Jabra Stone 2 is a high-end Bluetooth headset with a portable, pebble-shaped charging dock. The design of Jabra Stone 2 is closely in the design footsteps of its predecessor, leaning towards a subtle, classy and unique form factor. The only difference between the Stone 2 and the Stone’s design is that the Stone 2 comes in glossy and leather finishes, in contrast to the original Stone’s smooth pebble feel.
The glossy finish is available from AT&T stores, while the leather version is from Verizon. The most noticeable improvement in this model is inclusion of voice commands that make using the headset a true hands-free experience. The volume control was handled through a touch-sensitive layer on the face of the handset itself. The volume on music is excellent.
One of the bad thing in Jabra Stone 2 design is that it exclusively fits the right ear. This can be a big problem if habit or necessity would put a Bluetooth headset on your left ear. It is available in both black and white color. Some Bluetooth headsets are interchangeable faceplates.
Functions:
Audio quality for calls is decent, though it is not great. Despite hosting a secondary noise-cancelling headphone, it still picked up a fair bit of moderate wind and traffic noise.
Still, there are a few solid call functions available, such as a pleasant-sounding automated voice that relays who’s calling, as well as voice-activated answering or ignoring of calls.
The Stone2′s dock holds 8 hours of charge, while the headset handles 2 hours on its own. The device smartly shuts down and charges when docked, and turns and answers a call as soon as it’s popped out. The dock has charge indicator lights, a microUSB port, a lanyard loop, and a little rubber nub to provide some grip when resting on a surface.
The way it handles volume control and offers voice activated call answering/dropping is very slick, but without a deeper control scheme or longer battery life, its hard to recommend this handset to those that spend a lot of time on the phone. Those that are interested in looking cool and only need to have a Bluetooth headset on hand occasionally will definitely be happy with the Jabra Stone2.
Merits:
1. Smart and useful docking mechanism
2. Extremely stylish design
Demerits :
1. Lack of music control
2. And have only limited battery life
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