The SBH700 package includes the Samsung SBH700 Bluetooth headset, the travel adapter and an in-depth user manual as well as a quick-start guide.
The Samsung SBH700 is one neat looking headset! It sports a main body which is silver and red and black wires connected to the ear pieces which are black and silver - which actually gives it a sporty look. The unit feels very sturdy and the wires are thick. I would imagine the SBH700 could survive a nasty fall, in fact.
Using the included travel adapter, I charged my SHB700 - which takes about 3 hours. The adapter plugs into the headset in a tiny hole, hidden by a swing-away cover on the top of the unit. While I'm mentioning the charging port, I'll mention the reset button - which is a tiny hole on the bottom of the unit, which, of course, resets the unit when you depress it with a pin or other sharp object
The audio of the SHB700 is top-notch - music is sharp, although I wish I could add a bit of bass and reduce the treble - and, if that wasn't enough, there's the benefit of the SBH700 also being capable of being used as a Bluetooth headset for my phone. To answer the phone with the headset, you simply push the phone-shaped icon on the red end of the left side of the headset. What makes it even better is, when listening to music and the phone rings, as you push the button to answer the phone - it pauses the music while you talk and you can push the play/pause button once you hang up and your song takes up right where you left off - awesome! Note: On your phone, you may have to push the play/pause button to resume your music, as it seems to be phone-specific.
The SBH700 uses ambient noise reduction technology, which manages to suppress background noise and makes it easier to carry on a phone conversation and/or listen to your music with less distraction. There is stereo sound, which is a plus when compared to a single-ear headset. Depending on your phone, you should get roughly 8 to 9 hours of talk and/or listening to music time. The phone also has an approximate standby time of 140 hours which translates to about 6 days. The headset is also lightweight, weighing it at a mere 38.3 grams.
My biggest peeve about the SBH700 is that it isn't adjustable, which is important as I have a big neck/head (I have a 20" neck and a proportionally sized head). The ear buds are attached to flexible wires and each bud can be tilted slightly, but if I put the right ear bud in - the left bud is about an inch from fitting in my ear. I can pull each ear bud into an ear, but it won't stay if I let go and it is very uncomfortable. Why Samsung didn't take this into consideration is beyond me. Below, I have pictured my wife wearing the headset and show how the headset doesn't quite fit me.
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