Hey everyone!
I'm looking for some good, durable Bluetooth headphones for Android that have a long-lasting battery and maintain good performance over time.
I mainly use them for work, on the bus, and for walks, so comfort would also be a big plus.
Any recommendations for brands/models worth considering?
Thanks in advance!
Edit: I posted this in the Portugal subreddit, but it got deleted — apparently, according to the mod team, I can only post there if it's related to Portugal.
Best Bluetooth headphones?
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I use the Philips SHB9100 set that I got off 1saleaday for half price. They actually have surprisingly good sound quality, battery life is great as well. I have gotten a ton of use out of them over the last couple of months. I definitely recommend them.
My favorite part is that they come with an auxiliary cable and an input on the headphones, so whenever they have low battery they can still be used, and they also are usable with devices that don't have Bluetooth, or just if you're gonna be sitting still for awhile and want to save battery life.
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The best option is a throat mic.
A throat mic literally rests against your voice box on your neck and picks up sound through the vibrations of your throat.
It's typically used in auto sports such as motorcycling or military applications. You can whisper and the throat mic will pick you up fairly clearly, or you can talk normally and the throat mic will pick you up, and mostly cut out the giant engine around you.
Something like this or this, depending on budget.
The extra $250 for the more expensive version is better in every way.
IDK what your budget is for something like this, but I love mine.
A design like this (with the sound tube, in-ear earpiece) will also work if you need to wear a hard hat and/or ear protection. You can get a hard hat with big noice-cancelling ear cups like this:
http://www.noisebuster.net/product/PA4200.html
They'll mount on almost any hard hat, and have a 3.5mm audio input option.
Then, you can use your throat mic as the "bluetooth accessory" and use the throat mic's microphone and 3.5mm audio output; plug a 3.5mm audio cable from the throat mic into the ear cups, and you will have sterio highly noise contained audio with drastically reduced external noise transmitted onto the call.
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Stereo headphones aren't just for listening to music; they also make calls, often quite well. So, if you're thinking about some wireless headphones to rock out to, you might not need a separate Bluetooth headset. Remember that stereo headphones can sometimes be bulky and might not block distracting environmental noises competently.
By contrast, the stereo headsets in this roundup are lighter and often have boom mics that easily isolate your voice. We compare the two options more decisively in our roundup of the best headsets and headphones for your home office.