I recently switch my wireless service provider and as a result bought two new phones (one for me and the other for my wife).

The one I use is a LG VX8100 (Bluetooth capable) and my wife’s phone is a Samsung A670 (no Bluetooth). So after using those headsets with long wires for over two years, I decided to donate that to my wife and give a wireless headset a try (this Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Wireless headset). I do not have any other experience with a wireless headset so I will do the best I can to provide all the information I can.

At first I wanted to get the new Motorola H500 headset with a price tag of $69.99 plus tax, but no retailer has it in stock yet. I can order it from Motorola’s website but I did not want to wait 5 to 9 days for it to get to me. I went to BestBuy and my wife gave me an early Christmas present worth a hundred bucks. I am very happy with this model even though I was initially interested in the new H500.


WHAT’S NEW?
The difference between the HS850 and the older HS810 is the slight change in design (color), better volume, and longer battery life. The HS810 was silver whereas the new HS850 is grey. I have read that the HS810 was not loud enough for in some instances but Motorola improved that a little bit but not too much.

The only major noticeable difference is the battery life which is 8 hours of talk and 200 hours of standby time whereas the HS810 had 5 hours of talk and 100 hours of standby time. Another update that is not noticeable is the newer Bluetooth version (from 1.1 to 1.2). The new version 1.2 is supposed improve the quality of the calls, speed up the connections with the phones, and reduce interference.

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