Nokia BH-102, the cheap headset to buy

Description and specifications

There are times when you just need a particular gadget, the cheapest one, with no fancy functions and price tag as you need it just for rare occasions and nothing more. In case of Bluetooth headsets there are models that offer this for cheap and with simple design too. For Nokia, world’s biggest phone manufacturer, there’s the BH-102 headset, with a simple, black plastic design and one large (good for accessibility) multi function button.

You can mount it very easy by placing the rubber ear piece in your ear cavity or use the optional ear loop, included in the package of Nokia BH-102. I find the latter being more comfortable but I guess you can get used with the in-ear version too after a while.

Nokia BH-102 size comparison with a Nokia phone

On the specs side, Nokia BH-102 is a Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR compatible headset with handsfree profile 1.5 and headset profile 1.1. Effective range is 33 feet and the included rechargeable 110 mAh lithium-ion polymer battery is good for 10 hours talk time and 7.5 hours standby. That’s one of the advantages of cheap bluetooth headsets: no special technologies included means low power consumption that leads to great battery life.

From compatibility point of view, Nokia BH-102 is compatible with phones and devices supporting Bluetooth Specification v 2.0, 1.2 or 1.1, Handsfree Profile 1.5 or 1.0 and/or Headset Profile 1.1. Nokia even has a list with compatible models from their own store here.

The conclusion is clear: if you don’t want to spend too much money on a bluetooth headset, nor needing too much time to adjust to a complicated one, then go buy the Nokia BH-102. Remember that it’s not a high end device and no noise reduction technologies are provided.

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