soundcore Space A40
The Soundcore Space A40 earbuds deliver a well-rounded budget experience, combining effective adaptive noise cancellation, balanced audio, and long battery life with multipoint connectivity. They offer strong value at around $100, with a comfortable fit and support for LDAC, though a few ergonomic and performance quirks keep them from being flawless.
- Pro:Effective adaptive ANC for the price
- Pro:Balanced, pleasant sound with LDAC support
- Pro:Long battery life with wireless charging case
- Con:Microphone quality is mediocre
- Con:Touch controls can be inconsistent
- Con:Case hinge feels less sturdy
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