Headset vs. Handsfree — What's the Difference?

A headphone or pair of headphones, usually equipped with a microphone.

Handsfree is an adjective describing equipment that can be used without the use of hands (for example via voice commands) or, in a wider sense, equipment which needs only limited use of hands, or for which the controls are positioned so that the hands are able to occupy themselves with another task (such as driving) without needing to hunt far afield for the controls.Devices that are typically used for handsfree communication use Bluetooth as its wireless technology. They still require a smartphone or other device to initiate a call.

A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone.

That can be used without using the hands, hands-free.

Any electronic device worn on the head.

A handsfree phone.

(cycling) On a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame.

Receiver consisting of a pair of headphones