Sony Ericsson HBH-205 Stereo Bluetooth Headset (Black)

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 5.2 x 3 inches ; 5.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001CTBNYA
• Item model number: HBHDS205
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,569 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

When your phone is also your music player, you want to listen to your favorite tracks wherever you go with great sound. Pair HBH-DS205 headset to your mobile phone and enjoy superior sound in stereo. Attach it to your clothing with a sturdy clip and leave your phone in your pocket so that your music controls are always at hand. When a call comes in, the music will automatically mute. Answer or reject calls using the keys on the receiver. Once your call has finished, resume listening to your tracks and play/pause music with the receiver's practical music control keys.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but could have been great, December 9, 2009

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Murugeyson "eYn" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sony Ericsson HBH-205 Stereo Bluetooth Headset (Black) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

This is the only BT headphones which does not have the 'plug' ear piece. If this doesn't bother you then you might very well get the SE HBH-DS980. But the ear plugs drives me crazy so after a week long search I got this.

First off, the ear phone which come with this is pathetic. It feels cheap and there was a huge volume diff between the left and right ear pieces.

But the good thing about this is that you can use your own headsets, so I'm using this with my Bose headset for music and iPhone's earphones for phone calls(mic and the buttons on the apple's ear phone wont work). But be aware that for a wireless headset you would still be dealing with lots of wires.

Look and feel of it is good but is not as sturdy and stylish as I would expect from SE.

Sound quality was fine, for me it was as good as the iPod. The connection was great, it took about 1 min to pair and it stayed connected.

It has a monochromatic display, which has a battery indicator and that is it, You don't get the caller id.

It has three buttons, Power button at the bottom, Volume rocker (which will skip tracks if you hold it for a sec) and a enter (call/end and pause/play) button.

Conclusion:

Good:
1. You can use your own head set. Mic is on the cylinder
2. Mic is good. It was very clear. People didn't know the diff
3. Has a display for battery.

So-So:
1. Battery was OK. I had to charge it daily with about 1hr in calls and about 4 hrs music
2. Doesn't look wow, but doesn't look cheap either.

Bad:
1. Comes with a horrible headset
2. Have to deal with all the wires
3. It doesn't display caller id
4. The call/end button is not ideally placed. Need some getting used to.

In all if you are stuck with a phone that does not have a 3.5mm jack or hate all those ear plugs, this would be good for you. But be prepared to handle all the wires.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product for iPod touch (2nd gen), April 12, 2010

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NE Rider (Lincoln, NE) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sony Ericsson HBH-205 Stereo Bluetooth Headset (Black) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I purchased this product to see if it would work with my iPod touch. It works and works well. I mainly use it for working out. I have a perfect place where I can set my bag with my iPod inside and I can walk almost anywhere in the workout area and keep the music going. Sound quality is great and so far the battery life is good too. Great for any auxiliary port so you dont always have to have your iPod wired up.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars As expected, February 7, 2010

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Mtnbiker (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sony Ericsson HBH-205 Stereo Bluetooth Headset (Black) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

Connects easily to my LG Vu CU920, initial setup as well as turning it on.

No issues with features: A2DP, Call/answer/hangup, redial worked. Mic and volume worked great (clipped around my collar), a lot better then simply talking on the phone itself. Almost 30 ft range. At least 5 hrs of continuous music play.

Existing headphones worked fine, replaced it with my walkman sports when in the gym or biking....clipped it next to my phone in the armband. Am starting to like it more as I get used to the clip and headphones (keep headphone in one ear when nothing else)

Problem:
Brief loss of connection once in a while, depending on location, but no interference at home. May be typical of all BT devices.
Music Volume control....requires the right balance between my phone volume output. Just like an Equilizer, keep the phone Volume at 4 bars, and leave the rest to the BT's volume control to increase/decrease vol...able to get it as loud as any reasonable hears can handle.

Decent sound quality, not as good as my Sansa clip (may be the LG phone), but with BT music stream and other convenient features, I'm satisfied.