Jabra Elite 10 vs Elite 10 Gen 2

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Jabra Elite 10
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Our Verdict

Jabra Elite 10

Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2

The Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 are a bit better than the previous Jabra Elite 10. However, the changes are incremental except for the 'smart case' that comes with the Gen 2, which lets you connect to wired sound sources in addition to Bluetooth. With the Gen 2, the mic sounds a bit more accurate. They block out annoying wind noise more consistently, too. However, the Elite 10 have a slightly longer battery and cost less, which is appealing if you don't need the added wired connectivity or the Gen 2's LE Audio capabilities.

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Variants

  • Elite 10 (Cocoa)
  • Elite 10 (Cream)
  • Elite 10 Gen 2 (Cocoa)
  • Elite 10 Gen 2 (Denim)

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Main Differences for
Sports And Fitness

Threshold 

0.10

Sports And Fitness 
 

8.1
8.1
No major differences between these headphones for sports and fitness. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

 Preview Graph
Jabra Elite 10 Sound Profile
 Preview Graph
Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Sound Profile

Normalization Frequency 
 

600 Hz
650 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

Slightly Emphasized (2 dB)
Slightly Emphasized (1 dB)

Treble Amount 
 

Balanced (-1 dB)
Slightly Underemphasized (-2 dB)

Sound Signature 
 

Balanced
Balanced
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.2
9.0

Consistency L  

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Jabra Elite 10 Consistency L
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Consistency L

Consistency R  

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Jabra Elite 10 Consistency R
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Consistency R

Std. Deviation 
 

0.78 dB
0.47 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Jabra Elite 10 Raw FR L
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Raw FR L

Raw FR R  

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Jabra Elite 10 Raw FR R
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Raw FR R

Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.4
9.5

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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Jabra Elite 10 Bass Profile: Target Compliance
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Bass Profile: Target Compliance

RMS Deviation From Target 
 

2.4 dB
2.3 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

20 Hz
20 Hz

Low Bass 
 

3.14 dB
2.84 dB

Mid Bass 
 

1.88 dB
1.38 dB

High Bass 
 

-0.2 dB
-1.45 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.4
9.6

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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Jabra Elite 10 Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance

RMS Deviation From Target 
 

0.98 dB
0.71 dB

Low Mid 
 

0.26 dB
0.9 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.51 dB
-0.28 dB

High Mid 
 

0.18 dB
0.02 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.0
9.1

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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Jabra Elite 10 Treble Profile: Target Compliance
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Treble Profile: Target Compliance

RMS Deviation From Target 
 

2.53 dB
2.37 dB

Low Treble 
 

-1.78 dB
-2.19 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-0.35 dB
-0.8 dB

High Treble 
 

-0.84 dB
-1.53 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.3
7.8

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Jabra Elite 10 Peaks/Dips Graph
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks 
 

1.55 dB
1.25 dB

Dips 
 

1.88 dB
1.51 dB
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Stereo Mismatch 
 

8.6
7.2

Frequency Response Mismatch  

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Jabra Elite 10 Frequency Response Mismatch
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Frequency Response Mismatch

Phase Response Mismatch  

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Jabra Elite 10 Phase Response Mismatch
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Phase Response Mismatch

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.04 dB
0.54 dB

Weighted Frequency Response Mismatch 
 

1.15 dB
0.76 dB

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.8°
1.4°
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Group Delay 
 

7.5
7.5

Group Delay  

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Jabra Elite 10 Group Delay
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Group Delay

Weighted Group Delay 
 

1.0 ms
1.0 ms
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Cumulative Spectral Decay 
 

CSD 
 

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Jabra Elite 10 CSD
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 CSD

PRTF 
 

0.0
0.0

PRTF Accuracy (RMS Deviation) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Harmonic Distortion 
 

9.4
9.7

Harmonics Levels  

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Jabra Elite 10 Harmonics Levels
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Harmonics Levels

THD Ratio  

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Jabra Elite 10 THD Ratio
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 THD Ratio

WHD @ 94 dB SPL 
 

0.05%
0.05%

WHD @ 104 dB SPL 
 

0.10%
0.04%
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Electrical Aspects 
 

Impedance  

Jabra Elite 10 Impedance
Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Impedance

Sensitivity @1kHz-1V 
 

N/A
N/A

Bluetooth Max SPL 
 

103.3 dB
102.4 dB

Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.9
2.9

Virtual Soundstage 
 

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Jabra Elite 10 Virtual Soundstage
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Virtual Surround 
 

Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

3.1.6(1033)
1.1.4 (1033) (English)

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth
Bluetooth

Codec 
 

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

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B
Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Neutral
Neutral

ANC 
 

On
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Design

Style  

Design Picture 2 
 

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Jabra Elite 10 Design Picture 2
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 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 
 

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Jabra Elite 10 Comfort Picture
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.03 lbs
0.03 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

8.0
8.0

Controls Picture 
 

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Jabra Elite 10 Controls Picture
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Decent

Feedback  

Good
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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Portability 
 

9.6
9.5

Portability Picture 
 

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Jabra Elite 10 Portability Picture
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Portability Picture

 

1.2" (3.1 cm)
1.2" (3.1 cm)

 

1.1" (2.9 cm)
1.3" (3.4 cm)

 

0.7" (1.9 cm)
0.7" (1.7 cm)

Volume  

1.04 in³ (17.00 cm³)
1.09 in³ (17.92 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

8.0
8.0

Case Picture 
 

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Jabra Elite 10 Case Picture
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

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

 

1.9" (4.7 cm)
1.9" (4.7 cm)

 

0.9" (2.4 cm)
0.9" (2.4 cm)

Volume  

4.47 in³ (73.30 cm³)
4.47 in³ (73.32 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture 
 

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Jabra Elite 10 Build Quality Picture
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

8.0
8.0

Stability Picture 
 

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Jabra Elite 10 Stability Picture
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture 
 

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Jabra Elite 10 Angled Picture
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Angled Picture

Side Picture 
 

Compare High-Res
Jabra Elite 10 Side Picture
Compare High-Res
Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture 
 

Compare High-Res
Jabra Elite 10 Front Picture
Compare High-Res
Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Front Picture

Rear Picture 
 

Compare High-Res
Jabra Elite 10 Rear Picture
Compare High-Res
Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture 
 

Compare High-Res
Jabra Elite 10 Top Picture
Compare High-Res
Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture 
 

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Jabra Elite 10 In The Box Picture
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 In The Box Picture
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

8.7
8.5

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

 Preview Graph
Jabra Elite 10 Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Overall Attenuation 
 

-23.07 dB
-22.25 dB

Bass 
 

-19.02 dB
-19.05 dB

Mid 
 

-25.07 dB
-21.65 dB

Treble 
 

-25.80 dB
-26.81 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

8.1
9.3

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Jabra Elite 10 Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph

Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-22.39 dB
-22.17 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-13.26 dB
-21.03 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-24.03 dB
-23.31 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  

 Preview Graph
Jabra Elite 10 ANC Wind Handling Graph
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Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 ANC Wind Handling Graph

ANC Wind Noise 
 

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Leakage 
 

8.6
8.2

Leakage  

 Preview Graph
Jabra Elite 10 Leakage
 Preview Graph
Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Leakage

Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

29.81 dB
32.41 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 
 

5.5
6.5

Microphone Frequency Response  

 Preview Graph
Jabra Elite 10 Microphone Frequency Response
 Preview Graph
Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

216.68 Hz
184.86 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

5.61 dB
6.82 dB

HFE 
 

7,136.96 Hz
7,782.91 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

117.377
0.659

Gain 
 

20.09 dB
-21.93 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

7.8
7.8

SpNR  

 Preview Graph
Jabra Elite 10 SpNR
 Preview Graph
Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 SpNR

SpNR 
 

8.66 dB
9.29 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.0
8.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.5
7.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.5
7.4

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

7.5 hrs
7 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

3.0
3.0

Total Battery Life 
 

30 hrs
28 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.1 hrs
0.75 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer and Standby Mode
Auto-Off Timer and Standby Mode

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C
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App Support 
 

8.0
8.0

App Picture 
 

Compare High-Res
Jabra Elite 10 App Picture
Compare High-Res
Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 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  

Yes
Yes

Surround Support 
 

Yes
Yes
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

0.0
3.1

Cable Picture 
 

Compare High-Res
Jabra Elite 10 Cable Picture
Compare High-Res
Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
USB-C

Detachable 
 

No
Yes

Length 
 

N/A
2.62 ft (0.80 m)

Connector 
 

No Wired Option
USB-C

Latency - Analog 
 

N/A
93.6 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
98.8 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Connection  

No Wired Audio
Analog
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

8.0
8.3

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.3
5.3

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

Yes
Yes

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

334.65 ft (102.00 m)
334.65 ft (102.00 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

321 ms
273 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC
SBC

AAC Support 
 

Yes
Yes
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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
N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No
Audio Only

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
Audio Only

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
Audio Only

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Base/Dock 
 

2.2
5.2

Type 
 

Charging Case
Wireless USB Dongle + Charging Case

USB Input 
 

No
Yes

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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Elite 10
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Elite 10
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Elite 10 Gen 2
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Elite 10
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Elite 10 Gen 2
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Elite 10
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Elite 10 Gen 2
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