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Plantronics BackBeat GO 8101 / 13
Plantronics

Plantronics BackBeat GO 810

Great, except when they're bad

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$99.99
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Key specs

Battery Life Wireless
24 hBelow average
24 h
11 h100 h

below average for over-ear headphones — based on 160 of 243 we've cataloged.

Charging Method
Micro USB
Usb-c89%Micro usb9%Others2%

Micro usb appears on 9% of the 139 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 243).

Bluetooth Version
5Most common
5.027%5.325%5.216%5.410%

5.0 is the most common — on 27% of the 153 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 243).

Weight
222 gBelow average
222 g
133 g420 g

below average for over-ear headphones — based on 201 of 243 we've cataloged.

Battery

Battery Life Wireless
24 h
Charging Method
Micro USB
Full Charge Minutes
90 min
Battery Life Anc On
20 h
Battery
Yes
Fast Charging
No

Connectivity

Bluetooth Version
5
Multipoint Devices
2 devices
USB Charging
Yes

Design

Weight
222 g
Color Options
Black, blue, white
Foldable
No
Headband Type
Adjustable over-head
Wearing Time Max
6 h

Build

Material Chassis Primary
Plastic, metal
Material Ear Cups
Memory foam
Material Headband
Plastic with cloth padding

Features

Companion App
IOS + Android
Control Type
Physical buttons
Eq Customization
Presets only
Auto Pause
No
Voice Assistant Support
Siri and Google Assistant

Sound

Acoustic Design
Closed-back
Driver Size
40 mm
Frequency Response Signature
Warm
Noise Cancellation Type
Active

Microphone

Microphone
Yes
Noise Reduction Type
Passive noise isolation

SoundGuys review

SOUNDGUYS rating
8.3/ 10
Recommended
Adam Molina
Reviewed byAdam MolinaReviewed December 2018
Battery life9.0
Design8.5
Portability7.5
Value9.0

The verdict

While there's a lot to nit-pick at with the Plantronics Backbeat Go 810, they nail the most important bits and do it all at a super affordable price.

✓Liked: Great battery life<br>, Decent ANC<br>, Great Bluetooth connection<br>, Good, intuitive playback controls<br>

✕Could be better: Build quality is squeaky<br>, Doesn't fold at the hinges<br>, Video playback sometimes off-sync<br>, Bass notes heavily emphasized<br>

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