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The Plantronics Discovery 925 Wins 7B Labs'' Premium Bluetooth

07 / 01 / 2009

Plantronics Discovery 925 beats competitors from Jawbone, BlueAnt and Motorola in an independent consumer research study performed by 7B Labs.

7B Labs announced today that the Plantronics Discovery 925 has won its Premium Bluetooth Headset Challenge, beating out the Aliph Jawbone 2, BlueAnt Z9i and Motorola H12.

The Plantronics 925 received the highest overall ratings from hundreds of consumer reviews, including those of members of the 7Bil Consumer Network from 7B Labs. The BlueAnt Z9i finished second overall, followed by the Jawbone 2 and the Motorola H12.

In this innovative, independent consumer study, which focused on top selling Bluetooth Headsets with MSRPs greater than US$100, each of the headsets were evaluated by everyday consumers based on overall performance and scores in 9 product feature categories.

In addition to winning the overall performance category, the Plantronics 925 was rated best in 6 of the 9 product categories. The winners of each category are as follows:

Overall: Plantronics 925

Comfort & Fit: BlueAnt Z9i and Plantronics 925 (tie)
Incoming Sound Quality: Plantronics 925
Outgoing Sound Quality: Plantronics 925
Appearance: Motorola H12
Power Management: Plantronics 925
Range: Plantronics 925
Usability: Motorola H12
Pairing: Plantronics 925
Value for Money: BlueAnt Z9i

"Congratulations to Plantronics for winning the Premium Bluetooth Headset Challenge. Consumers have told us that they find the Plantronics Discovery 925 to be an exceptionally well performing product which is both comfortable and stylish to wear" said Jim Eckels, Chairman of the Board of 7B Labs, LLC.

The 60-page Premium Bluetooth Headset Challenge Report includes detailed consumer reviews of each product, comparisons of the competitive products on each of the 9 product categories, consumer issues identified in each of the products, and the relative importance of each of the product categories to consumers.