Just a quick question about the speaker quality of these 3 phones. I would like to occasionally listen music directly from the speakers. I've read tons of reviews and the only thing missing is the actual speaker quality. Which one is the best? From what i read here, touch hd's speakers are awful while Xperia is supposed to have great sound. Can anyone comment?
I've weighed all the pro's and con's, and Touch HD was winning, but then i read about the poor audio quality of the speakers, and since i hate the fact it has no flash, it seems i'm gonna get Xperia.
So, in terms of music listening (both with and without headphones), which one is best of the three?
hd
I have and HD and quality of speakers are just normal. I think there is only one speaker.
If you have that item on first priority then there must be better alternatives than HD. It´s obviusly better (and comparable to other phones with the same category) when you use good headphones.
But before make a decision just try to hold an HD in your hand....you will buy it for sure
Joe
That's not my first priority, but considering HD has no flash, that's the second MAJOR drawback for me.
Could you compare the sound from HD to that from TyTn if you've heard it? The sound on my TyTn is just awful
As far as holding it - i live in a very small town, and opnly place to see the devices is my local carrier. And they don't allow the device to be turned on. Other carriers allow it, but don't have Xperia or HD
Hard for me to imagine why not having a flash is such a huge thing, but to each their own.
As eljoe said, try out the devices first hand before you buy.
You're spending some good coin, so maybe making a drive to a nearby city that has the phones you want, and you're able to use them.
I too have a TyTN, and am disappointing also, but I don't htink you'll be happy with the sound from any phone's speaker.
Remember, you're very limited by the kind of sound you're going to get from most phone speakers, since the speakers are so tiny...
Well, i'm not exactly looking for dolby surround here, but i'm hopeing for something better than TyTn speakers. Atleast so the mp3 ringtones sound good.
And like i said, i'm not exactly in a position to try out the devices.
Go for the samsung I8510 (Innov8), has some great speakers on it.
I think out of the three the X1 has the best sound... In a relative way of speaking. The sound will still suck, kind of. Good luck!
Sorry I´m off topic here, but wanted to say that non HD or Xperia have the speaker quality that has Universal with it´s stereo clear sound speakers.
Just my opinion...no ofense to anyone
I got the HD and the speaker quality sucks big time.
Whenever you put on speakerphone the voice distorts. Music distorts aswell so you must turn it down.
My brothers n95 with two speakers doesn't distort at all.
The Nokia 5800 has the best speaker sound Ive ever heared on a Cellphone....
Looks like the up coming Touch Pro2 is designed with stereo sound & conference call speakers...
From HTC site:Speakerphone Innovation
Nothing ruins a conference call faster than not being able to hear what is said, or make yourself heard. The HTC Touch Pro2 puts crystal-clear sound quality and voice reception at the core of its design. In fact, it is a palm-size professional conference phone with a loudspeaker and dedicated noise-cancelling microphone that delivers superior quality conference calls.
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Yeah galaxys it seems that TP2 have great speakers!
I can´t wait to put my hands on it!
The only windows mobile phone that has loud decent quality speakers is the Samsung SCH-i760. Also, I have this phone, and it is one of the loudest. The bass i much better than HD, X1, and Omnia.
It isn't as good as an N95 but it is the best stereo speaker phone that has windows mobile.
AFAIK, HTC doesn't even have an acoustics design team for phones. So, anything from HTC, I would say speaker quality would be bad to mediocre, and that too by chance.
If speaker quality is high on the priority list, go for phones by companies which at least try to do some research on acoustics. Examples: Nokia, Samsung, LG, etc.. But definitely not HTC. And Xperia is also manufactured by HTC, so no, I would automatically dismiss that one too.
ultill now the best loudspeaker i tried is from my XpressMusic 5800. the stereo speaker rocks. 2nd best was touch pro 2. very realistic sound . both the X1 and the touch HD louspeaker sucks.. cant even hear anything, too sharp, not even a single percent of bass. hurts my ears. PS: tested omnia 1 and omnia 2. acceptable sound quality but i think nokia still wins in the loudspeaker comparism
^yes, the TP2 speakers sounded very sweet!
The best sound devices (stereo dual speakers of course) are Universal and TP2
i have a x1 and can tell u that the speaker quality is very poor. the phone itself makes very good quality sound through the headphones but the speaker is very poor (and there is only one speaker, if money is not a option the x2 2 speakers which i hear but can not confirm are higher quality than the x1 speaker).
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i have a x1 and can tell u that the speaker quality is very poor. the phone itself makes very good quality sound through the headphones but the speaker is very poor (and there is only one speaker, if money is not a option the x2 2 speakers which i hear but can not confirm are higher quality than the x1 speaker).
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Yes, the speaker quality of the Xperia is unfortunately veeery poor. So poor, that I bother about it quite every day. :-(
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Hello People =)
I don´t like the Original Headphones for my lovely Diamond... so now I´m searchin for In - Ear Headphones. Much better sound and much more comfotable, I think.
So, now I´m searching for them
Any Ideas? Expirience?
Greetings to all of you =)
trying for quite some time. Dont see any in the stores. But adapters are there to give a 3.5mm interface. you can find them in amazon or wmstore or just google.
downside is you cant use the FM (atleast in my case)
well u can head over to head-fi.org and read up from all the headphone people there.
Adapters are a quite good idea...
I´ve seen some Bluetooth adapters to. But they are from Sony Erricsson. Ithink i will take a look for them
Sony ones are awesome for me.
First had MDL EX91, then EX71, then moved onto panasonic ones and now back to Sony (one of the newer cheaper models).
All in-ear earphones from Sony seem to sound the same. It's just the design that varies.
If your're into bass, listening to alot of electronic music and stuffs.. go for it.
get an adapter and check out the Sennheiser ones (MX500 etc), superb sound and the noise reduction is actually amazing.
Addicteddddd said:
get an adapter and check out the Sennheiser ones (MX500 etc), superb sound and the noise reduction is actually amazing.
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Google the MM200s (soon to be released) - stereo 'goodness' plus handsfree!!
TShill7
FM-radio won't work with adapter??
If you use an adapter FM works as usual.
Perhaps other poster meant for A2DP headphones.
Using a proper headphone with adapter makes a lot difference compared to the bundled headphones.
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I din't like the HTC Ear Phones, So I made one for myself. and disabled the call button press that was built in to it , and soldered a small pcb with filter which I got from an old walkman (the small box thing) and added a small magnetic filter in it, and now It works flawlessly and sounds richer using a full headset.
you'll need the 3.5mm adaptor thingy...
but in terms of the actualy headphones themselves, it depends on what type of "sound" you're looking for. if you want bass rich ones then look no further than the sony's.
but if you want a clean, flat and authentic reproduction of sound then look no further than the Ultimate Ears super-fi. i use them as a musician and they are frickin awesome
HTC Phones:
- bad sound quality
- not confortable
- long...long...long cable, 1m60!
-it'not really practical to put them in your pocket and spend 30 sec playing with the knots
So here's what I've done with my HTC Phones:
For instance I solved the last two problems.
-open the mic plastic small case the one where is writted HTC
- cut 2 wires: the one that came from the plug, and the one from the longest head phone.
-cut the yellow glue wits a cutter
- take the small circuit out
- with a small solderind iron (20W is more than enough) unsold the cables you have just cutted
- prepare the cables to be soldered
- attention: these cables have a resine so you have to put them in acid (acetone is not enough) or withe a small cutter try to scrath gentli the wires.
- sold the wires back to the small electronic circuit, and mount the mic.
That's it, I have a smaller cable that is realy easy to use and the number of knots when I put it in the pocket is reduced by 4
The best in-ear headphpnes are made by:
Shure
Ultimate Ears
Etymotic Research
Some less expensive but still rather good models are made by:
Jays
Denon
Sennheiser
I would *not* recommend Sony or any other common consumer brand. The threshold of usability starts around $50, and gets a lot better through $100-$150. The upper end units are $200-$500. I have a pair of Denons at about $90 that have good audio, are rugged, and comfortable. However, the quality difference using some of the more expensive Shure's is quite noticable. NOTE! For this style, fit is EVERYTHING. No fit, no bass. Experiment with different earseals.
Have a look at the Sleek Audio adjustable SA6, with the Kleer wireless unit coming up.
I'm with DrewVS on this. I have some Shure e2c's
I use them for both my Ipod and Diamond via the HTC > 3.5mm connector which I picked up offline for about £3 / $5.
The Shure's, with the various isolating earpieces that you can fit to your ear canal perfectly are quite possibly the best around in terms of voice reproduction. The Bass maybe a bit light, but seeing that I'm not a bass head, and like (female) vocals, the e2c's fit the bill perfectly and make the sound from the Diamond using Pocket Player better than my Ipod...
A little expensive... but you pay for what you get. Anything cheaper than these... or the wrong side of some decent Sony's and you're cutting back on the sound quality significantly...
IMO of course...
alcook said:
The Shure's, with the various isolating earpieces that you can fit to your ear canal perfectly are quite possibly the best around in terms of voice reproduction. The Bass maybe a bit light, but seeing that I'm not a bass head, and like (female) vocals, the e2c's fit the bill perfectly and make the sound from the Diamond using Pocket Player better than my Ipod...
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generally ipod sounds bad... look good tho.
i really recommend e2c, they mayb dont fit all ears but if they fit they will stay there not come out cuz a little accidently pull and isolates u from the background noise extremly good. My e2c just broke after 3 years of use... the cable has the tendency of dry out and crack open.
but still they are very good.
I suggest the CX500 - Try this chap:http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/projector_outlet
I have bought off him. Then use the HTC controller thing: http://www.htcaccessorystore.com/uk/p_htc_item.aspx?i=166221
These work very well together.
I hope this helps....
Will
Just go to www.dv247.com and check out their range, an idea of quality would be the price bracket:
£1-£30 - Crap
£30-£100 - Reasonable
£100+ - Very Good
If money is not an issue then I would go for the Shure's they are about £160, can't quite remember their model number.
My personal opinion, however, would be to get a proper set of cans, they always produce a better sound and can be made less intrusive with the design of Bose nosie reducing.
If you want real clarity then DT770's all the way! More or less studio standards!
Weisan said:
generally ipod sounds bad... look good tho.
i really recommend e2c, they mayb dont fit all ears but if they fit they will stay there not come out cuz a little accidently pull and isolates u from the background noise extremly good. My e2c just broke after 3 years of use... the cable has the tendency of dry out and crack open.
but still they are very good.
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+1 I had them and sounds very good with HTC devices
Ipod has no bass it's famous !
DrewVS said:
The best in-ear headphpnes are made by:
Shure
Ultimate Ears
Etymotic Research
Some less expensive but still rather good models are made by:
Jays
Denon
Sennheiser
I would *not* recommend Sony or any other common consumer brand. The threshold of usability starts around $50, and gets a lot better through $100-$150. The upper end units are $200-$500. I have a pair of Denons at about $90 that have good audio, are rugged, and comfortable. However, the quality difference using some of the more expensive Shure's is quite noticable. NOTE! For this style, fit is EVERYTHING. No fit, no bass. Experiment with different earseals.
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Just to add WESTONE that used to make the best earphone (editors choice on earphonesolutions.com)
I had sony's earphones then etymotics er6-i then shure e2c, e4c then Westone UM2
for less than 50 dollars go for sony cause there is a gap in the quality compared to orginal htc's
for about 100 dollars go for Shure e2c. It's in my opinion the best you can get for that price
for 300 dollars don't hesitate and go for Westone UM2. I'm in love with it since the first day i put it in my ear......sound is outstanding....huge bass....deep bass......crystal treble........they are 119 dB so you can push the volume far and don't need to put the volume to high on the phone
Hope i helped you
can you recommend me any cheap headphones compatible with desire? i've broken 2 times and they would be original but infact were very bad quality.i had used nokia 5800's headphone 1 year and was pretty solid.so no need to pay too much money for a headphone for me coz almost they are all same and am looking for a cheap one.from ebay or any other site please.
Hmm the following
Bose MIE2i
Monster Turbine In Ear Speakers (w/ mic)
Sennheiser CX 95 or CX 300
Beats by Dr. Dre
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/14/pioneer-blings-out-hdj-1000-headphones-turns-them-into-a-209-l/, only 209 dollars
For headphones anything will work on the Desire if it's 3.5 mm. Just buy anything.
mr.r9 said:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/14/pioneer-blings-out-hdj-1000-headphones-turns-them-into-a-209-l/, only 209 dollars
For headphones anything will work on the Desire if it's 3.5 mm. Just buy anything.
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i bought an iphone headphone but sound was scratchy sometimes because headphone plug wasnt fit well i think.its 3.5mm too.
Sony ericsson mw600 are PERFECT!
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There are many different models and designs of cheap headphones that are available in market. These headphones will allow you to listen to all of your music in privacy. Cheap headphones are just discount rates and not the one with low quality. These headphones are affordable especially for them who is looking for low budget.
Headphone recommendation
I got a pair of Skullcandy Titan that are decent headphones with a mic built in. The button on the mic lets you answer calls and skip tracks on the music player and sound quality is OK although you need to experiment with the different tips to get a good fit.
They are on offer from Play.com for about £14
http://www.play.com/Electronics/Ele...r-iPhone-3G-3GS/Product.html?searchtype=genre
using Sennheiser CX 400 and sound is great ;-)
Cheap and good headphones
Has anyone here used the Philips SHH7810. Got it here in Mumbai, India for as little as INR 1,150 (which is about $25). Sounds great and works perfectly with my Desire.
Here is how to get to the image (they won't let me post it):
Google Images > Philips SHH7810 > Large size > First image
cCeT said:
i bought an iphone headphone but sound was scratchy sometimes because headphone plug wasnt fit well i think.its 3.5mm too.
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I'm having to borrow my brother's 3GS headphones atm, as they have a mic, and like you all my headsets with mics are broken
They sound terrible, bass drowns out everything else.
I bought a pair of Sony in-ear buds in a Tesco sale, should have been 25, mine for 9 quid HMV do a nice colourful (they come in black too) range of in ear buds, radiopaq I think there called, tenner brand new, I used them all summer was very happy with them
If you need a mic, you could try getting a Galaxy S headset off of eBay, there supposed to be very good, in-ear again so hardly any sound leakage, compared to others that is
I've been using the same Sennheiser CX300s for about 4 years now and they were the greatest investment ever
AU$70 and I still use them with my laptop and phone.
Unfortunately finding the old first series ones are hard and apparently the CX300 IIs sounds crap in comparison. However Sennheiser do have similar models with built-in mic now which would be more suited to phone use
Zagg Earphones by a long shot... they have the best sound quality and are extremely durable.
zagg.com
logitech 400vi
Just got the logitech 400vi headset today.
http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/speakers-audio/earphones/devices/6679
Very nice headset, and great audio quality. The controls are hit and miss. I'm running Oxygen Test ROM so i don't know if this has any bearing on the interface between the headset and device.
The play/pause works fine. As does skip track. But the volume up/down doesn't and neither does previous track. Making and accepting calls works a treat.
I wonder if there's any app that can assign buttons to tasks on android?
Nokia BH-214 - 100% compatible, good quality, bought it for 25 euro.
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Headphones are common devices which are used with different kinds of multimedia gadgets. These headphones are very useful if you feel to listen any music in privacy. A headphone is the perfect solution when you want to attach a speaker with your portable device so that you can move around freely listening music.
mr.r9 said:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/14/pioneer-blings-out-hdj-1000-headphones-turns-them-into-a-209-l/, only 209 dollars
For headphones anything will work on the Desire if it's 3.5 mm. Just buy anything.
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You can use every 3.5 mm headphones ( i am using a 2 euros chinese headphones model bought in spain ) and get the best of it using DPS Manager to configure the output sound from the headphones
My last piece of work
A few days ago bought Nokia BH-505. Nice piece of art, no wires at all, next/prev tracks, volume, stop/pause, answer call controls. I can't say it's cheap (around $80), but I think it costs its money.
IMO the best speaker I've herd so far is the huawei ascend m860 from metropcs, that speaker is..... awesome, it is the only speaker that I know has bass, it beats the HTC speaker and even the samsung not even the samsung galaxy s speakers can touch that. You can feel the phones bass like a freaking real speaker it is just awesome.....
What's the best speaker you have herd before?
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There was a HTC that had 2 slide up speakers and sounded great but All I need is good earbuds It wasted the battery too much to have speakers.
well.. the best loud speaker on a mobile phone that I've seen till date is the one on LG GM200
It has Dolby Surround Sound Technology
- 3 speakers (two stereo speakers + one woofer)
One of the best
HTC Universal
2 big front speakers with great sound
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HTC Universal
2 big front speakers with great sound
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Had no idea of this phone them speakers look really nice
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Not sure why manufacturers are blatantly ignoring such an important aspect of a phone, but they most certainly are. I would sacrifice a lot to have very good speakers on a phone. As for the SGS, I own one and the speakers are definitely overrated imo.
Waiting for the day someone will make an android device with a blackberry like speakerphone.
Speaker of cellphone
Hi,
I am using both Samsung and Nokia cellphone but speaker of the Samsung is the best one. Please try it.
Must say that I am liking the X10 Mini speakers and gladly use it.
Not a really great sound but more than accaptable, with some (itty-bitty)traces of bass-sound, too...
Compared to the built-in speakers in the Netbook, a Hazel phone and a passive pocket stereo speakers. The X10 Mini's Mono speaker is really great.
jwilliamson_sccpl said:
Hi,
I am using both Samsung and Nokia cellphone but speaker of the Samsung is the best one. Please try it.
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Trust me tho not better than the huawei ascend I tried the samsungs speakers and not even close, which freakin irritating because here we got this wack ass phone the huawei ascend m860 from metro pcs and its got a better speaker than the best phones out there which are the samsung and htc it is sad, these companies have the money to build a much better speaker yet they are ignoring that important part of the phone. And I agree samsung has a better speaker than htc but its not that great either, they both sound like **** compare to the huawei ascend.
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Blåburk said:
Must say that I am liking the X10 Mini speakers and gladly use it.
Not a really great sound but more than accaptable, with some (itty-bitty)traces of bass-sound, too...
Compared to the built-in speakers in the Netbook, a Hazel phone and a passive pocket stereo speakers. The X10 Mini's Mono speaker is really great.
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Well dude listen to the huawei ascend m860 speaker yu will be amazed by it. The bass is incredible, the sound quality is just freaking awesome, yu can feel the music on the phone like if yu were holding one of them pc speaker. Yet is is the ****tiest android phone I've seen so far, my mom bought it online from metropcs.
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Yeah, most cellphone speakers are rubbish. Not really for playing music through. Chances are people around you don't want to hear it.
Xperia X8
Or my Dad modded W300i with acoustic driver
Best has been W550i with acoustic thats bassing as hell or my fart Bass on Android Touch HD
Motorola i730 !!!!
damn loud speaker.
used to wake me up in a sec..... lol
I feel few mobiles of nokia have good speakers....
mytouch 4g
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mytouch 4g
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LOLOLOL hell no, its the same as the G2 speaker, its wack, but maybe yu had worst speakers before the mytouch 4G
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jwilliamson_sccpl said:
Hi,
I am using both Samsung and Nokia cellphone but speaker of the Samsung is the best one. Please try it.
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hi nokia is no very good
Although there was another thread that touched on the S4's speaker volume, it was moved to Q&A as it was a question thread.
This thread is here as an informative thread so it belongs here, and will serve to show that the S4 is no push over when it comes to speaker loudness.
This review here (taken from GSMArena) shows us that the S4's speaker is certainly no slouch and is actually louder than the HTC One.
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The full review can be found here http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_vs_htc_one-review-913p5.php
I think this could have been discussed in the review topic.
But anyways, this is to be expected. I remember in my physics class there was an equation that proved it doesn't matter about the number of speakers you have. 2 speakers doesn't double the loudness. It's the amount of power each one has. It would take 10 speakers of the same kind fo literally double the DCB.
Something like that. My profession is mechanics, not audio or electrical.
But if my memory serves me correct, the power into two speakers is the reason why the HTC One doesn't seem as loud. But what it does have is STEREO where the SGS4 is MONO.
Some nice info!
wow, that chart is really uesful.
I am going to buy LG Optimus G Pro version soon.
I hope it's better than Optimus G.
allopen said:
wow, that chart is really uesful.
I am going to buy LG Optimus G Pro version soon.
I hope it's better than Optimus G.
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make sure you buy thousands box of tissue with the phone you will probably need them when waiting for software update
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The loudness doesn't matter. Phones are already loud enough as it is. It's the quality of the sound, and from the looks of it the 7.9mm body will only support a small driver that distorts like crap at higher volumes and sound tinny and sucky in general. For generic polyphonic ringtones its fine, but anything more, especially when you put some mp3 clip of a pop song as your ringtone, and your ears will bleed from the distortion and general bad quality. Forget about using it as a boombox. From reviews I can gather that the BoomSound on the HTC One sounds a lot better than the S4, disregarding loudness output. They really didn't need to put stereo speakers on it, as even when close up to the phone in landscape the stereo separation probably is very minor in such a small thing.
Need a video of the s4 compared to note 2 or htc one for the speakers loudness.
Charts are one thing but I'd like a visual experiance!
no fanboy here but I cant believe the iPhone 5's speakers are below average. I think it sounds pretty good. Either the chart is inaccurate or the LG Optimus G is really that good.
autophone said:
no fanboy here but I cant believe the iPhone 5's speakers are below average. I think it sounds pretty good. Either the chart is inaccurate or the LG Optimus G is really that good.
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Its about loudness, not quality. Otherwise the one would be miles ahead of the others.
autophone said:
no fanboy here but I cant believe the iPhone 5's speakers are below average. I think it sounds pretty good. Either the chart is inaccurate or the LG Optimus G is really that good.
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When you cant see the fact presented and in denial mode without concrete cause, you are a fan boy.
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-]Megacharge[- said:
Although there was another thread that touched on the S4's speaker volume, it was moved to Q&A as it was a question thread.
This thread is here as an informative thread so it belongs here, and will serve to show that the S4 is no push over when it comes to speaker loudness.
This review here (taken from GSMArena) shows us that the S4's speaker is certainly no slouch and is actually louder than the HTC One.
The full review can be found here http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_vs_htc_one-review-913p5.php
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Quite frankly, I'm taking GSMArena's findings with a heavy table spoon of salt. Every other reviewer claims that the One is significantly louder than what GSMA are claiming.
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Quite frankly, I'm taking GSMArena's findings with a heavy table spoon of salt. Every other reviewer claims that the One is significantly louder than what GSMA are claiming.
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Did they measure the levels though? GSMA is saying HTC is better cause it has cleaner sound, that's the ultimate thing not dB count, it sounds (heh) like a fair assessment, Samsung phones are quite loud (speaker facing the air). HTC's improvement is in quality.
Well, for me the important measure is dB, not quality. I don't listen to music through tiny phone speakers (that is what headphones are for).
I just care that the speaker is loud enough for an ear piercing ringtone that can be heard over background noise.
Side note, a strong vibrate would be nice too. The one on the LG Optimus G is so weak I never feel it, even when it is in my pocket.
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lyeileen said:
I more like the display of HTC ONE than S4's.
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I agree, I also prefer SLCD3 over SAMOLED, but this isn't about screen tech, it's about Db's (max speaker loudness), lets keep it on topic.
jkforce said:
When you cant see the fact presented and in denial mode without concrete cause, you are a fan boy.
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No he isnt, he is right. I owned the iphone 5 and i can say that it has one of the best audio quality ever. Not only are the speakers nice loud and clear, but the audio through headphones is just an absolute pleasure to hear. Seriously great quality.
The speaker
The speaker is very good on the S4. Balanced and there is a lot of clarity in the sound though it might seam that it was a tradeoff with volume for that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kR8NzAzdHY
How is the audio quality with earphones (standard earphones)?
the phone actually doesn't come with any earphones, and i wouldn't expect the motorola ones that you can buy are anything out of the ordinary
jufa2401 said:
the phone actually doesn't come with any earphones, and i wouldn't expect the motorola ones that you can buy are anything out of the ordinary
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No, i mean with random earphones sorry
crondom said:
No, i mean with random earphones sorry
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The phone does come with earphones... the 16gb dual chip comes with earphones and wallcharger.
Allewar said:
The phone does come with earphones... the 16gb dual chip comes with earphones and wallcharger.
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But the 8gb no.
Allewar said:
The phone does come with earphones... the 16gb dual chip comes with earphones and wallcharger.
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are you sure ?
el-marino said:
are you sure ?
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here a picture I took:
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16gb single sim doesn't :/
Can someone compare the audio quality of the same file on the Moto G to another well known smartphone or mp3 player (like the Sansa Clip), using the same headphones?
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Can someone compare the audio quality of the same file on the Moto G to another well known smartphone or mp3 player (like the Sansa Clip), using the same headphones?
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Yeah that will be awesome
Also, I'd really appreciate it if someone could try some earphones with the inline mic and controls, maybe an apple pair?
Bill
Hey guys, i was wondering the same thing, so i did a test today. I hope it can also help others.
Short story of mine:
I have a more than 3 years old Galaxy S i9000 i want to replace. And after watching the market recent years, i really couldn't justify the prices for a new smartphone, because basically, they all are not far better than my old phone, which is still rocking till this day (even with Kitkat ROM already).
Galaxy S is known for its pristine audio quality thanks to Wolfson audio chip (which real quality can be unleashed with an app called voodoo sound).
So as i found Moto G i was stoked. The price is hot, it has everything i would need, not more not less. The software is very snappy thanks to Google as Motorola's new owner optimizing the heck out of it, battery life is great, it has stock OS, and once again: the price is just crazy good. The last thing i had to check out was the sound quality.
So i went to a local shop with a Moto G 8GB. I brought my Galaxy S, and my trusted in ear monitor: Ultimate Ears triple fi 10 pro. Those earphones are legit. (Before somebody asks, why i would give so much money for earbuds, but not for phone: i use them as a monitor on stage as well). So i copied some reference tracks from Galaxy S to Moto G via Bluetooth and compared the sound quality side by side. Genres included: Hard Rock, Jazz, Classical, and Pop.
It was obvious at the first track: (Bombtrack from Rage Against the Machine).
Lot of hiss at Moto G, even at low levels. Then when the band starts rocking, the low frequency just sucks, also it sounds like the mids are just not really there, and the highs are bumped to compensate, which is fatiguing after a short time. Put the earphones back to my Galaxy S, oh God, i know why i love its audio quality.
I remember doing some similar tests with previous models like Galaxy S3, some HTC, etc. Galaxy killed them all, but the difference was never been this obvious. Maybe i'm bit spoiled in this area, and i don't know if it's relevant with cheap earphones, as high quality earphones always reveal the weaknesses.
I guess you just can't have everything at those prices.
Too bad, i guess i'll wait bit more till i say goodbye to my Galaxy S (can't live without it, can't kill it :laugh: )
Like i said, if you're set to buy it, try it yourself, maybe it's not that relevant to you. Otherwise you might look somewhere else.
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Lot of hiss at Moto G, even at low levels. Then when the band starts rocking, the low frequency just sucks, also it sounds like the mids are just not really there, and the highs are bumped to compensate, which is fatiguing after a short time.
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I thought exactly the same (okay maybe I don't have as much insight as yourself :laugh: ) when I got mine yesterday and was a little frustrated to say the least, but I think I've found the cause of the issue.
If you go into Settings->Sound->Audio effects then you will find a menu with all sorts of EQ settings for both the built in speaker and wired headphones. By default it is set on the '3D stereo' profile for some reason and it sounds terrible. I switched it to 'Custom' with Surround and Equaliser to off. Equaliser set to Balanced also sounds good depending on the music.
Hope this helps someone,
Bill
Thanks for that info, i'll test it again tomorrow then..
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I thought exactly the same (okay maybe I don't have as much insight as yourself :laugh: ) when I got mine yesterday and was a little frustrated to say the least, but I think I've found the cause of the issue.
If you go into Settings->Sound->Audio effects then you will find a menu with all sorts of EQ settings for both the built in speaker and wired headphones. By default it is set on the '3D stereo' profile for some reason and it sounds terrible. I switched it to 'Custom' with Surround and Equaliser to off. Equaliser set to Balanced also sounds good depending on the music.
Hope this helps someone,
Bill
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i realy like to listen to music on my phone so i really hope the sound is not to bad on moto g because i will buy it soon.. i hope other people will share their experience.
Well, this led me to a try:
I recorded the same song played on PC internal digitally (loop drivers) and once hooked the MotoG to my RME equipment, which has an astounding quality. Both spectral analysis' looked very much the same, so I think the DAC of the MotoG isn't that bad.
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WillDroid said:
I thought exactly the same (okay maybe I don't have as much insight as yourself :laugh: ) when I got mine yesterday and was a little frustrated to say the least, but I think I've found the cause of the issue.
If you go into Settings->Sound->Audio effects then you will find a menu with all sorts of EQ settings for both the built in speaker and wired headphones. By default it is set on the '3D stereo' profile for some reason and it sounds terrible. I switched it to 'Custom' with Surround and Equaliser to off. Equaliser set to Balanced also sounds good depending on the music.
Hope this helps someone,
Bill
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this is absolutley correct.
I had an HTC One, which sounded worse than the Moto G. Nothing wrong with the audio output + it's got an equalizer to fiddle to one's own needs.
Tested with my old but good Shure headphones.
Sounds like the EQ is messing things up. We will have to wait until all the people who ordered the phone come flooding in here to discuss it and we can come to a consensus.
Has anyone tried ViPER4Android on rooted moto g?
i'm using it on my current phone, it's a great software.to enhance music quality.
I for one am not impressed with the audio quality on the Moto G. It sound mushy and not clear at all. And yes I have been through the audio settings and tried a few different settings and tried Viper4Android.
Reading the responses above I'm starting to feel like my unit is somehow damaged.