BlackBerry HS-500

96 reviews

Feb, 2025

Positive
usability (29)
sound (22)
price (11)
comfort (10)
portability (7)

Negative
reliability (5)
size (4)
durability (4)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 96 reviews of BlackBerry HS-500. The average rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the portability and price. The comfort and sound are also mentioned favorably, but some have doubts about the size and durability.

usability, sound, comfort, price, portability

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Headphones the BlackBerry HS-500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 75/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for BlackBerry HS-500

alaTest has collected and analyzed 24 user reviews of BlackBerry HS-500 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.co.uk. Comments about the design and price are overall positive. The comfort and sound are also appreciated, but there are some mixed reviews about the reliability and durability. Many are critical about the size.

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96% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Feb, 2025

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for BlackBerry HS-500

alaTest has collected and analyzed 52 user reviews of BlackBerry HS-500 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the price and portability. The comfort and usability also get good views. Many are less positive about the durability, and there are mixed reviews on the size and reliability.

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69% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Feb, 2025

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Decent earpiece

I'm not really a fan of bluetooth headsets, this came free with another purchase so I'm using it. I prefer to use corded stereo earpieces and just wear 1 ear when driving.

Connects to my bluetooth devices, stays on my ear, simple to use, decent speaker quality

Difficult to fit snugly on my ear without pressing the button on it multiple times

Nov, 2010

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Bluetooth

Compact and working well with cell

none

Oct, 2010

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Cute

The losers at Blackberry designed the 8830 so that A2DP streaming audio will NOT be available by plugging wires into its external earphone jack. It took a while to learn about A2DP audio (Wikipedia), and then buy this earphone (don't waste money on an...

I bought my headset Retail (from the Egg). I would have preferred to save a few bucks getting OEM. I listen to streaming audio (A2DP) at work using this headset, a Blackberry 8830, and the Berrytunes application. The headset's battery lasts "up to 6...

I don't use the headset for phone calls, because my Ma says the audio is less intelligible that the internal microphone on the Blackberry 8830; probably same story with any earphone-sized headset with a tiny hole for its microphone ; The rubber piece...

Sep, 2010

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Vehicle charger NOT included in OEM

Sleek, Lightweight

Advertised as being shipped with a "VEHICLE" charger. When my package arrived I received a micro-usb to standard usb capable adapter/charger. There is no way to plug that into my vehicle, or any other regular car. It only fits into a computer/USB...

Sep, 2010

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Nice Idea, but

If I edit the podcasts first, to increase their volume by 300%, then maybe I'll be able to listen to them at work. Probably more a criticism of the Headset profile rather than this earphone: If you click the shell-button twice, it redials the last...

I don't have a lot of experience using a headset ; This one has Bluetooth Headset and Stereo (A2DP) Profiles. Using with Blackberry 8830 World Edition (which is getting obsolete, with its stingy 64 MB of ram, but don't get me started). Of course, the...

Not" a Hi-Fi earphone. Bud hangs loosely outside of ear. Fidelity improves if you push the bud deeper into your ear canal, but since the whole outer shell functions like a button (for answering the phone, etc), pushing deeper into your ear activates...

Jul, 2010

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Buy

Overall I like this headset, I was a bit disappointed that my voice wasn't clearer to other callers but the sound quality on my end was amazing. It seamlessly transitioned from music to calls and though it did pick up some background noise it worked...

Fits well, Great sound quality, Good Battery Life, Beautiful Design

No volume function Keys, Sound on the other end was compressed and was very obvious headset sounding

May, 2010

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