Plantronics Backbeat Pro 5100 Review: PRICE and MicroSB spoils these great real wireless buds

Plantronics covered her toes in the real wireless ear market last year – with reduced results. Although he designed and features the product, the connection was a problem I only noticed if you had spent a lot of time in the open. The company has now returned with a new set of real wireless buds and hopes to fix this problem thanks to Bluetooth 5.0 and a new slide of Qualcomm. And if you can forgive their MicroUSB charging port and a slightly high price sign, it is almost perfect.

Specifications

Goodness

Not very good

Devices, design, what is in the box

If you are a simple and unclear design, Backbeat Pro 5100 will appeal to you. The buds are small and only come in black, but they feature different materials: a bright soft exterior with the PLT brand, a metal -like finish around the microphone grill, rubber of the ear, and the non -glossy plastic for everything else.

Due to its size, weight and design, the buds are very comfortable to wear for long periods of time. Its suitability is perfect for my ears and does not budge regardless of my move. I can easily spend a few hours listening to music and podcast on it, and I do not feel a constructive pressure inside my ear.

The buds are sensitive to touches and pressure, but by default, the right one controls the operation of the media and sound calls with presses, while controlling the left sound level with the touches. You can switch the job between them if you prefer it, and if you only take out the left buds from the box, they automatically become the main operation process and controls unchanged in your end.

Both buds have proximity sensors. When one of your ear comes out, the sound stops, and when you return it, it resumes. For phone calls, you can choose if this fixes your microphone or transferred the call to your phone.

Easily viable charging/pregnancy box, made of powerful plastic, and opens with a batch on its latch. There is no magnetic here as many earphones that I have tested before, but this is for the better. You do not need to tamper with opening or closing the box and will not be opened if you drop it. The only disadvantage is that it uses MicroUSB to ship. It is the year 2019 and Plantronics must get times and already use USB-C.

Pro 5100 comes with an additional pair of ear, a short microUSB cargo cable, and evidence. I am concerned that the design of the tips is not universal. It is especially appropriate for the Pro 5100, so if something wrong occurs in the one you use, you cannot buy any general alternative.

Features, sound quality, battery life

Plantronics says Backbeat Pro 5100 lasts up to 6.5 hours for one charge. I have never used it in this length, but the two-hour session drops them to about 65-70 % of the battery, which is in line with the promised number. As always, getting additional fees in the event of pregnancy is one of the best real wireless buds features, and here, you should be able to fill them twice before you die.

Pro 5100 barely protruding from the ear when wearing it – it’s small.

Pro 5100 do not skimp on features. Besides the sensors and the option of the basic budgetable, the Backbeat app provides many customization options. You can choose if the left buds control the sound level or make specific functions below My tap. The options are temporarily available, a timing watch, a Google assistant, the Spotify Running menu, etc. … You can also choose what the sensor does when it is in a phone call, enabling high -resolution sound calls, checking that your last headset was connected if losing, and more. It is a set of small privileges that make the experience a little more personal.

Plantronics continue to provide great sound quality in its products. Thanks to a good and sealing, I can enjoy music and podcasts regardless of the environment. I used this at the airport, on a plane, in a commercial center, and even 60-70 %, it will really focus and try hard to hear any external noise. I also had no contact problems with them, even in wide open environments.

Despite its small size, it packs a little punch. Singing in music and podcasts looks great, and this is the place where Pro 5100 shines more. The brightness will never be good in such a small factor, but it is appropriate. The highlands are amazing and amazing. The lack of multiple equivalent or audio features within the Backbeat app is disappointing, taking into account everything else provided by the application.

Should you buy it? Classification 7.5/10

Plantronics Backbeat Pro 5100

maybe. Throughout my presence with the Pro 5100, I kept wondering what this headphone is and I could not find a clear answer. It is not in particular, but also for everyone. Unlike some competing products, they are not addressed to Audiophile, gym, excellent user, or techie. It is also prohibited from attracting the general consumer.

The biggest interest of Blancronics is competition in this field. Samsung Galaxy buds are almost identical, charged on USB-C or wireless, but they provide a general lower age. It’s much cheaper, with $ 130 than MSRP, and some discounts can drop it to $ 80. On the other end of the scale, WF-1000XM3 of Sony costs $ 230 and only $ 50, and offers active noise cancellation. It is difficult to find a reason to recommend Backbeat Pro 5100 when it is stuck between these two excellent options.

This does not mean that Pro 5100 does anything necessarily wrong – well, next to the MicroUSB shipping port, and even this may not be deals for some. It contains a small profile, a wonderful convenience and comfort, a good voice, and some quality of life improvements such as bud or primary sensors. It can be perfect for daily passengers, freelancer, and anyone who wants decent sound quality and comfort while moving … provided that they research them and prefer it over Galaxy Buds or Sony WF-1000xm3.

Buying it if

• You want a small pair of wireless buds in a wonderful voice and some useful features

• Check the battery life well on USB-C or wireless charging

• You find it reduced at a price of $ 100-120.

Do not buy it if

• USB-C is mandatory

• Your budget is smaller – get galaxy buds

• You can spend a little more-get Sony Wf-1000xm3

Where are you buying

• Amazon

• Plantronics