I am not sure whether I am being picky or whether my unit is faulty, but in call voices sound a bit distorted through the earpiece (even when I lower the volume). Has anyone else experienced this on theirs?
Sounds like the usual HTC crap earpieces to me. I can use full volume when talking to some people, others make it distort a little and I have to turn it down. But, it sounds no better or worse than any of my other HTC droids.
The Speaker sounds a lot better than my Desire Z though...probably not as good as the SGS speaker but I can hear more of the music and it is a little clearer...though the DZ is known to have a terrible speaker!
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This is not a deal breaker for me, but it seems to be bothering my GF more than me. We both came from Sprint with Evo's where the speaker was awesome. It's been well noted that the speaker on the MT4G is not that loud and crackly at max volume, but has anyone else noticed that the audio through headphones sounds fairly unremarkable? It sounds kind of distant, like listening to a recording of a recording.
I'm hoping this is just a driver issue and can be improved by an OTA updates or some innovative dev. Has anyone else noticed this as well?
My speakerphone, while playing a video for my kids, actually seemed louder than my Vibrant's. But I can't speak for anyone else's. And I've never seen anyone with an EVO, so I have no point of reference.
Sounds okay to me, though. I have used the headphones to listen to radio for the first time, earlier today. And it seemed ok. Perhaps one of the music players with better sound settings...
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This is not a deal breaker for me, but it seems to be bothering my GF more than me. We both came from Sprint with Evo's where the speaker was awesome. It's been well noted that the speaker on the MT4G is not that loud and crackly at max volume, but has anyone else noticed that the audio through headphones sounds fairly unremarkable? It sounds kind of distant, like listening to a recording of a recording.
I'm hoping this is just a driver issue and can be improved by an OTA updates or some innovative dev. Has anyone else noticed this as well?
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The MyTouch 4G loudspeaker sounds much better than the tinny weak N1 speaker. But to be honest I don't expect too much from the phone's speaker. I haven't used the earphone output yet because in my car I stream music via bluetooth. The sound via bluetooth is much better than on my N1 and has less interference and crackling.
It puts the G1 I came from to shame.
I keep reading reviews knocking the sound quality and voice quality of this phone, and it's scaring me away from it. They say the speakerphone and earpiece speaker is very low and tin can sounding. Can you all share if this is true or not?
Some days it sounds like a tin can but others it's fine. My DX was a lot better sounding. People can hear me without any issues though. It's only on my end.
the speaker for the bolt is pretty quite wish it was a bit louder, as for call quality on stock and das BAMF for me its one of the better sounding phones i have owned
I found that the phone sounds crappy a lot of the time. The volume control range is too narrow, so the volume is either too loud at the lowest setting or too quiet on the highest. When you crank the volume all the way up you get a lot of distortion and noise. I was definitely surprised by the low quality of the phone on t-bolt. My clamshell from ages ago worked better.
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in call sound quality on mine is not that great,I get a crackeling noise at max volume which i never had before(also didnt notice till i dropped it a few days ago so may be the cause for me) but i almost always use bluetooth so its not really an issue for me the BT sound quality has been great for me.
well i have had 3 of them and so far all have been better than any blackberry or my htc imagio,the speaker is behind the kick stand that makes it quit but thru the headset and tethered to the car stereo its just fine. I drive a truck and its loud in here but all works well.
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Unfortunately the TB is the worst sounding phone that I've ever owned... people on the other side say that I sound awful as well.
Yes it sounds bad and they know it!
I talked to HTC about the sound quality. They told me it was a software problem and would be fixed (Sure it will). They said to close the kickstand to make the external speaker sound better. Well if you can't hear it I suppose it sounds better. They said to turn the volume down so the ear piece sounds better. The phone also has a bad headphone amplifier. It distorts bad if you add a little base. This is my first HTC phone and it will probably be my last.
Wow, coming from my Droid X I have the exact opposite of what most of you are having.
No one has noticed that I have changed phones and I'm having an easier time understanding people on the other end.
I have a friend with a heavy Swedish accent that is much easier to understand now than he was on my X.
I'm thinking that my iPod touch sounds better than my One X, especially on small headphones. It's hard for me to make up my mind if I like Beats on or off, though I know its just software enhancements and its not "pure."
What do you think?
i thought the sound was fine when hooked up to external speakers.
i can say that my call quality blows though. my EVO on sprint was much much clearer in terms of voice calls. it's at least bearable for now i'm just hoping it's an AT&T issue and they resolve it on their end or it improves with the area i'm in.
Hey gang,
I know that this is one of the reported issues of this phone, but bear with my question.
Now I've manually using Root Explorer upped the volume of the headphones and the speaker, both are in effect and the headphones are effectively overly loud (excellent) however the loudspeaker is louder, but ringtones and sms play with distortion on certain items, which obviously because i increased the volume, it does mean quiet sources like youtube are easier to hear, and generally only the bass suffers, but my real question here is, what is a quiet loudspeaker and what is a normal loudspeaker on this phone?
Some people have suggested calling Google for a RMA, but I'm thinking other than this issue, the phone is perfect, I don't want Google giving me a phone worse off then my current one, yet because of the internetz I dunno whether i'm expecting too much out of the loudspeaker or if it genuinely has an issue.
Can anyone suggest what i should expect out of the handset? I mean before increasing the volume it was crystal clear, but a little on the quiet side, now it's louder but can be distorted depending on the audio thoughts? can someone describe a bad loudspeaker to me?
Thanks to those who reply..
Luke.
Expect distortion when the sound is loud enough to hear in a room with an average amount of ambient noise.
What you have sounds normal to me. You won't get enough volume to easily hear it above other noise with out distortion the physical speak is just to small.
Also be careful there is a fix coming from Google soon make sure you revert your changes before you install it in case Google has done some speaker tweaking of thier own.
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Well thats good enough for me. I'm ok with the quality of the speaker, but not impressed.
I did a little test with my Lumia 1020, and the volume of the N5 @ 70% is equal to 1020 @ 22/30
The difference is the Lumia can go to 30/30 with no distortion.
So it's as loud as the Lumia up to a point.
Good tip, i'll adjust it, when the update hits. Thanks man.
Well thats good enough for me. I'm ok with the quality of the speaker, but not impressed.
I did a little test with my Lumia 1020, and the volume of the N5 @ 70% is equal to 1020 @ 22/30
The difference is the Lumia can go to 30/30 with no distortion.
So it's as loud as the Lumia up to a point.
Good tip, i'll adjust it, when the update hits. Thanks man.
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As some of you knows it already the Z2 speakers are low out of the box and even only one speaker works when the phone ring.
Do you think the Z3 will be louder with tweaks as Phonearena review is saying it's not loud enough?
Btw does the new UI has a car app?
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Hello!
As some of you knows it already the Z2 speakers are low out of the box and even only one speaker works when the phone ring.
Do you think the Z3 will be louder with tweaks as Phonearena review is saying it's not loud enough?
Btw does the new UI has a car app?
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Just got mine last night. The bottom speaker is the only speaker that plays when the phone rings, although it is quite loud. Texts seem quiet though. This would be better through both speakers though for sure.
Can't see a Car app on UK unlocked model.
Different with my Z3 (bought via Vodafone Germany): BOTH speakers are used for incoming call sounds; pretty decent volume.
Didn't notice a "car app"; there's Garmin navigation preinstalled - but the usual "try and NOT buy" kind. So just regard it as nonexistent, simply stick with Google Maps. And yes, Sony generously allows deinstalling Garmin navigation.
Speakers in general: Nice and clear sound, quite deep stereo effect, but a bit thin, could be louder, about the same volume as Samsung's S4.
Playing around with preamp settings does NOT help, just leads to distortions.
HORRIBLE volume via 3,5 mm connector - AS USAL, volume is FAR TOO LOW for powering anything else than that infamous earwax pullers (in-ear headphones).
For something positive: The sound via headphones connector is real fine, you won't be disappointed if it comes to audio fidelity.
this is probably done on purpose by design. sony probably figures if they enabled both speakers or made them louder it would be pretty rude when in public places.. something would agree with.. nothing more annoying than to be at a public place and hearing phones ringing at full volume . IMO these devices are already ring loud enough.. i keep mine at middle volume and is plenty loud. i think people that require louder should invest in hearing aids or perhaps clean their ears :laugh:
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this is probably done on purpose by design. sony probably figures if they enabled both speakers or made them louder it would be pretty rude when in public places.. something would agree with.. nothing more annoying than to be at a public place and hearing phones ringing at full volume . IMO these devices are already ring loud enough.. i keep mine at middle volume and is plenty loud. i think people that require louder should invest in hearing aids or perhaps clean their ears :laugh:
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Can't say limiting the ability of the phone to ring through both speakers is a design feature.
I'm going to keep looking to see if anyone sorts the sound coming out of one speaker as this is the culprit I think.
Edit: I actually think having both speakers playing would allow them to reduce the volume in both, allowing for less distortion and a nice sounding ringtone.
Im currently test driving the IPhone 6...yes don't bash me this is my first iPhone...I'll like to know if the speaker output on the Z3 is as loud as the iPhone 6?
I just own z3 I can tell speaker very low.I owned z1 z2 before. same kind **** Sony don't improve anything
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Im currently test driving the IPhone 6...yes don't bash me this is my first iPhone...I'll like to know if the speaker output on the Z3 is as loud as the iPhone 6?
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The iPhone 6 speaker is louder, but since it's always facing the wrong direction, the louder speaker doesn't always translate to more sound reaching your ears. Your hand often covers the speaker as you hold it as well.
It's plenty loud, maybe not as good as HTC M8 levels in terms of clarity at full volume but pretty close.
Speaker tests from GSMArena. Look for stats in a table in the middle of the page in each link.
http://m.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_6-review-1141p7.php
http://m.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_z3-review-1140p6.php