Overview Headset Nokia BH-505

Package Contents:

• Headset
• Charger
• Nozzles
• User

This product was announced nearly six months ago, but Russia has not officially arrived, some shops can be bought at an insane price, but is it worth? After all, the headset is to affordable, plus it's a decision addressed to sports fans. Or those who do not like provodochki and buying a Bluetooth-enabled device, wants "nothing dangling.

Design, construction

The headset comes in a blister to get it, packaging will break down completely. I believe, rare seller agree to give it to you to listen to or try, unless you like then buy. I have here is the behavior of our people in the shops very much surprised and dismayed. Okay, sometimes there is a Showcase sample, and when it does not exist? After all, this thing is for daily use, and very insulting, tick box and examples BH-505, to understand what it uncomfortable sitting. This may well be.

So, the trick itself is light, almost weightless - just 36 grams. Dimensions are 125h137h58, 5 mm. Outside matte white plastic, inside the BH-505 is finished hard rubber dark gray color. Materials and assembly are pleasant. I am glad that the Nokia stand style, and BH-505 is similar to the recent wired headset - WH-701/205. Same color, same milky-white tips.

It is impossible not to note the similarity of the device with the Motorola S9, some moments are identical, for example, the location of the controls design. These devices are, to some extent the twins, when buying is worth bearing this in mind.

Supplied frankly meager, there is no bag to carry it, no adapter to charge from your computer. The headset can be folded, bow out of very thin plastic, much bending is not recommended.

It is encouraging that the "active" mission did not emphasize the bright colors and other stuff. Overall appearance of BH-505 is quite normal.

Wearing

This is a very subjective point, if you decide to buy, be sure to try on BH-505, before handing the money. I approached the unit as a whole. Not only liked acting rear portion of the headset (it turns out that something like a rim), and weighs a little left earpiece. With sharp movements BH-505 is not flies, you can use during sporting exercises. Although the press materials and refers to the protection from moisture, spray, I would not advise her to swim / dive.

Management

On the left ear button, Play / pause, REW / FF, on the right - multi-function button and the lever that is responsible for volume control. For inclusion is a big button on the thickening, next to her - a small indicator light.

With the management have a problem. Large buttons at the ends of little information, it is hard to understand, whether you clicked, or not. There is no definition. Plus, when you push the button, a nozzle strong drives to the ear, it's not pleasant. Levers on the left and right harsh, perhaps, with time to develop. But at the very beginning to use them hard.

Hours

Claimed battery life of 12 hours of talk time, 10 hours of music playback, around 375 hours of standby time. Not bad. Standard connector company (2 mm) covered by a rubber flap, full charging time is about two hours. In practice, the figures correspond roughly stated, my headset worked only with music 9:00 25 minutes. Probably the battery is necessary to "shake".

Music and talk

The headset was tested with Nokia N97 Mini, when you first start it automatically goes into pairing mode. Indicator light starts to blink frequently blue. Entering a password is required, but it all depends on your machine. The device supports the Bluetooth 2.1 profile with EDR. The connection is almost immediately, it applies automatically connected to the case off one of the devices. The possibility of using BH-505 simultaneously with two phones do not. Supports last number redial, voice dial activation, in terms of music here, too, no surprises - everything works, that is possible. Including progressive rewind within a track.

Interestingly, the sound quality is somewhat atypical for Bluetooth-enabled devices, is painfully clear. No extraneous noise, at least to me they could not discern. There is no jarring of the substrate, all is quiet and beautiful.Moreover, the quality of play BH-505 is very little different from wired headsets type WH-701/205. Everything is in order with the volume, but also with the quality of all the bad, considering that to listen to music from your smartphone wirelessly. I would say that the device does not cause unnecessary problems holder. On pressing the buttons on the headset apparatus to react instantly. If we compare the BH-505 and the Motorola S9-HD, the latter is better due to certain effects, while the BH-505 encouraged "honesty". I liked the absence of spurious noise, smooth volume control, good sound quality. In a conversation Nokia BH-505 behaves expected: while talking in a quiet room, all more or less normal. As soon as the wind or any appreciable noise, the sides are beginning to complain, and want to quickly end the conversation.

NFC - small sekretik

The headset is equipped with NFC: «Wireless Short Range (NFC) for rapid pairing and connection to other devices with NFC», - then I once again want to take my hat off to aksessuarschikami company. They fall after the first run in a particular technology. In my memory is faster recharging, interesting algorithms for noise reduction and placement of microphones, playing with materials and design. Now the NFC, even though this new technology will not name, three years ago, some analysts have argued that everyone will forget Bluetooth. Read more about the NFC is possible here. Why in this headset needs NFC, if the free market does not meet the phones with such technology? Yes, and BH-505 is, in fact, unique.

I do not know, maybe that, at least to begin with? It is interesting that in one bottle, there are Bluetooth, and NFC, yet to test the latter. Yes, there is nothing. Let us hope that someday there will be vehicles in Russia with this technology.

Finally - here is another interesting document on the NFC.

Conclusions

First of advantages:

• Good design, assembly, material
• For a long time
• Good quality music playback (tested with Nokia N97 Mini)

Now about the disadvantages:

• Awkward control
• Wearing suitable not for everybody, trying on before buying required. And to make it difficult, as the headset "soldered in blister
• Voice quality when talking average

This product definitely can be called good or bad, when the price will be known. I hope that Nokia will not ask for the BH-505 a lot, I think, two more than a thousand rubles - is the maximum. If three or even four, then take the 505-th should not under any circumstances, as if she liked you either. In the world there are many more interesting solutions. For example, let's not discount the Motorola S9, something where you can find it at the price of two and a half thousand rubles. Despite the awkward control (in this case sensor), it can easily reflash in S9-HD, but it is quite another quality playback. But Nokia BH-505 looks calm, it's also a sort of plus.

Of course, if you are thinking to take it, then focus on the support of NFC pay is not worth it.