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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. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless vs Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless
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Variants

  • Elite 85t (Titanium Black)
  • Vista 2 (Black)
  • Vista 2 (Midnight Blue)
  • Vista 2 (Nimbus Gray)

Our Verdict

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless

Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless

The Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless are somewhat better headphones than the Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless. The Jabra have a more neutral default sound profile, which some users may prefer, isolate you from more ambient noise, and have higher total battery life. They can also connect with up to two devices at a time. However, the Jaybird have a more stable in-ear fit.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.5
7.3

Mid Accuracy 
 

9.2
8.2

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Design Picture 2
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Semi-Open
Closed-Back

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
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.03 lbs
0.03 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs

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Controls 
 

8.1
7.7

Controls Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Controls Picture
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Good

Feedback  

Great
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
No

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
9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C
0.8 °C

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Portability 
 

9.4
9.4

Portability Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Portability Picture
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless Portability Picture

 

1.4" (3.6 cm)
1.4" (3.6 cm)

 

1.3" (3.3 cm)
1.3" (3.3 cm)

 

1.0" (2.5 cm)
1.0" (2.5 cm)

Volume  

1.80 in³ (29.50 cm³)
1.73 in³ (28.40 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

7.5
8.5

Case Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Case Picture
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

2.6" (6.6 cm)
3.0" (7.5 cm)

 

1.1" (2.8 cm)
1.5" (3.8 cm)

 

1.6" (4.1 cm)
1.0" (2.5 cm)

Volume  

4.60 in³ (75.38 cm³)
4.35 in³ (71.30 cm³)

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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.5
8.0

Stability Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Stability Picture
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Angled Picture
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Side Picture
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Front Picture
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Rear Picture
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Top Picture
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

2.22 dB
0.46 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-3.53 dB
-0.89 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.3
8.3

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.14 dB
0.33 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

9.1
9.3

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.38 dB
0.88 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

2.05 dB
-1.52 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

1.48 dB
-0.63 dB

High-Bass 
 

0.7 dB
0.38 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.2
8.2

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.09 dB
2.45 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.24 dB
-1.27 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-1.62 dB
-3.72 dB

High-Mid 
 

0.01 dB
0.06 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.2
6.6

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.16 dB
5.01 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-3.03 dB
-2.81 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-4.3 dB
1.19 dB

High-Treble 
 

-10.12 dB
-7.42 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.1
6.6

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.39 dB
2.31 dB

Dips 
 

0.64 dB
1.71 dB

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Imaging 
 

9.3
9.5

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.15
0.1

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

3.22
1.28

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.05
0.14

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

0.93
0.71

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Passive Soundstage 
 

0.7
1.1

PRTF  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless PRTF
Jaybird Vista 2 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 
 

2.9
4.0

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.4
0.9

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.4
7.8

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.212
0.273

WHD @ 100 
 

0.275
0.115

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

1.27.0(1033)
1.1.6

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

Neutral
Flat

ANC 
 

On
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (medium)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

7.1
5.9

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-19.95 dB
-14.82 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Bass 
 

-9.15 dB
-6.66 dB

Mid 
 

-21.23 dB
-14.3 dB

Treble 
 

-30.7 dB
-24.2 dB

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Leakage 
 

9.7
9.2

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

22.96 dB
26.1 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
7.1

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

306.43 Hz
369.71 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.39 dB
2.39 dB

HFE 
 

6,267.15 Hz
6,001.45 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

1.657
0.929

Gain 
 

0.67 dB
14.36 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

5.3
5.3

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

10.74 dB
10.57 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

5.5
5.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.0
5.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.8
6.9

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

6.5 hrs
5.3 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

3.5
2.0

Total Battery Life 
 

29.3 hrs
15.9 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.4 hrs
1.8 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer

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
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Jabra Sound+
Jaybird

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Parametric + 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
No

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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

7.9
7.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.1
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

146.00 ft (44.50 m)
257.55 ft (78.50 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

268 ms
157 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

237 ms
187 ms

Android Latency 
 

201 ms
118 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  

Jabra Elite 85t Truly Wireless Cable Picture
Jaybird Vista 2 Truly Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

N/A
N/A

Connection 
 

No Wired Option
No Wired Option

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

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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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