Sony Ericsson HBH-GV435 Review

Overall Rating

Everything.

No bad points on the HBH435.

I am now owning my third HBH435. I have had a no less than 25 different bluetooth headsets over the past 12 months. I have given them off to my friends. As for the SONY HBH 435, it's got the best audio. I use it with my P990i, W950i and my M600i. Sony seems to be good on their overall audio quality - second to none. I have all the models of SE on the top end down to the K810i, and now the W850i. All the audio is exceptionally good. The hi-pass and low pass filters are very non-linear, and I enjoy using it when I drive. One thing here, I also have all the Nokia models from the top down to the 9300i. Nokia's audio sucks, regardless. It's like asking a shoe maker to sew a shirt. They can manage, but they not tailors. Hence, my Nokia's lie on my desks at the office and home. They are there only as redundant usage in the event I run out of battery or the service provider fails.

Also note that the Sony's all have digital signal processing, which has a higher bandwidth and wavelength. As for the Nokia's, they use low grade DSP output filters, or their programmers are just nerdy programmers, who are not fine audio professionals.

I have been using Sony's Digital D1 professional cameras for many years, and I am also an owner of the Sony Digital 48 Multitracks for more than 10 years now. Nokia is a phone manufacturer. Hence, Ericsson did a smart move by merging into Sony. I have older handsets of Ericssons that work fine in terms of features, but had an improved audio after they became part of Sony.

10 out of 10 for the HBH GV435.

My advice is Sony has streamlined the DSP and it is consistent with the DSP chipset in the phones, even on the lower end models that come with bluetooth. The only problem I have with Sony is they were late by ONE YEAR in coming out with phones. I think they have to get their phone engineers to redesign the SIM Card removal on their physical phones. That is the only crack really on the glass for SONY Ericsson.

I hope their engineer who accepted that realises that not everyone has long fingernails and (small as well). Plus, it damages your SIM card each time you want to swap a SIM card.

Members' Comments onnomadicman's Review

• bazbro on 2nd Jun 2007

  so how long have you worked for Sony then??