Accessories 
The Nokia BH-505 sure looks like a very slick pair of Bluetooth Stereo Headphones.
Unfortunately though, that might be the only thing going for it. Read on for our Review.
First up, the BH-505 features such specs as:
* Slim, lightweight design
* Digital signal processing (DSP)
* Multiple earpiece types and sizes
* Sweat and splash resistant
* Dedicated call and music keys
* Near Field Communication (NFC)
Unfortunately we could not test that NFC bit, since we didnt have an NFC device around to use with the 505′s.
The spec list is pretty basic, but the fact that it’s sweat and splash resistant would indicate this headset is positioned towards more of the “I’m going for a jog and need to listen to my music” sports crowd. The full specs page is available on the Nokia BH-505 Product Page.
The Retail Package:
Admittedly, the BH-505 retail package isnt the most impressive looking.
There’s just a charger and manual along with it. Also about 3 (x2 ears=6) different types of Ear inlets to make sure you get a correct fit with the BH-505 and your ear.
Ironically though, the fit was our primary problem with the BH-505.
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You see, these things have a tendency to keep slipping off.
All around, the BH-505 measures 125 x 137 x 58.5 mm and weighs in at 36 grams. While we initially thought that was ‘light‘, we found that a major portion of that weight is towards the rear of the headset, which meant that the 505 kept ‘slipping’ downwards after a while. As sweat resistant as it might be, perspire even a little bit, and the slipping gets worse.
This gets annoying as I constantly found myself re-adjusting the headset, to get it back into proper alignment every other minute. For a second I thought it was just my head. I never thought I had an oddly shaped head, but the BH-505′s made me suspect that. So I made everyone in my department of my office try on the pair and walk around, and (much to my head’s assurance of its normality), found that it didnt really stay put on anyone’s head.
There’s just too much weight at the rear, as lightweight as the BH-505 may be. To be very honest, it was by far the most uncomfortable pair of Nokia headphones I’ve ever trialled.
The rear of the headset only contains the power button though, which is a smart choice of positioning, as you dont confuse it with the play/pause buttons and switch it off by mistake.
There’s also the charging point, which is quite cleverly hidden under a rubber flap. The Flap closes up well enough, but we sense it getting loose over time.Charging to full battery takes under an hour. We’ve noticed a battery life of about 22 hours with the BH-505 on Full volume with no voice calls in between.
There’s also the indicator LED at the bottom.
As you can see on the left side, the indicator LED is quite small. There’s three light colors to indicate connection: Green, Red and Blue. Green is when the headset is turned on. At that point it will select any previous paired device and try to connect automatically. Blue indicates a successful connection, while a flashing blue indicates the headset is in pair mode (long press the power button). There’s a Red LED to indicate low battery, or to let you know the headset has switched off, when you turn the 505 off. It’s easy enough to pair, and maintains a strong enough connection. No problems there.
So now that we’ve established that the BH-505 isnt very comfortable, let’s move on to the Sound quality. Which, for this headset, is directly proportional to how well it fits you.
You see, while the BH-505′s might look great on you, and might even get you laid at the next Star Trek Convention, the fit is so terrible, that you’ll never really experience much music at all. As you can see from the image above, the BH-505 fits in an over-the-ear+in-ear type design. This means, when the headset slips, and isnt actually in your ear, you dont really get much sound out of it.
When the headset earpieces are actually in your ear, the sound quality is pretty okay, and there’s just a hint of bass around. In-ear type headphones are good at isolation outside sound, which is the same scenario here. But it’s definitely not the best headset we’ve heard, from Nokia.
That covers sound quality and comfort. How about Controls? The BH-505 has it’s playback and voice controls on the face of it’s earpieces.
On the right side of the Nokia BH-505, you have the Play/Pause Key. You’ll also notice the tiny Mic Hole.
There’s also a Rocker-type key at the very end, that can be used for Rewind/Last and Fast-Forward/Next functions.
On the left side, you have the voice button that you can press to answer an incoming voice call, or to make calls of your own.
In this side, the rocker switch is used for Volume increase/decrease.
Now again, while this all looks cool, and might seem like great positioning, it really isnt the smartest.
Because the buttons require some effort to ‘press’. Hence when you do so, it feels like you’re poking something into your ear, which isnt really a nice feeling. At. All.
Conclusion:
[rating:2]
So, admittedly, we were a bit disappointment with the Nokia BH-505. We judged the book, by the cover. But once we opened it up. Egads.
It’s not the most comfortable headset. It’s not the best sounding headset. It doesnt stay on.
It does however, look pretty cool, in our opinion, but that’s the only positive thing we could think of, about the BH-505. That, and the fact that it’s build quality is quite good, with it’s rubber-ish surface.
Recommended? Only if you can stay perfectly still for extended periods of time. Otherwise, why not check out the Nokia BH-214 instead?
Just to give you a better idea of how the Headset looks when worn, here’s a video with our final verdict on the Nokia BH-505 Bluetooth Stereo Headset.
Were you considering the Nokia BH-505 Bluetooth Stereo Headset ? Have any questions about a feature ? Something we missed ? Do let us know in the comments y’all !
Clinton is currently based in New Delhi, India and is executive editor for UnleashThePhones. He is responsible for all editorial decisions, and covers all forms of Mobile things.
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Comments (12)
The damn thing doesnt rest! I guess u need to have a retarded suppandi style head for that thing to be usable! Extremely unfortunate for nokia that I dont belong to that category of geekheads (sic) :(
I'd give it 1 on 5! 1 coz it just works! Just 1 coz the damn thing isnt supposed to be something u're concentrating on when u're doing nothing!