True Wireless
SoundPEATS Q40 HD
80Outstanding
$36
Full review dataSoundPEATS Q40 HD vs Wavefun BassBuds: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the SoundPEATS Q40 HD vs Wavefun BassBuds, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
True Wireless
Wavefun BassBuds
Not yet scored
$18
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
SoundPEATS Q40 HD leads on 5 of 6 measures.
- SoundPEATS Q40 HD
- Wavefun BassBuds
HearWiki score
80
-
Sound
7.6
-
Battery
8.0
-
Calls
6.8
-
Value
9.2
-
Price (USD)
$36
$18
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
SoundPEATS Q40 HD (2026) against Wavefun BassBuds (2019). The SoundPEATS Q40 HD is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 5.4 against 5.3 and Top codec LDAC against AAC. It also adds Water resistance IP67 against IPX4.
- Q40 HD20267 yr newer
- BassBuds2019
What differsQ40 HDBassBuds
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- 5.3
- Top codec
- LDAC
- AAC
- Water resistance
- IP67
- IPX4
Platform
Everyday features
Specifications
Q40 HDBassBuds
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $36
- $18
- HearWiki score
- 80
- Not scored
- Released
- 2026
- 2019
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 2× 11 mm dynamic
- 11 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- dynamic
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 11 mm
- 11 mm
- Drivers per side
- 2
- -
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 40 kHz
- -
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- 16 Ω
- Sensitivity
- 103 dB/mW
- -
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- 5.3
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LDAC
- AAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- -
- Wireless range
- 10 m
- -
- Battery life
- 20 h
- 15 h
- Battery incl. case
- -
- 30 h
- Full charge time
- 90 min
- -
- Quick charge
- 10 min → 5 h
- -
- Wireless charging
- No
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- No
- No
- ANC type
- none
- -
- Transparency mode
- No
- -
- Companion app
- Yes
- -
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- -
- Voice assistant
- Yes
- -
- Weight
- 17 g
- -
- Water resistance
- IP67
- IPX4
- USB-C
- Yes
- -
- Model code
- -
- Wavefun XBuds
- Microphones
- 1
- 4
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- -
- Call NR technology
- AI ENC
- -
What reviewers said
SoundPEATS Q40 HD
The SoundPEATS Q40 HD is a budget-friendly wireless earbud with a rugged IP67 build, long 20-hour battery life, and Bluetooth 5.4 with LDAC support. It delivers a balanced, bass-forward sound from 11mm dynamic drivers, plus multipoint connectivity and app-based EQ for a feature set that exceeds its modest price.
- Pro:Long battery life (20 hours)
- Pro:IP67 water and dust resistance
- Pro:LDAC support for high-res audio
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:Single microphone only
- Con:Physical buttons can be less convenient
Wavefun BassBuds
The Wavefun BassBuds are budget-friendly true wireless earbuds that prioritize bass response with their 11mm dynamic drivers. They offer a solid 15-hour playtime per charge, extendable to 30 hours with the case, and include Bluetooth 5.3 with AAC support for reliable wireless audio. With an IPX4 rating and a four-microphone setup, they're designed for everyday listening and calls, though they lack active noise cancellation.
- Pro:Strong bass-focused sound from 11mm drivers
- Pro:Long 15-hour battery life, 30 hours with case
- Pro:Bluetooth 5.3 with AAC codec support
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:Limited to AAC codec (no aptX or LDAC)
- Con:Budget build may not feel premium
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