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When it comes to Teams Phone hardware, you may be wondering what equipment you can use to enhance your audio-visual experience. In this blog, we’ll outline a range of products we use in our office for Teams Phone and that we recommend for your organization.
Webcams
Logitech BRIO Ultra HD Pro Business Webcam
Retails for $199-269 CAD
The Logitech BRIO Webcam with 4K Ultra HD Video & HDR is Logitech’s best and most advanced business webcam. Packed with innovative technologies, Brio raises the bar for ultra 4K HD video collaboration excellence.
RightLight 3 and high dynamic range (HDR) technology automatically adjust to help you look professional in any lighting environment, including low light, direct sunlight or high contrast lighting conditions.
Brio is certified for business and, with integrated optical and infrared sensors, supports Windows Hello.
Logitech C930e Business Webcam
Retails for $120 to $150 CAD
The Logitech C930e is a HD 1080p webcam that delivers high resolution video in almost any Teams Phone environment, no matter the backlight. This is a great option for users that don’t like their laptop camera or who use a desktop computer.
With a wide 90-degree view, this webcam will make it seem like your meetings are in person! This camera comes with versatile mounting options, meaning it can be mounted on a laptop, a display, or tabletop with an adjustable clip.
Logitech C920s Pro HD Webcam
Retails for $78 to $99 CAD
The Logitech C920s PRO Full HD webcam delivers remarkably crisp and detailed Full HD video (1080p at 30fps) with a full HD glass lens, 78° field of view, and HD auto light correction—plus dual mics for clear stereo sound. Everything you need to look great in conference calls and record polished demos. The attachable privacy shutter protects the lens and keeps your privacy when you need it.
Headsets
Jabra Evolve2 75
Retails for $263 to $524 CAD
This professional wireless headset claims to boost your productivity and concentration and includes great noise cancellation options for drowning out background noise. The Jabra Evolve2 75 has been repeatedly ranked highest for voice quality, with 8 microphones and top-of-the-line noise cancellation, making it a top choice for your employees’ headset. The Jabra Evolve2 75 meets Microsoft’s Open Office requirements, which means it is ideal for use in an open-concept, collaborative workspace. Jabra is a Regroove staff favourite and most of our team members use Jabra every day. This is a great piece of Teams Phone hardware.
Logitech Zone Wireless Microsoft Teams Certified
Retails for $220 to $260 CAD
Launch a Microsoft Teams meeting and pick-up or answer a Teams call with a single touch. Or apply a longer touch to invoke Cortana voice skills. It’s that simple. The Logitech Zone Wireless is Certified for Teams to ensure a seamless audio experience when using Teams to chat, meet, call or video conference. The Teams version of Zone Wireless also fully supports Skype for Business. Get the right equipment to work effectively in open offices, at home or from anywhere.
Control your acoustic environment with Zone Wireless, the Bluetooth headset designed to help you communicate, collaborate, and concentrate in busy workspaces. Zone Wireless Plus can connect up to six Logitech Unifying™ wireless peripherals through a single receiver.
Jabra EVOLVE 30 II
Retails for $78 to 92 CAD
At one with the universe (of phones and platforms), The Jabra Evolve 30 work out of the box with over 10,000 traditional desk phones. They are future-proof and compatible with all softphone and web clients, from Microsoft Teams to Mitel.
Providing your staff with optimized and trusted devices that work seamlessly with your UC platform is key to productivity, audio quality and having fewer IT issues. Jabra has tested devices with a long list of platforms, and offers Microsoft Teams certified variants from their wide range of headsets.
Microsoft Teams Rooms: 2-10 people
Lenovo ThinkSmart Hub Gen 2 for Microsoft Teams Rooms
Retails for $3349 CAD
The ThinkSmart Hub makes collaborating easy, whether it’s across town or around the globe. Start your meetings on time, manage your cables, communicate via voice and chat in real time on Microsoft Teams, and share control with the rotatable display. Designed for small- and medium-sized rooms, this smart room device easily scales across a range of room sizes with a mix of curated accessories, providing a solution for a variety of environments.
Logitech Meetup Conference Camera
Retails for $813 to $1200 CAD
This all-in-one conference camera has an ultra-wide lens, which is perfect for smaller rooms. The Logitech Meetup Conference Camera is designed for huddle rooms and other small spaces and comes with a 4K Ultra HD camera and 5X HD zoom, giving you excellent quality Microsoft Teams meetings. With good sound capabilities, this conference camera comes with ‘RightSound’ beamforming mic arrays that capture speech, auto-levels, louder and softer noises, and that also suppresses noise.
Teams Huddle Rooms: 2-3 people
Logitech Conference Cam Connect
Retails for $411 to $549 CAD
This portable bluetooth speakerphone is great for huddle rooms, home offices and use on the go, making it a great allrounder for your group meetings. The Logitech ConferenceCam Connect is super easy to set up, and is compact and mobile, so it does not have to remain in one room. With a 90-degree diagonal field of view, pan and tilt and 4x room, this is a great choice for a smaller meeting room.
Mobile Speakerphone
Jabra Speak 510
Retails for $154 to $210 CAD
Take your conference room anywhere, at any time.
The Jabra Speak 510 is a portable speakerphone that gives you the power to turn any room into a conference room. Regardless of your location and your timeline, you can now join the conversation anytime, anywhere.
Desk Calling Systems
Yealink VP59 Teams Edition
Retails for $650 to $970 CAD
The Yealink VP59 Teams Edition Video Phone integrates voice and video solutions for personal desks. The 8-inch multi-point touch screen and the native Teams interface provide a rich visual presentation and easy menu navigation, which helps reduce the learning curve. Users can start and answer phone calls simply, quickly join and control Teams meetings, and enjoy Teams collaboration at ease with the VP59.
Yealink MP58 Teams Edition
Retails for $375 to $525 CAD
Featuring a 7-inch capacitive touch screen, the Yealink MP58 Teams Edition brings rich visual presentation with the Teams-tailored user interface, offering intuitive and familiar navigation. The classic hard keypad with a dedicated Teams button also allows direct operation for quick response. Along with the adjustable display and ergonomic design handset, Yealink MP58 delivers a consistent and user-friendly Teams experience with high efficiency and productivity.
Yealink MP56 Teams Edition
Retails for $287 to $389 CAD
The Yealink MP56 Android Desk Phone – Microsoft Phone Teams Edition not only features a 7-inch capacitive touch screen for rich visual presentation and easy menu navigation, the MP56 also owns a Teams-tailored user interface, a dedicated Teams button, key calling functionality, and a faster response speed. All of these provide users with convenient Teams communications and efficient office environment.
Yealink MP50 – Cost-effective USB Phone for Microsoft Teams
Retails for $117 to $163 CAD
Working as a peripheral of computer or mobile phone, the Yealink MP50 – USB Phone for Microsoft Teams is ideally designed for daily desktop office and hot-desking by offering softphone users familiar telephonic experience with user-friendly UI and premium audio performance. The ergonomic handset and hands-free microphone are also suitable for customers preferring devices that free from wearing stress.
Conclusion
We hope that our Teams Phone hardware recommendation list is of use to you and can help you discover how to best kit out your office. If you need any assistance choosing the right Teams Phone hardware, fill out the form below and our team of specialists will be in touch!
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