The Best Gaming Headsets with Bluetooth

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.

Nothing else here matches its 250 hours battery life; the BlackShark V3 comes closest at 70 hours. On driver size it leads this guide at 53mm, ahead of the BlackShark V3 (50mm). It shares a detachable microphone with the BlackShark V3; the Redragon H888 goes with a detachable boom 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 6 picks at the time of writing, so the case for it rests on what it adds over the BlackShark V3 and the rest.

A compact USB-C dongle swaps between PC, PlayStation, Switch and Meta Quest, and Quick-Switch jumps to Bluetooth. All controls sit on the ear cups. Over 100 game presets tune the audio in the companion app.

On battery life it sits mid-pack at 60 hours: the Cloud Alpha 2 runs for 250 hours, and the G325 comes in at 24 hours. A retractable microphone is unique to it among these picks, while the Cloud Alpha 2 uses 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 G325 and the BlackShark V3, based on our last check. Buyers who need a confirmed driver size should compare it with the Cloud Alpha 2, which comes in at 53mm.

It adds Bluetooth, a detachable cardioid mic and a 250g frame. On battery life it sits mid-pack at 50 hours: the Cloud Alpha 2 runs for 250 hours, and the G325 comes in at 24 hours. It matches the Redragon H888 on driver size (40mm).

Its 250g weight is the heaviest in this group; the Redragon H888 leads at 168g. You get a detachable cardioid microphone here, which sets it apart from the Redragon H888 and its a detachable boom microphone. On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency.

It connects over USB, which also handles the audio processing on your PC. On price it sat second of 6, between the cheaper Redragon H888 and the pricier G325, at the time of writing.

Esports-tuned EQ profiles and THX Spatial Audio 7.1.4 add positional cues, and the detachable HyperClear mic captures super-wideband voice. Its 70 hours battery life ranks second of 5 here, behind the Cloud Alpha 2 (250 hours) and ahead of the G325 (24 hours). On driver size it sits mid-pack at 50mm: the Cloud Alpha 2 comes in at 53mm, and the Redragon H888 comes in at 40mm.

Like the Cloud Alpha 2, it has a detachable microphone, while the Arctis Nova 5 uses a retractable microphone. On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency. When we checked, only the Arctis Nova 5 and cheaper picks cost less, and the Cloud Alpha 2 cost more.

It is the lighter, newer alternative to the G435 with a boom. Its 24 hours battery life is the shortest in this group; the Cloud Alpha 2 leads at 250 hours. On weight it sits mid-pack at 212g: the Redragon H888 weighs 168g, and the Barracuda X comes in at 250g.

No other pick in this guide offers a beamforming boom microphone; compare the Arctis Nova 5, which has a retractable microphone. On a PC, use the Lightspeed dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency. It was priced above the Barracuda X and below the Arctis Nova 5 at the time of writing.

Its mic detaches when you only need headphones. On driver size it ties with the Barracuda X at 40mm. On weight it leads this guide at 168g, ahead of the G325 (212g).

No other pick in this guide offers a detachable boom microphone; compare the G325, which has a beamforming boom microphone. You also get three connection modes and a detachable microphone. On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency.

A 3.5mm plug means it works with a controller or front-panel jack; on PC, a separate mic and headphone jack may need a splitter. It cost the least of the 6 picks at the time of writing, with the Barracuda X the next step up.