Jabra provided us with a review sample for one of our writers to test. Read on for the full review.

The Elite 85t earbuds are probably Jabra’s biggest step forward in the audio world. The Elite line has been a major AirPod competitor since the 65t, and they made huge improvements to the design and build quality with last year’s updated Elite 75t versions. In contrast, the newer Elite 85t earbuds look almost exactly the same as the 75ts, at least on the surface. When it comes to emulating a pair of true wireless earbuds, you can do a lot worse than the Elite 75ts, so it’s not really a big deal that they didn’t update the form factor.

Instead, Jabra appears to have taken the few omissions that consumers noted in the previous generation and addressed them all here. With Qi-certified wireless charging built into the battery case and next-level noise cancellation available on the earbuds, the Elite 85t offering is nearly perfect, but it’s all coming at a rather premium price point. I spent a few days testing out all the different uses for these earbuds, and here’s how it turned out.

The first thing you’ll notice when you unbox the Elite 85t earbuds is that they look almost exactly the same as the 75t generation. The only differences are the heft of the battery housing (likely due to the new wireless charging coil Jabra had to accommodate) and the Qi logo embossed on the bottom of the housing. Other than that, they’re clones of last year’s model. That’s not a problem: the 75t and 85t earbuds look sleek and premium. The Titanium Black color I received is a two-tone design, with matte black covering the inner part of the earbud and a dark gray, almost gunmetal color covering the outside.