Top 9 Headsets & Headphones for Mobile Gaming
A couple of key components make for an awesome gaming experience, whether on PC, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X, or mobile. For each of these devices, your controller impacts your inputs, and your display and graphics card impact your visuals. Your audio is determined by your audio output device, which will be a headset for many gamers.
Thus, the ideal gaming headset makes for the ideal mobile experience. Join WTFast as we explore the best wireless gaming headsets and best headphones for mobile devices.
We’re going to go step-by-step, covering coveted brands like Razer, Corsair, Turtle Beach, and more.
Razer Blackshark v2
Razer is one of the most recognizable brands when it comes to gaming peripherals. With a debut price of $99, we start out with an affordable entry into the world of sound systems.
The Razer Blackshark v2 enhances your gaming experience through personalized EQs. It also features a choice of wireless connectivity and a wireless gaming headset. This comes from both a USB-C sound card and a 3.5mm jack.
The former has largely supplanted the latter since its mid-2010s introduction, but both have their benefits.
Most headsets use a more-is-more aesthetic. Oversized, bulky designs and a flood of RGB LEDs make for a bright display. The Razer pares down this excess to focus on what matters: Improving your gameplay through elevated audio quality.
It’s a fine quality headset, especially for this price point. At the same time, it’s far from the most impressive offering we have on this list.
JBL Quantum 600
One of the biggest gripes any gamer can have is latency. When it comes to in-game experiences, your connection and choice of network can impact latency. When it comes to audio, you need to rely on your sound system.
The JBL Quantum provides low latency with 2.4GHz and audio jack options. It offers spatial sound options for a personalized experience. If you want enhanced audio on the receiving end, this is a powerful option.
Unfortunately, it has a weakness in its microphone. JBL is a good brand for providing audio, but can’t seem to produce a high-quality microphone. Its onboard mic is serviceable, but for communicating with friends there are better options.
This mic can at least help isolate exterior sounds, which can be helpful when gaming in public.
HyperX Cloud 2
The HyperX Cloud 2 meets the Razer Blackshark v2s price point and offers a variety of special features. The headset is lightly weighted and features ear clamps designed to make marathon gaming a breeze.
The detachable microphone allows you to adjust your distance as needed. It’s also highlighted by wide compatibility: use it with Mac, Android, or Microsoft devices.
When it comes to audio, this headset is no slouch. 53mm drivers allow for a surprisingly complex depth of sound quality, especially for mobile gaming.
It doesn’t have Bluetooth compatibility, but only so it can provide the low latency only USB-RF offers — radio interference notwithstanding.
Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
In the middle of mobile gaming sessions, you won’t always have the time or outlets needed to charge your devices.
Thankfully, the Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless comes with two sets of batteries. This allows one to charge when not in use, giving it an overall in-use battery extending beyond 24 hours.
It can be paired with Android, macOS, and Windows alike. However, with Bluetooth, it has the best latency in relation to Mac devices. This functionality makes it great for mobile gaming when USB-C ports and adaptors aren’t always feasible.
Logitech G Pro X
The Logitech G Pro X is great for swapping between PC and Mobile devices for an effective, streamlined experience. It also shows how wonderfully great software can improve any device.
When it comes to sounds, this headset features predominant mids and highs without boosting bass. This may be a missed feature for listening to music, but it isn’t likely to harm your gameplay.
The real highlight of this is the access it gives to the Logitech G Hub app. With the app, you can use the standard EQ balancing and surround sound options.
With surround sound, you can even adjust the balances on individual sound sources. This makes for a deeply personalized audio experience.
It also offers Blue Vo!ce, a salve for anyone who’s ever had microphone problems. This function allows you to quickly cycle through input audio presets and custom designs.
Never worry about muffled callouts in games like Overwatch, COD, Valorant, League, and anything else you may play again.
Razer Hammerhead True Wireless Pro
Technically, these aren’t a headset or headphones. These are earbuds. But, the Razer Hammerhead True Wireless Pro is an effective on-the-go gaming device thanks to its size and quality.
These are earbuds with RGB functionality, a rarity here that’s usually reserved for dedicated headsets. You won’t have to worry about any of the wires or bulk associated with headsets.
For earbuds, they have exceptional sound isolation. The incorporation of active noise cancellation means that you can game outside without ever being disturbed. They are meant for bluetooth-enabled devices, like your Apple iPhone or any given Android.
If you’re looking for a headset to solve both mobile and home PC needs, this isn’t it. The quality packed into ear-sized audio pieces still makes these an exciting addition to the Razer line.
Bose Quiet Comfort 35 II Headphones
Active noise cancellation (ANC) is also an essential namesake function of the Bose Quiet Comfort 35 II Headphones. In noisy public areas, these provide a level of isolation to make you feel like you’re gaming in perfect stillness.
Many headsets and sound systems fall into the bass trap of boosting lower registers at the expense of overall sound quality. If you’ve ever been near someone and heard the sound of their system simply vibrating, you’ve witnessed the trap.
These headphones boost bass but only slightly. The result is a frequency response that feels great for gaming and music alike, without needing equalization efforts.
The only issue with the headphones is that the microphone is a little too responsive. If you are in a noisy area, you are likely to pick up some background noise. Otherwise, its sound quality and duration are impeccable — with a 20-hour battery life, no less.
Corsair Void Elite Wireless Gaming Headset
When it comes to style and performance, the Corsair Void Elite Wireless Gaming Headset has a lot to offer.
Memory foam ear cups make the headset adapt to your personal build over time. The headband itself can be adjusted by your cup individually, allowing a totally precise fit.
It also has easy volume control, with a dedicated button just below the left earcup. It should be noted that on some devices, like the Playstation 5, you’ll need to adjust audio within the systems themselves.
Still, this makes the Corsair Void Elite Wireless Gaming Headset a superior multiplatform device suitable for PC gaming, console, and mobile gaming alike.
Though they are wireless, they do require a dongle. An adapter or USB-compatible mobile controller will be needed to connect this to your mobile devices.
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2
We close out with a headset whose onboard features make it a compelling closing entry. When the initial Elite Pro was released, it dominated the market. The successor aims to take this standard of excellence and bring it to modern game audio.
The over-ear design of its earpads immediately makes the Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 a seamlessly comfortable wear. Unlike other brands, these earpads are attached with magnets. This makes cleaning and replacing the ear cushions over the years as needed easy to perform. It also features a complexly textured foam, which is softer and harder in places to improve comfort for glasses wearers.
The only downside of the headset is the lack of controls. Instead, it comes with a dedicated SuperAmp, which can be used to alter various settings and even play Bluetooth audio.
You can also adjust settings within whatever device you are attached to. The demands of another external device may limit the SuperAmp's usefulness in mobile settings.
Still, for high-quality noise-canceling headphones, the Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 is effective. The use of Bluetooth and a microphone meant for voice chat makes it easy to use it for more than gaming. You can take calls, listen to music or podcasts, and more, without ever interrupting your flow.
While this works for mobile, specific consoles also get special headset colors. Playstation 4 and 5 users get sleek black, while Xbox One and S/X users get white.
Choosing Your Headset For Optimum Audio
No device is perfect. All the best headsets have their selling points and a few drawbacks. The end result is an effective and wonderful audio build, no matter what.
For the best audio in your gaming experience, look no further than the above headsets. These offer improved audio latency and more in practical designs.
To eliminate in-game latency and input lag, look no further than WTFast. Explore how you can improve mobile gaming today with our app.
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