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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 Profile: Target Compliance
    5. Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
    6. Treble Profile: Target Compliance
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation - Full Range
    2. Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
    3. Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
    4. ANC Wind Handling
    5. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless vs Jabra Elite 10

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless
Jabra Elite 10

Tested using Methodology v1.5

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Variants

  • Elite 85t (Titanium Black)
  • Elite 10 (Cocoa)
  • Elite 10 (Cream)
  • Elite 10 (Gloss Black)
  • Elite 10 (Matte Black)
  • Elite 10 (Titanium Black)

Our Verdict

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless

Jabra Elite 10

The Jabra Elite 10 True Wireless are better than the Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless. The Elite 10 offer a better noise isolation performance and a longer battery life. They're rated IP57 for dust and water resistance, while the 85t are only rated IPX4 for water resistance. While they both have well-balanced default sound profiles and in-app sound customization features, the Elite 10 support Dolby Atmos for virtual surround sound.

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Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our headphones test methodology.

Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.5
7.6

Peaks/Dips 
 

8.1
7.3

Treble Accuracy 
 

7.2
8.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Design Picture 2
Jabra Elite 10 Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Semi-Open
Semi-Open

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Comfort Picture
Jabra Elite 10 Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.03 lbs
0.03 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs

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Controls 
 

8.1
8.0

Controls Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Controls Picture
Jabra Elite 10 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Decent

Feedback  

Great
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant

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Breathability 
 

9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C

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Portability 
 

9.4
9.6

Portability Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Portability Picture
Jabra Elite 10 Portability Picture

 

1.4" (3.6 cm)
1.2" (3.1 cm)

 

1.3" (3.3 cm)
1.1" (2.9 cm)

 

1.0" (2.5 cm)
0.7" (1.9 cm)

Volume  

1.80 in³ (29.50 cm³)
1.04 in³ (17.00 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

7.5
8.0

Case Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Case Picture
Jabra Elite 10 Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

2.6" (6.6 cm)
2.6" (6.5 cm)

 

1.1" (2.8 cm)
1.9" (4.7 cm)

 

1.6" (4.1 cm)
0.9" (2.4 cm)

Volume  

4.60 in³ (75.38 cm³)
4.47 in³ (73.30 cm³)

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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
Jabra Elite 10 Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.5
8.0

Stability Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Stability Picture
Jabra Elite 10 Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Angled Picture
Jabra Elite 10 Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Side Picture
Jabra Elite 10 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Front Picture
Jabra Elite 10 Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Rear Picture
Jabra Elite 10 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Top Picture
Jabra Elite 10 Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
Jabra Elite 10 In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

600 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

2.22 dB
1.8 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-3.53 dB
-1.2 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.3
8.1

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.14 dB
0.37 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.1
9.4

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.38 dB
2.4 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
20 Hz

Low Bass 
 

2.05 dB
3.14 dB

Mid Bass 
 

1.48 dB
1.88 dB

High Bass 
 

0.7 dB
-0.2 dB

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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.2
9.2

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.09 dB
0.98 dB

Low Mid 
 

0.24 dB
0.26 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-1.62 dB
-0.51 dB

High Mid 
 

0.01 dB
0.18 dB

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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.2
8.0

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

4.16 dB
2.53 dB

Low Treble 
 

-3.03 dB
-1.78 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-4.3 dB
-0.35 dB

High Treble 
 

-10.12 dB
-0.84 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.1
7.3

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.39 dB
1.55 dB

Dips 
 

0.64 dB
1.88 dB

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Imaging 
 

9.3
8.7

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.15
0.21

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

3.22
2.19

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.05
1.15

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

0.93
1.47

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Passive Soundstage 
 

0.7
0.7

PRTF  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless PRTF
Jabra Elite 10 PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

2.9
1.2

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.4
1.6

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
2.9

Virtual Soundstage  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Jabra Elite 10 Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
On/Off

Virtual Surround 
 

No
Dolby Atmos

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.4
8.3

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.212
0.193

WHD @ 100 
 

0.275
0.064

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

1.27.0(1033)
3.1.6(1033)

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Neutral
Neutral

ANC 
 

On
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

7.1
8.7

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Overall Attenuation 
 

-19.95 dB
-23.07 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

-9.15 dB
-19.02 dB

Mid 
 

-21.23 dB
-25.07 dB

Treble 
 

-30.7 dB
-25.80 dB

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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

8.1

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-22.39 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-13.26 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-24.03 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

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ANC Wind Noise 
 

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Leakage 
 

9.7
8.6

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

22.96 dB
29.81 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

6.8
5.5

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

306.43 Hz
216.68 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.39 dB
5.61 dB

HFE 
 

6,267.15 Hz
7,136.96 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

1.657
117.377

Gain 
 

0.67 dB
20.09 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

5.3
7.8

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

10.74 dB
8.66 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

5.5
8.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.0
7.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.8
7.5

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

6.5 hrs
7.5 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

3.5
3.0

Total Battery Life 
 

29.3 hrs
30 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.4 hrs
1.1 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer and Standby Mode

Audio While Charging 
 

No
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C

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App Support 
 

8.0
8.0

App Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless App Picture
Jabra Elite 10 App Picture

App Name  

Jabra Sound+
Jabra Sound+

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
Yes

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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Cable Picture
Jabra Elite 10 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

No
No

Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Connector 
 

No Wired Option
No Wired Option

Latency - Analog 
 

N/A

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Connection  

No Wired Audio

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Bluetooth Connection 
 

7.9
8.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.1
5.3

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

Yes

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

146.00 ft (44.50 m)
334.65 ft (102.00 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

268 ms
321 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC

AAC Support 
 

Yes

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

237 ms

Android Latency 
 

201 ms

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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
No

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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
No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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 
 

USB-C
USB-C

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