Jabra Elite 4 Active in-Ear Bluetooth Earbuds – True Wireless Earbuds with Secure Active Fit, 4 Built-in Microphones, Active Noise Cancellation and Adjustable HearThrough Technology – Black

Jabra 75t vs Jabra Elite 4
I bought the Jabra Elite 4 Active after being a long time user of the Jabra 75t. I also heavily use the Google Pixel Buds version 2 and the A series Pixel Buds. This review though will be comparing the Jabra Elite 4 to the Jabra 75t since that’s what they replaced for me.*AUDIO – I’m most definitely not an audiophile. I stuck with my Sony Walkman long after CD players came out. With that said I think these sound a bit better then the 75t. There isn’t a huge difference but they sound fuller to me.*ANC – At first I though the ANC on these was going to be worse. When I did the setup I just couldn’t tell much of a difference when I adjusted the slider to configure it. However now that I’ve used it in situations like a noisy cafeteria…It’s definitely better then the 75t. With the 75t the ANC had problems drowning out the coffee machine that is used in the cafeteria. The Jabra Elite 4 do a much better job muting that noise. The one downside is that it seems like the ANC has more of a hiss/hum on the Jabra Elite 4 when ANC is on in a quiet environment. I don’t notice it if I’m playing music but if it’s silent then I can hear it.*FEEL – The 75t fit really well for me. The Jabra Elite 4 feel to me to be a bit “bulkier” but they don’t slip or move around so overall not much of a change.*MIC – I used by the 75t and the Jabra Elite 4 to call my mom and both got used in non-ideal situations. For instance I’d be walking outside with a scarf/mask over my mouth and a wool/knit cap over my head, ears, and earbuds. I’d also be walking along a noisy road sometimes. My mom actually said the Jabra Elite 4 sounded better. It’s funny on what noise they pick up and don’t pick up. Neither earbuds picked up my hat moving or rustling against them. They also both do a good job of blocking wind noise. But my mom could tell if I was walking on a stone path by the noise of my shoes on the stones. The Jabra Elite 4 seemed to do a better job blocking out the road/car noise though.BUTTONS – The buttons on the 75t were much easier to press. But I think that’s the tradeoff to having the Jabra Elite 4’s have better water resistance. The other benefit is that the harder buttons mean my wool cap isn’t accidentally pressing buttons. But for some it might be painful to apply the additional force on the buttons which forces the earbuds into the ear a bit more.CONNECTIVITY – I bring this category up mainly to say I really didn’t have any problems with the 75t and I don’t with the Jabra Elite 4. No technology is foolproof so there are the occasional times where things “just don’t connect” but usually that’s fixed by just restarted my phone or reseating earbuds in the case. It doesn’t happen very often though.CONS – I have two cons. The first is the notification sounds. The 75ts had actual spoken words. You hit the mode button and it would say “ANC” or “HearThrough”. You knew clearly what mode you were using. With the Jabra Elite 4 it uses just a distinct tone. I can never remember what tone goes to what. Luckily it’s pretty easy to tell what mode you are in by how things sound (muted or clear to hear). I’m sure this change was made so that a separate firmware for each language didn’t have to be maintained but still annoying. The second con is button function mapping. For some reason the button controls on the 75t and the Jabra elite 4 are different. They are similar but not completely the same. For instance to skip to the next song on the 75t you hit the left earbud button twice. To do that on the Jabra Elite 4 you hit the RIGHT earbud button twice. I don’t know why they would change things around since both have the same number of buttons.

Holy Angels of God! These Are AMAZING!
Good God, these are THE most amazing ear buds on the planet! I kid you not. I’ve had Beats, I’ve got Apple earbuds, and I also own a pair of Bose. I’ve been a runner for 30 years, and I need good tunes when I’m on the road. I bought these on Amazon a few months ago, but was saving them for a 1/2 marathon coming up. Jeezuz, the puppies are nothing short of euphoric. When I put them on at first I was disappointed. The sound was horrible and no base. I googled to problem solve. It was the earbuds—I needed the larger ones. I tried the small one first-no luck. When I put the big buds on I was BLOWN AWAY! Holy cow, these puppies almost knocked me off my chair! You can hear the singer swallow and take their next breath. Its crazy. They block out thunder and the dog barking, so yeah, I’m gonna have to be careful on the road. I might even use my apple buds for regular runs. But for races and meditation—or when I want to tune out from life—my God these things are spectacular. And at the unbelievable price, its worth buying two. I kid you not, if its sound quality you want, be prepared to be absolutely blown away and headed to the outer space of pure sound. If theres a hurricane, I’m gonna have these on with Magic Carpet Ride. Lol. These things are the masters of ear buds. Great fit too.

Tenía unos AirPod Pro pero nunca me terminó por gustar que cuando los usaba para hacer una llamada la gente solía no escucharme bien, la verdad me sorprendió porque asumía que al ser apple (y por su costo) deberían de ser de buena calidad.ANCAhora sí, he usado los Jabra Elite 4 Active por un par de días pero la diferencia es significativa; uno de las cosas que más me impresionó fue la cancelación activa de ruido (ANC), es tan buena que hasta la siento peligrosa para andar en la calle, a ese nivel está.BATERÍAMe parece que la batería es bastante buena y tiene larga duración, luego de tres días de uso (aproximadamente cuatro horas por día) solo ha bajado el 5% de la caja, a este ritmo los cargaría una vez cada semana y media.JABRA SOUND+Estos audífonos trabajan con la aplicación JABRA SOUND+ que básicamente es un apoyo donde podrás personalizar el nivel de cancelación de ruido que prefieras así como entre varios tipos de ecualización, las funciones que quieras para los botones entre otras cosas (Esto es algo que siempre busqué en los AirPods y solo tenían un menú para cambiar un par de cosas).TAMAÑOA lo mejor tiene que ver con mi edad, pero me gusta que sean un poco más grandes me parece que gracias a eso tienes más funciones los audífonos. Tienen un botón por lado en la parte central con varias funciones, me encanta decidir cuando quiero que el audífono haga algo (me pasaba con los AirPods que son muy sensibles y siempre cortaba las llamadas con solo acomodarlos, aquí no pasa eso).SONIDOSin ser un especialista en este ámbito me parece que cumplen bastante bien, además hay que considerar que tienes la opción de mejorarlo a las preferencias personales gracias a su aplicación, por lo que creo que qué de llegar a tener problemas de gusto con esto se podrían resolver.MODO MONOAl igual que los AirPods se puede utilizar solo un audífono lo cual extiende aún más la vida de la batería. Yo suelo usar ambos audífonos al mismo tiempo.CONTRASPor el momento lo único que no me ha convencido es que la caja no se siente tan robusta como la de los AirPods espero no sea un inconveniente más adelante.

Comfortable fit. Good sound quality. Stable pairing.