From a product design perspective there’s no doubt that the H800 is an extremely appealing, highly ‘pocketable’ and comfortable to wear headset – it’s thin and has a ‘solid’ and elegant build with no loose bits that could potentially go missing.
Additionally, a feature which now appears to set all the latest Motorola Bluetooth headsets apart is their highly useful “power switch” functionality which quickly let’s you completely switch your headset On/Off instead of letting it drain precious battery life in Standby mode. In the case of the H800 the power switch comes in the form of a “slider” – you simply press the Call Button (silver bar on the left above) which lets the microphone slide out (above right) and automatically turns yo
ur headset On and connects to your Treo. To turn Off you simply push the microphone slider back in and there’s also a side Lock button to protect from accidentally switching your headset On in your pocket.
The H800 comes with a Micro USB wall charger which (somewhat inconveniently) plugs at the bottom of the headset (image above). A small Mini USB adapter is also included to use other Motorola chargers.
inally, the H800 is also 
almost identical to the Jawbone (comparative photos above) in terms of size, shape and weight. However, as I mentioned earlier, once you go beyond mere looks and delve into the rather more important matter of inbound and outbound sound quality the Jawbone wins the contest by a wide margin with its far superior (rather amazing) noise shield capabilities.
Additionally, given the fact that the Jawbone Noise Shield headset is a mere $20 more expensive than the Motorola H800 Bluetooth Headset there is even less of an issue in my mind as to what headset I would choose. Having said this however, I will again repeat that I really like the ‘power switch’ capabilities of the H800 as well as its highly pocketable format – future generations of Jawbone could do well to copy some of this to make an even more superb headset.
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