| Model | Pause/resume | Call initiating | Voice control (3G S) | Other |
| Plantronics Pulsar 590 | while pausing works, no resume at all – useless | + | - | Completely useless if you do need pause |
| Altec Lansing BackBeat 903/906 | + (right button quick presses) | + (double-press the phone button on the left) | + (long-press the phone button on the left) | Working great; even superbass on/off (play/pause [right] button long-press) works |
| Plantronics Voyager 855 | + | + | + long-press the main power button and release it as soon as you hear a beep so that the headphones aren’t powered off | Working great |
| Gear4 BluPhones | + | - | - | Only play / pause |
| Motorola HT820 (model D) | + | 3G: +; 3G S: single-pressing the call button switches immediately to Voice Control; while a quick double-press takes you to Springboard and resumes playback | See previous column | Again: no call initiating on the 3G S; works the same as the Motorola S9 and S9-HD |