Jabra Halo Smart

At $80, the Halo Smart are priced well enough, but our endorsement could have been earned even at a higher price thanks for their excellent execution of their dual functions. For pure music listening, there are better options if you’re extremely picky,...

Clear voice calls. Long battery life. Relatively inexpensive.

Little sub-bass response. High-mids and highs lack clarity and finesse.

Conclusions If you want a stereo Bluetooth headset you can count on for voice calls, the Jabra Halo Smart is a very good option. You can do a lot better on the music side by spending just a bit more, though; the Editors' Choice JBL Reflect Mini BT...

The Jabra Halo Smart is a sturdily built neck-band style headphone that performs very well as a headset for making cell phone calls, offers good battery life, and decent sound for music if you get a tight seal. Neckband vibrates when a call comes in.

You may not get a secure, tight seal from any of the included ear tips, which leads to a poor fit and a reduction in sound quality.

While it doesn't do much to distinguish itself from other neckband-style headphones from a design standpoint, the Jabra Halo Smart seems sturdily built, performs very well as a headset for making calls and offers decent sound quality for music if you...

The Jabra Halo Smart is a sturdily built neck-band style headphone that performs very well as a headset for making cell phone calls, offers good battery life, and decent sound for music if you get a tight seal. Neckband vibrates when a call comes in

You may not get a secure, tight seal from any of the included ear tips, which leads to a poor fit and a reduction in sound quality

While it doesn't do much to distinguish itself from other neckband-style headphones from a design standpoint, the Jabra Halo Smart seems sturdily built, performs very well as a headset for making calls and offers decent sound quality for music if you...

Good quality sound, long battery life, provides for convenient Google Now/Siri use

Multifunction button a bit stiff, USB charge connection fiddly