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Normal earphone works?

Does normal earphone works on the i9000 as a handsfree?
I tried, but seems not working.

No, all iPhone compatible headsets with mic are not working on Galaxy S.

thanks!
I guess i'll have to stick with the one that comes with the phone for now then...

My one just died on me after 1 week.all I did is do some cardio and the right wire disconnected.
I didn't like it anyways. Is there any other higher quality ones from samsung? Any recommendations?
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I refer you over to the other headset thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7350178&postcount=22 Samsung Genio one works.

wires breaking apart is the reason why i switched to Stereo Bluetooth headsets

Is bluetooth headsets good in terms of sound quality?

delpiero1114 said:
Is bluetooth headsets good in terms of sound quality?
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yes, but it depends on the brand and model
for example Motorola HT820 sounds great but the Motorola S9 sounds like garbage
same thing with Sony, Jabra, Plantonics, etc.
google up the models you have in mind, and read their reviews.

dizzle118 said:
I refer you over to the other headset thread. Samsung Genio one works.
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Thanks for the advice but after i saw the photo it's using the same Head as the original ones that died on me.
AllGamer said:
wires breaking apart is the reason why i switched to Stereo Bluetooth headsets
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based to the original headset, does the bluetooth headsets have the same quality or is it worst/better?
Im really fussy when it comes to sound quality..but the original headset sound is passable.

Antdroid said:
based to the original headset, does the bluetooth headsets have the same quality or is it worst/better?
Im really fussy when it comes to sound quality..but the original headset sound is passable.
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i'm a moderate sound/music enthusiast, but by no way fanatic that i must have the best sound quality any device can offer.
so, i'm comfortably happy with the bluetooth headsets, the ones that are like studio type, those are the only ones that offers decent sound quality, but overall of all the ones i've used and tested, the Motorola HT820 is the best, unfortunately that model is no longer in production.
now, if you are a little above me, and you must have near perfect sound quality, then it'll be better to stick with a studio style wired headset
i've yet to find a superbly good bluetooth that can beat a wired headset.
however the sound from the bluetooth HT820 from Motorola is comparable to a wired Sony MDR-7506 or those alikes, but nothing that can beat a SCHNEIDER

Antdroid said:
Thanks for the advice but after i saw the photo it's using the same Head as the original ones that died on me.
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With this headset you can use your own choice of headphones with the adaptor - winner - I dont use the Samsung ones.

Just tested the headphones and I think that I either I got a faulty unit or I damaged mine beacuse the audio jack does not fit properly, so I get mono sound, buzz, stereo sound, buzz, no sound :-(

[Q] Headphone jack

As HTC provide the worse headphones ever, I thought I'd try my Samsung ones instead. They are also 4 pin, like the HTC ones, however they don't work properly, there is a weird echoy effect on vocals and bass seams almost non-existent.
Anyone know what's going on here? Is it the socket or the headphones?
I obviously need to buy some new headphones, will I have problems with non HTC headphones?

Philio25 said:
As HTC provide the worse headphones ever, I thought I'd try my Samsung ones instead. They are also 4 pin, like the HTC ones, however they don't work properly, there is a weird echoy effect on vocals and bass seams almost non-existent.
Anyone know what's going on here? Is it the socket or the headphones?
I obviously need to buy some new headphones, will I have problems with non HTC headphones?
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I have never used the HTC headphones - I just use a set of Sony earphones with a standard stereo jack and they work fine (although obviously no inline mic/controls)

I use apple headphones on my desire. They sound perfect and the middle button along with the microphone are working. Probably they have used a similar jack on the Sensation so if you can get some apple headphones, try it.

Sounds like it'll be ok then, thanks!

Philio25 said:
Sounds like it'll be ok then, thanks!
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Care to comment on how it sounds?

I highly recommend these, which I used as replacement headphones on my HTC Desire, and which work perfectly on my HTC Sensation.
They won the What Hi-Fi "Headphones under £50" award in 2010, and sound excellent. One word of warning, though, if you pay anything less than £30 (particularly around the £12 mark on eBay or from Amazon Marketplace sellers) then they are fakes.
http://www.play.com/Electronics/Ele...300-Mark-II-Precision-Headphones/Product.html

Turns out that the issue was the old Samsung SGS headphones, they only seem to work on the SGS properly.
I pinched my finance's SGS2 headphones and they work fine!

giorgisp said:
I use apple headphones on my desire. They sound perfect and the middle button along with the microphone are working. Probably they have used a similar jack on the Sensation so if you can get some apple headphones, try it.
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obviously not bothered about sound quality are you??
if you use any earphones provided by phones/mp3 players...then you can't complain about sound quality from the device.
Anything under £100 for earphones or £200 for headphones is bad sound quality.
Also, do you really think a phone provider would supply good quality expensive headphones? that'd just boost the price of the device...Seeing an ipod user using their white earhones makes me facepalm. They're the cheapest sounding earphones available. might as well just use the speaker whilst it's in your pocket.

Barff1984 said:
obviously not bothered about sound quality are you??
if you use any earphones provided by phones/mp3 players...then you can't complain about sound quality from the device.
Anything under £100 for earphones or £200 for headphones is bad sound quality.
Also, do you really think a phone provider would supply good quality expensive headphones? that'd just boost the price of the device...Seeing an ipod user using their white earhones makes me facepalm. They're the cheapest sounding earphones available. might as well just use the speaker whilst it's in your pocket.
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This is a whole different topic all together. There are also more factors than just the quality of the headphones which determine audio quality.

Sound Quality

Can anyone with the phone comment on the sound quality of the Sensation? Also, is the volume as low through headphones as most previous HTC phones?

I use PowerAmp with pair of senhiser, sound loud and quality is awesome.

using a good set of headphones, the sound is really good!, like Hassan said, sound quality is very good and you can change the settings to how you like it.
Without headphones in its acceptable... not great, not terrible, but acceptable

hassan said:
I use PowerAmp with pair of senhiser, sound loud and quality is awesome.
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Nice to know that I won't be wasting a pair of Westone 4s by playing my media on the Sensation.

But if you replace the original headphones of HTC, you then cant use it as a hands free speaker right? so would a person have to carry 2 sets of headphones? one for music and one if he wants to talk to someone using the hands free speaker?

Yes i think thats a downside of using own headset.

mazinya said:
But if you replace the original headphones of HTC, you then cant use it as a hands free speaker right? so would a person have to carry 2 sets of headphones? one for music and one if he wants to talk to someone using the hands free speaker?
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While I am still waiting for my Sensation, if this handset works the same as previous HTC phones (and there is all indication that it does), any iPhone compatible headset should work just fine.
I've been using the Creative EP-630i (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-EP...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1306766090&sr=8-1) with my HTC Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S2. The clicker as well as the microphone work as expected. The clicker accepts or ends (long press) calls and performs special functions (like play/pause) in applications that support headset buttons (like the music player, BeyondPod, doubleTwist, ...). The in-line microphone on these earbuds is perfect for calling.
As I wrote previously, any other iPhone-headsets should perform well with this phone (and, as a matter of fact, most other Android phones). The Galaxy S (not 2!) is a popular exception as Samsung used a proprietary connector they have now deprecated with the S2.

mazinya said:
But if you replace the original headphones of HTC, you then cant use it as a hands free speaker right? so would a person have to carry 2 sets of headphones? one for music and one if he wants to talk to someone using the hands free speaker?
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You can also buy adapters that add a mic and button control to regular headphones.
Example:
http://www.amazon.com/Headset-Headphones-Adapter-Microphone-iTouch/dp/B002ZX695U/ref=pd_sim_e_2

Here's a thought - I've never had any Android phone before so I'm not sure whether this is possible, but on my N96 I can use regular phones as hands free while using the device's mic. That's also how I plug it into my car - I have an auxiliary 3.5 input that I simply connect my phone to and it works seamlessly.
Would this work on the Sensation as well?

Trekest said:
Here's a thought - I've never had any Android phone before so I'm not sure whether this is possible, but on my N96 I can use regular phones as hands free while using the device's mic. That's also how I plug it into my car - I have an auxiliary 3.5 input that I simply connect my phone to and it works seamlessly.
Would this work on the Sensation as well?
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this has worked for me on my hd2... so i assume it will work on sensation too

Guys,
please, leave alone headphones What is the sound quality of loudspeaker and speakerphone? Older HTC android devices were so poor in this department - is sensation any different in sound quality?

Loudspeaker is 'ok', moved on slightly from Desire HD but nothing more.
However it is nice to see that equalizer options are finally available via bluetooth, including SRS. Sounds great with a good pair of bluetooth headphones

Soundquality is good, and the audible volume is the same as the desire hd. the bass is a little less (tested the same audio track & headphone). The higher frequencies are a bit richer (this is great is you like to listen to ye olde cbm64 SID sounds on droidplayer .

Headset

I have noticed for iPhones that if you have a pair of apple earbuds you can use that to hear the caller and move the phone to your mouth as a microphone.
I was wondering if something like that can be done with the SGS4G. I want to be able to use any pair of headphones to listen to the caller, and use the phones mic.
I have seen headsets on ebay/dealextreme, but they are just fixed earbuds and I am not too confident that they have good sound quality. I have had previous phones where you plug your own headphones into a headset jack which then goes to the phone, but I haven't seen anything like that for the SGS4G.

The headphones that came with the phone have the mic
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Yeah you can use any pair of headphones(without a Mic) and the phone will automatically use the internal microphone. I do that all the time with the auxiliary input in the car or with my phiaton ms400 headphones
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Try Skullcandy Ink'd Mic'd. Not the best looking, but it's great for <$20. Not to mention you get warranty for it once you register it. I'm getting them soon as a backup for my OEM Samsung headset.

arclite00 said:
I have noticed for iPhones that if you have a pair of apple earbuds you can use that to hear the caller and move the phone to your mouth as a microphone.
I was wondering if something like that can be done with the SGS4G. I want to be able to use any pair of headphones to listen to the caller, and use the phones mic.
I have seen headsets on ebay/dealextreme, but they are just fixed earbuds and I am not too confident that they have good sound quality. I have had previous phones where you plug your own headphones into a headset jack which then goes to the phone, but I haven't seen anything like that for the SGS4G.
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What's the matter? You don't like the stock ones that does the same exact thing?

Beefvvl said:
What's the matter? You don't like the stock ones that does the same exact thing?
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I prefer to use my own pair since:
1) I get ear infections with in-ear earphones. So I must use clip/over-the-ear headphones.
2) My headphones have active noise-cancellation and I would prefer to use those with my phone especially on loud bus rides.
3) I bought my phone used, so all I got as accessories were 2x batteries and a charger.

arclite00 said:
I prefer to use my own pair since:
1) I get ear infections with in-ear earphones. So I must use clip/over-the-ear headphones.
2) My headphones have active noise-cancellation and I would prefer to use those with my phone especially on loud bus rides.
3) I bought my phone used, so all I got as accessories were 2x batteries and a charger.
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Oh ok. Then yes any headphone that fits in your phones headphone jack should work and you can use the phones mic.
But if you wanted to have the mic on the wire you can try the Sennheiser PX 200-IIi. It has the outer headphones that you like.
Or you can go with ones without the mic like Beats by Dre or Skullcandy.

Which headsets work?

Can anyone let me know which headsets work with the Nexus 4? I have a few sets from a nokia and htch but each give me a different problem.
Either the microphone on the lead does not work or the volume is quiet coming out of the headphones.
So if anyone has a good experience with a specific set please let me know.
Requirements:
Microphone on lead
Good sound quality in both directions.

iroczinoz said:
Can anyone let me know which headsets work with the Nexus 4? I have a few sets from a nokia and htch but each give me a different problem.
Either the microphone on the lead does not work or the volume is quiet coming out of the headphones.
So if anyone has a good experience with a specific set please let me know.
Requirements:
Microphone on lead
Good sound quality in both directions.
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I use Klipsch S4(II) in-ear headphones, specifically their Android variant. Mic just has the one button (seeing as Android doesn't seem to support 3 button mics).
Sound quality from ear phones is great, same for the mic, I regularly use it for calls.
I've had problems where other mics on earphones wouldn't work properly with my N4, mainly that I'd sound very quiet/far away to the other person on the other end of the call. Something about low input gain from the mic. Haven't had that problem with these though. At least not as badly though. Look around there just now, seen it's still an issue with N5 apparently...
http://www.klipsch.co.uk/klipsch-image-s4a-ii-in-ear-headphones-for-android-devices-black.html

I'm using a very cheap pair of headphones with a microphone...just a random thing i picked up from ebay. Paid a whooping 1£ for them and they work just fine. THESE. There are sellers who sell them for less than that

mozyman said:
I use Klipsch S4(II) in-ear headphones, specifically their Android variant. Mic just has the one button (seeing as Android doesn't seem to support 3 button mics).
Sound quality from ear phones is great, same for the mic, I regularly use it for calls.
I've had problems where other mics on earphones wouldn't work properly with my N4, mainly that I'd sound very quiet/far away to the other person on the other end of the call. Something about low input gain from the mic. Haven't had that problem with these though. At least not as badly though. Look around there just now, seen it's still an issue with N5 apparently...
http://www.klipsch.co.uk/klipsch-image-s4a-ii-in-ear-headphones-for-android-devices-black.html
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Your description is exactly what I have been facing. Looking at those headphones they are pretty expensive. I'll wait and see if anyone suggests something cheaper that will work also.
Otherwise I'll take a look at the klipsch. Thanks for the tip!

drbrainsol said:
I'm using a very cheap pair of headphones with a microphone...just a random thing i picked up from ebay. Paid a whooping 1£ for them and they work just fine. THESE. There are sellers who sell them for less than that
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Wow so these things really work? You don't sound far away when using them in a call? Can't go wrong with these if they work well!

Well, I didn't use them too much but the people i talked to when using them did not complain about anything

drbrainsol said:
I'm using a very cheap pair of headphones with a microphone...just a random thing i picked up from ebay. Paid a whooping 1£ for them and they work just fine. THESE. There are sellers who sell them for less than that
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For that price, can you even listen to music with them?
How's the sound quality, compared to other, more expensive, well known brands?

A lot of Philips headphones work. Apple, Sony (when it was Ericsson, don't know about now), nokia and some other brands I don't know use other wiring for their headphone jack. 3 rings on the pin, every pin has an other use
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I am using the samsung S2 headset and it is very good with nexus 4

I'm using Urbanears Medis Plus. They come with a textile cable, in different colors and three different ear pieces, so that they fit perfectly, very good for sports. Sound quality is good, microphone works and they've got a button to play/pause or skip tracks