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Jabra Elite 85t vs Jabra Elite Active 75t

Jabra Elite 85t

Jabra Elite 85t

157 reviews

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Jabra Elite Active 75t

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Jabra Elite Active 75t

168 reviews

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Great sound quality

Comfortable fit

Effective ANC

Physical buttons instead of touch controls

Find My Jabra feature

Great sound quality

Good battery life

Comfortable to wear

Small and lightweight case

Easy to carry around

Not the best choice if sound quality is the priority

Feedback from wind can be an issue

Hissing noises in left earbud reported by some users

Not as good ANC as expected

Left earbud may crackle

Connection can be unreliable at times

Verdict

The Jabra Elite 85t are a great pair of earbuds for those looking for physical buttons instead of touch controls. They provide good sound quality and comfort, and have an effective ANC that can handle most environments. However, some users have reported issues with feedback from wind and hissing noises in the left earbud. Additionally, they may not be the best choice if sound quality is the priority.

Verdict

The Jabra Elite Active 75t is a great choice for those looking for a reliable pair of wireless earbuds. They offer excellent sound quality, good battery life, and are comfortable to wear. The case is also small and lightweight, making it easy to carry around. However, some users have reported issues with the left earbud crackling and the ANC not working as well as expected.

Reviews by Topic

Our analysis shows how reviewers feel about different topics. Please note these are not full reviews.

Noise Cancellation

Close yet so far..

the ANC mode is incredible, you don’t feel or get the sense like you ears are in a vacuum like how the AirPods Pro’s or even the Bose and Sony make your ears feel. It does an excellent job balancing that out, but also is fantastic at blocking out noise. Even in my semi truck which is older, so it rattles and creaks etc, none of the noises could be heard

Great for desk. Not great for activities.

It happens on every level of noise cancelling, between 'hear-through', 'ANC', and 'off'. They Won't Always Stay In. Again, I bought these to replace my gym earbuds, and am disappointed that they don't stay put as well as my previous pair, despite being marketed as 'active'. The worst part is that I can't even feel them falling out until they do

Sound Quality

Touch/swipe controls vs. Physical buttons on headphones?

After using them with extremely lackluster (and frustrating) results, I returned them and decided to spend some time researching the latest and greatest ear buds available in the market. This search showed me that almost every big brand, house hold name has opted for for touch capabilities for their latest earbuds over physical buttons. The only pair I could find that still use physical buttons were the Jabra Elite 85T, which don't sound nearly as good as the Bose (in my opinion) and have a huge issue with feedback from wind if you are outside.

Negative

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First Impressions of the Jabra Elite Active 75t

I can't wait until I get to go on a 12-14 hour plane ride and not have my ears ache. * Buttons can be painful to press -- feels like you're jamming the buds into your ear. Active 75t: Seems that it's a bit easier to press but I still have this issue. * Base seems to be lacking but you can modify it via the music equalizer in the app

Fit

Great, with some quirks if your primary usage is for home office.

The lows are almost not present - this is the single biggest thing to baffle me after having read in many places that they have some "punch" to them. These buds have almost no low-end, regardless of how you configure the Jabra sound profile in the companion app, and regardless of any other EQ you can adjust from your phone (if that's the source of your music). Tl;dr - don't buy these if your primary use is going to be listening to music. They're probably good for something like podcasts if you're doing listening-only, primarily

fall out of ears

annoying. Desired: I wish they would stay in the ears better--I think the silicone ear pieces could be designed a bit longer and more form fitting maybe or maybe the unit could be brought closer to the head. I wish they had deeper base

Comfort

Buggy behavior harms what should be outstanding earbuds

Clarity with high-bitrate audio is outstanding, and I'd call their overall character "balanced." These don't punch hard on the low end, but they don't really need to for my taste. They provide a level of detail that my cheaper true wireless buds absolutely do not. -They're small and light, which makes them comfortable

Great Overall User Experience

* Fairly comfortable for hours of daily usage. My inner ears do get a bit itchy now and then, but it's not painful to wear for extended usage. * User controls on the buttons -- including volume control. Once you learn the controls they are very helpful

Bluetooth Connectivity

Awesome Quality, But the Firmware Isn't There

Common fixes like turning on and off Bluetooth, unpairing the earbuds, and putting them into their case have no effect. The truly aggravating thing is that many of the troubleshooting suggestions I see involve pressing both buttons on the earbuds - but the left earbud is not connected, so it doesn't work! Each time I've eventually restored connection, but always just by messing around for ages and then finding they suddenly work again, so I don't have an effective workaround. It's quite frustrating, and given that I have similar problems with the 75ts I suspect that I didn't just get unlucky. It's a shame too because this is a very high-quality product with great sound for the price, and we badly need good alternatives to the Apples and Samsungs of the world

Are anyone of the Active 75t users feeling a crackling or hissing sound in left earbuds after the update ?

So I replaced my previous Jabra Elite Active 75t sports for a new one since the other one had the said issue on the left earbud and it's ANC was working poorly. Today I got my replacement and I was careful enough to use it first without updating to observe the sound quality and ANC improvement (wrt to previous one I had). After the update I saw that ANC has improved but the crackling sound started appearing in the left earbud. Hey u/jabrasupport , has Jabra acknowledged this issue assuming it is widespread and will there be a firmware update in the upcoming days ?

Negative

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Battery Life

Some good things, some not so much

App doesn’t consistently show the correct battery level when using one bud at a time. If I’m using the left ear bud, when battery level gets low, I get notification in my ear to “recharge now”, but app shows the bud is at 86%. I tried putting the left bud back in the case (the right one is already in there), then take the left bud back out again. The app still shows it at 86% and it still tells me to “recharge now”

Not as great as I expected

I didn’t notice a change with ANC on but hear-through is effective. The battery lasts a while. My ears start to ache after a few hours so I don’t ever have them in long enough to drain the battery. The case is sturdy and the material coating the buds and case feels soft and sleek

Warranty

Right earbud for 85t has stopped working

I have reached out to the customer service and initially they were quite helpful, but at the end it seems to be something inside of the Jabra right earbud stopped down. They suggested to complete Warranty request, which I did 2 weeks ago, and did another one 1 week ago. I have not received any reply from the warranty team since. It has been total of 3 weeks since my Jabra headphones stopped working

Negative

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Rant :jabra india service partner is pathetic!!!

After umpteen emails exchanged over a period of 1 month .I finally got a confirmation mail for warranty replacement for my 75 t elite active earbuds(various issues with anc on calls and unwanted sounds emanating out of them).Now they tell me that I ve to travel 1300km from my hometown in kochi to pune to get them replaced!!! !Are you kidding me!. And to think of it it took them a month to tell me this

Negative

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Durability

Quick Appreciation Post, Thanks Jabra!

These headphones have been through with me a lot. i.e. transiting in wet weather, going to the gym 5 days a week, training in rain or shine for a marathon, and completing even completing a sweaty marathon in these earbuds

Positive

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Nice headphones hobbled by bugs

The previous model, the 65t, were just slightly too big and made my ears hurt after just 5–15 minutes. Same with other Bluetooth headphones. The 75t are comfortable enough for me to wear for hours. * The small charging case is pretty great

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