When Jabra first announced its new Elite 85h ($300, £280 or about AU$435 converted) over-ear premium wireless headphones, it touted how it would be equipped with always-on (hands-free) voice assistant control using Amazon's Alexa or Google Assistant .

The Jabra Elite 85h offers impressive noise-canceling performance, strong sound and excellent battery life with USB-C charging; They're comfortable to wear and are loaded with convenience features, including one-button access to Google Assistant, Alexa and Siri voice assistants.

A little heavier than their Bose and Sony competitors, they're not quite as comfortable; May not fit large heads

The Jabra Elite 85h boasts the features and performance to give Bose and Sony's noise-cancelling headphones serious competition. But is it a category leader

Best battery life of any noise-cancelling headphone; Great sound reproduction; Intuitive controls and listening modes; Digital assistant support for Siri; Google Assistant; and Alexa; Companion app with personalized sound options; Strong build quality

Bass distorts in listening modes; Bulky and heavy

With excellent products like their most recent QC35 II and WH1000xM3 models , Bose and Sony have had a stranglehold on the premium noise-canceling headphone world for a few years now. But that's not to say other companies aren't nipping at their heels with compelling products of their own.

Class-leading battery life; Feature-packed app; Clear; focused sound; Comfortable

No power button; No aptX or LDAC

Premium noise cancelling headphones that may succeed at undercutting the competition.

Good noise cancelling; Water-resistant nano-coating; Auto ear detection; Bluetooth 5 and multi-connect; Quick charging

No high-quality codecs; Best Buy exclusive

I've got an insanely long airplane trip coming up and, no surprise, my very first thought was, which noise-canceling headphones should I bring for the flight Great news for me; Jabra just released the Elite 85h.

The Jabra Elite 85H look to be solidly built and come with some great features that may mean they can rival the best from Sony and Bose.

Incredible battery life; Dominant ANC performance

Not cheap; Feel quite heavy

Utterly love these. I have always tended to use ear-buds so this was a change more me. And a welcome one. The sound quality and the features are excellent, I just love the fact they react to you taking them off to "pause" and if you make full use of the available features and take time to do the...

Beautiful and inventive design

Noise-canceling could be stronger

The Elite 85H represent a commendable attempt to dethrone Bose and Sony. The Danish company has come out with a stylish contender that's packed with features and offers excellent call and recording quality.

Excellent battery life; Convenient auto-pause technology; Stylish

Performance doesn't match the Sony WH-1000XM3; Not as comfortable as the Bose QC35; Expensive

The ELITE 85h may not be the best looking pair of headphones in the market and they are somewhat bulky compared to what Jabra has gotten us used to over the years but after two weeks of testing we can verify that they do excel in terms of audio performance (not to mention build quality) with crystal...

Very Good Build Quality (IP52 Coated Stainless Steel Construction; Audio Reproduction (Accurate And Detailed Mids & Highs; Bluetooth v5.0; Almost Flawless Smart Active Noise Cancellation; 8 Available Microphones; Volume Levels; Smart Touch Controls; Foldable/ Rotatable Earcups; Massive Battery Life...

Current Availability; Price (For Some; Lack Of Support for Hi-Res Codecs