That's a nice looking piece, but a call-handling headset I'm more into the music-handling headsets, which is why i am fascinated by the BH-905i and the Essence. My essential criteria are: 1) Bluetooth 2) Sound-cancelling technology Haven't had much luck finding some... Oh and I agree with your NFC point... NFC pairing in general sounds useless to me... only saves you tops 10 seconds... But whatever, if my N9 has it and the Essence has it, I won't complain about it, lol.