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Only at Best Buy Listen to music or talk on the phone with the Jabra Halo Smart. The 17-hour battery life and solid audio quality keep you entertained, and a Siri/Google Now activation button offers seamless connectivity with your smartphone. Featuring a flexible design, the Jabra Halo Smart conforms to your head shape and is water and wind resistant, and the magnetic earbuds clip together for effortless cable management.
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For regular blue tooth headphones, there are 2 types: earbuds (in-ear) or on-ear/ over-ear types. I have a pair of Plantronics Blackbeat Sense. It sounds fantastic but it's too bulky to wear outside. I have been looking for a pair of blue tooth earbuds that's lightweight and low-profile, and most importantly, long battery life. When Jabra claims this Halo Smart lasts 15 hours for music, I was skeptical considering they're pretty low-profile and small compared to other neckband earbuds from LG or Motorola. I tested it myself by letting them run Spotify until battery died with volume about 70-80%. It lasted 15.5 hours for me. That is AMAZING. For this alone, I was sold. For earbuds, these have the longest battery life as of today!
They also sound great. Phone call and mic all work great for me. What I really like about these is they have a button for Google Now/ Siri. It is super convenient as you can summon Siri to check weather or make a phone call. The earbuds have magnets so you can attach them together or to the side of the band and they will stop playing music. They take about 2 hours to recharge. They will turn off after a while not connecting to bluetooth to save battery. There's an app to monitor the battery life.
Pros:
-AMAZING battery life.
-The earbuds are very comfortable. They fit my ears perfectly. They also have a flat design so you can sleep with your ear against your pillow.
-Very light weight and low-profile.
-Sounds great
-Siri/google now button.
-Most of the bulk will be behind your neck
-AMAZING battery life.
-The earbuds are very comfortable. They fit my ears perfectly. They also have a flat design so you can sleep with your ear against your pillow.
-Very light weight and low-profile.
-Sounds great
-Siri/google now button.
-Most of the bulk will be behind your neck
Cons:
-The materials should be better. They look and feel cheap for its $80 price tag. I definitely prefer the fancier red/black version.
-The part behind the neck is quite thick (but hey, that's why the battery life is long)
-The materials should be better. They look and feel cheap for its $80 price tag. I definitely prefer the fancier red/black version.
-The part behind the neck is quite thick (but hey, that's why the battery life is long)
Overall, $80 is kinda steep but I think they're worth it. 15 hours of music for such a low-profile design is amazing.
My Best Buy number: 0576413266
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Only at Best Buy Listen to music or talk on the phone with the Jabra Halo Smart. The 17-hour battery life and solid audio quality keep you entertained, and a Siri/Google Now activation button offers seamless connectivity with your smartphone. Featuring a flexible design, the Jabra Halo Smart conforms to your head shape and is water and wind resistant, and the magnetic earbuds clip together for effortless cable management.
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2 out of 5
2 out of 5Material Design Flaw
By Rock
The wires that was used for these Bluetooth wireless earbuds are the firm flat wire which when newly taken out of the box is curved due to its packaging style. When I placed the earbuds in my ear they don't stay in place due to the flat wire being in a certain curved position and it pulls the earbud right out from your ear. It may take sometime for the wire to straighten out, but can't wait for that to happen, might not even get there. So I have to exchange it for a Bluetooth earbuds with better wiring material that doesn't require straight being out prior to use.
Techie
July 17, 2016
It does straighten out after a while depending on how often you use it. Mine is straight now after about 2 weeks
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