The Elite Active 65t has the same appearance as the standard Elite 65t model. Its earpieces are ergonomically shaped and made of plastic, but we found them a little too bulky. The earpieces are not too far away from your ears and are quite comfortable for brief listening sessions. However, wear them for more than an hour and the bulk becomes bothersome. The earpieces’ build quality is excellent, and they feel solid in the hand. The IP56-rated Jabra Elite Active 65t comes with a two-year limited warranty against water and dust ingress. This means that even the most strenuous workout sessions should have no effect on the earphones. They have a tight fit and will not fall out while running or exercising. The earphones come with a charging case that is a little bulky and is secured by a clasp rather than a magnet. The lid is very tightly sealed, and opening it requires considerable effort. The case is well-made and feels quite durable, but it isn’t as luxurious as the one that comes with Apple’s AirPods. At the bottom, there is a Micro-USB port. The case and earpieces take about 3 hours to fully charge. Two buttons on the left earpiece allow you to skip tracks and adjust the volume, while a large button on the right allows you to play/pause music, answer calls, invoke the voice assistant on your paired phone, and activate the ‘HearThrough’ mode. Using the built-in microphones, this mode filters out some of the outside noise. It should be noted that these earphones do not have active noise cancellation and only passively seal out ambient noise. This feature works reasonably well, and we were able to hear car horns and approaching vehicles while running. When you take either the left or right earpiece out of your ear, the music automatically stops, and both earpieces turn off when you put the right one back in the charging case. Phone calls are only routed to the right earbud, which can be confusing at times. The Elite Active 65t includes an accelerometer, which enables fitness and performance tracking via the Jabra Sound+ smartphone app. The app is simple to use, but it can take a while to recognize the earphones. There is no auto tracking, and you must initiate an activity in the app manually, after which it records the duration of the activity, maximum and average steps per minute, and total number of steps.
