Hi, good question and sorry I forgot to mention that. Both M50 and
Samsung hm1700 get around 10 - 11 hours. But of course if you have Voice
Over chattering away all day it will be less. Charge time is about an
hour for a full charge from what I can tell. Oh, another thing I forgot
to mention is that the Plantronics M50 will display its battery
percentage on the iPhone screen, but the Samsung HM1700 will not.
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On 7/6/2013 11:32 AM, Anthony Vece wrote:
Hey Raul;
How is the battery life on the Samsung 1700?
Thanks
Anthony
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On Jul 6, 2013, at 11:29 AM, "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi all, here's what I have, but note that this may not fit Mike's suggested
requirements.
Plantronics M50. This is a single ear- headset and it allows Voice over to work
when you are on and off a call. It's very light and comfortable and I could
wear this all day with no ear fatigue. The battery life is excellent, but the
call quality in my opinion leaves much to be desired. However let me state that
as yet, I haven't come across a Bluetooth headset which satisfies me in the
phone call quality department. The thing which I don't like about this one is
the volume can be a bit low if you are in a noisy environment. You have to
sometimes jack your phone up to 100% as well as the headset. When you do this,
the battery on both devices will drain more just so you know. Also, the
call/answer button is located right on the main part of the headset body, on
the outside of your ear. So, if you want to make an adjustment while on a call,
you might accidentally press the button and hang up on the person. I mainly
like this headset for listening to audio such as Voice Over telling
me which street I'm on using Ariadne, or Blind Square's voice telling me
information I need. I listen to audio books as well while on the bus. I don't
wear a headset at all when crossing streets. Sometimes the voice call quality
is so bad that I simply turn it off, and put the phone to my other ear when
talking. From what I can tell, this one only comes in black.
Samsung HM1700. Now this one is almost the same as the M50 I just described
above, but with the following differences. It comes with a standard round plug
for you ear, which fits me the best. If I use one of the 3 included
replacements, then it doesn't fit me as well and I'm constantly adjusting it.
Somehow the M50 has this right for my ear, but if your ear is shaped just
differently enough, the M50 might not fit right or might cause fatigue, with
this 1700 I have the choice of more than one ear plug, and so this might be
good for people with this kind of concern. Now, again, if I use the default
round one which doesn't stick out at all, it fits in my specific ear just fine
with no fatigue, but I do have to adjust it more than the M50. What I like
about this one more than the M50 is that the volume is louder. I don't have to
have my phone on max volume in order to hear things at a comfortable level.
Also, the call/answer button is located on the top edge, not the main body, of
co
urse, depending on which ear you put this in, it might be the bottom edge. In
any case, if I'm on a phone call and need to adjust the things, chances that I
will accidentally hang up on my call are less than with the M50 I think. The
body of this one is slightly bigger than the M50, so it will be more
noticeable, but that is ok with me. The call quality is sometimes good,
sometimes not so good, but the same is true for the M50 I think. The Samsung
HM1700 comes in different colors if you care about such things. Grey, red,
blue, ETC. I got the Blue one because it matches my mood and the color and
theme of my phone.
Both of the headsets I mentioned above will charge with a micro usb plug. So,
it's pretty standard here. Also, both have excellent talk time, and both are
small and will easily fit in a small carrying pouch or pocket. Both can be warn
on either ear, and both are usually under 30 dollars on Amazon. Below are links
to each headset below as well as a link to an excellent carrying pouch.
Plantronics M50 Black.
http://www.amazon.com/Plantronics-M50-Bluetooth-Headset-Packaging/dp/B005IMB5NG/ref=sr_1_1_ha?ie=UTF8&qid=1373119921&sr=8-1&keywords=plantronics+m50
Samsung HM1700 Blue:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Bluetooth-reduction-cancellation-streaming/dp/B0076Z3F9A/ref=sr_1_2?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1373120015&sr=1-2&keywords=hm1700
Bluetooth headset carrying pouch:
http://www.amazon.com/GTMax-Carrying-Wireless-Bluetooth-Handsfree/dp/B00AFMV9IA/ref=sr_1_8?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1373120267&sr=1-8&keywords=bluetooth+headset+pouch
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