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[Q] Why does sound only come out of one speaker?

It seems as though music and sound only comes out of one speaker on the device.
Whenever I play music, the right speaker (facing the device) seems to be louder. I "scientifically" tested this by covering one side and putting it close to my mouth to make wah-wah noises. The right one is definitely louder.
Is it a defective device? I noticed the tendancy as well with the iPhone 4. I assumed it was because of playing games. My hand would cover one of the speakers. It wouldn't cover the dominant one, though.
So.. What's up with one speaker?

Because there is only one speaker.

jcbofkc said:
Because there is only one speaker.
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And the otherside has the mic in it.. sorry to disappoint..
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Wah wah noise???
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ohh haha
Things are beginning to make sense now.
Haha, thank you guys.

I hate how they made it look like a speaker, granted I like my phones somewhat symmetrical. They could of been cool and made the speaker setup stereo instead of monophonic. Or hell even a monophonic setup with two speakers, would make our music much louder.

The bottom and faux metal bezel is a design ripoff of the iphone 4 I believe apple is suing them over it. Its just a cheap speaker our turned down because the iphone has a loud speaker with same design.
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I noticed it too but I assumed one was for the mic so thanks for the post cleared things up for me
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rear speaker problem

i noticed lately that when i play songs or w/e in the rear speaker while full volume, the quality is just horrible and its very dirty sound.
could it be that the speaker got ruin from a drop? or could it be that its a software problem? or maybe this speaker is just like this while full volume?
thanks for the help.

no one have problem with the phone speaker?

Did you already try this on cm9 with some dsp speaker tweaks?
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i yet started to play with rooms root and all those things.
right now im fully stock 2.21 untouched

I had this and found that the holes for the speaker on the bottom cover had been plugged. Cleaned them out and it has the same as factory sound again.

I'm curious what horrible means when talking about a tiny phone speaker. It's not really intended as a home theater system, simply a way to hear the narrow range of the human voice hands free. You probably should be using a dock or headphones.

it could be dirty or that it has gotten some water in it and has a short. i see this on a lot of iphones and samsungs in my line of work

i'm designing a new device

Hi,
I'm currently designing a completely new android device and would like some feedback on the hardware designs. (It is a phone with a 4.2" screen.)
I will build a working prototype from an old Zte blade and 3d printed bits at some point.
Update: the hardware i'm thinking of for a product final isn't like the blade's, it would be higher end.
Update 2: The apk thing was kind of a separate note, this phone would initially be AOSP i was just thinking of something separate I'm working on.
Please don't steal my idea, and credit this source if you build upon it.
Any way
please let me know what you think:
docx format concept attatched below

Not something u see everyday, will definitely take a look
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How about stereo speakers? You should design it like this; one on the bottom left (speaker A) & one on top right (speaker B). In portrait, speaker A is the left channel, speaker B the right channel. This is ideal for listening to music. But when the user switch to landscape for example to watch movies, speaker B becomes the left channel, speaker A becomes the right channel. I know it's quite hard to imagine but it totally makes sense. Also, it distinguishes your device from others in the market.

Joel5121 said:
How about stereo speakers? You should design it like this; one on the bottom left (speaker A) & one on top right (speaker B). In portrait, speaker A is the left channel, speaker B the right channel. This is ideal for listening to music. But when the user switch to landscape for example to watch movies, speaker B becomes the left channel, speaker A becomes the right channel. I know it's quite hard to imagine but it totally makes sense. Also, it distinguishes your device from others in the market.
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Why though? Who listens to music from the speakers anyway?

votum said:
Why though? Who listens to music from the speakers anyway?
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Not always, but I do.

About the speakers:
good idea but i don't know if it's plausible to have two sets at the top, what if the mic was two way? then it has two larger speakers on the front for stereo playback?
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Both speakers should be on the back, not in front. That would be ridiculous LOL. Also, how about a kickstand so you don't always have do hold it when watching movies.

You always have to have a speaker on the front, it's a phone. there wont be room to have it at the back at the top as well as the two cameras, proximity, ambient light sensor, and front calling speaker.
about the kickstand; I've already been thinking about that, but where would it go? I'm building up some models for one with a kick stand now.

I think you a referring to the speaker for phone call. I'm talking about speakers that you listen to when you play music. Almost all phones have it on the back, but only 1. My idea is to put 2 of them.
Edit: An example of phone with stereo speaker http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_w595-pictures-2469.php

right new picture; this one incorporates the idea of a kickstand with two speakers, although they are on the sides they wrap around to the back.
My comment on the front speakers was an idea that you could use the calling speaker as a music/ other audio speaker, as well, for movie playback.

Great! Are you really building this phone for the market or just designing for fun?

Looks like a weird version of the Xperia Arc

Sound like a good ideai would love to see how this turns out
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TobiasV said:
Looks like a weird version of the Xperia Arc
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Also xperia s
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If you fancy some crit, (BTW I'm a 3D artist of 16 years in games/film as a TD so I often only see the bad points of design or function)
1. "Edge to Edge" screen. Although I've often thought about a phone with this, from a design standpoint it becomes a little impractical for a number of reasons.
a) The users hands activate the areas on the edge just by holding it.
b) The problem of a) becomes much greater when holding the phone and operating it with one hand (it near enough means you can't, because of your palm or lower finger/thumb)
c) Any case or protection that one would want for the phone has a problem of not being able to wrap at the sides to create better grip to the unit.
2. Curved screen. Most curved screens work from a convergence angle based of the "average" eye distance in use. I think the curves are just too much for a device of this size. I personally only see a need and or advantage for screens of 15" + to be curved.
3. The volume/power button arrangement seems inconsistant with the actual design flow of the phone. Me personally would have them following the profile of the phone (curved)
4. Front speaker position not being centered would mean the use of the phone as a phone would require you to hold it at a rather odd angle for optimal function. Thats why most ear speaker outs are centered with sensors / camera surrounding them.
5. Depth/feel I could imagine this phone if held would be almost as annoying to me as an iphone4, maybe more. The angled edges and depth mean it would feel more like a slab of metal than something I would be using every day.
Just a few thoughts for an "angry" Yorkshireman

Cup holder!
Lol, sorry couldn't resist.
Make it contoured for a natural feel.
Decent aspect ratio for gaming/movies
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Right, so I'm taking all of your ideas into play (sorry no cup holders though )
I'll post back in a bit with 3 new, different, concepts. If you could vote on them it will be most appreciated.
FYI: This is initially for fun but if there is enough interest I might try to release a couple of low end working phones to the market.

If you did release a version of your phone how much do you expect it to be to a consumer?
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eoghan2t7 said:
If you did release a version of your phone how much do you expect it to be to a consumer?
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Depending on what i did for the guts; somewhere between £150 and £250

Rule 1: no rectangular shape.
Rule 2: no rectangular home button.
Or be prepared to be sued.
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Built in speaker - single or dual / stereo?

Petty sure the leaked manual showed dual speakers for the N5 whereas the official spec on Google just states "built in speaker".
So, single speaker with dual grills like the iPhone or dual / stereo speakers?
Anyone know for sure? Really hoping the audio is better this time around.
Edit: it's mono

It seems the left grill is the speaker and the right is the microphone.

Sucks ass I was so hoping for stereo, was one of the main reasons of upgrading from N4 .
It also doesnt sound that good! seems very echoey and I have no idea why >.<. Any clues whats wrong with it? at the moment mine actually sounds worse than the N4 lol.

they did the same thing with the g2....
looks like there is 2 speakers as there are 2 grills but actually only one speaker and the other hides the mic
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poor quality also it seems
Lets hope 'viper' can be used on this as this made a great improvement on my g2

hicks12 said:
Sucks ass I was so hoping for stereo, was one of the main reasons of upgrading from N4 .
It also doesnt sound that good! seems very echoey and I have no idea why >.<. Any clues whats wrong with it? at the moment mine actually sounds worse than the N4 lol.
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You have the phone already?
Yeah its odd how they're both identical in terms of looks but only 1 is speaker

just tried an mp3 from Amazon which plays at full bit rate, quality of speaker is reasonably loud but very tinny sadly

Yeah I have the phone already, have had it since 12pm . Must admit that's the only thing really that I can fault on it but I still love it oh and the yellow tinge present however I believe either calibrating the display myself or its something that will go on its own I hope
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edit: Yellow tinge is simply the display being warmer, I should have checked against my main desktop displays but instead compared it side by side to the Nexus 4 on 4.3 calibrations which the more I look at looks very cool i.e too much blue hence the white looks whiter but a bit too much, the N5 is just slightly warmer than the perfect display however it is actually really damn good and I would only reduce the temp by a very small percent to just get that hint of warmth down.
Display is better than the Nexus 4 calibrated, period.

hicks12 said:
Yeah I have the phone already, have had it since 12pm . Must admit that's the only thing really that I can fault on it but I still love it oh and the yellow tinge present however I believe either calibrating the display myself or its something that will go on its own I hope
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Wow :0 I got my tracking code at midnight but its still not active just yet. Where you live? Where it ship from, Kentucky?

Sad to hear about the crappy speaker quality. One of the main reason I returned my G2, looks like the Nexus 5 might be using the same speaker setup.
It was literally the worst sounding (tinny, low volume) speaker I've ever heard on a smartphone. My Note 3 is equally tinny, but at least it's loud. =)
Oh well...

Dan37tz said:
Sad to hear about the crappy speaker quality. One of the main reason I returned my G2, looks like the Nexus 5 might be using the same speaker setup.
It was literally the worst sounding (tinny, low volume) speaker I've ever heard on a smartphone. My Note 3 is equally tinny, but at least it's loud. =)
Oh well...
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iphone 5s does the same thing. I think nokia or HTC are the only ones who actually care about sound

It is louder than the n4 at least . I'm in England and I got it through car phone warehouse it was quicker and cheaper to get via cpw they even shipped it via DPD next day
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Collected mine from cpw store at 9.30 this morning
Only thing I'm not liking at the moment is the poor speaker and the sharp edges to the volume buttons.
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sound levels seem very low to me off the loudspeaker, especially for movies that i have downloaded and put on it

hicks12 said:
Yeah I have the phone already, have had it since 12pm . Must admit that's the only thing really that I can fault on it but I still love it oh and the yellow tinge present however I believe either calibrating the display myself or its something that will go on its own I hope
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Your phone has a yellow tint on the screen? thats the ONE PROBLEM i pray my phone dosent have. How bad is it? =/

I am disappointed with speaker sound quality also. However sound quality using headphones is very good.
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Not liking that the speaker is poor. Really hoped they would have learned from the N4 as that and the poor camera were the reasons I passed.
Seems the only thing they have learned is that placing the speaker on the rear is a bad move. No thought seems to have gone into the quality of the sound produced.

Wish it had surround sound like my n7.2 but oh well
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Just something as good as the N95 / 5800 (hard to beat) and even the iPhone which also has only one speaker would be sufficient. I can understand the need to keep costs down but surely the speaker components can't be that dear.
A crappy speaker spoils the user experience for me as I rarely use headphones.
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Waterproof feature

Noobe question concerning the waterproof feature on my (and other Xperia's) DD6616. If the phone is waterproof up to 5 feet for a continuous 30 minutes, what prevents me from surfacing and then going back under for up to 5 feet for another 30 minutes? Will the integrity of the phone weaken? Is there a standard time between dives you should take? Does the phone's seals get back to normal out of the water, thus the reason you can go back in? I haven't used my phone in the pool yet, but plan on this upcoming summer. Since I won't be under water constantly for 30 minutes, then having the phone in and out of the water for 5 minutes here, 3 minutes there, etc, etc, should not even be a factor correct?

Not a factor, but keep in mind the chemicals in pools. I wouldn't use it and forget it, definitely rinse it off after getting out of the pool. And no salt walter. I'd recommend a case or ziplock bag for salt.
The only thing I would watch out for is jets and breaching (can pull on flaps). And dropping it in a 5ft pool is like dropping it from 5ft on concrete. Wear a wrist strap (slippery)

So what prevents water from getting into the exposed 3.5mm audio jack, and then into the phone's internals?

I questioned the inclusion of a lanyard option until reading this post. Now it makes perfect sense to include it. Phone slips while underwater, dives to the deep end, boom!!

Flava0ne said:
So what prevents water from getting into the exposed 3.5mm audio jack, and then into the phone's internals?
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Couldn't find this in English but this is why you don't have to worry about it.
http://www.blogsonyxperia.com.br/sa...vido-de-xperia-z2-z1-e-z-ultra-e-prova-dagua/

Flava0ne said:
So what prevents water from getting into the exposed 3.5mm audio jack, and then into the phone's internals?
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The 3.5mm headphone jack is waterproof.

Eric Violette said:
Noobe question concerning the waterproof feature on my (and other Xperia's) DD6616. If the phone is waterproof up to 5 feet for a continuous 30 minutes, what prevents me from surfacing and then going back under for up to 5 feet for another 30 minutes? Will the integrity of the phone weaken? Is there a standard time between dives you should take? Does the phone's seals get back to normal out of the water, thus the reason you can go back in? I haven't used my phone in the pool yet, but plan on this upcoming summer. Since I won't be under water constantly for 30 minutes, then having the phone in and out of the water for 5 minutes here, 3 minutes there, etc, etc, should not even be a factor correct?
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My phone speakers are 50% quieter since I bought the phone since submerging it so i'd be wary of that. Everyone may say it's nonsense but i've compared it to a brand new Z3 and the speaker volume and quality have degraded since I had it.

Jonathan-H said:
My phone speakers are 50% quieter since I bought the phone since submerging it so i'd be wary of that. Everyone may say it's nonsense but i've compared it to a brand new Z3 and the speaker volume and quality have degraded since I had it.
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I can attest to that. My bottom speaker sound is lesser now
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How long since you submerged it?

infinitylook said:
I can attest to that. My bottom speaker sound is lesser now
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Jonathan-H said:
My phone speakers are 50% quieter since I bought the phone since submerging it so i'd be wary of that. Everyone may say it's nonsense but i've compared it to a brand new Z3 and the speaker volume and quality have degraded since I had it.
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It shld only be for a while though
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Jumaqidi said:
It shld only be for a while though
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Mine is weeks now . Sadly i bought this from ebay
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A few days ago i dunked my phone and 10 minutes after that I tried to make a phone call. I could barely hear the person on the other end, so I turned on the loudspeaker. But again i the volume was terrible and i could not hear the other person at all.
10 minutes after the call the phone was dry and everything returned to normal.

shtepsel said:
A few days ago i dunked my phone and 10 minutes after that I tried to make a phone call. I could barely hear the person on the other end, so I turned on the loudspeaker. But again i the volume was terrible and i could not hear the other person at all.
10 minutes after the call the phone was dry and everything returned to normal.
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Try doing the service test for stereo speakers. Dial *#*#7378423#*#*
Select service tests then stereo Speaker. Compare left and right speaker. If both are loud and clear then you're lucky. Tried mine and the right stereo speaker(which is the bottom) is muffled.
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Both are OK. There is a difference between the quality of both speakers but it's been like this since I bought the phone ( The top one sound better and sound better in general. But that's subjective so yeah... )

I haven't submerged my phone in water but the speakers are lower (although sometimes they get louder, happens with a Bluetooth speaker too). Same thing happened to my old m8 after a while,the volume just dies out.

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Both are OK. There is a difference between the quality of both speakers but it's been like this since I bought the phone ( The top one sound better and sound better in general. But that's subjective so yeah... )
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So you think it's software? Went to the store yesterday and compared it to the displayed Z3 and the store unit's top and bottom are equal in loudness and were good. So do you think this is permanent?
Drzfr3shboialex said:
I haven't submerged my phone in water but the speakers are lower (although sometimes they get louder, happens with a Bluetooth speaker too). Same thing happened to my old m8 after a while,the volume just dies out.
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The loudness of both speakers is equal, it's the way they sound that is different. The top one sound good , but the bottom is a little tinny

Mine now has the screen coming away on the top right corner, no wonder the top speaker is quiter now.
I am trading in my Z3 towards something that won't fall apart after one month's use lol

shtepsel said:
The loudness of both speakers is equal, it's the way they sound that is different. The top one sound good , but the bottom is a little tinny
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How loudspeaker during call? I can't hear the other person on the other end during call
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It seems to be normal. I've been reading and found this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/help/3-little-issues-z3-help-please-speaker-t2898898 - Issue 1