Bluetooth Headset Comparison Guide:

How do you keep up with all of the latest and greatest Plantronics Bluetooth Headset on the market today? Every one of the headsets offers something just a little bit different than the one before. Our customers are always asking which headset will work best for them so we developed the following Bluetooth headset comparison guide to make it easy.

Table 1 of 2: Earbuds / Over-the-ear / Behind-the-ear

Manufacturer/Series	Shokz	Poly Voyager	Poly Voyager	Jabra Evolve2	Yealink
Model Number	OpenComm2 UC	5200 UC	Free 60+	Wireless Buds	BH71 Pro
Talk Time	16 hrs	7 hrs	16.5 hrs	5 hrs	10 hrs
Standby Time		9 days	30 days	292 days	11 days
Charge Time	1 hr	1.5 hrs	2 hrs	2 hrs	1.5 hrs
Weight	35 g	20 g	5.8 g	5.4 g	18 g
USB Dongle (PC use)	✓	BT700	BT700	LINK 380	BT51
6 Microphones				✓
4 Microphones		✓			✓
3 Microphones			✓ per earbud
Bone Conduction	✓			✓
Multipoint Technology	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Noise Canceling	✓	✓	ANC	ANC	✓
Smart Sensor		✓	✓
Caller Announce		mobile phone only
Voice Alerts		✓
Voice Commands		✓	✓
Voice Assistant		✓		✓
Wideband Audio		✓	✓	✓	✓
NFC Pairing		✓
Wind Noise Reduction		✓	✓
Dynamic Mute Alert		✓
Bluetooth Version	5.1	5.0	5.3	5.2	5.2
Roaming Distance	98 feet	98 feet	98 feet	65 feet	100 feet
Bluetooth Profile:
A2DP	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
AVRCP	✓		✓	✓	✓
HFP	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
HSP	✓	✓	✓	✓
PBAP		✓
SPP			✓	✓
SSP2		✓
Warranty	2-Year	2-Year	2-Year	2-Year	2-Year
Product Page & Details	OpenComm2 UC	5200 UC	Free 60+	Evolve2 Buds	BH71 Pro
Price	$199.95	$180.11	$264.14	$242.00	$159.00

Table 2 of 2: Headband models Mono/Stereo

Manufacturer/Series	Logitech	Poly Voyager	Poly Voyager	Poly Voyager	Poly Voyager	Jabra Evolve2	Jabra Evolve2	Jabra Evolve2	Jabra Evolve2	Yealink	Yealink
Model Number	Zone Wireless 2	4310 UC	4320 UC	Focus2 UC	Surround 80 UC	65 UC Mono	65 UC Stereo	75 UC Stereo	85 UC Stereo	BH70 Mono	BH70 Dual
Talk Time	15 hrs	24 hrs	24 hrs	25 hrs	21 hrs	35 hrs	35 hrs	36 hrs	37 hrs	35 hrs	35 hrs
Standby Time		50 days	50 days	30 days						22 days	22 days
Charge Time	2 hrs	1.6 hrs	1.6 hr	2 hrs	1 hr	1.5 hrs	1.5 hrs	2.7 hrs	2.3 hrs	1.5 hrs	1.5 hrs
Weight	230 g	122 g	162 g	175 g	275 g	99.2 g	176.4 g	197 g	286 g	91 g	147 g
USB Dongle (PC use)	✓	BT700	BT700	BT700	BT700	Link 380	Link 380	Link 380	Link 380	BT51	BT51
10 Microphones									✓
8 Microphones								✓
6 Microphones					✓
4 Microphones	✓			✓
3 Microphones						✓	✓			✓	✓
2 Microphones		✓	✓
Bone Conduction
Multipoint Technology	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Noise Canceling	Hybrid ANC	Acoustic Fence	Acoustic Fence	Hybrid ANC	Adaptive ANC	PNC	PNC	ANC	Hybrid ANC	PNC	PNC
Smart Sensor	✓			✓	✓			✓
Caller Announce
Voice Alerts	✓
Voice Commands
Voice Assistant	✓					✓	✓
Wideband Audio	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
NFC Pairing
Dynamic Mute Alert	✓
Bluetooth Version	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.3	5.0	5.0	5.2	5.0	5.2	5.2
Roaming Distance	170 feet	164 feet	164 feet	164 feet	98 feet	100 feet	100 feet	100 feet	100 feet	164 feet	164 feet
Bluetooth Profile:
A2DP	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
AVRCP	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
HFP	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
HSP	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
AVDTP					✓
PBAP						✓	✓	✓	✓
SPP	✓							✓	✓
DSP
Warranty	2-Year	2-Year	2-Year	2-Year	2-Year	2-Year	2-Year	2-Year	2-Year	2-Year	2-Year
Product Page & Details	Zone Wireless 2	4310 UC	4320 UC	Focus2 UC	Surround 80 UC	65 UC Mono	65 UC Stereo	75 UC Stereo	85 UC Stereo	BH70 Mono	BH70 Dual
Price	$249.99	$132.22	$144.58	$207.62	$305.87	$212.00	$220.00	$337.00	$421.00	$103.00	$110.00

What does it all mean?  

We have provided in simple terms what the acronyms mean and how they benefit you.

Microphones – The more microphones you have the better.  With each additional microphone sensing background noise, your headset can better identify your voice making your call more clear to your caller.

Acoustic Fence – Uses a noise cancelling microphone and an additional omni directional microphone to ensure the users voice is the only thing heard and not the background noise.

A2DP = Advanced Audio Distribution Profile lets you listen to music through your Bluetooth headset when connected to your mobile phone or mp3 player.

AVRCP = Audio/Video Remote Control Profile is used for sending commands from a controller (e.g. stereo headset) to a target device (e.g. PC w/ Media Player)

HFP = Hands Free Profile is what allows voice dialing activation, redial, call transfer and call answer/end capabilities.

HSP = Handset Profile provides the basic functionalities needed for communication between a handset (cell phone) and a headset

DSP = Active Digital Signal Processing allows for seamless and pleasant wireless conversation regardless of environment.

PBAP = Phone Book Access Profile which downloads contacts and call histories from a connected remote device.

SSP2 = Secured Simple Pairing increases the security provided by a Bluetooth link as well as make pairing more user friendly.

Wideband = Gives you a clearer more natural sound to your voice.

NFC pairing = Near Field Communication allows for quick pairing of devices when active and in near proximity

Caller Announce = Will tell you who is calling from your mobile phones contact list.

Voice Alerts (Whispers) = You will hear the headset say power on, power off, talk time, battery low and so forth….

Voice Commands = You can tell the headset what you want it to do from a list of commands, like answer or ignore tone incoming call.