I’ve been waiting a couple months to give these a try before sharing a review, but I can honestly say that I am impressed. After trying some other brands that hurt my ears so bad I returned them, these Jabra Elite 85t are comfortable enough to stay in place all day, provided you can keep the battery charged. With moderate activity I can feel them start to slip out of my ear, so they are probably not the pair you want to take running.
The noise cancellation (ANC) and HearThrough modes are novel features, but honestly I don’t spend the time switching through them and rather keep them off to conserve the battery. What I want is a hearing aid that can amplify the ambient sound around me, but also let me hear the audio from all my devices or act like ear plugs. There is not that much amplification from the HearThrough mode unless there is nothing else playing through the speakers and you are right in front of the source you are trying to hear. ANC works to dull the sound around you if the speakers are muted, but with music playing there’s not much difference since the volume drowns out any other noise.
The battery life is somewhere in the 5-7 range, but be warned that the last hour you will be interrupted every 15 minutes that the buds need to be recharged. It hasn’t been a problem to find time to return them to the case at some point during the day, but expect to plan your day around charging at least once in the middle. Having a wireless charging pad has made charging effortless.
Now for the pet peeves that are just a fact of life with these buds. The right bud is the primary bud and in fact, the left bud can not be used without using both buds. You might think you can get five hours out of one ear and then switch to the other ear for another five hours, but that is not the case. This may not affect you, but seems like an odd feature.
The next peeve deals with pairing and connectivity. You might have read some reviews that discuss issues with connectivity, but you should know that Bluetooth pairing has been a straightforward easy experience to get up and running out of the box. My issue is that the specification states that the buds can be paired with up to 8 devices, but only 2 at any given time. I haven’t tried that many since after 3 devices I could tell it was going to be confusing to figure out which device they are connected with. If the buds are connected to 2 devices and you want to use them with a third, you must first manually disconnect or turn off Bluetooth on one of those first two devices before the buds will connect to the third. You may think this is a connectivity error but really they will only do what you tell them and they will prefer to connect to the last connected devices. Once you are connected to two devices, because you can only connect to two devices, you might think the buds have sort of a built in mixer where you can hear audio from both sources at the same time. Again, don’t be disappointed, but only one device can actively be sending an audio signal to the buds. You can not have music playing on one device and watch a movie on the other. You must stop all audio transmissions from one device before it will allow the second audio to play on the buds. Both devices are connected, but only audio from one device can be played at a time. This seemed to not affect in coming calls ringing from a phone though. I believe the makes the phone take priority of the audio stream. This might actually be a limitation of the Bluetooth protocol, but again different than I expected.
Well, there you have it! These are the top issues I’ve found with these buds, but I’m still happy with them enough to use everyday. Also, no problems with sound quality and the full range is good enough for casual listeners.
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Jabra Elite 85t true wireless earbuds
Accept No Compromise
Elite 85t are engineered like never before with fully adjustable Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), 12mm speakers, up to 25 hours of battery (ANC on), 6 microphones and wind protection for outstanding calls.
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Jabra Advanced ANC
Fully adjustable noise cancellation
Use the slider in the Sound+ app to select the perfect level of noise cancellation.
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12mm speakers
Big sound. Small body.
12mm speakers make your music sound great, with big sound and powerful bass.
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6-microphone technology
Talk the talk.
6 mics and wind protection, for outstanding call clarity no matter where you are.
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Up to 25 hours battery
Long life buds.
Up to 5.5 hours battery (ANC on), with up to 25 hours in the compact wireless charging case.
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Compact & comfortable
Pressure relief vents
Compact size, and MyFit feature that finds perfect seal for improved ANC and sound quality.
1 Active Noise Cancellation 2 Great music quality 3 Great call quality 4 Long battery life 5 MyFit
Access Personalized Features
Download Jabra Sound+ App
MySound tests your hearing and tailors music to suit your individual hearing profile. Access MyControls to personalize earbud button controls and the new MyFit feature finds your perfect seal, for improved ANC performance and better sound quality.
Beyond the box with the Jabra Sound+ app
The perfect companion to your Elite 85t
Your Elite 85t buds will sound great as soon as you unbox them, but downloading the Sound+ app will make them even better, with access to MySound and MyControls, call settings, customizable equalizer, options for personalization and more.
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Key Feature
| Advanced ANC | Jabra Multi-Sensor Voice | Jabra ShakeGrip | Everyday sports earbuds | Spotify Tap Playback |
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Active Noise Cancellation
| Adjustable ANC | Adjustable ANC | Adjustable ANC | ANC | No |
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Battery Life (Case/Buds)
| 5.5hrs/24hrs | 8hrs/30hrs | 8hrs/30hrs | 7hrs/28 hrs | 7hrs/28 hrs |
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Microphone
| 6-microphones | 6-microphones | 6-microphones | 4-microphones | 4-microphones |
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Speakers
| 12mm | 6mm | 6mm | 6mm | 6mm |
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Codecs Supported
| AAC,SBC | AAC,SBC | AAC,SBC | Qualcomm aptX, SBC | Qualcomm aptX, SBC |
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Durability
| Rain Resistant (IPx4) | Dust & Water Proof (IP57) | Dust, Water & Sweat Proof IP57 | Dust, Water & Sweat Proof IP57 | Rainproof (IP55) |
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Voice Assistant Enabled
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Wireless Charging
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Multidevice connectivity
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Mono Mode
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In-Ear Pressure Relief
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| connectivity tech | Bluetooth 5.1 | Wireless | Wireless | Wireless | Wireless | Wireless, Bluetooth, Apple H1 Chip, NFC |
| headphones form factor | In Ear | In Ear | In Ear | In Ear | In Ear | In Ear |
| connector type | wireless | — | — | — | wireless | wireless |
| noise control | active noise cancellation | active noise cancellation | active noise cancellation | — | active noise cancellation | active noise cancellation |
| cable feature | Without Cable | Without Cable | Without Cable | Retractable | Without Cable | Without Cable |
| control type | Media Control | Media Control | Voice Control | — | Volume Control | Call Control,Volume Control,Media Control,App Control,Voice Control,Noise Control |
| water resistance | water resistant | — | — | — | water resistant | water resistant |
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Best buds I've found!!
I've been on a long search for new buds as I was upgrading from the older beats set I've had for a few years. I started with the brand new line of beats by Dre, I returned them because the sound wasn't that great for what I was looking for focusing more on bass and lows, even with the customization options in the app, plus they were really uncomfortable!! Two other higher end brands were tested and neither was great.That Segway was necessary because that is when I stumbled across the Jabra elite 85t. These buds are the best I have ever had! Not only do they fit snuggly in my ears, but I love the more oval shaped tips. It makes a difference. It feels good. Next, I was impressed with the app and very straightforward user friendly customization options! I listen to a lot of rock and nu metal so I was more focused on a louder crisper sound, rather than heavy hitting bass, and although these buds have that too, I Love how the music sounds. I haven't found one better yet.Noise cancelling is good, but not the absolute best, ( I'd give that to the beats fit pro ) and the hear thru or "transparency" mode is pretty impressive too.Battery life is great used regularly, but obviously drops slightly faster with noise cancelling activated. Still good life though. I have mine in for much of the day, and between the actual battery ( plus the fact that the case itself holds a charge, and will fully charge your buds just over two times, which is a very cool feature. This is both USB-C chargeable And wireless compatible as well which is extremely useful, making throwing it on any wireless charger super convenient. The case is only slightly larger than a 9 volt battery, making pocketing them comfortable as well.In short, the Jabra elite 85t set is by far the best wireless ear buds I have ever had! They are comfortable, produce amazing sound quality for multiple types of music, are easy to use, and everything you would expect and more when buying buds in this price range. If you're looking for an amazing set of buds, these are the ones to get!
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