Best Earbuds Under 4000? Realme Buds Air 8 Review
If you are searching for the best earbuds under ₹4000, this might be the one to look at. The Realme Buds Air 8 comes with 55 dB active noise cancellation, LHDC support, and a long list of premium features at an affordable price.
Let’s look at what you get and how it performs in daily use.
Box Contents and First Look
The earbuds come in simple box packaging. Inside the box, you get:
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The TWS earbuds
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Extra ear tips
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Paperwork
A Type-C charging cable is not included, which feels like a small cost cut.
The earbuds are available in Master Grey color. The charging case has a metallic finish, and the top lid uses bio-based organic silicone with **Realme branding.
You also get:
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Reset button inside the case
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LED indicator on the front
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Type-C charging port on the back
Design and Comfort
The earbuds have a vacuum-type in-ear design. They sit comfortably in the ear and feel light even after long usage.
Touch-sensitive controls are placed on the sides, making it easy to control music and calls.
Google Fast Pair support is available, and you can customize everything using the Realme Link app.
Sound Quality Experience
The earbuds use 11 mm + 6 mm dual dynamic drivers with a high-purity diaphragm.
They support Bluetooth 5.4 along with SBC, AAC, and LHDC 5.0 codecs.
Sound performance is impressive:
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Bass is deep and powerful
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Mids are clear
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Treble sounds clean
You can fine-tune the sound using EQ settings inside the app.
Active Noise Cancellation (55 dB)
One of the biggest highlights is 55 dB ANC.
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Outdoors: Background noise reduces significantly
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Indoors: Music sounds great even without ANC
For the price, this level of noise cancellation is outstanding.
Call Quality and Microphones
You get a total of six microphones across both earbuds.
Call quality is clear both indoors and outdoors. Voice transmission is strong, even in noisy environments.
Gaming and Low Latency Mode
The earbuds offer a game mode with 45ms low latency.
Footsteps and gunfire sounds are clearly audible during gaming.
For casual and mobile gaming, performance is excellent. Pro gamers may still prefer wired headphones.
Triple Device Connectivity
This is one of the most unique features.
You can connect three devices at the same time—smartphone, laptop, and tablet—and switch seamlessly.
Smart Features and App Experience
Using the Realme Link app, you get access to:
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ANC and transparency modes
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Custom EQ and preset EQ
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Game mode
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MindFlow sound modes
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Touch control customization
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In-ear detection
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Auto answer calls
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Camera control
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Earbud fit test
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Find My Earbuds feature
You also get an AI Live Translation feature, which can translate spoken English into Hindi in real time.
The app UI is clean and easy to use.
Battery Life
Battery performance is excellent:
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Earbuds: 62mAh
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Case: 530 mAh
Playback time:
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Up to 30 hours with ANC ON
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Up to 58 hours with ANC OFF
Battery life is one of the strongest points of these earbuds.
Price and Value for Money
The Realme Buds Air 8 are priced at ₹3,599.
At this price, you get:
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55dB ANC
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Premium sound quality
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Triple device connectivity
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Long battery life
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Strong app support
Overall, they offer excellent value for money.
