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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?
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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
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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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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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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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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.
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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
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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
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I thought beats headphone are good :S
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There's a huge difference between "good" and "worth 300 euros".
anyone can gimme comment on the audio quality of one s?? currently am using ip4 and would like to change to one s as my first android phone. so i wish to see if any guy can comment on the audio quality of one s !!
thanks
I love my one s the beats really makes a big difference. My galaxy nexus doesn't even compare I'd say you wouldn't notice a big difference coming from iPhone 4 maybe some increased bass but it makes my system sound great in the car.
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sound quality is great. but I'm very disppointed of the headphones its just crap. it's not in-ear and the sound quality is bad imo. i'm wondering why htc doesn't put beats in ears to the one s and x
Are the headphones really that bad? If so what would price/quality/designwise be a good alternative?
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They don't come with Beats headphones as these aren't special beats edition phones, beats is now the standard audio driver, unlike the sensation xe which was a beats special edition.
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Would you please tell me about the loudspeaker volume level? Is it loud enough? How is outside conditions and bass-treble levels?
i just tried it with the beats headphones from my brothes sensation xe and i definitly will get them. sound is just great with them
wayne850 said:
i just tried it with the beats headphones from my brothes sensation xe and i definitly will get them. sound is just great with them
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Thanks also, but i meant ringtone volume level...As you know htc phones dont have clear and powerful speakers...
zanbay said:
Thanks also, but i meant ringtone volume level...As you know htc phones dont have clear and powerful speakers...
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imo they are ok. not bad but nothing special. i cannot compare them to other htc devices but to my arc s they are a bit bitter. loudness is good
It's amazing it has Beats by Dre build in and I'm going to hack it to make it even louder ~
wayne850 said:
sound quality is great. but I'm very disppointed of the headphones its just crap. it's not in-ear and the sound quality is bad imo. i'm wondering why htc doesn't put beats in ears to the one s and x
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oh, glad to hear about the audio quality is great for one s, and i saw u used galaxy s before and it it seems the best music android phone on the market(with voodoo). so can u comment if one s audio quality on par with galaxy s ? better or worse?
snapdragon's cpu many people say their audio performance is terrible, seems the new s4 cpu does have some improvement on it.......
thanks
wayne850 said:
imo they are ok. not bad but nothing special. i cannot compare them to other htc devices but to my arc s they are a bit bitter. loudness is good
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thank u bro,
in Istanbul last week I bought an ONE X, but it was a bit big in my hand and I sold it. Now I m looking for ONE S, but its really hard to find in Turkiye. I think you r in Germany. Where did you buy it from and how much? Thank alot again, enjoy your super toy...
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oh, glad to hear about the audio quality is great for one s, and i saw u used galaxy s before and it it seems the best music android phone on the market(with voodoo). so can u comment if one s audio quality on par with galaxy s ? better or worse?
snapdragon's cpu many people say their audio performance is terrible, seems the new s4 cpu does have some improvement on it.......
thanks
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Sry cant say that i sold my galaxy s one year ago and cant remember sound quality...
zanbay said:
thank u bro,
in Istanbul last week I bought an ONE X, but it was a bit big in my hand and I sold it. Now I m looking for ONE S, but its really hard to find in Turkiye. I think you r in Germany. Where did you buy it from and how much? Thank alot again, enjoy your super toy...
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Thanks dude i got it from Media Markt for 479€
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Adjust said:
It's amazing it has Beats by Dre build in and I'm going to hack it to make it even louder ~
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Stop trying to fool everyone. Enough already revolution/diabolic jr/adjust. Everyone knows your a fraud. Ive done my best to hold my breath but with all your name changes and avatar changes its pretty clear what you are doing. Its clear you are waiting for a real dev to post a deodexed rom so you can kang it. Enough already.
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Yeah htc won't do beats earbuds again. After the ReZound they figured out people don't buy phones because of the head phones. They lost money on it; however, all the next htc phones will have beats integration.
True that most buyers who really care about the sound quality will use their own headphones anyway, but the bundled Beats headphones in the Sensation XE were, I thought, a really good way to get nice(r) headphones into the ears of more people. However if it was really cutting into their margins I can understand why.
Anyone else find the One S has a really good speaker? Alarms and rings are really loud!
One thing I missed when I ditched my iPod and went solely with Android is the music volume. On my EVO, for me, the music volume isn't loud enough...I can go max volume which I shouldn't be able to do. Hoping the One S is a bit louder.
The 'beats audio' for me it is just pure marketing. Nothing more, Period.
I'm a proud owner of One S but, honestly, my iPod Nano provides slight better sound quality than this device.
Can ayone comment on the audio quality when music is played through the speaker, in comparison to say, a Nokia device?
I have an HD2 currently and am thinking hard about going to the One S but I've always found the HTC speaker output when playing music to be really bad in comparison to other manufacturers - even much older phones.
I have BT headphones which always give me good sound, so that's no problem, but there are times when you just want to put some music on and stick the device on your desk, or whatever.
Thanks in advance
wheeliemonster said:
Can ayone comment on the audio quality when music is played through the speaker, in comparison to say, a Nokia device?
I have an HD2 currently and am thinking hard about going to the One S but I've always found the HTC speaker output when playing music to be really bad in comparison to other manufacturers - even much older phones.
I have BT headphones which always give me good sound, so that's no problem, but there are times when you just want to put some music on and stick the device on your desk, or whatever.
Thanks in advance
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I found that the speaker on this is pretty epic, at least compared to the desire Z. Quality is much better and volume is much louder.
So here are some cool features that I love in the one x that aren't much talked about:
Restart Button, completely cleans the phone before rebooting.
The placement of the charging input, I love it when I charge my phone how the charging cable does not interfere with my usage unlike most phones which have the charging input on either the top botton or on the side where it still interferes with your hand.
Sense Widgets, I love the classy look of sense and many of its widgets like its mail and note widgets however its keyboard sucks!!!
Car, I love htc's car app. Its very useful for when on a long trip and it looks very neat.
Audio quality: Even though the international version of the one x has subpar audio quality through its chip, the one x att has one of the best audio chips on the market and sounds really good.
I like the recent apps interface and how you can close them by flicking them up off the screen, reminiscent of the WebOS. Very nice.
swype like text entry is built into the HTC keyboard!
tom_m said:
I like the recent apps interface and how you can close them by flicking them up off the screen, reminiscent of the WebOS. Very nice.
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This is actually the only thing I feel has been messed up compared to stock ics. I like how you can view more tasks in the stock implementation. Just my opinion though.
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raytraceme said:
Audio quality: Even though the international version of the one x has subpar audio quality through its chip, the one x att has one of the best audio chips on the market and sounds really good.
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Can you elaborate on this or give a link with more info? I have been wondering if this phone would match the quality of the Wolfson in my Captivate. Unless you're talking about call quality?
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Audio quality: Even though the international version of the one x has subpar audio quality through its chip, the one x att has one of the best audio chips on the market and sounds really good.
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What audio processors do they each have?
I really love all of the customization with lockscreens and widgets. There's a lot of small things I've been noticing that makes Sense very polished and slick. Really enjoying it so far.
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Can you elaborate on this or give a link with more info? I have been wondering if this phone would match the quality of the Wolfson in my Captivate. Unless you're talking about call quality?
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I know in the ASUS tranformer Tegra 2 vs 3, there was an audio chip change that some speculated was due to Tegra 3 (lower quality DAC, too).
The widgets rock! What doesn't rock is the lack of visual voicemail.
mactruck said:
The widgets rock! What doesn't rock is the lack of visual voicemail.
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Google voice broseph
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I know in the ASUS tranformer Tegra 2 vs 3, there was an audio chip change that some speculated was due to Tegra 3 (lower quality DAC, too).
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^ is the case with the international version. I have no clue about the s4 though and google was of no help.
Flip the phone while on a phone call --> switched to speaker phone
Flip the phone while ringing --> silences ring
Ring stops when you pick up/move the phone
When phone is in pocket and it rings, the volume goes up to max
Dunno if this is stock ICS or a sense addition, but I really like the DLNA built into the gallery. The first time I streamed 1080p video I had taken with this phone to my TV without any fancy setup was mind blowing.
sassafras
mactruck said:
The widgets rock! What doesn't rock is the lack of visual voicemail.
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Im pretty sure you can download a visual voicemail app if your on AT&T or google voice like someone already said
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Flip the phone while on a phone call --> switched to speaker phone
Flip the phone while ringing --> silences ring
Ring stops when you pick up/move the phone
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how do you enable/use these features?
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Can you elaborate on this or give a link with more info? I have been wondering if this phone would match the quality of the Wolfson in my Captivate. Unless you're talking about call quality?
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I thought for sure I saw empirical testing for audio output on the GSMArena site, but for the life of me I just can't seem to find it now. Either I made it up entirely (possible), or they took it down (not sure why), or I'm blind as a bat (also possible). Maybe somebody can dig up that review. I'm almost 100% certain that I saw it on GSMArena - I think they're the only one doing any actual testing of the audio output on phones anyway.
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The widgets rock! What doesn't rock is the lack of visual voicemail.
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I didn't think it had VVM either, but I found the AT&T app you need to install. It is called AT&T Messages. Its a little "busy" for my liking due to it containing text messages, recent calls and voice messages, but at least there is something.
Hope this helps.
How about us Canadians? I wish google would update GV so that people out of America could still have VVM.. I could care less about voip..
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Incognito mode in browser... Nuff said haha
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one thing i've always enjoyed with HTC phones is the internet connection sharing... being able to share my laptop's wifi connection when i'm flying (every week) is nice.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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...
JohnHenrySDM said:
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
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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!