Product Description
Fill the room with music. Play your music in 360-degree sound wherever you are with this wireless speaker.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #29967 in Cell Phone Accessories
- Color: White
- Brand: Nokia
- Model: 02731G1
- Dimensions: 7.50" h x 4.75" w x 5.50" l, 1.92 pounds
Features
- Rich 360 degree sound: A powerful speaker delivering clear 360-degree audio for your music.
- Wide compatibility Compatible with a wide range of phones, music players and computers. Connect wirelessly through Bluetooth or plug in to any 3.5 mm audio connector.
- Completely wire-free. Listen to music from your device through a wireless Bluetooth connection.
Most helpful customer reviews
56 of 57 people found the following review helpful.
Incredibly flexible design that makes a difference & musical audio
By Mo
Added 9/11/13. Wonder if anyone can help solve this. Googling, this is apparently not an isolated problem. Pairs well with Ipad 3. But when paired with the Samsung Note 2 phone, it clearly indicates paired on screen and the confirmation beep through the speaker. However, no audio comes through the speaker. I've tested many permutations and speakers but no avail including checking the Media Audio box - and unchecking it.
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ORIGINAL REVIEW
Picked up a PAIR of these up on a sale for about half price. My review is for the PAIR and not individual unit. After a few days, I was pretty sure that I would be giving it a 4 star. However, upon further listening and considering the whole package, its a five star.
1. AUDIO:
Key. I listen with these perched at ear level on a small oak rolltop desk. I turn them on the side so the single drive faces my direction rather than upward. This gives noticeably better highs and better imaging. I've been a fan of single full range drivers for imaging. This sytem works pointing up as designed but the sound is more diffused and less direct. Still, very pleasant in either orientation.
For $300 a pair, I expected much higher volume/power and perhaps a deeper base. HOWEVER, after a lot of listening, realize that it is musical and has virtually none of that hollow 'honk' that I've encountered in other bluetooth units such as the Bose Soundlink (also in the $300 range) or even smaller units such as Jambox. I believe the 'honk' comes from pushing the driver beyond what their physics allow.
I have the Bose Companion 20 for the desktop. It has deeper bass, more articulate highs. But it also has DSP processing that makes the soundfield/stage appear wider. This leads to listening fatigue after an hour or so. It's the only Bose I've ever liked - doesn't have the traditional Bose tubbiness that I dislike, and yet has potent bass for a 2.0 system. The Bose really has a fantastic single driver speaker.
Over time, I realized that I like these Nokia 360 as much as the Bose. Objectively on paper, the Bose provides a bit more more detail so if I was mixing, the Bose would have it. The Bose can also get louder. (Though neither is a monitor.)
However, the Nokia has a very pleasant quality and they designers has the right mix of frequency response. It is balanced. I get the sense that the designers did not try to over reach the driver's capability. I can listen for hours without fatigue and get a real sense of musicality. I listen to everything from classical to vocals to jazz but not hard rock/metal/rap/trance. In short, I like these as much as the Bose Companion 20 for daily listening - if not actually more. I do listen to it more than the Bose.
It does sound a bit better using wired cable rather than on bluetooth but that is to be expected.
So this is high praise. Still, for $300, I would give it only 4 stars for the audio as I expect a $300 system to be capable of very high volume. (The Bose is $250.) Granted that expectation is for non-portable systems so I may not be fair in expectations.
2. DESIGN & FLEXIBILITY
However, what clearly puts this over the top to 5 stars is its design and flexibilty.
a. Size. Two of these speakers combined are about 1.2 times the size of ONE single Bose Companion 20 speakers so it is easier to travel with.
b. Bluetooth.
It has very good bluetooth range and the sound quality is fine.
c. Bluetooth Stereo.
This is a significant advantage. The speaker pairs up for stereo without any wires between them.
d. Battery operated with excellent battery life and replaceable battery.
Couple a-d above, I find this to be a fantastic travel speakers or casual home use for moving around the house. I can simply move two small cubes, place them anywhere in the room (corners for bass reinforcement), and have music streaming. Can't be any simpler. Zero wires, stereo, flexible placement, good battery life. AND the battery is replaceable at a low cost using standard cell phone battery if they ever wear out. At moderate volume, I've gone about 10 hours without it draining fully so the battery life is fine.
An example of flexibility: I'm listening at my desk. Then have to move to a different room to do extended printing. I just pick up my laptop, take both speakers in one hand, and the music continues unabated. In the other room, I want room filling sound so I simply place the speaker 10 feet from me and 10 feet from each other for stereo room filling sound which has a different feel than speakers 3 feet from me at my desk. Its more expansive. It's hard to explain but the flexibility really is a pleasure.
3. Construction Quality.
Finally, it is quite lightweight at about 1 lbs each. I thought it was plastic except that the body is cold to the touch. Reading, I found out that the exterior is mostly aluminum. This is a surprise. It is very rigid and seem to be a quality piece which I expect to last a long time.
In all, a very smart design, musical audio, and incredibly flexible. It also comes with two travel pouches that is form fitting The speaker works while still in the pouches if you need to place it on 'unfriendly' surfaces that can scratch the speakers.
Mo
44 of 45 people found the following review helpful.
Simple Connection, Great Battery, Good Sound
By JasperJSA
If you purchased the new Lumia 900, then this is a must! Actually, this is a great wireless speaker for any Buletooth device. Connecting to your devices is simple and easy, the design and quality of construction rivals anything Apple produces, and most importantly, the sound quality is superb. The speaker projects the sound upward and easily is able to fill a room. Surprisingly, the bass is also very good. I own the new iPad, a Lumia 900, and an HP laptop. You start to really apperciate the sound that comes out the Nokia Play 360 once you connect it to your device and hear the sound transition from the device to the speaker.
Another great feature is the ability to pair two devices to the speaker, and easily transition back-and-forth to both devices. The battery life is also very impressive. I'm not sure if it will last the full 21 hours as advertised, but I do know that it easily lasted 8-10 hours yesterday on only a couple of hours charge. The portability of the speaker is also a plus. It's lightweight, and it comes with a well designed neoprene carrying case. Another feature that it has is the ability to sync with a second speaker for wireless stereo sound! I haven't tried this feature out yet as I do not have two, but I will be picking up a second after this post.
The only critisism that I have, and this is really a non issue, was that the bottom blue rubber base had a powdery grim on it. This was easily cleaned off, and must have been residules of the manufacturing process. Really a non-issue. This speaker really is beautiful!
Lastly, and surprisingly, yesterday when I was using the speaker with my cell phone and recieved a text message. My phone, through the Nokia Play anounced that I had a new text message, read it to me, allowed me to respond back verbally, and sent the text off, all without a need to push a button. That might not of surprised you, but it was the first time it happened to me, and I didn't even know that was possible!
I like this speaker! Hope you will as well. Nokia's design and quality seem to be returning back to their high, high standards!
48 of 50 people found the following review helpful.
I guess the best portable speakers on the market
By Kareem Abdelhady
I have to say I have tried over a hundred speakers .. both Bluetooth and Airplay .. and to be quick here is a summary :
1- I have the Philips Air Play Speakers .. totally un-reliable connection , connection drops every 5-10 minutes and very
difficult to restore it back .. you often would have to delete the wifi settings on the speakers and re-configure it
again in order to work properly .
2- Tried many bluetooth Speakers , this is by far the best , because :
a- Excellent Base
b- Excellent Sound in all directions ( In my opinion better than Jawbone )
c- Bluetooth Connection very reliable
d- NFC Connection ( not that apple users can make use of )
e- external 3.5" cable connection ( not all speakers have this )
f- ability to synchronize 2 speakers together for even better coverage ( not available in Jawbone or other speakers )
g- Very long battery life .. more than 20 hours on medium volume
h- can control the volume from both , the speaker and the phone
i- ability to connect to 2 bluetooth devices and move between them at the touch of a button ..
In my opinion , this speaker is a winner .
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