Plantronics BackBeat FIT 3100 vs Jaybird Freedom F5 (2016)

The Plantronics BackBeat FIT 3100 was loved by reviewers at Tom's Guide, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "The best cheap running headphones in 2023" roundup where it was named its "Ranked 2 out of 4", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Moving on to the Jaybird Freedom F5 (2016): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like SoundGuys, Head-fi, CNET, Rtings, and Techradar, enough for them to include them on those lists.

As for a direct Plantronics BackBeat FIT 3100 vs. Jaybird Freedom F5 (2016) comparison of their review performance, we examined sources that tested and rated both products, like SoundGuys and Techradar. It turns out that all such sources consider the Jaybird Freedom F5 (2016) to be the superior product.

We also looked at the available data to find which sources liked each of them best and learned that the Plantronics BackBeat FIT 3100 most impressed reviewers at musicphotolife.com - they gave it a score of 10, whereas the Jaybird Freedom F5 (2016) got rated best by SoundGuys - 8.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Plantronics BackBeat FIT 3100 earned an average review score of 7.2 out of 10 points and the Jaybird Freedom F5 (2016) received an average of 7.6, compared to the 6.6 average of Earbuds in general.