Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless vs Jabra Elite 65e Wireless

Which Headphones Are Better?

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless
Jabra Elite 65e Wireless

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Our Verdict

Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless

Jabra Elite 65e Wireless

The Jabra Elite 65e Wireless are slightly better wireless earbuds than the Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless, but not by much. The Bose have a slightly more compact design for sports. They also have a better-balanced sound quality that most will prefer over that of the Jabra although you can not EQ them. The Jabra, on the other hand, are noise cancelling so they do a little better in noisy conditions. They also have a much better microphone for making calls and a customizable app that gives them more options than the Bose. They also last longer on a single charge, although the Bose have a longer battery life overall when you include their charging case.

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Variants

  • SoundSport Free (Black)
  • SoundSport Free (Bright Orange)
  • Elite 65e (Copper Black)
  • Elite 65e (Titanium Black)

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 
 

7.2
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2 
 

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Design Picture 2
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Earbuds
Earbuds

Enclosure  

Semi-Open
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.5

Comfort Picture 
 

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Comfort Picture
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.04 lbs
0.11 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

5.7
8.1

Controls Picture 
 

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Controls Picture
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
N/A

Ease Of Use  

Poor
Decent

Feedback  

Mediocre
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
Yes

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
Yes

Talk-Through 
 

No
Yes

Additional Controls  

No
No
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Breathability 
 

8.9
9.0

Breathability After Picture 
 

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

1.1 °C
1 °C
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Portability 
 

9.4
7.3

Portability Picture 
 

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Portability Picture
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Portability Picture

 

0.9" (2.3 cm)
7.2"

 

1.8" (4.6 cm)
4.6"

 

0.9" (2.3 cm)
0.8"

Volume  

1.50 in³ (24.58 cm³)
26 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
N/A
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Case 
 

7.0
7.0

Case Picture 
 

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Case Picture
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Soft case

 

3.8" (9.7 cm)
6.2"

 

1.5" (3.8 cm)
6.5"

 

1.2" (3.0 cm)
0.6"

Volume  

6.90 in³ (113.07 cm³)
24 in³
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture 
 

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Stability 
 

7.5
7.5

Stability Picture 
 

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Stability Picture
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture 
 

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Angled Picture
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture 
 

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Side Picture
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture 
 

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Front Picture
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture 
 

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Rear Picture
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture 
 

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Top Picture
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture 
 

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

 Preview Graph
Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Frequency Response

Frequency Response  

 Preview Graph
Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Frequency Response

Bass Amount 
 

-0.46 dB
4.64 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.85 dB
1.25 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.6
9.2

Consistency L  

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Consistency L
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Consistency L

Consistency R  

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Consistency R
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Consistency R

Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.29 dB
0.17 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Raw FR L

Raw FR L  

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Raw FR L

Raw FR R  

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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Raw FR R

Raw FR R  

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Raw FR R

Bass Accuracy 
 

9.0
8.1

Bass  

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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Bass

Bass  

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Bass

Std. Err. 
 

1.34 dB
2.69 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

26.7 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-2.04 dB
4.6 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

0.4 dB
2.58 dB

High-Bass 
 

1.41 dB
0.35 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.7
7.5

Mid  

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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Mid

Mid  

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Mid

Std. Err. 
 

1.78 dB
3.31 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-0.65 dB
-1.29 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-2.69 dB
-3.87 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.01 dB
-3.56 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

8.3
7.1

Treble  

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Treble

Treble  

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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Treble

Std. Err. 
 

2.63 dB
4.22 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-0.89 dB
-3.28 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-3.97 dB
0.06 dB

High-Treble 
 

-7.82 dB
2.7 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.5
7.1

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks 
 

1 dB
2.01 dB

Dips 
 

0.83 dB
1.14 dB
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Imaging 
 

9.3
9.1

Group Delay  

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Group Delay
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Group Delay

Phase Response  

 Preview Graph
Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Phase Response

Phase Response Mismatch  

 Preview Graph
Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Phase Response Mismatch

Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.15
0.18

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.19
1.86

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.6
0.3

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

0.69
1.54
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Passive Soundstage 
 

2.7
0.7

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

9.2
1.9

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.8
1.6
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No

Room Ambience 
 

No

Head Tracking 
 

No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.4
8.0

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Weighted Harmonic Distortion
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Weighted Harmonic Distortion

WHD @ 90 
 

0.271
0.191

WHD @ 100 
 

0.199
0.109
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown

Power 
 

On

Connection 
 

Unknown

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

1.9
8.1

Noise Isolation  

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Noise Isolation
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Noise Isolation

Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-4.66 dB
-22.83 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
Yes

Bass 
 

-0.08 dB
-12.97 dB

Mid 
 

-2.38 dB
-22.23 dB

Treble 
 

-11.63 dB
-34.16 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.6
8.7

Leakage  

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Leakage
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Leakage

Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

36.15 dB
29.42 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
No

In-Line 
 

No
Yes

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
N/A

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

5.0
7.2

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Microphone Frequency Response
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

285.09 Hz
174.48 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.27 dB
1.78 dB

HFE 
 

1,733.45 Hz
3,466.89 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

50.373
3.33

Gain 
 

43.61 dB
37.81 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.8
7.3

SpNR  

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless SpNR
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless SpNR

SpNR 
 

18.18 dB
22.86 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

6.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.2
7.0

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

4.8 hrs
8.5 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

2.0
0

Total Battery Life 
 

14.4 hrs
8.5 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.9 hrs
2.2 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Standby mode

Audio While Charging 
 

No
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

micro-USB
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

7.0
7.5

App Picture 
 

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless App Picture
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Bose Connect
Jabra Sound+

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
N/A

Windows  

No
N/A

Equalizer 
 

No
Graphic

ANC Control 
 

No
Yes

Mic Control  

No
Yes

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

Yes
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Sound  

N/A

Surround Support 
 

No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

6.5
8.2

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.1
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

72.00 ft (21.95 m)
84 ft

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

555 ms
218 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

52 ms

Android Latency 
 

96 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 
 

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Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Cable Picture
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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
N/A

USB Audio 
 

No
N/A

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

N/A
N/A

Connection 
 

No Wired Option
N/A

Wired Latency 
 

N/A

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

N/A
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC / PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PC / PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

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

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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Base/Dock 
 

2.2
0.0

Type 
 

Charging Case
N/A

USB Input 
 

No
N/A

Line In 
 

No
N/A

Line Out 
 

No
N/A

Optical Input 
 

No
N/A

RCA Input 
 

No
N/A

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
N/A

Power Supply 
 

USB
N/A
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Elite 65e
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SoundSport Free
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Elite 65e
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