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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    6. PlayStation Compatibility
    7. Xbox Compatibility
    8. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless vs Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless

Tested using Methodology v1.3.1

Updated Jan 15, 2024 03:46 PM

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Tested using Methodology v1.5

Updated Nov 13, 2023 06:17 PM

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Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Picture

Variants

  • AirPods (1st generation) (White)
  • Elite 65t (Titanium Black)

Our Verdict

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless

Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless

The Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless are better truly wireless headphones than the Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless. The Jabra have an in-ear fit that blocks more noise and is slightly more stable for running and working out than the Apple. The Jabra's closed in-ear design also gives them a better bass range and a slightly more neutral sound profile that you can further customize thanks to the Sound+ app. On the upside, the Apple have a more reliable wireless connection, especially when paired to iOS devices. They also do much better for latency and have a longer battery life than the Jabra.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.4
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless Design Picture 2
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Earbuds
In-ear

Enclosure  

Open-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

8.0
6.5

Comfort Picture  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless Comfort Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.02 lbs
0.03 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

4.7
6.9

Controls Picture  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless Controls Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

N/A
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Subpar
Decent

Feedback  

Subpar
Okay

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

No
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

N/A
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

N/A
No

Talk-Through 
 

N/A
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Voice enabled controls
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

9.6
8.7

Breathability After Picture  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.4 °C
1.3 °C
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Portability 
 

9.6
9.5

Portability Picture  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless Portability Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Portability Picture

 

1.72"
1.2" (3.0 cm)

 

1"
1.2" (3.0 cm)

 

0.6"
0.8" (2.0 cm)

Volume  

1.03 in³
1.20 in³ (19.66 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

N/A
No
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Case 
 

8.5
6.5

Case Picture  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless Case Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

2.06"
1.4" (3.6 cm)

 

1.69"
2.3" (5.8 cm)

 

0.74"
1.1" (2.8 cm)

Volume  

2.58 in³
3.50 in³ (57.35 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless Stability Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless Angled Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless Side Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless Front Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless Rear Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless Top Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-7.73 dB
-2.16 dB

Treble Amount 
 

0.61 dB
-1.76 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

6.4
8.7

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.8 dB
0.27 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

6.0
7.9

Bass  

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Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.27 dB
2.84 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

64.42 Hz
31.75 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-10.94 dB
-3.93 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

-0.79 dB
1.26 dB

High-Bass 
 

1.62 dB
3.24 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

7.9
8.8

Mid  

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Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.78 dB
1.58 dB

Low-Mid 
 

1.7 dB
1.9 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.55 dB
-1.33 dB

High-Mid 
 

3.62 dB
0.01 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.2
8.1

Treble  

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Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.18 dB
2.92 dB

Low-Treble 
 

4.46 dB
-1.61 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

4.26 dB
-1.06 dB

High-Treble 
 

0.57 dB
-3.42 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.3
7.8

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.83 dB
1.42 dB

Dips 
 

1.13 dB
1 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.4
7.3

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.31
0.29

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

5.76
1.46

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.04
3.16

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.5
2.72
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Passive Soundstage 
 

2.6
0.4

PRTF  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless PRTF
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

9.7
1.9

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.4
0.2
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No

Room Ambience 
 

No

Head Tracking 
 

No

Virtual Surround 
 

No

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.9
7.9

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.177
0.242

WHD @ 100 
 

0.128
0.115
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown

Power 
 

On

Connection 
 

Unknown

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Default

ANC 
 

No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

1.3
7.8

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-2.64 dB
-23.86 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-0.01 dB
-10.91 dB

Mid 
 

1.1 dB
-21.38 dB

Treble 
 

-8.72 dB
-40.19 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.3
9.8

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

37.73 dB
22.17 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

N/A
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

6.2
6.8

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

354.04 Hz
261.43 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.83 dB
2.47 dB

HFE 
 

3,368.2 Hz
3,417.19 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

31.268
4.389

Gain 
 

28.6 dB
37.17 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.2
7.5

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

14.85 dB
15.48 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.1
6.3

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

4.8 hrs
5.1 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

5
2.0

Total Battery Life 
 

27 hrs
15.3 hrs

Charge Time 
 

0.5 hrs
1.7 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Yes
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

Lightning
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

5.5
7.5

App Picture  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless App Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless App Picture

App Name  

N/A
Jabra Sound+

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

No
Yes

macOS  

N/A
No

Windows  

N/A
No

Equalizer 
 

No
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

N/A
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
Yes

Button Mapping  

Yes
No

Surround Sound  

N/A

Surround Support 
 

No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

6.9
7.8

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.2 + W1 chip
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

91 ft
92.00 ft (28.04 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

168 ms
202 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

300 ms

Android Latency 
 

134 ms
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Wired 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Apple AirPods (1st generation) Truly Wireless Cable Picture
Jabra Elite 65t Truly Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

N/A
No

USB Audio 
 

N/A
No

Detachable  

N/A
No

Length  

N/A
N/A

Connection 
 

N/A
No Wired Option

Wired Latency 
 

N/A

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

N/A
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC / PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PC / PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

Base/Dock 
 

2.2
2.2

Type 
 

Charging Case
Charging Case

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Supply 
 

Lightning
USB
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