I can't compare this to other bluetooth headsets because this is the first and only kind I have ever owned. I bought this headset from Amazon over a year ago after researching all bluetooth headsets for my Sprint PPC-6700. This is the only headset I came across to with solid good reviews. With over 1,000 reviews and close to a 5 star rating I bought it.In the year that I have own this I have had no problems with it. Not one! Their where times where it wouldn't connect with my phone, but later on I found out it was because of my phone, not the bluetooth. Since then I fixed that problem, gave my phone a hard reset and had no problems at all.Everyone I talk to can't even tell I'm on a headset, everyone thinks I'm talking from the phone itself. In the past year, their has never been one case where there was echoing on the others end as most bluetooth headsets have this problem.It came with 3 different ear pieces. You can switch them around which ever works for you. You can even choose to NOT have an ear piece on the headset. I don't have any piece on my, I wear it bare because its most convertible to me. I can wear it for hours and not know its even there.Whats more is that I have always carried this in my pocket when its not in use and it takes a beating in there. I have also dropped it many many times over the year and it still works great. I'm not sure about the battery life as I have always charged it over night, and when I'm at a friends house over night it would still work threw out the next day before I re-charge it the next night at home.Its easy to set up and pair it with your cell phone. I highly recommend this headset to everyone who has a cell phone with the opinion to have a bluetooth. If your looking for a sure thing, this is it!