I will not say anything about the fate of Motorola accessories, in Russia, this is a topic of a separate article, and is not a fact that is worth writing it. Not all, oh no everything is in order with this business, the company that talking about add-ons for mobile phones, if these most mobile phones, in fact, no. Rather, they are, but what happens to them in retail ... Let us hope that in the 2010th year we will see new models on the shelves of Euroset and Svyaznoy, however, if you can not wait now, then nobody prevents to bring the same CLIQ or DROID from the U.S.. And, of course, no one delivered me from the obligation to tell you about the news of the company, after all, if one is very pleasant, it certainly can one way or another to obtain vending stuff. Last of Bluetooth-headset Motorola, we talking in the summer, it was the HX-1, the first serial device, truly reader vibration of the bones.
Motorola Endeavor HX-1 - first glance
Today there will be a glorious follower than headsets H700/H710, remember, are those things with a folding microphone? They were lit in several films and for his time were quite personal.
Review of Bluetooth-headset Motorola H700
Review of Bluetooth-headset Motorola H710
And more than anything. Fold-up microphone, not only brings to life the owner of a new behavioral pattern (open, closed, opened, closed), but also a positive influence on energy consumption, ergonomics of the device. In the end, it's just unusual and completely in the style of the company. With regard to H17, then here we see the logical extension, even if you do not look back, before we even very good, balanced unit. I can say about it in the beginning of the review, although it usually does not give out advances.
Design, construction
Traditional for the company's design, black lacquered plastic, combined with dark gray ordinary plastic. No "velvet", rubber and virtually no metal, which we can only detect the mantle dynamics. And then, I have a suspicion that this is good old-fashioned plastic.Compared with their tovarkami H700/H710 this headset is no longer "paunchy", she postroynela greatly reduced in size, became more accurate. Connector for charging not being protected, when you turn the bow you feel flicks. Collected headset is good, no gaps and unnecessary gaps, looks rich. Despite the fact that none of the "rich" here and there, just do it with love. All controls are written into the body perfectly, I liked the tiny indicator light.
The most interesting part of the device, of course, is a folding microphone, he kept on two hinges, the disclosure you hear a click, it repeats the appearance of the front panel, sort of logical extension. Constructed in the style of the company - is reliable, this detalki not go from side to side as if it was.
Way of wearing, comfort
The headset can be worn only with the bow, it is not intended to be worn only with a nozzle on the speaker. Bow thin, the ear does not feel comfortable to wear for long periods H17. There are no issues.
H17 can be worn on either ear, hinge arch is turned, as she is, just change the position.
Management
On top is a thin volume rocker, is inscribed in the middle of the indicator light is a point. Can burn blue, red, depending on what happens with the headset. The front side is a large multifunction button, it can help you answer the call and finish it, dial the last number, activate voice dialing. When you lean in microphone, H17 is included, it is worth it to close - off. The simple system, it very easy to learn, but hard to break the habit.
In addition to standard have and Mute, is a plus for H17.
Hours
Claimed battery life is five hours of talk time, about seven days of standby time. The headset is equipped with a standard connector microUSB, so if you have a phone with the same connector, you can use a single memory, it is convenient. Charging time - a couple of hours, can charge from USB. In practice, the running time is four and a half hours, in principle, it is not bad. In addition, the fold-in microphone will help you significantly save battery power. See, while the microphone is open, the headset is turned off.When a call you lean it, the headset connects quickly to the phone, talking to again close the microphone, H17 falls asleep. Unlike other headsets is the battery is spent only in the case, it was good.
Multipoint
The device can be connected to two phones simultaneously, the traditional scheme of conjugation. First, plug the headset first, unplug it, plug in the second, again connecting the first. It's simple. Instructions will help you avoid getting lost in the intricacies described.
Voice instructions, warnings
I would especially like to say that the headset can help you in everyday life, talking about this and that and all. When you first turn you hear the words of welcome, H17 said it is ready to be paired, and you need to find it on your phone, enter the code "0000". If you press both volume buttons, the device tells you the battery level. Voice commands can be turned off, but I would not do this, quickly get used to the good.
Voice quality
The headset was tested with iPhone 3Gs, SE Aino, I liked the voice quality, as is the case with Motorola H700/H701, the device shows a remarkable performance, and when you hear a good companion, and you can hear perfectly. Here we use the profile Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, the range of about eight meters, it is not bad. As mentioned above, the device is first turned on immediately goes into pairing mode after you close the microphone, H17 is turned off. And then quickly connected when you reopen the microphone.
Conclusions
Headset with no apparent disadvantages. I would like more time, the metal in the body, but we have what we have, right? The U.S. average price of the device is $ 80 - not so much. After all, it looks good, offers good voice quality, can work with two phones at once, plus I liked the voice memo, it's a good thing. On when H17 will appear on the Russian market, yet can not say anything.
