Jabra Elite 85t
ANC does not save the day...
23/03/2021 08:55
I have used the Elite 85t extensively and unfortunately, I am a bit disappointed as I could not stop comparing them to the 75t and overall, I believe the latter are the winners.
The packaging is nice and very well thought after. The case and the buds feel robust but the size of the buds is larger and that takes a toll after not too long.
The ear-gels are definitely more comfortable vs the 75t but it does not save the overall comfort result. The larger earbud gave me a constant feeling they might drop off. The 75s felt way more secure.
The companion app remains good with easy pairing on both Android and iPhone. It has a personalised sound test so it does take into account individual hearing abilities.
The supported features are great. Different sound profiles are really useful.
The software experience was still better for iPhone. The volume level does not sync with the android phone I have.
There were weird battery level reports on the earbuds with showing the Left one stuck at 98% even after hours in the case. I contacted support which was decent – important for this kind of product - and they confirmed a software/firmware issue to be fixed.
Support for multi-link (many devices and inputs) is great but there is no easy way to pick the input device – not even from the app and many times I ended up turning off Bluetooth in order to make it do what I wanted.
ANC is better than the 75t which was really an add-on and not a built-in feature. Overall, the ANC is quite good and it scores very closely with my over-ear ones. Sometimes in a quiet environment you can hear some static/digital noise but in a working/noisy environment the result is very good.
“hear-through” is much improved and phone calls were clear, no issues about voice input.
Music reproduction was great but overall it felt that not too much was changing with the various pre-sets. The app allows to configure the output so you can customise it to your liking.
Bluetooth range is better vs the 75s but still lacking. Can’t explain it really as all other devices have much better range.
The battery life is very good and the advertised times are definitely met. With my usage they lasted for about three days before recharging and the ANC definitely takes some juice.
Customization is also great giving you the ability to use gestures and clicks to your preferred functions.
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London , Spojené království
Age: 51
Gender: Female