Mitel 6900 IP Series vs. Polycom Trio

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mitel 6900 IP Series
Score 4.9 out of 10
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The Mitel 6900 IP Series is presented by the vendor as a powerful suite of desk phones with crystal clear audio, advanced features and a broad array of accessories to improve productivity and mobility in today’s modern business environment. The series includes the 6970 conference phone, designed to make meetings more efficient.N/A
Polycom Trio
Score 9.1 out of 10
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Polycom Trio 8800 is a conference phone system that offers high-quality audio, as well as the ability to add video conferencing and HD content sharing. RealPresence Trio is Skype for Business on-prem and Office 365 Skype for Business Cloud PBX certified for conference calls and supports a 1080p30 USB camera for video conferencing. Users can share content from their personal devices, facilitating a BYOD (bring your own device) approach to collaboration.N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Mitel 6900 IP SeriesPolycom Trio
Considered Both Products
Mitel 6900 IP Series
Chose Mitel 6900 IP Series
Used to use the old ones without the touch screen or wireless headset, this make it much easier to navigate and talk on the phone
Polycom Trio
Chose Polycom Trio
Unfortunately, I am not aware of other products that are similar to Polycom Trio that we've used or evaluated in the past or currently.
Chose Polycom Trio
We found the Yealink Conference Phones to be laggy in navigation, where as the Polycom Trio was snappy to use.
Chose Polycom Trio
While Yealink was priced very competitively it couldn't math the functionality and ease of use of the Polycom units.
Chose Polycom Trio
Polycom Trio provides better conference call quality, picks up voice from corners of the room with additional mics for large room, better widescreen display, and it was mostly the user satisfaction which made us choose Polycom Trio.
Chose Polycom Trio
We preferred the iPad to the Polycom Trio because of the Price, Screen Realestate as opposed to the Trio, and the multiple use cases for an iPad in Zoom Rooms.
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User Ratings
Mitel 6900 IP SeriesPolycom Trio
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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9.7
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Likelihood to Renew
9.0
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Usability
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10.0
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Support Rating
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10.0
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User Testimonials
Mitel 6900 IP SeriesPolycom Trio
Likelihood to Recommend
It's very easy to use, the new version with the touch screen is absolutely outstanding. It's easy to set up and provide login instructions for everyone who uses it as well..
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The Polycom Trio is a great tool for huddle rooms that don't rely as much on a responsive screen. There are better room controllers out there, but if you just need a good speaker and microphone combo in the traditional conference phone style then the Polycom trio is a good option.
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Pros
  • Make calls
  • Receive calls
  • Check vm
  • Easy setup
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  • Lync/Skype Integration - The Trio can be used in an existing organization that regularly uses Skype for Business, it makes the user experience seamless.
  • Phone Conferences - If you have the PBX Licenses installed, the phone can be used to dial out and receive phone calls inbound. Sound Clarity is very good.
  • Video Conference - Fair video quality for using existing Skype for Business infrastructure.
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Cons
  • Can be confusing for non tech users
  • Better charging
  • Shorter charge
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  • It was frustrating to not be able to share a user's desktop in a Skype for Business meeting using the People+Content.
  • From a design perspective, I don't like how the USB port is on the side. Now that we're running in Skype USB optimized mode, we are unable to hide the USB that connects to the SmartDock.
  • I wish that it had a secondary option in addition to POE to provide power to the unit. Running one powered usb cable from the Smartdock to the trio would be ideal.
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Likelihood to Renew
It's just a wonderful phone system. It's insanely helpful and easy to set up queues, groups etc
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Usability
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A well known product that most users are familiar with and simple enough for new users to learn and understand.
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Support Rating
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I have never contacted support for this product.
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Alternatives Considered
Used to use the old ones without the touch screen or wireless headset, this make it much easier to navigate and talk on the phone
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Polycom Trio provides better conference call quality, picks up voice from corners of the room with additional mics for large room, better widescreen display, and it was mostly the user satisfaction which made us choose Polycom Trio.
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Return on Investment
  • It makes calling users simple
  • Helps keep a fair rotation for incoming calls
  • Good for team to see who's on calls.or breaks
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  • Since we were really looking for a device that could provide Skype for Business Online services (web conferencing/video/audio/local screen presenting) at a reasonable price point, I cannot say that this device meets all of our needs. The device has to be at least 99.99% reliable. This is about 60% there. Audio is definitely in the 99% range. Local screen presenting is probably around 75%. Video and web conferencing is about 70%. To comfortably deploy a device in the wild you really need to have 99% reliability. It has to work when its needed. I can understand an occasional hiccup, but one every other day is a too many. If you are replacing older SoundStations with an IP or Skype based audio solution, then this is it.
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Screenshot of Polycom Trio 8800 - Skype for Business UI