Jabra ARROW Review

Introduction and Design:

Jabra is one of the world's most famous manufacturers of Bluetooth handsfrees and cell phone loudspeakers. We have recently reviewed the unique headset Jabra STONE, but today we are going to tell you about another truly fascinating gadget of the company, the Jabra ARROW. It's designed for in-car use and features noise isolation technology optimized for such an environment, plus you get automated volume control as well. The accessory pack shows consideration for its intended use, because the gadget comes boxed with wall and car chargers.

The Arrow is a properly descriptive name for device that resembles the pointed tip of an arrow. The hands-free looks appealing indeed, plus it is really compact and light-weighted (0.32 oz).


The Jabra ARROW comes with ear-hooks of two different sizes, although you can easily wear it without them, thanks to the three eargels provided in the pack. It's a cool thing that either way, the ARROW is really comfortable to wear for prolonged periods of time and thanks to its light weight, you will not only forget the gadget is actually onto your ear in several minutes, but won't notice it the whole day. We were haunted by the persistent thought the ARROW was about to fall off anytime we were using one of the boxed eargels, although this never really happened.


The Jabra ARROW sports just two buttons – a power on/off slider and answer/reject calls key. The volume is automatically controlled by the headset itself, so you don't need a volume rocker anyway.

Performance:

The automated volume control of the Jabra ARROWis quite nice function indeed and we didn't feel we needed to turn down/up the volume (via the paired cell phone) even on a single occasion, so we can only congratulate Jabra on the proper implementation.

We are really pleased with the in-call quality as well, albeit in quiet environment only (in a car or indoors). If this is the case, the voice of your caller will sound almost perfectly, no matter which end of the line you are at. You can hear everything loud and clear - people sound utterly intelligible and the only aspect that we are somewhat disappointed at is the slightly sharp ring.


Unfortunately, the situation in a noisier environment (in the street, in a bar, etc.) is terrible. Even though you'll be able to hear everything well in the ARROW's earpiece, your caller will hear all the environmental sounds, but not your words. Obviously the noise-cancelling technology in a car... works only in such (or identical) environment. What a pity.

According to the manufacturer, the battery of the Jawbone ARROW should be able to provide up to 4.5 hrs of continuous talk time and keep the gadget operational for 8 days. Given the particular size and weight of the device, as well as the timings that rivals of the ARROW like the Jawbone ICONoffer, the performance is satisfactory. 

Conclusion:

The Jabra ARROW features a truly likeable overall look. The almost perfect in-call quality when using the device in a car or similar environment is a great advantage, but sadly, the handsfree is virtually useless in places buzzing with sounds. This is the major reason why we would recommend that you opt for an alternative device, unaffected by such a deficiency. We would advise you to consider the Jawbone ICON, that is also compact and good-looking hands-free, as well as the Plantronics Discovery 925 that is a bit bulkier on the overall, but comes with unique design and offers remarkable in-call quality.