1. Jabra Elite 65t
But it’s not just the microphone quality that makes these the best pair of true wireless earbuds you can get. They also have Bluetooth 5.0 meaning you’ll get an improved battery life similar to that of Apple’s AirPods. You can listen to music for up to five hours and the included charging case extends that to fifteen if you don’t mind charging them up every now and then. The case also supports quick charging so just 15 minutes in the case will give you about 1.5 hours of constant playback. Perfect for when you forget to charge them before your commute or when you’re on the way to the gym. Sound quality is as good as can be expected for a pair of true wireless earbuds, but thankfully you can tweak the sound to your liking thanks to an equalizer built into the Jabra Sound+ app.
2. Samsung Gear Icon X
The Gear Icon X has 4GB of internal storage so you can listen to your favorite workout playlist even without your phone. If you go this route you can expect roughly seven hours of constant playback which is more than enough for the average workout. If you choose to connect via Bluetooth the battery life drops to only about five hours of constant playback, though in our testing we couldn’t get make it to two hours. So make sure you have the charging case on you at all times with these. The Icon X also has touch-sensitive controls on either earbud for controlling music playback. Not to mention that these also have a built-in real-time guidance to provide coaching and motivation.
3. Apple Airpods
On top of that, it holds enough battery to juice up the AirPods four extra times, making the five-hour battery life last 20 hours in total before needing to be thrown back on a charger, pretty good for true wireless. They also have crazy good microphone quality for calls and a quick charge feature that gives you a solid three hours of listening time after only 15 minutes in the case. Now, that said, they’re not perfect. Playback controls are extremely limited, and they sound just a tiny bit better than the wired Earpods.