Jabra Elite 85h water-resistant headphones with ANC, SmartSound AI technology launched in India for Rs. 28999


Jabra has launched new Elite 85h headphones after it was introduced at the CES earlier this year. It comes with Jabra’s HearThrough technology and include Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) and SmartSound that promises the best calls and music experience by automatically adjusting to your surroundings, advanced six-microphone call technology and 40mm custom-engineered speakers.

It promises up to 36 hours of battery life with ANC activated and completely hands-free Voice Assistant Control to interact with Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant. The Jabra SmartSound based on audEERING’s context intelligence technology uses real-time acoustic scene analysis of environmental sounds to detect more than 6,000 unique sound characteristics and uses this to adapt audio output to each specific context.  It will select one of the three moments: ‘Commute,’ ‘In Public’ or ‘In Private’ to guarantee a consistent quality for your audio experience and can also be customized using the Sound+ app, said the company.

Key features of the Jabra Elite 85h:

  • SmartSound: Audio that automatically adapts to your surroundings
  • 100 percent hands-free: Voice Assistant access without pushing a button
  • Microphones: Eight microphones in total. Six dedicated for calls, four for ANC and two hybrid mics for both calls and ANC.
  • Speakers: 40mm custom-engineered speakers
  • Durability: Dust and rain resistance (IP52), backed by a two-year warranty against water and dust
  • Battery: Up to 36-hours of battery with ANC activated and 41 hours without ANC, 5 hours battery life with from 15 minutes charging

The  Jabra Elite 85h comes in Black, Titanium Black, Gold Beige and Navy colors, is priced at 28,999 (MRP) and will be available from 25th May, 2019 through Amazon, Croma and Jabra authorized resellers.

Commenting on the launch, Dr. Amitesh Punhani, Country Marketing Manager, India & SAARC, said:

At Jabra, we always strive towards delivering products inspired by the future. We have always been fascinated by sound and wanted to make life sound better by discovering new technologies. We developed SmartSound – audio that automatically adapts to the surroundings, to ensure our consumers get a consistent and superior experience of voice, audio and music in every environment. Our Elite range of products are built to deliver best in class sound technology for calls and music. Aligned with that, the Elite 85h is a revolutionary headset that will change the way we experience sound and cope with noise in the future.


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