[Xperia Z Accessories] SuperTraxer:
Hey guys,

Intro: Since our phone is water-resistant and pulling these claps to plug the headphones in 10 times per day is annoying, I am finally ready to consider a bluetooth solution with a mic (which I still do not really trust, but let's give it a shot!). I would like thus to revive this thread, by sharing my thoughts on the subject.

I would strongly advice to check these threads first :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2273429&highlight=bluetooth

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2229347&highlight=bluetooth - Would really love Tom Fagerland to come back and give us an update

My expectations: First, I would like to explain what do I need. In this way, we are not going to argue about a detail when we actually look for different things. You can thus point-out how different your needs are and therefore would like a different headset.

quality: I need a decent one, no more. While on the go, I mostly listen audio books through Ambling Book Player. The music is for home on normal speakers.That's been said, NO MUTANTS CUTS ALLOWED.

in-ear: those are the smallest ones and I really need to be able to put the headphones in a small pocket.

headset battery: I live and sleep with my headphones, I thus need something around 8h of autonomy, (This is why I have not considered bluetooth before, remember the 3h of autonomy max?)

phone battery drain: the use of of Bluetooth headset should not make our XZ deplete in an hour. I'm not a specialist but isn't it strongly linked with BT technology? The newer the better? So for us, BT 3.0 is better than 2.0?

full compatibility with XZ : I would like it to work well with our particular phone. Obviously. I do not plan to change phone for couple of years, so no matter the work with other devices. More, I would hardly bear some functions of the headset which are not working with XZ. Would feel like a waste.

Price: I am not ready to give more than 100 bucks.

Display : Not required. Good if there is one, but not critical

Radio : No need

Sd-card : No need

In addition : general comfort and build quality

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Eliminated ones :

LG Tone hbs-700 : does not seem confortable enough, does not fit in a pocket

Samsung BHS3000 : 6 hours autonomy, clip easy to break

Jaybird Bluebuds X: 169$!!! Does it have a mic anyway?

Novero Rockway: 5.5 hours autonomy

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Main candidates:

Sony SBH20 : seems good overall, but has only 6 hours of autonomy. Confirm?

Sony MW600 and MW600s: First, what is the difference between those two? It seems that they were firstly made for phones likes SE k800i (before android) and not all the functions work properly on android phones. True story?

Sony SBH50 : when to expect the release? What would be the price you think? Something special in comparison with MW1?

Sony MW1: seems a very good one in theory, but has apparently to many possible bugs and dysfunctions. I would give it a try, but I want to be able to give it back if too many bugs happen to occur. I am currently in Belgium and can't find any place to buy it here, even online on sony website!!! If bought abroad on ebay for example I fear that giving it back will be impossible/too complicated

What have I forgot?

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I have noticed something interesting. On the sony website, both the SBH20 and SBH50 are advertised in this way : "Go great with : Xperia Z", while XZ is not among perfect partners of MW1. I understand that marketing can sometimes be a strange thing, but isn't there a REAL reason for that?

Proof :

http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/accessories/stereo-bluetooth-headset-sbh20/

http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en...-bluetooth-headset-sbh50/specifications/#tabs

http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/accessories/smart-wireless-headset-pro/specifications/

What do you thing? Any Advice?