2026
Better than Redmi Buds 6
- Battery life 10 h → 11 h
- Charging time 6 h → 3 h
Worse
Redmi Buds 6 vs Redmi Buds 8 — full comparison- Total with charging case 42 h → 12 h
2025
Better than Redmi Buds 5
- Total with charging case 40 h → 42 h
Worse
Redmi Buds 5 vs Redmi Buds 6 — full comparison- Charging time 5 h → 6 h
2024
Better than Redmi Buds 4
- Active noise cancelling
- Battery life 6 h → 10 h
Worse
Redmi Buds 4 vs Redmi Buds 5 — full comparison- Charging time 2 h → 5 h
2022
Better than Redmi Buds 3
Redmi Buds 3 vs Redmi Buds 4 — full comparison- Battery life 5 h → 6 h
2022
The first generation in our catalog.
Specifications
Key specs by generation
| Redmi Buds 3 · 2022 | Redmi Buds 4 · 2022 | Redmi Buds 5 · 2024 | Redmi Buds 6 · 2025 | Redmi Buds 8 · 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fit | In-ear | In-ear | In-ear | In-ear | In-ear |
| Active noise cancelling | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Battery life | 5 h | 6 h | 10 h | 10 h | 11 h |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx4 | — | — | IPx4 | IPx4 |
| Score | 3.9 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 7.6 |