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Jabra Elite 65e Wireless
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset
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TypeEarbuds
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingYes
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeMono Earbud
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Our Verdict
Jabra Elite 65e Wireless
Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset
The Jabra Elite 65e Wireless are better headphones for phone calls than the Jabra Talk 45 Bluetooth Headset. The Elite 65e are more comfortable, better-built, and more versatile overall thanks to their neutral sound profile and many customization features. They also isolate more background noise, and their microphone has a better recording quality and noise handling performance. That said, the Talk 45's mono headset design is more portable, and it has a more stable in-ear fit.
Variants
- Elite 65e (Copper Black)
- Elite 65e (Titanium Black)
- Talk 45 (Black)
- Talk 45 (Silver)
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Elite 65e
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Talk 45
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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage
Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
7.2
5.7
Noise Isolation
8.1
0.6
Bass Accuracy
8.1
1.0
Comfort
7.5
6.0
Portability
7.3
9.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Earbuds
Mono Earbud
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.5
6.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.11 lbs
0.02 lbs
Clamping Force
0 lbs
0 lbs
Controls
8.1
5.6
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
N/A
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Decent
Decent
Feedback
Good
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
No
Microphone Control
Yes
Mute/Unmute
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
Yes
No
Talk-Through
Yes
No
Additional Controls
No
Voice Assistant
Breathability
9.0
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
1 °C
Portability
7.3
9.5
Portability Picture
L
7.2"
2.5"
W
4.6"
0.9"
H
0.8"
0.6"
Volume
26 in³
1.4 in³
Transmitter Required
N/A
No
Case
7.0
0.0
Case Picture
Type
Soft case
No case
L
6.2"
N/A
W
6.5"
N/A
H
0.6"
N/A
Volume
24 in³
N/A
Build Quality
8.0
6.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.5
8.0
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
4.64 dB
-24.71 dB
Treble Amount
1.25 dB
0.21 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
9.2
8.4
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.17 dB
0.32 dB
Bass Accuracy
8.1
1.0
Bass
Bass
Std. Err.
2.69 dB
25.9 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
297.71 Hz
Low-Bass
4.6 dB
-42.8 dB
Mid-Bass
2.58 dB
-26.72 dB
High-Bass
0.35 dB
-11.68 dB
Mid Accuracy
7.5
8.9
Mid
Mid
Std. Err.
3.31 dB
1.43 dB
Low-Mid
-1.29 dB
-1.87 dB
Mid-Mid
-3.87 dB
0.06 dB
High-Mid
-3.56 dB
-0.08 dB
Treble Accuracy
7.1
6.2
Treble
Treble
Std. Err.
4.22 dB
5.08 dB
Low-Treble
-3.28 dB
-4.03 dB
Mid-Treble
0.06 dB
-1.88 dB
High-Treble
2.7 dB
-8.68 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.1
6.1
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
2.01 dB
2.62 dB
Dips
1.14 dB
2.07 dB
Imaging
9.1
0.0
Group Delay
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.18
N/A
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.3
N/A
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.54
N/A
Weighted Phase Mismatch
1.86
N/A
Passive Soundstage
0.7
2.7
PRTF
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
N/A
N/A
PRTF Size (Avg.)
N/A
N/A
PRTF Distance
N/A
N/A
Openness
1.9
9.8
Acoustic Space Excitation
1.6
2.5
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
Speaker Modeling
No
Room Ambience
No
Head Tracking
No
Virtual Surround
No
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
8.0
7.2
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.191
0.486
WHD @ 100
0.109
0.203
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
Power
On
Connection
Bluetooth 4.0
Codec
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Silicone (small)
Microphone
Boom
Isolation
Noise Isolation
8.1
0.6
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-22.83 dB
-0.63 dB
Noise Cancelling
Yes
No
Bass
-12.97 dB
0.11 dB
Mid
-22.23 dB
0.76 dB
Treble
-34.16 dB
-2.62 dB
Leakage
8.7
7.8
Leakage
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
29.42 dB
34.97 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
No
No
In-Line
Yes
No
Boom
No
Yes
Detachable Boom
N/A
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
7.2
6.9
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
174.48 Hz
177.02 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
1.78 dB
2.44 dB
HFE
3,466.89 Hz
3,417.19 Hz
Weighted THD
3.33
7.857
Gain
37.81 dB
38.1 dB
Noise Handling
7.3
6.3
SpNR
Speech + Pink Noise
Speech + Subway Noise
SpNR
22.86 dB
15.34 dB
Active Features
Battery
7.0
6.1
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
8.5 hrs
7.1 hrs
Additional Charges
0
0.0
Total Battery Life
8.5 hrs
7.1 hrs
Charge Time
2.2 hrs
1.6 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
Standby mode
Standby mode
Audio While Charging
Yes
No
Passive Playback
No
No
Charging Port
micro-USB
micro-USB
App Support
7.5
5.0
App Picture
App Name
Jabra Sound+
Jabra Assist
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
macOS
N/A
No
Windows
N/A
No
Equalizer
Graphic
No
ANC Control
Yes
No
Mic Control
Yes
No
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
No
No
Button Mapping
No
No
Surround Sound
N/A
Surround Support
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
8.2
8.6
Bluetooth Version
5.0
4.0
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
2 Devices
NFC Pairing
No
Yes
Line Of Sight Range
84 ft
132 ft
PC Latency (SBC)
218 ms
201 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
192 ms
Android Latency
123 ms
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
Analog Audio
N/A
No
USB Audio
N/A
No
Detachable
No
No
Length
N/A
N/A
Connection
N/A
No Wired Option
Wired Latency
N/A
Analog/USB Audio Latency
N/A
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
No
No
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox One Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
No
No
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
N/A
No Base/Dock
USB Input
N/A
No
Line In
N/A
No
Line Out
N/A
No
Optical Input
N/A
No
RCA Input
N/A
No
Dock Charging
N/A
No
Power Supply
N/A
No Base/Dock
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Talk 45
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