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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 / PS4 Compatibility
    5. Xbox One Compatibility
    6. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless vs Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset

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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Picture
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Picture

Variants

  • Elite 65e (Copper Black)
  • Elite 65e (Titanium Black)
  • Talk 45 (Black)
  • Talk 45 (Silver)

Our Verdict

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless

Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset

The Jabra Elite 65e Wireless are better headphones for phone calls than the Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset. The Elite 65e are more comfortable, better-built, and more versatile overall thanks to their neutral sound profile and many customization features. They also isolate more background noise, and their microphone has a better recording quality and noise handling performance. That said, the Talk 45's mono headset design is more portable, and it has a more stable in-ear fit.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

7.2
5.7

Noise Isolation 
 

8.1
0.6

Bass Accuracy 
 

8.1
1.0

Comfort 
 

7.5
6.0

Portability 
 

7.3
9.5

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Design Picture 2
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Design Picture 2

Type  

Earbuds
Mono Earbud

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

7.5
6.0

Comfort Picture  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Comfort Picture
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.11 lbs
0.02 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs

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Controls 
 

8.1
5.6

Controls Picture  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Controls Picture
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

N/A
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Decent

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
No

Microphone Control  

Yes
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

Yes
No

Talk-Through 
 

Yes
No

Additional Controls  

No
Voice Assistant

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Breathability 
 

9.0

Breathability After Picture  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

1 °C

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Portability 
 

7.3
9.5

Portability Picture  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Portability Picture
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Portability Picture

 

7.2"
2.5"

 

4.6"
0.9"

 

0.8"
0.6"

Volume  

26 in³
1.4 in³

Transmitter Required  

N/A
No

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Case 
 

7.0
0.0

Case Picture  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Case Picture
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Case Picture

Type  

Soft case
No case

 

6.2"
N/A

 

6.5"
N/A

 

0.6"
N/A

Volume  

24 in³
N/A

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Build Quality 
 

8.0
6.5

Build Quality Picture  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Build Quality Picture
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.5
8.0

Stability Picture  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Stability Picture
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Angled Picture
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Side Picture
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Front Picture
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Rear Picture
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Top Picture
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless In The Box Picture
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset 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 
 

4.64 dB
-24.71 dB

Treble Amount 
 

1.25 dB
0.21 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.2
8.4

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Consistency R

Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.17 dB
0.32 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  

Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Raw FR R

Bass Accuracy 
 

8.1
1.0

Bass  

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Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.69 dB
25.9 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
297.71 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

4.6 dB
-42.8 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

2.58 dB
-26.72 dB

High-Bass 
 

0.35 dB
-11.68 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

7.5
8.9

Mid  

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Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.31 dB
1.43 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-1.29 dB
-1.87 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-3.87 dB
0.06 dB

High-Mid 
 

-3.56 dB
-0.08 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.1
6.2

Treble  

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Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.22 dB
5.08 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-3.28 dB
-4.03 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

0.06 dB
-1.88 dB

High-Treble 
 

2.7 dB
-8.68 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.1
6.1

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2.01 dB
2.62 dB

Dips 
 

1.14 dB
2.07 dB

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Imaging 
 

9.1
0.0

Group Delay  

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Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Group Delay

Phase Response  

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Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Phase Response

Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.18
N/A

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.3
N/A

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.54
N/A

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.86
N/A

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Passive Soundstage 
 

0.7
2.7

PRTF  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless PRTF
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

1.9
9.8

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

1.6
2.5

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No

Room Ambience 
 

No

Head Tracking 
 

No

Virtual Surround 
 

No

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.0
7.2

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.191
0.486

WHD @ 100 
 

0.109
0.203

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown

Power 
 

On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.0

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Boom

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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

8.1
0.6

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-22.83 dB
-0.63 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
No

Bass 
 

-12.97 dB
0.11 dB

Mid 
 

-22.23 dB
0.76 dB

Treble 
 

-34.16 dB
-2.62 dB

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Leakage 
 

8.7
7.8

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

29.42 dB
34.97 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

Yes
No

Boom 
 

No
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

N/A
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

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Recording Quality 
 

7.2
6.9

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

174.48 Hz
177.02 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

1.78 dB
2.44 dB

HFE 
 

3,466.89 Hz
3,417.19 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

3.33
7.857

Gain 
 

37.81 dB
38.1 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

7.3
6.3

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

Speech + Subway Noise  

SpNR 
 

22.86 dB
15.34 dB

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.0
6.1

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

8.5 hrs
7.1 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

8.5 hrs
7.1 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.2 hrs
1.6 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Standby mode
Standby mode

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

micro-USB
micro-USB

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App Support 
 

7.5
5.0

App Picture  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless App Picture
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset App Picture

App Name  

Jabra Sound+
Jabra Assist

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

N/A
No

Windows  

N/A
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic
No

ANC Control 
 

Yes
No

Mic Control  

Yes
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Sound  

N/A

Surround Support 
 

No

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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

8.2
8.6

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
4.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No
Yes

Line Of Sight Range 
 

84 ft
132 ft

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

218 ms
201 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

192 ms

Android Latency 
 

123 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

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Wired 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Cable Picture
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

N/A
No

USB Audio 
 

N/A
No

Detachable  

No
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 / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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Xbox One Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

N/A
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

N/A
No

Line In 
 

N/A
No

Line Out 
 

N/A
No

Optical Input 
 

N/A
No

RCA Input 
 

N/A
No

Dock Charging 
 

N/A
No

Power Supply 
 

N/A
No Base/Dock

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