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  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 Evolve2 85 Wireless vs Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless
Beats Solo3 2019

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Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Picture
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Picture
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
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Variants

  • Evolve2 85 (Stereo (USB-A) MT - No Stand)
  • Evolve2 85 (Stereo (USB-A) MT - With Stand)
  • Evolve2 85 (Stereo (USB-A) UC - No Stand)
  • Evolve2 85 (Stereo (USB-A) UC - With Stand)
  • Evolve2 85 (Stereo (USB-C) MT - No Stand)
  • Evolve2 85 (Stereo (USB-C) MT - With Stand)
  • Evolve2 85 (Stereo (USB-C) UC - No Stand)
  • Evolve2 85 (Stereo (USB-C) UC - With Stand)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless ((PRODUCT)RED Citrus Red)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Club Navy)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Club Red)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Club White)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Club Yellow)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Gold)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Matte Black)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Rose Gold)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Satin Gold)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Satin Silver)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Silver)

Review

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Our Verdict

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless

The Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless are better on-ear headphones for most uses than the Beats Solo3 2019. The Jabra are more comfortable and have a more neutral sound profile as well as an ANC feature that helps reduce ambient noise. Their mic performs better, and their companion app offers a graphic EQ and presets so that you can customize their sound profile. However, the Beats have a more stable fit and a longer, continuous battery life.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.3
7.2

Bass Accuracy 
 

7.8
6.3

Mid Accuracy 
 

9.0
7.9

Treble Accuracy 
 

7.4
8.7

Imaging 
 

6.1
8.4

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Design Picture 2
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
On-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

8.0
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Comfort Picture
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.63 lbs
0.47 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.9 lbs
0.9 lbs
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Controls 
 

8.1
6.5

Controls Picture  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Controls Picture
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Decent

Feedback  

Good
Decent

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
No

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
No

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

6.9

Breathability After Picture  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

4.5 °C
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Portability 
 

6.4
6.5

Portability Picture  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Portability Picture
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Portability Picture

L  

6.5" (16.5 cm)
4.1" (10.4 cm)

W  

6.1" (15.5 cm)
6.0" (15.2 cm)

H  

1.7" (4.3 cm)
2.6" (6.6 cm)

Volume  

67.00 in³ (1,097.93 cm³)
63.50 in³ (1,040.57 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

8.0
7.5

Case Picture  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Case Picture
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Soft case

L  

8.4" (21.3 cm)
4.5" (11.4 cm)

W  

7.0" (17.8 cm)
6.1" (15.5 cm)

H  

2.3" (5.8 cm)
2.6" (6.6 cm)

Volume  

N/A
69.10 in³ (1,132.34 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Build Quality Picture
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.0
7.5

Stability Picture  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Stability Picture
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Angled Picture
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Side Picture
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Front Picture
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Rear Picture
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Top Picture
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless In The Box Picture
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-0.54 dB
3.55 dB

Treble Amount 
 

0.19 dB
-3 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

6.1
7.5

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.88 dB
0.49 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

7.8
6.3

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.18 dB
6.1 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10.91 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-2.89 dB
4.58 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

2.86 dB
6.25 dB

High-Bass 
 

3.9 dB
8.47 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.0
7.9

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.4 dB
2.83 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.19 dB
3.34 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.55 dB
-2.35 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.08 dB
0 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.4
8.7

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.91 dB
1.98 dB

Low-Treble 
 

2.88 dB
0.64 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

2.43 dB
-0.23 dB

High-Treble 
 

-3.27 dB
-8.71 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.3
7.1

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.72 dB
1.88 dB

Dips 
 

1.53 dB
1.44 dB
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Imaging 
 

6.1
8.4

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.2
0.16

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

58.56
5.13

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.62
1.26

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.36
1.8
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Passive Soundstage 
 

4.2
4.4

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

4.7 dB
3.1 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

6.67 dB
1.29 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

5.04 dB
5.19 dB

Openness 
 

2.3
5.2

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.4
4.2
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Beats Solo3 2019 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 
 

8.0
8.4

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.187
0.163

WHD @ 100 
 

0.105
0.059
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

1.27.0(1033)
7.8.8

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Wireless (Proprietary)
Bluetooth 4.2

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

Default
No EQ

ANC 
 

On
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

7.4
4.2

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-22.41 dB
-11.63 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
No

Bass 
 

-8.71 dB
-0.16 dB

Mid 
 

-24.04 dB
-7.97 dB

Treble 
 

-36.05 dB
-27.36 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.0
6.3

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

39.39 dB
43.4 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

7.9
6.8

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

207.49 Hz
182.21 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

1.79 dB
2.39 dB

HFE 
 

5,046.6 Hz
3,319.91 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.056
2.001

Gain 
 

19.98 dB
6.2 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

7.0
5.6

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

29.04 dB
12.83 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.0
6.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.0
5.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.9
8.4

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

31.7 hrs
38.2 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

31.7 hrs
38.2 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.1 hrs
1.4 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Standby mode
No

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port  

USB-C
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

8.0
5.0

App Picture  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless App Picture
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Jabra Sound+
Beats

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
No

ANC Control 
 

On/Off
No

Mic Control  

Adjustable Level
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

8.3
7.1

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
4.2 + W1 chip

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

335.00 ft (102.11 m)
313.00 ft (95.40 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

233 ms
173 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 
 

194 ms
81 ms

Android Latency 
 

184 ms
120 ms
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

5.7
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

243.00 ft (74.07 m)
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

259 ms
N/A
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Wired 
 

9.2
0.0

Cable Picture  

Jabra Evolve2 85 Wireless Cable Picture
Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
No

USB Audio 
 

USB Type A
No

Detachable  

Yes
No

Length  

4.10 ft (1.25 m)
N/A

Connection 
 

1/8" TRS
No Wired Option

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

32 ms
N/A
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only (Not included)

Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only (Not included)

PS4 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio Only
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only (Not Included)

PS5 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
No
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only (Not included)

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only (Not included)

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Base/Dock 
 

3.4
0.0

Type 
 

Wireless USB Dongle
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

Yes
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

USB
No Base/Dock
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