T3 - UK (2020-12)

3rd

BEST ON

TEST

64 T3 DECEMBER 2020

State of the art

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THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN UPGRADING TO TRUE WIRELESS

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sound and ANC, and they are,

thankfully, way more

comfortable than they look.

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getting round the fact they are

decidedly chunky.

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Jabra buds overall, but if it’s pure

audio quality you want, these Bose

behemoths are the best.

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comfort allied to surprisingly

good sound make these very

credible AirPods challengers.

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with their pricier rivals when it

comes to music playback.

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and value for money are what

you crave, look no further than

these bean-shaped buds.

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£249, bose.co.uk

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£179, samsung.com

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lower quality than comparably
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so much better that they are
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with compatible models,

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latency involved with linking the

two buds together wirelessly

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remembering that they all come

with little cases that recharge

your buds when not in use,

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socket – as long as you

remember to periodically charge

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hours in most, er, cases.

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are way more likely to lose it

than wired buds, or standard

Bluetooth ones. Happily, this

happens much less easily now,

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The best true wireless buds

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usually being very discreet.

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one big advantage: they give you

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JABRA ELITE 85T

£219.99, jabra.co.uk

THE OVERALL

WINNER IS...

VERDICT:

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compact size, really impressive
audio and a mix of active noise
cancelling and noise isolation
that is like an off switch for the
world. Jabra also has an excellent
track record for rolling out
improvements to its buds, so
they will only get better with age.
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could be better and for pure

musical quality there are even

better options for around the

same price point.

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combination of compact size,

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Jabra’s Elite 85t are arguably the

best true wireless buds currently

available to humanity.