Jabra Stone, throwing still not recommended
So the last month I picked up a Jabra Stone and I wanted to share my findings after using it for about a month. It is definitely my headset of choice for now until something better comes along, but for some of you depending on your usage you may find this to be a bit of a pain.
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Let me start with the number one thing I liked about this Mono Bluetooth is that it has a2dp. What is a2dp? Well most devices will stream music to your stereo headphones nowadays, but if it is just a single speaker headset then it usually doesn’t support streaming music. So whenever I have my Stone on, weather i’m at my desk, or out of the house, i don’t have to have a wired headset to listen to music. I can keep my iPhone in my belt clip and go about my day for about… two and a half hours, which is about how long the battery lasts when i am streaming music. I had been told that it had short battery life, and after having a Jabra 8040 which seemed to last forever, only two and a half hours was really short. But the sound quality is good, and it has a decent volume to it, although I think that most headsets have some sort of limiter so you wont go deaf. The sound is also controlled by sliding your finger up or down on the device, there is no buttons for it except the one main answer/hangup button. When I talk to people they have no problem hearing me, and the noise cancellation on it is pretty good as people haven’t been able to tell if i’m driving and I always have the window cracked open.
Now what I didn’t mention about the battery life, was that the case that it comes with has a built in battery that is said to recharge the unit up to five times. Realistically to me that means about 2 or 3 times, but you’ll probably end up recharging it at night if you recharge/sync your phone when you go to sleep. The stone charger will also automatically disconnect when you place the headset in the charger, and reconnect when you pop it out. Just make sure when you put it in the charger that its in all the way as I have accidentally left it connected a few times and missed some calls. Also in the package was a belt clip for the charger, short wired micro house charger, USB micro cord, and another ear gel. When I got it there was a package attached that had two different style ear gels, which one of them was better then the standard ones included. i’m not sure if those different ear gels are included now but that was something that made it fit a lot better in my ear.
Now the last thing to mention that might pose a problem for some people would be that this is only designed for one ear and cannot be switched to the other. My mom only uses Bluetooths on her left ear so she found it hard to use this and gave it back to me after a few days of trying it out. But it was nice that it would never fall out of my ear no matter if i was running or moving around suddenly, which is especially good when im headbanging at a concert. =p
As for the price, I have seen it for as high as 129.99 at at&t or as low as $70 on Amazon.com. If you would like to purchase one please support my site by purchasing threw the Amazon links provided around the site.
Pros:
- Stereo Bluetooth for music
- charger keeps the Bluetooth safe and charges when not in use
- Auto disconnect/reconnect
- good sound quality
- doesn’t hurt my ear after being in for most of the day
Cons:
- Only works on your right ear
- short device battery life
- can accidentally make calls when snapping into charger
- can only be taken out by pushing from underneath
For more information on this product, please visit the Jabra Stone website or you can pick one up yourself online from Amazon.com by clicking this link or heading down to your local Best Buy