Redmi Buds 8
Light 5 g earbuds with 50 dB ANC, LHDC and up to 44 hours of battery with the case
Pros
- Up to 50 dB active noise cancellation with 3 adaptive levels, per Xiaomi
- Up to 44 hours of playback with the case (ANC off), and 10 minutes of charging gives up to 4 hours
- LHDC support with Hi-Res Audio Wireless, on a Bluetooth 5.4 connection
- Only 5 g per earbud, in a semi-in-ear fit
- Connects to two devices at once and has 5 EQ presets plus Sound ID tuning in the Xiaomi Earbuds app
Cons
- No LDAC or aptX: the codecs are SBC, AAC and LHDC, and LHDC needs a phone that supports it
- Hi-Res Audio Wireless is enabled by an OTA update and needs a compatible device, per Xiaomi
- With ANC on, battery drops to 6.5 hours per charge and 28 hours with the case
- IP54 covers the earbuds only, not the case
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Details and specs
The Redmi Buds 8 is Xiaomi’s mid-tier pair in the Buds 8 range. It sits between the Pro ($69.90 on Xiaomi’s global page) and the Lite ($24.90), with a $49.90 list price there. It has one 11 mm dynamic driver, where the Pro uses a coaxial triple-driver system.
Xiaomi quotes up to 50 dB of noise cancellation depth and up to 4 kHz of cancellation range, with 3 adaptive levels, and says the two figures come from separate tests, not at once. There are 3 transparency levels and a triple-mic AI call mode rated for 12 m/s wind. Sound is tuned with 5 EQ presets and Sound ID hearing-based tuning in the Xiaomi Earbuds app.
The codecs are SBC, AAC and LHDC. Xiaomi lists Hi-Res Audio Wireless, but it comes by an OTA update and needs a compatible phone, so check yours before counting on it. Battery is up to 11 hours per earbud and 44 hours with the case with ANC off (tested on AAC at 50% volume), and 6.5 and 28 hours with ANC on.
Each earbud weighs 5 g. The case charges over USB-C, and the Buds 8 comes with S, M and L ear tips (M fitted) and a charging cable. These are research notes from the maker’s pages, not hands-on testing.
- Drivers: 1 × 11 mm dynamic
- Bluetooth: 5.4, 10 m range in open space
- Codecs: SBC, AAC, LHDC
- ANC: up to 50 dB depth, up to 4 kHz range, 3 adaptive levels
- Battery (ANC off): 11 hours per earbud, 44 hours with case
- Battery (ANC on): 6.5 hours per earbud, 28 hours with case
- Fast charging: 10 minutes gives up to 4 hours of music or 1.5 hours of calls
- Charging port: USB-C
- Water resistance: IP54 (earbuds)
- Weight: 5 g per earbud, 44.5 g in total with the case
- Fit: semi-in-ear
- Colors: Black, White, Green
- Release year: 2026
