Design and Build

The design isn’t necessarily something that most companies of wireless headphones focus on when they see the bigger picture. We can’t blame them. It’s something that we tend to overlook at times. We don’t prioritize how a headphone looks, as long as it’s comfortable to wear and produces full sounding music. Due to this notion, I think, the Plantronics based the design of the Explorer 500.

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EXPLORER 500 Headphone
Our Rating: 8.7/10
This wireless headphone can last up to a week without you charging it.

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The Explorer 500 is humble and simple looking, they didn’t make it flashy or meticulously with little details. If you want a wireless headphone that’ll turn heads with how it looks, then this isn’t the pair for you.

They made the Explorer 500 with durable plastic. The shape is elongated, where the one side has a matte finish, and the other side with a rubbery feel to it. Its rubbery side has a rigid pattern on both of its ends. This pattern gives the headphone a grip.

On top all of this, they’ve made this wireless headphone lightweight. It won’t feel heavy or bothersome on your ears. The headphone may look heavier that they seem, but they are as lightweight as an earring.

Call Quality

The EXPLORER 500 though small, they’ve packed it with many features. For its size, you won’t believe that it supports HD voice.

You wouldn’t expect it to have a noise- canceling feature, but it does. Also, it has DSP (Digital Signal Processing) for a seamless music streaming. Also, it has dual microphones, making the other end of your call hear you better. These entire features, it makes the wireless headphone good for making calls.

Battery

Unless you’re planning to become a phone operator and accept calls all day, then you’d be a smidgen over the longevity of the Explorer 500’s battery life. One single charge can give you 7 hours of talk time. When you use this for voice calls only, then this wireless headphone can last up to a week without you charging it. And it gets fully charged after two hours.

Transmission

You can stay connected with your phone up to 20 feet using this wireless headphone. You can easily establish a connection because it has a Bluetooth version of 4.1. Though the headphone lacks some aspects, like the NFC connectivity and other amplifications, you can still enjoy the wireless connectivity with this headphone.

HIGHLIGHTS

The design is simple, which it makes appealing for me to use in meetings or at work. Unlike those techy looking wireless headphones, I won’t feel out of place using this headphone when I’m in the corporate world. Plus, they have so much in them even if they’re pretty small.

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EXPLORER 500 Headphone

8.7

DESIGN

8.6/10

EASE OF USE

8.2/10

SOUND

8.8/10

RECEPTION/CALL QUALITY

8.7/10

BATTERY LIFE

8.4/10

PRICE/VALUE

9.5/10

PROS

• Comes with a charging strap which is very useful
• Very simple design
• Decent battery life
• Low-cost headphone

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