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[Q] Audio Chip?

Is anybody privy to what audio chip will be used in this phone? Thats one major thing that will influence my decision.
I currently have a G2, and this phone, along with other htc phones ive had, always seem to lack in the power of the audio. All i want is a phone that volume output will rival the iphones at least.

Guess nobody knows...
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Well if it's of any help to you, old HTC phones have a TI Audio Chip. Maybe they changed this in the Sensation since they are now advertising Hi-Fi Audio which in the best case scenario means a Wolfson 8994 Media Hub Chip.

Same here and had the same question with the Flyer. A Wolfson DAC would be a key selling argument for me. I am just fearful that the Hi-Fi reference is a direct link to the SRS audio enhancement algorithms, which are - frankly - crap; especially compared to BBE.

I have to agree. SRS is a joke.

Oh man. The more I think about it, the more I think they were advertising SRS. The desirability of this phone just plummeted for me. In addition to this, there isn't any lossless format support so in the end, what's the point?

Virtue94 said:
Oh man. The more I think about it, the more I think they were advertising SRS. The desirability of this phone just plummeted for me. In addition to this, there isn't any lossless format support so in the end, what's the point?
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What is every1 talking about -_-
On the Desire HD I LOVE SRS Enhancement while using headphones. Sounds amazing on my shures.

Maedhros said:
What is every1 talking about -_-
On the Desire HD I LOVE SRS Enhancement while using headphones. Sounds amazing on my shures.
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Well I've tried SRS enhanced devices before (Sennheiser MM550) and in my opinion, they don't really sound that great. They just boost bass which I can already do with an equalizer. Btw, what kind of Shures are you using?

Any updates on this? The SGSII and the Sensation are so similar that the sound chip will be what ultimately decides for me.
Will the SGSII carry the same Wolfson DAC that was in the original Galaxy S? Or will the Sensation best it in SQ?

Virtue94 said:
Well I've tried SRS enhanced devices before (Sennheiser MM550) and in my opinion, they don't really sound that great. They just boost bass which I can already do with an equalizer. Btw, what kind of Shures are you using?
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Meh I might not be as much of an Audiophile as most ppl
I have the SE115's
All I can afford

PhaedraCorruption said:
Any updates on this? The SGSII and the Sensation are so similar that the sound chip will be what ultimately decides for me.
Will the SGSII carry the same Wolfson DAC that was in the original Galaxy S? Or will the Sensation best it in SQ?
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SG2 has a Yamaha DAC.
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nikzDHD said:
SG2 has a Yamaha DAC.
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Yamaha shouldn't sound bad but not as good as Wolfson DAC.

i'm thinking to get one but if the sound is crappy as the desire hd and pretty much all htc's devices that i have owned i think i will pass and go for a samsung as they will have a better sound quality...
based on this video .. it seems that the sound is still crappy and as bad as the desire hd..
watch around 20:47
http://youtu.be/15J5OriZ7Qo

PapaDocta said:
i'm thinking to get one but if the sound is crappy as the desire hd and pretty much all htc's devices that i have owned i think i will pass and go for a samsung as they will have a better sound quality...
based on this video .. it seems that the sound is still crappy and as bad as the desire hd..
watch around 20:47
http://youtu.be/15J5OriZ7Qo
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IMO the speaker is good enough. My bro has a Fascinate and that thing is louder than my MT4G. And kinda urking too because I can hear throughout the house. And for me I hardly use the rear speaker on my MT4G. I'm more of an earphone kinda guy, so when it comes to listening to media, videos, etc. I just use my favorite pair of earphones to experience true quality cuz I wanna hear the lows, mids, and highs on what I'm listening to. And for my notifications/ringtones as long I can hear it ring/vibrate I'm ol' good.

Having a loud loudspeakers is always a good thing since you can lower the volume to your liking so at least you have an option ... unlike HTC the highest volume is really low and unclear ...
I have lost lots of friends since I started using HTC devices .. can't hear the phone ringing especially outdoors
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Well I'm glad to see I'm not the only person concerned about this. Htc makes great phones, but when it comes to cameras and sound quality, it seems that they make bad decisions...
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Sensation crappy sound
WHat the hell, nice device with damn crappy sound. better go for SGS II, always own HTC devices with crappy sounds. Time to change. HTC dont care his customers making a real awesome device.

beautyangel said:
WHat the hell, nice device with damn crappy sound. better go for SGS II, always own HTC devices with crappy sounds. Time to change. HTC dont care his customers making a real awesome device.
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Sadly, I agree with you. If HTC advertises that they have Hi-Fi audio, it better be because of the DAC and not because of some joke of a feature like SRS.

beautyangel said:
WHat the hell, nice device with damn crappy sound. better go for SGS II, always own HTC devices with crappy sounds. Time to change. HTC dont care his customers making a real awesome device.
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Why don't you just wait and see if they haven't put some nice sound in it! You can't know, because noone knows for sure. Let's wait on the reviews with the finalized software.

dangerousp said:
Why don't you just wait and see if they haven't put some nice sound in it! You can't know, because noone knows for sure. Let's wait on the reviews with the finalized software.
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Check my previous post .. there's a link to a review where you can hear the crappy sound
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[Q] anybody got experience with headphones from "beats by dr dre"?

Well i guess the title says it all. I'm looking for some over ear headphones, and since there are the first roms out with the "beats" sound i found the matching headphones in the internet (link below). I've got no place around where i could try some of them out, so the question to you guys here:
Does any of you have or had headphones of that kind, and if so what do you think about them? Are they worth the money cost?
Thx 76
http://www.beatsbydre.com/products/ShowProducts.aspx

You can probably get better quality elsewhere for the same price. Beats is in the same situation as apple, their products are equal or even worse to their competitors yet they charge way more through branding.
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affinity121 said:
You can probably get better quality elsewhere for the same price. Beats is in the same situation as apple, their products are equal or even worse to their competitors yet they charge way more through branding.
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Agree!

76inc said:
Well i guess the title says it all. I'm looking for some over ear headphones, and since there are the first roms out with the "beats" sound i found the matching headphones in the internet (link below). I've got no place around where i could try some of them out, so the question to you guys here:
Does any of you have or had headphones of that kind, and if so what do you think about them? Are they worth the money cost?
Thx 76
http://www.beatsbydre.com/products/ShowProducts.aspx
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I had them and to be honest unless you have an apple device they won't sound as good. They sounded terrible on my evo 4g but amazing on my iPod so I returned them. I had the $150 buds
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Thank you guys for your answers...
So the problem remains the same... Still got no headphones for my dhd.
What are you using? what would you buy?
Greets 76

I personally love sennheiser I think it's a pretty solid brand. Their products aren't too flashy and the build quality is good.
As I'm a pretty hardcore gamer I do love my razer gear and was going to go for their product however I'm glad I didn't. Trying out new brands can be a good or bad experience, trying out sennheiser was a good one for me.
Razer is an amazing brand but it's focus is on the pc gaming sector. If you want good sound quality go for a company with this as their main focus.
Sorry for rambling on, hope this was of some help.
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76inc said:
Thank you guys for your answers...
So the problem remains the same... Still got no headphones for my dhd.
What are you using? what would you buy?
Greets 76
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Basically unless you have an apple product don't go with beats. Skull candy headphones are cheap and sound is decent. Not magnificent but its ok
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i was at the local saturn store yesterday to try out some headphones...
problem was, there was no possibility to test them with my own device.
they had the beats studio (299€) and they were connected to some mp3-player with 3 songs to listen to. sound was okay... but not more. definetley not worth the money.
i quess i have to look for another store were i can try some headphones with my own device and my own music.
but keep comming with suggestions!
thx again for your answers.
76

Using CM7 and the DSP manager, they sound pretty brilliant. I have a pair of studios, but theyre CRAP on sense roms, great on CM7. Just put up the bass booster ;D
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acutally i like my dhd as it is right now with the virtuos unity 2.39 and the "UNITY MusicBox XL Final".
there's a general problem... i don't want to change my headphones as often a i change my mobile or my rom. the best thing were some headphones that sound good with every device... but i quess that is just wishfull thinking.
i've been reading in a hifi forum and there you can't find one single good word regarding the "beats" at all. and the skullcandy stuff isn't very appreciated as well...
damn i never thought buying some headphones can be that hard.

I have a pair of Monster Beats Studio, they are great if you like songs with heavy bass. Other wise for the same price, you could easily grab other high end headphones like Bose QuietComfort15 and Sennheiser HD series. The reason I bought them is solely because of style.
Personally I find them too heavy and clumsy to carry around. It's tiring to wear them all day long too and my ears end up sweating all round. So I only use it when I'm on a plane or when I'm home. I'll definitely get a pair of Bose next time
If you want music on the go, get something light, there are many great in-ear earphones around.

76inc said:
Thank you guys for your answers...
So the problem remains the same... Still got no headphones for my dhd.
What are you using? what would you buy?
Greets 76
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I have Had Beats Tour and Sennheiser CX 500, Honestly sennheisers Sound Soo much Better, Bests is basically just for Showing off...no other neat feature. I'm Planning on trying out the Klipsch Image S4, they are Pretty Cheap and Has a lot of good review so far.
Website:- http://www.klipsch.com/image-s4-black-in-ear-headphones

I am using this one http://www.koss.com/koss/kossweb.nsf/p?openform&pc^eb^KE29 (black)
The prize is not so high, and the sound is great

No one's asked the budget question!
Like anything, whether it be cars or phones, what headphones or earphones to buy depends on how much you'd like to spend.
You're also probably better off buying a brand and model that you'll see audio engineers use in a recording studio. At least for quality if not bling.
On the subject of Bling and Beats: you're paying for branding and marketing, nothing else. In particular, HTC needs a way to make a return on the $309M they invested in the brand recently:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/11/htc_beats/
It's for reasons like that, that Beats are relatively expensive. Brands like Shure are still expensive but at least they sound more transparent, which is surely what you want.
By the way, I don't get this 'Beats' sound setting. All it can possibly be is some kind of EQ setting.

Well thanks again folks...
I had the chance to test the beats solo hd and the studios on my dhd (with the beats sound integrated in the new rcmix runny 1.5 rom) and i have to say that the sound is not bad... But some how it sounds much better with srs or dolby mobile. Btw is that beats sound feature in the original sensation xe really only a software thing or is there specific hardware involved?
Back to topic: i decided not to buy beats. If youre out for style only they are top of the list. But the sound (not bad isn't enough) and the way too high prices keep me away.
I'll try to find a store where i can test some of the things you suggested.
Maybe i'll even go look for in ears.
So the neverending search for headphones with good sound & a little bit of style goes on.
Keep coming with ideas!
Big thanks 76

76inc said:
Well thanks again folks...
I had the chance to test the beats solo hd and the studios on my dhd (with the beats sound integrated in the new rcmix runny 1.5 rom) and i have to say that the sound is not bad... But some how it sounds much better with srs or dolby mobile. Btw is that beats sound feature in the original sensation xe really only a software thing or is there specific hardware involved?
Back to topic: i decided not to buy beats. If youre out for style only they are top of the list. But the sound (not bad isn't enough) and the way too high prices keep me away.
I'll try to find a store where i can test some of the things you suggested.
Maybe i'll even go look for in ears.
So the neverending search for headphones with good sound & a little bit of style goes on.
Keep coming with ideas!
Big thanks 76
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I believe the chipset is different
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I thought beats headphone are good :S

my cheapish £20GBP skull candy have never sounded better since I started using RCMIX3d Runny 1.5 with beats audio all working. I have even started to listen to music on my dhd again

christopher_paras said:
I thought beats headphone are good :S
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There's a huge difference between "good" and "worth 300 euros".

I dont get this.

I dont get why every one need beats audio?? You can easy make better sounding audio with simple eq , without some beats mod. Tell me why all wants it? It is becouse they dont know how to use eq or they dont get nothing from music??
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It's the same reason everyone buys the crappy beats headphones now, when high-quality, expensive headphones have existed for years.
Seriously I see so many people with those overpriced beats headphones all the time. But before beats headphones came out, how often did you see someone walking around with an expensive set of headphones? Once a year, if that? Everyone used the crappy ipod earbuds. Now that they've slapped the cool "beats by dr. dre" logo on it, all of a sudden everyone is spending hundreds of dollars on headphones. It's just to look cool and feel hip.
Same with the beats audio. Equalizers have existed for years but now people want to feel slick and cool so they use this "beats audio by dr. dre" thing that HTC coders put together in about 3 seconds flat while having a beer.

Self satisfaction for me.
First off, I must clarify that I dislike beats. But since the xe version was released I realized that my stock sensation is nothing but a downgrade of what it should be, so I decided to flash the xe version of arhd for the higher/original clockspeed and the beats eq..just totally for self satisfaction. Spent less for more, that kind of feel ;p
Now that I got that out of the way, poweramp is my primary player.
Cheers

I know how to use an EQ but can't really be bothered with them now. Beats sounds pretty decent with my music so I don't mind it there.
That said, if it were gone I would just use an EQ e.g. the one in PowerAMP but since I don't need to, I don't bother and use Beats instead.

Most famous Celebs , tons of $$ just to make every one need "beats audio"
so the answer is ADVERTISING

I never felt the difference between stock EQ effects and the beats one no matter how good headphones i tried ...
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When you don't have a clue on eq, just flash beats mod. No need to get mad over it, not everyone can customize an eq like you can.

First of all I'm not a beats fan but I don't have something against it either. I don't get the people who complain about HTC's partnership with beats. They might be "overpriced" or "a gimmick" as some call them but this doesn't change the fact that the ibeats are the BEST headphones that come with a smartphone in the box. They also provide a preinstalled software enhancement for people who don't know how to use an equalizer (most of the people)! I have an OG Sensation ( loaded with IC 5.1.7 ) but I would be happier if ibeats came with it cause they surely are better than the stock HTC headphones ( and every other smartphone OEM's stock headphones ). So I don't see anything wrong with people who want beats! Btw I rarely use beats as I don't use my phone for music!
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I tried them there better then old headsets you find someone using and ask if you can try lol then ***** mind you I can't pay that much for them but were nicer then my stock
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every person is a world unto himself..

I removed it, cause PowerAMP has a lot of options and you can customize it as well.

If you need an equalizer, it means that your headphones are crap .

V1k70r said:
If you need an equalizer, it means that your headphones are crap .
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This is spot on! That, or the track you're listening to isn't mastered properly

EddyOS said:
This is spot on! That, or the track you're listening to isn't mastered properly
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That or there actually is a difference in audio quality. Not the greatest headset I have no me but with the sennheiser hd555, there is a change in quality whether with beats or poweramp
But most of the time I only use the HD555 connected to an external amp that is connected to my pc. I use a cheap AudioTechnica in ears for my phone

well, for my ears, beats are pretty much good sounding, the only problem it had, is the price! for $150 (retail price in here) , the price performance ratio is pretty bad , for this price, i could get some BA IEM's,,
but well, it is still a good sounding , and if it is sold in $30, maybe it will be worth it.
i often tried my friend iBeats from his XE, and it is indeed the best stock earphones included in a phone package (eventho , XE is way more priced than normal sensation) , but well, if someone said that BEATS IS THE BEST SOUNDING IEM/HEADPHONE, thats sooooo no true
i love my JH16 for music listening , and if you say that beats is better than JH16? you'll need to check your ears

townay said:
That or there actually is a difference in audio quality. Not the greatest headset I have no me but with the sennheiser hd555, there is a change in quality whether with beats or poweramp
But most of the time I only use the HD555 connected to an external amp that is connected to my pc. I use a cheap AudioTechnica in ears for my phone
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The problem with equalizers is that when you use one, the music isn't the way you're supposed to hear it (assuming that the quality of the song itself is good).

I don't use an eq OR beats, and only use the ear buds that I came in the box with my old Galaxy S 4G! Produces a decent sound, I think.
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its a fancy gimmick.... apparently it makes you cool if you have beats audio on your phone.... well guess what.. Im as cool as a cucumber and i dont use beats audio...
We've had EQ's on stereo systems for many many years....
But having it on your phone allows you to prove how **** your mates phones are, and even more so how **** apple are,,,, Not because they dont have beats but because their apple users which automatically makes them **** heads !!

leftheodo said:
First of all I'm not a beats fan but I don't have something against it either. I don't get the people who complain about HTC's partnership with beats. They might be "overpriced" or "a gimmick" as some call them but this doesn't change the fact that the ibeats are the BEST headphones that come with a smartphone in the box. They also provide a preinstalled software enhancement for people who don't know how to use an equalizer (most of the people)! I have an OG Sensation ( loaded with IC 5.1.7 ) but I would be happier if ibeats came with it cause they surely are better than the stock HTC headphones ( and every other smartphone OEM's stock headphones ). So I don't see anything wrong with people who want beats! Btw I rarely use beats as I don't use my phone for music!
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i agree with you

The silver lining is that beats advertising has sold a LOT of sensations in the last few months, which means more users so hopefully continued support and development for the future.
I run aosp and use volume+ for eq (and its better than beats)
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hey att guys did your one x come with headphones?

Wondering because me and my dad both bought one x from.rogers neither of ours came.with headphones nltkced the international one did however. Can any of you chime.in?

Both my AT&T HTC One X and T-Mobile HTC One S came with no earphones included.

Sam3gX said:
Both my AT&T HTC One X and T-Mobile HTC One S came with no earphones included.
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Ditto no headphones with mine
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thanks guys, I was pretty certain the rogers one didn't come with headphones at all. However i wasent sure about the att version as the international one does come with generic black htc headphones.
Even though ive never used the included headphones on any phone ive bought in the past two years or so it still is a bizarre choice from htc to not include headphones at all with a phone (cost cutting i guess probably).
Thanks for replying guys!

Nope no head phones. I just had to go buy some which cost more than I paid for the phone
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Talked to Att rep he said HTC bought half of beats from dre for 300 mill. So they will be chargeing as much as possible for beats stuff lol
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i believe htc stopped including the beats earbuds with their phones.

cuz now its universal beats... beats works on any headset

And cuz phone is only 200 and the ibeats are 100
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beats are crap... buy something worth the money.

designgears said:
beats are crap... buy something worth the money.
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No earphones included in my rogers device either. Not a big deal for me.
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ytwytw said:
cuz now its universal beats... beats works on any headset
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What does this mean? The AT&T sales guy tried to push this Beats **** too; at the One X station, where it was hooked up to those overpriced speakers and headphones they try to push. He kept saying it had Beats, like it was some big deal?
I asked him what Beats was, and he couldn't answer me, just said that you could use these Beats crap on the One X. Can't you hook headphones up to any 3.5mm port? What kind crap headphones only work on one type of phone?
So.. what the hell is Beats, and why should I care?

Haydee said:
What does this mean? The AT&T sales guy tried to push this Beats **** too; at the One X station, where it was hooked up to those overpriced speakers and headphones they try to push. He kept saying it had Beats, like it was some big deal?
I asked him what Beats was, and he couldn't answer me, just said that you could use these Beats crap on the One X. Can't you hook headphones up to any 3.5mm port? What kind crap headphones only work on one type of phone?
So.. what the hell is Beats, and why should I care?
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AT&T didn't come with headphones and I was hoping it did because I love to keep throwaway headphones around in case my daughter wants to listen to something. I don't want to give her any of my expensive IEM or headphones. oh well, I wouldn't have used any included headphones anyway.
Is it true that enabling beats drains the battery faster?

designgears said:
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rant on
Wait... someone check my math here... Media hype^10 + flashy colors and obvious logos that scream "please rob me while I walk down the street downing in bass" + Famous musician ( see footnote ) = Better sound ??
But seriously... I was NOT pleased to see HTC practically driving the Beats bandwagon.
*Footnote - I doubt Dre even listens to anything using Beats.
rant off
I apologize for my IEM snobbery. I'm off to sit in the troll corner for 10 minutes.

Looks like vodafone gives both Beats and a standard htc headphone for One s:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqFxJ4UL2j8

Haydee said:
What does this mean? The AT&T sales guy tried to push this Beats **** too; at the One X station, where it was hooked up to those overpriced speakers and headphones they try to push. He kept saying it had Beats, like it was some big deal?
I asked him what Beats was, and he couldn't answer me, just said that you could use these Beats crap on the One X. Can't you hook headphones up to any 3.5mm port? What kind crap headphones only work on one type of phone?
So.. what the hell is Beats, and why should I care?
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Beats are overpriced headphones. My $40 headphones outperfm all of their in ear headphones. Or at least a whole lot better considering how little I payed. Beats on our phones is bass boost. And maybe some treble too. Really just a brand with no meaning to it.
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i don't think they are "crap" i just think they are a little overpriced. i would recommend Shure headphones.
that said, of course no. headphones don't come with the phone. actually, nothing much comes with the phone. it's a box, instruction pamphlet, sim card ejector tool branded HTC, power plug with usb cable (shorter by the way than the usb cable that came with the EVO 4G/original EVO i know only because that's what i'm upgrading from and noticed as i swapped out chargers on my nightstand).
very very cheap. my palm pre came with headphones that had a microphone even. i can't remember what the EVO came with... and then every other phone i've had way back before those two also came with headphones/microphones. lllaaaaameeee...
edit-- on and one more thing. no, the "Beats" on the phone is no joke. it's not just some EQ setting. it's a better hardware chip in there for audio. All Dr. Dre did was get roped into some company that produces better integrated audio chips... that's it. slapped "Beats" on there and voila. however, they are better audio chips. that's not to say you can't find them elsewhere.... like for laptops some Sony's and Dell's had the same chip, but only very few models. HP went to town on Beats and put the audio chip in a LOT of their machines. and now we see some cell phones doing it too...
if HTC bought half of Beats, then they may have been roped into it as well haha. but rest assured that the audio quality is indeed better than most........but it's still something that you could find elsewhere. I'm pretty sure Dr. Dre did not buy out any exclusive rights from the manufacturer since some higher end machines have the same chip/codec, BUT I do know that finding that audio chip and codec is actually not common. so yes Beats is good. But... I'll leave it all to you if it's overpriced or not. The headphones of course are a different story and have nothing to do with the chip/codec.

The earbuds that came with my HTC Nexus One were pretty decent earbuds. I would have been happy if they would have at least came with some cheap buds like that.

HTC one S vs Galaxy Nexus

hey guys
I had some requests to compare this 2 phones. I personally believe they are way too different from each other (internal and externally ) but some people are still on the verge to buy one of this 2 devices
So I made a little video side by side for you
enjoy!
HTC one S vs Galaxy Nexus comparison - YouTube

Thanks for the review!

Well done!Thanks for sharing.

spoonflames said:
Thanks for the review!
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No prob! Glad u enjoyed it!
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LOL, "sponsored by beats audio so the audio on this one is definitely way better".
Stopped watching the review right there. You know Beats Audio is just an equalizer setting right?... just on/off and you can't even control anything. DSP manager on a custom ROM is better. Beats is basically nothing. Try looking it up and finding out exactly what it is, that information is nowhere because it isn't anything. Its not a special DAC, not special hardware, not a certification of signal to noise ratio, it is just a label that they print on the phone and a ****ty equalizer that you turn on and off.
Also, the HTC One S has audio problems on the stock ROM, who knows if its caused by Beats or not. For example, in iHeartRadio sometimes it goes silent between songs and you have to either skip or thumbs down the song to get the audio playing again. CM9 / AOKP don't have this problem... not sure if thats because Beats is gone.

FunkyELF said:
LOL, "sponsored by beats audio so the audio on this one is definitely way better".
Stopped watching the review right there. You know Beats Audio is just an equalizer setting right?... just on/off and you can't even control anything. DSP manager on a custom ROM is better. Beats is basically nothing. Try looking it up and finding out exactly what it is, that information is nowhere because it isn't anything. Its not a special DAC, not special hardware, not a certification of signal to noise ratio, it is just a label that they print on the phone and a ****ty equalizer that you turn on and off.
Also, the HTC One S has audio problems on the stock ROM, who knows if its caused by Beats or not. For example, in iHeartRadio sometimes it goes silent between songs and you have to either skip or thumbs down the song to get the audio playing again. CM9 / AOKP don't have this problem... not sure if thats because Beats is gone.
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OK let me start with a disclaimer
My review is my opinion which is the way I perceived the device. Also this review is not for tech junkies like us . But for the average user as well. I cant go into details to them what why and how beats work on the phone In my case it was better and I liked it , and believe it delivered better audio performance. ( only better thing than the nexus)
The issues you are experiencing haven't happen to me (thanks god) nor I've seen a large group complaining about it but I could be very wrong
I found that the Audio quality and loudness on the S is better than my nexus . I decided to test it also against my friends nexus with a stock rom and I still liked the S more. It is an equalizer yes.. it gives better sound in my opinion ? Yes as well
Is it a software or hardware issue ? I couldn't tell however I am not affected by it . But I hope they get it figured out!
Thanks!
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Beats is crap. The stupid icon pops up even time navigation instructions are read. I also do mostly audio streaming to car or home avr and both have much better equalizers then Beats. With Beats ON music actually sounds much worse.
Does it sound better then Nexus in speaker phone mode......yes it does, can you make Nexus sound the same.....probably with DSP Manager
I am glad I don't have Beats

rault18 said:
Also this review is not for tech junkies like us . But for the average user as well.
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Average users appreciate the truth. They appreciate it when you tell them that a $5 HDMI cable will perform just as well as the $80 Monster Cable HDMI cable.
With Beats Audio it is no different. In fact, they're owned by the same parent company. Its a scam.
If you like the audio better on the One S then say that. That is fine and your subjective opinion and I agree with you. The audio is great; but it has nothing to do with Beats. It sounds great on CM9 and AOKP as well.

I missed it FunkyElf- where is your review?

Air bubbles on the Galaxy Nexus, air bubbles on the galaxy nexus... (sorry, my OCD)
About the Beats thing. I'm not sure what the hell it is but damn, there IS a big change when I enable them and I never had this kind of sound previously with only PowerAmp (disclamer: I have Beats Solo HD headphones). I wish some audio professionals would do some serious tests on that matter because it really bug me up...

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I missed it FunkyElf- where is your review?
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Did you even look?

Beats audio. Goto to EQ, Make it flat. Take the second from last and second from first sliders and move them up a little. Bam. You have beats audio. This has been a "feature" on radios since the 60's. Its called a loudness button. Why some people prefer the "boomy" sound is beyond me. I personally like my sound flat, on most all styles of music.
Anyway, to each there own. I do think the sound on my one s is a little cleaner then on my other phones. This has nothing to do with the beats audio, and has more to do with whatever codecs they are using to emulate the hardware sound controller.

Beats audio on Sense 4.0 adapt to your Beats headphones so it's not just simple as one band EQ change also, it's not Loudness Compensation.

Really? So basically it eqs to compensate the frequency range of whichever beatsaudio headphones you buy? It just sounded like loudness to me.
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This is really one of the worst reviews I have ever seen. You just said what the specs are from each phone. Wow I knew them already from head.
You didn't even try to elaborate on things such as why beats audio is better for example. Which I totally disagree with btw

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This is really one of the worst reviews I have ever seen. You just said what the specs are from each phone. Wow I knew them already from head.
You didn't even try to elaborate on things such as why beats audio is better for example. Which I totally disagree with btw
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In think you misread the title where it says comparison and not review. I am not going in depth on the device but what I am doing is COMPARING them side by side. Not that many people have the luck to have both devices at the same time so they can again COMPARE ..not only internally but externally as well
I am glad that you knew the specs of each device however there are a lot of folks out there that don't and this video was mostly aimed for them
Thanks for your constructive criticisms tho
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

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Beats audio on Sense 4.0 adapt to your Beats headphones so it's not just simple as one band EQ change also, it's not Loudness Compensation.
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Beats doesn't intelligently adapt to anything. The overpriced Beats headphones sound better to people who like boomy bass because the Beats EQ setting sets it that way.
It actually is as simple as setting an EQ band. There's no Dr. Dre hardware magic in this phone or anything else with the Beats logo on it.

im torn i dont know which one to get ahhhh! it seems the nexus has more devs and things but im a sense fan soo idkk but what if something goes wrong with the one s i've read a couple of threads there seems to be alot of problems with the one s such as the whole s3 s4 things and some of them have heating problems plus i can battery pull if something goes wrong

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im torn i dont know which one to get ahhhh! it seems the nexus has more devs and things but im a sense fan soo idkk but what if something goes wrong with the one s i've read a couple of threads there seems to be alot of problems with the one s such as the whole s3 s4 things and some of them have heating problems plus i can battery pull if something goes wrong
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I've had each phone. Actually, 3 Galaxy Nexus's and 2 One S's. I chose to keep the One S because it is faster, has better battery life, and isn't huge.

I'm actually tempted to swap my one s for a nexus. mainly due to the touch button issue. its really becoming annoying now and the phone is basically unusable when it happens!