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Looking for a business headset you can actually wear outside the office? I've tested a handful of premium business headphones this year, but these two stand out as exceptional options.
The Jabra Evolve3 75 has a sleek, comfortable boomless design, and the Lenovo ThinkPad wireless ANC Foldable Headset 8550 Aura Edition offers the best of both worlds with a retractable boom and great call quality.
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Both have multi-point connectivity, Bluetooth and wireless dongle connections, great ANC, and excellent call quality. They also offer solid audio quality for listening to music and discreet designs, making them suitable for wear outside the office. Here's how they compare.
Specifications
ThinkPad 8550 Aura Edition headset Jabra Evolve3 75 headset Microphones Adjustable boom, 4 omnidirectional mics No boom, 6 mics Weight 0.34 lbs (153 g) 0.39 lbs (180 g) Connectivity Bluetooth 5.3, USB-A or USB-C dongle Bluetooth 5.3, USB-A or USB-C dongle App No mobile app, Lenovo Accessories and Display Manager (Windows/MacOS) Jabra Plus (Android/ iOS Windows), Jabra Direct (Windows/MacOS) Battery life 50 hours 110 hours of music or 22 hours of calls Speaker sensitivity 120 dB @ 1 mW, 28mm driver
108.5 dB @ 5 mW, 32mm driver
Physical buttons Teams, ANC, Call control, Microphone Mute/Unmute (raising/lowering boom), Touch panel: Volume +/-, Media control, ANC control Teams, ANC, Mute/Unmute (button), Call control, Volume +/-, Media control, ANC control Price Starting at $157
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