Plantronics BackBeat Sense – Full Headset Review smart health innovation

smart health connected headsets continue to flock to the market and all seem more beautiful than the others … Brands are redoubling their inventiveness to offer us ever more efficient and smart health connected headsets! Plantronics began by developing helmets for aviators, building on its success, it continues today to offer many models of helmets for all kinds of situations. The latest, is its BackBeat Sense smart health connected helmet which offers an elegant hybrid helmet. To know everything about this model, follow the guide…

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Mark : PlantronicsCategory: smart health connected headsetConnection: Wired or BluetoothCompatibility: Android and iOSPrice: From 160 eurosAvailability: AvailableTested with: Sony Xperia Z5

Plantronics BackBeat Sense Unboxing

Plantronics clearly put forward the design of his smart health connected headset right from the packaging … It's a packaging particularly elegant and the helmet is presented as in a case. We open two small sheets (a material that we find in luxury leather goods) and we discover a beautiful gray fabric clutch. Helmet BackBeat Sense and its accessories are well protected inside. It's a great idea to be able to carry your helmet anywhere without damaging it. Materials used by the brand Plantronics are beautiful and resistant : the frame is made of anodized metal and the headphones and ear pads in leatherette.

Thus, we find in the box: a fabric carrying pouch, the helmet, two cables (one jack-jack to connect the headset in wired mode and a USB-mini USB cable for charging the headset) and finally a quick guide to safety product.

Generally speaking, as soon as the product is opened, we know that we are dealing with a good quality object and that the brand wants to make one rather exceptional object not a basic plastic helmet…

Design and ergonomics of the smart health connected headset

The helmet model Plantronics BackBeat Sense presents a rather unisex design that can please both women and men. It is built with fairly noble materials, especially somereinforcing steel and leather for headphones. What is very appreciable in the design of this helmet, is to have manufactured the ear pads with memory foam… That wearing a helmet even for a long time, extremely comfortable. Besides, the indication of the right or left earpiece is discreetly integrated in the earpiece.

On the other hand, the use of buttons on the headphones require a little practice before you succeed in doing the desired action the first time and blindly! But once the helping hand is taken, these additional buttons are practical and allow you to control your music and calls without taking your smartphone out of your pocket.

The Plantronics app

In order to synchronize your smart health connected headset with your smartphone or tablet, just download the app “Plantronics”, it's a pretty easy step since there is only oneone app for all models of Plantronics. Once the application is downloaded, just select helmet model.

The application is very easy to use and therefore accessible to everyone … The connection between the headset and the application is made via Bluetooth. Besides, just press the little button behind the right earpiece of the helmet. The real plus of this application is that it adapts to all models while remaining very simple and clear.

Using the BackBeat Sense smart health connected headset

Once synchronization has been completed, you must familiarize yourself with the different features of the smart health connected headset, to obtain the necessary information, refer to theapplication which presents a diagram of the well-constructed helmet.

Listen to music

Many features are nice in the model BackBeat Sense, first of all product flexibility. Indeed, one can completely listen to music in a classical way, that is to say in wired connection using Jack-Jack supplied with the helmet. This function is very useful if you want to listen to music from your computer, despite the absence of a Bluetooth connection. And when you want to listen to music, for example by walking, the wireless connection function is very useful for not having a cable lying around…

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When using the wireless headset, it is possible to control almost everything from headphones without having to take out your smartphone or tablet every time, rather practical. On the left earpiece, we find “pause”, “play”, “next song” and “previous song” functions. For the volume, simply turn the knob slightly the part of the mobile earpiece up or down depending on the action you want to perform.

But rest assured since everything is provided on the smart health connected headset BackBeat Sense, even when you’re in the company of other people. An automatic function is very practical, when the headphones are removed, the music pauses immediately and resume as soon as you put it back on your head. In addition, a little red button located under the left earpiece allows you to switch on a microphone, which cuts the music and allows you tohear very clearly what's going on around you. All without removing the helmet.

However, it should be noted that these functions only work when the headset is in Bluetooth connection.

Take and receive calls

You can also take calls from your smartphone or tablet, and continue your actions while answering the phone. This improved hands-free kit is very appreciated for all the users juggling with a minister's agenda. You still have to activate your phone to take a call, but no need for unsightly microphone, just speak and the caller can hear you very well. It's not very good for your mental health reputation to speak alone on the street, but this function which makes the 2-in-1 headset is very appreciated, especially when you receive a call on your smartphone while the 'we listen to music…

The sound quality of BackBeat Sense

Even if the sound quality reproduced by the BackBeat headphones is very good, the different frequencies are clear, we don't feel wronged … On the other hand, we notice a small difference in sound quality between using a wired connection and using a Bluetooth connection. The latter is more efficient and transcribes sound better than with the connection with the Jack-Jack. However, this difference is not so troublesome and all types of music are fairly faithfully transcribed.

How to manage the battery of the BackBeat Sense headphones

The autonomy of the smart health connected headset BackBeat Sense is quite impressive: until 6 p.m. when headphones are smart health connected with a cable and up to 7 hours when you are on a call. When the helmet is started, a voice in the headphones announces the remaining battery time.

Plantronics BackBeat Sense against the competition

The competition in the field of smart health connected headsets is quite strong. So if the headset functions BackBeat Sense remain fairly standard for the latest generation of smart health connected headphones, it can really make a difference in terms of its elegant design and its ergonomic buttons on the helmet which are very intuitive.

The main difficulty for the BackBeat Sense ranks well in terms of competition at the price level… It nevertheless presents a fairly expensive price which is not accessible to all. Finally, it could fall into the category of rather high-end smart health connected headphones.

Conclusion

Despite its rather high price and limited use when using the BackBeat Sense in wired mode, since the buttons can only be used when the headphones are smart health connected wirelessly, it remains a very good product. The headset which remains a very pretty object and its comfort are not negligible, moreover, it is easy to use (either the application or the headset itself and the quality of the sound reproduced is more than correct .

Overview

Design and ergonomics: In general, it is very beautiful and of good quality. It is an elegant object that we take pleasure in wearing.Application: It is very clear and easy to use, moreover we find the instructions in it.Features: The headset control mode is convenient, but it is a shame that it only works in Bluetooth connection.Use: After a short adaptation time, the use is sufficiently intuitive.Value for money: Its price is high compared to other smart health connected models.

3

 3 out of 5 

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Plantronics BackBeat Sense Review: a very stylish smart health connected headset 

Reviewed by Jeanne D  

we 2016-02-02

   Design and ergonomics: In general, it is very beautiful and of good quality. It is an elegant object that we take pleasure in wearing.Application: It is very clear and easy to use, moreover we find the instructions in it.Features: The headset control mode is convenient, but it is a shame that it only works in Bluetooth connection.Use: After a short adaptation time, the use is sufficiently intuitive.Value for money: Its price is high compared to other smart health connected models.

Rating: 3 

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