Jabra’s Elite 5 earbuds bring premium ANC and a 6-mic call array for under $150

Jabra is using the huge Berlin consumer tech show known as IFA to introduce the latest addition to its true wireless earbuds range, the Jabra Elite 5 – and with a comprehensive checklist of features and a sleek design to boot, the debutante looks to be a remarkably strong player in the sub-$150 arena.  Jabra’s Elite 5 earbuds slot in just beneath the company’s flagship Elite 7 Pro and Elite 7 Active (but are a significant cut above the entry-level Elite 4 Active) and they look set to challenge the best noise-cancelling earbuds out there thanks new Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) powered by the Qualcomm QCC3050 Bluetooth chipset.  This solution, Jabra tells me, uses feedback microphones on the inside of the ear as well as feedforward microphones on the outside.

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