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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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I've been wearing these all day and even in bed
on June 22, 2016
Posted by: NapD
Just got these for Father's Day (thanks hon) because I commute into the city and hate using wired earbuds and so far these have been perfect for me.
PROS
- INSANE battery life. I've had this for 4 days now, used it for listening to music and my audio book on the train and taken calls throughout the day and the battery is still at 60%. I'm recharging them for the first time now, but I bet these would have lasted all week.
- Lightweight. I was hesitant to wear these all day because one, I thought I'd look like a dork and two, because I thought they'd be uncomfortable, but actually my coworkers have said that they barely notice they're there and honestly I sometimes forget I have it on until it buzzes me with a text or WhatsApp notification (which will be read out to you by the way if you have the Jabra Assist app). I've gotten over my initial fear and now even wear these in bed while watching Netflix.
- Separate the earbuds to take calls. This feature is pretty clever. I don't know if anyone else does this, but the earbuds dangle down from the neckband and are magnetized to stay together. When someone calls me, I just separate the earbuds and it answers the call for me. I don't even have to take my phone out of my pocket.
- Sounds great. I honestly just wanted something that didn't sound like cr@p on my calls and was passable for music listening. I was really surprised at how good these sound. It comes with multiple earbuds and once I found the right fit (largest size), music was not tinny at all and had a good amount of bass. Don't get me wrong, these are not going to replace the Princess Leia cans, but they're more than enough to enjoy Spotify. On top of that, my wife says the sound on calls is really good
- Price. For $80, I've now got one set of earbuds that I can use for everything. No more fumbling around in my pocket for my tangled earbuds, no more hurt ear holes when I suddenly twist around and one of the buds gets ripped out, no more holding up the mic on the wire up to my mouth so my wife can hear me better.
- INSANE battery life. I've had this for 4 days now, used it for listening to music and my audio book on the train and taken calls throughout the day and the battery is still at 60%. I'm recharging them for the first time now, but I bet these would have lasted all week.
- Lightweight. I was hesitant to wear these all day because one, I thought I'd look like a dork and two, because I thought they'd be uncomfortable, but actually my coworkers have said that they barely notice they're there and honestly I sometimes forget I have it on until it buzzes me with a text or WhatsApp notification (which will be read out to you by the way if you have the Jabra Assist app). I've gotten over my initial fear and now even wear these in bed while watching Netflix.
- Separate the earbuds to take calls. This feature is pretty clever. I don't know if anyone else does this, but the earbuds dangle down from the neckband and are magnetized to stay together. When someone calls me, I just separate the earbuds and it answers the call for me. I don't even have to take my phone out of my pocket.
- Sounds great. I honestly just wanted something that didn't sound like cr@p on my calls and was passable for music listening. I was really surprised at how good these sound. It comes with multiple earbuds and once I found the right fit (largest size), music was not tinny at all and had a good amount of bass. Don't get me wrong, these are not going to replace the Princess Leia cans, but they're more than enough to enjoy Spotify. On top of that, my wife says the sound on calls is really good
- Price. For $80, I've now got one set of earbuds that I can use for everything. No more fumbling around in my pocket for my tangled earbuds, no more hurt ear holes when I suddenly twist around and one of the buds gets ripped out, no more holding up the mic on the wire up to my mouth so my wife can hear me better.
CONS
- Neckband stems could be longer. I wish they were a little longer as reaching for the buttons requires awkwardly bending my elbow and wrist as far they can go.
- Charging cover is annoying. In order to charge, you have to remove the rubber cover but it doesn't get out of the way easily enough for the plug to get in. I had to twist the cover completely out of the way to eventually get the plug in.
- Fit. I read the other review and yes with collared shirts, it takes a little bit of adjusting to get them to fit well. The neckband actually flexes and bends so you can shape it to how you want so this hasn't been a huge problem for me.
- Neckband stems could be longer. I wish they were a little longer as reaching for the buttons requires awkwardly bending my elbow and wrist as far they can go.
- Charging cover is annoying. In order to charge, you have to remove the rubber cover but it doesn't get out of the way easily enough for the plug to get in. I had to twist the cover completely out of the way to eventually get the plug in.
- Fit. I read the other review and yes with collared shirts, it takes a little bit of adjusting to get them to fit well. The neckband actually flexes and bends so you can shape it to how you want so this hasn't been a huge problem for me.
All in all, this thing is a million times better than the wired earbuds I was using. Very satisfied with this gift and it's now part of my morning ritual to grab my essentials before hopping on the train (keys, wallet, coffee, sunglasses, Halo Smart).
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.
is the jabra-halo bluetooth headset compatible with apple Iphone 5S.
Yep, should be compatible with any phone that has a Bluetooth connection.
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