Sony WF-SP800N vs Jabra Elite 25e

The Sony WF-SP800N is a great Earphone for its $148 asking price.

The Jabra Elite 25e, however, is merely passable at its $79 price point. If you're considering buying a Earphone in the $85 range, you might want to check out some of its competitors.

The Sony WF-SP800N has managed to do great in various roundups conducted by reviewers from highly trusted sources that perform objective in-depth testing, like Rtings, CNET, and PCmag - it was dubbed "Best Sony Headphones For Sports" by Rtings, "Best noise canceling for runners" by CNET, and "Best for Most Features" by PCmag. Any product that's held in such high regard by some of the most reliable sources should be considered by everyone who's looking for a Earphone at this price.

As for the Jabra Elite 25e, it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at PhoneArena, Rtings, PCmag, and Reviewed enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Earphones, including PhoneArena, PCmag, and Rtings, preferred the Sony WF-SP800N over the Jabra Elite 25e.

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The Sony WF-SP800N was liked best by What Hi-Fi?, which gave it a score of 10, while the Jabra Elite 25e got its highest, 7.5, score from PhoneArena.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Sony WF-SP800N, with its 8.0 average, performed considerably better than most Earphones - the mean score for the product category being 7.3 out of 10 - while the Jabra Elite 25e managed an average of 7.1.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Sony WF-SP800N vs. Jabra Elite 25e review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.