5 best wireless earphones

Do yours get in a tangle on the treadmill or in your handbag? Try a wireless pair that sync to any phone or tablet with Bluetooth. With minimal cords, uncompromised sound quality and batteries that last for hours, all you need to think about is which trac

1 THE FAST CHARGERS

Love a thumping bass line? These beefed-up earphones won’t disappoint. They have a 12-hour battery life, plus just five minutes of charging will get you another hour of power POWERBEATS 3 BY DR DRE WIRELESS IN-EAR HEADPHONES, £169, APPLE

2 THE NOISE CANCELLERS

Block out the hubbub of the gym, plane, train or street with the tap of a button. But if you need to hear a passenger announcement or are stopped for directions, another quick tap lets you hear what’s going on. They’re good for 10 hours of listening, and a neck band keeps them handy all day QUIETCONTROL 30 WIRELESS HEADPHONES, £260, BOSE

3 THE EAR BUDS

Probably the best truly wireless earphones, Jabra’s buds fit snugly in your ears and play for nine hours straight. Perfect for the gym, they’ll provide in-ear coaching via an app and measure your heart rate to give a better read on the calories you’ve burned ELITE SPORT WIRELESS EARBUDS, £230, JABRA

4 THE MULTITASKERS

You can pair these neat in-ear headphones with two devices at once and go from listening to a workout mix on your phone to joining a Skype meeting on your laptop without batting an eyelid. They’re so comfy you’ll barely feel them during their eight-hour playing time. Sound is sublime with a driving bass and punchy treble X3 WIRELESS SPORT HEADPHONES, £110, JAYBIRD 5 THE VALUE CHOICE These cute, colourful and lightweight earphones are ideal for chilling out and working out – road runners will appreciate the reflective finish that makes them more visible. Sound quality is great, and you can answer calls on the fly, skip tracks and adjust the volume with the built-in mic and on-cable controls REFLECT MINI BT WIRELESS EARPHONES, £80, JBL