The Jabra Elite 85h are versatile noise cancelling headphones that can be used in a wide variety of daily uses. They have great audio r...

The Jabra Elite 85h boasts the features and performance to give Bose and Sony's noise-cancelling headphones serious competition. But is it a category leader

Best battery life of any noise-cancelling headphone; Great sound reproduction; Intuitive controls and listening modes; Digital assistant support for Siri; Google Assistant; and Alexa; Companion app with personalized sound options; Strong build quality

Bass distorts in listening modes; Bulky and heavy

I've got an insanely long airplane trip coming up and, no surprise, my very first thought was, which noise-canceling headphones should I bring for the flight Great news for me; Jabra just released the Elite 85h.

Beautiful and inventive design

Noise-canceling could be stronger

It was exciting when Jabra announced its latest Bluetooth headphones at CES earlier this year. The $300 Jabra Elite 85h look like a beefed-up version of the company's well-reviewed Move wireless headphones , and inside there's an intriguing surprise: artificially intelligent noise-canceling...

Beautiful and inventive design

Noise-canceling could be stronger

Beautiful and inventive design

Noise-canceling could be stronger

The Jabra Elite 85h is a good alternative Bose and Sony noise-canceling models for slightly less money, particularly if you value call quality.

The Jabra Elite 85h offers impressive noise-canceling performance, strong sound and excellent battery life with USB-C charging; They're comfortable to wear and are loaded with convenience features, including one-button access to Google Assistant, Alexa and Siri voice assistants.

A little heavier than their Bose and Sony competitors, they're not quite as comfortable; May not fit large heads.

When Jabra first announced its new Elite 85h ($300, £280 or about AU$435 converted) over-ear premium wireless headphones, it touted how it would be equipped with always-on (hands-free) voice assistant control using Amazon's Alexa or Google Assistant. Alas, that feature didn't make it into the final product -- apparently it affected battery life too much -- but the Elite 85h is nevertheless an excellent noise-canceling headphone that sounds very good, is comfortable to wear and also works great as a headset for making calls.

The Jabra Elite 85h is a good alternative Bose and Sony noise-canceling models for slightly less money, particularly if you value call quality.

The Jabra Elite 85h offers impressive noise-canceling performance, strong sound and excellent battery life with USB-C charging; They're comfortable to wear and are loaded with convenience features, including one-button access to Google Assistant, Alexa and Siri voice assistants; It delivers best-in-class call quality with a customizable sidetone option.

A little heavier than their Bose and Sony competitors, they're not quite as comfortable; May not fit large heads.

Jabra Elite 85h is among the most comfortable wireless headphones. It also comes with great battery life that can last for weeks without recharge. However, it does not quite match the standards of ANC achieved by Sony WH-1000XM3. Sound is the most fascinating thing in this universe.

From Danish manufacturer Jabra, the Elite 85h are a wireless over-ear headphone that promise long battery life of up to 41 hours, fast charging as standard and innovative Active Noise Cancellation.