The Best Bluetooth Headset with Mic

It runs 2.4GHz and Bluetooth at the same time. Battery life reaches up to 250 hours over 2.4GHz, or 125 hours with a simultaneous connection. The included RGB base station works as an audio control hub with programmable buttons and macros.

On battery life it leads this guide at 250 hours, ahead of the Cloud III S (120 hours). It matches the Cloud III S on driver size (53mm). It shares a detachable microphone with the Cloud III S; the Stealth 600 goes with a flip-to-mute microphone.

On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency. It was the highest-priced of the 5 picks at the time of writing, so the case for it rests on what it adds over the Stealth 700 PS and the rest.

Its aluminium frame resists knocks, and a lifetime Spatial Audio activation adds 3D positioning on PC. Magnetic ear-cup plates can be swapped. The 10mm boom mic has an LED mute indicator and a built-in mesh filter.

Both USB-A and USB-C connectors are included for the dongle. On battery life it sits mid-pack at 120 hours: the Cloud Alpha 2 runs for 250 hours, and the Stealth 700 PS comes in at 80 hours. It matches the Cloud Alpha 2 on driver size (53mm).

It shares a detachable microphone with the Cloud Alpha 2; the Stealth 700 PS goes with a flip-to-mute microphone. You also get memory foam cushions. On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency. Its price falls between the Stealth 600 and the Stealth 700 PS, based on our last check.

That is the longest figure among the budget wireless headsets here. A 2.4GHz dongle keeps latency low, and the 1,200mAh battery is rated for up to 100 hours. It suits long sessions without charging.

Its 100 hours battery life ranks third of 5 here, behind the Cloud Alpha 2 (250 hours) and ahead of the Stealth 700 PS (80 hours). No other pick in this guide offers a boom mic microphone; compare the Stealth 600, which has a flip-to-mute microphone. On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency. It cost the least of the 5 picks at the time of writing, with the Stealth 600 the next step up.

It connects over 2.4GHz or Bluetooth and has a flip-to-mute mic. A mappable wheel and mode button can be assigned in the app, and the ear cups lay flat for travel. Memory foam cushions are glasses-friendly.

Its 50mm driver size is the smallest in this group; the Stealth 700 PS leads at 60mm. It shares a flip-to-mute microphone with the Stealth 700 PS; the NUBWO G06 goes with a boom mic microphone. On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency. Its price falls between the NUBWO G06 and the Cloud III S, based on our last check.

It runs 2.4GHz and Bluetooth at the same time. This PlayStation version runs 2.4GHz and Bluetooth at once and is rated for up to 80 hours per charge. Its flip-to-mute mic uses AI noise reduction.

A steel-reinforced headband and lay-flat ear cups add durability, and the wheel and mode button can be remapped. Nothing else here matches its 60mm driver size; the Cloud Alpha 2 comes closest at 53mm. It shares a flip-to-mute microphone with the Stealth 600; the Cloud III S goes with a detachable microphone.

On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency. Its price falls between the Cloud III S and the Cloud Alpha 2, based on our last check.