Hey guys this is one thing I'm extremely curious about, anyone able to review how the sound is on this?
Nexus 4 was horrible because of the low volume problem playing through aux cables in the car, my galaxy nexus was way better, just curious to how the sound is on the nexus 5
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The actual speaker loudness its self... For me its not very loud!
I have played it though aux in a car and its fine
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It seems nice and loud to me. I'm using headphones and Bluetooth with mine though.
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Another question for the owners who tried the phone in their cars (AUX) how is the sound quality? since in the N4 the sound quality via the AUX was crap (no other word to describe it) :good:
I thought it was pretty good. Nice quality and loud
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Tricepz said:
Another question for the owners who tried the phone in their cars (AUX) how is the sound quality? since in the N4 the sound quality via the AUX was crap (no other word to describe it) :good:
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Well playing via A2DP is really good. Just like my S3 if not better due to the bitpool being correct.
Playing via headphones also seem to be fine. Not as good as the S3 for me but once a kernel is out with some decent DAC settings i cant really compare.
Yes the speaker quality is CRAP. Not very loud and also tinny. With some sound mods it will be better i can only hope.
Not talking about speakers, about quality through the headphones /aux!
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Headphone is definitely better than n4 in my opinion. Speaker is total crap.
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Nutsonfire said:
Headphone is definitely better than n4 in my opinion. Speaker is total crap.
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Only one speaker?
Mine just arrived today and I noticed when pressing on on one speaker nothing happens and then pressing on the other it sounds muted... is anyone else noticing or do I have a defect?
Or maybe one is speaker one is mic??
Aydthird said:
Mine just arrived today and I noticed when pressing on on one speaker nothing happens and then pressing on the other it sounds muted... is anyone else noticing or do I have a defect?
Or maybe one is speaker one is mic??
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Same thing for me!
one is the speaker the other is the mic - just like the iPhone
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Headphone is definitely better than n4 in my opinion. Speaker is total crap.
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Can somebody else confirm that the speaker is crap? Is it better or worse than the N4? The one thing I miss about the iPhone is the external speaker, in terms of volume. I could, with the 4s, put it in my pocket and hear the music without a problem. That wasn't the case with the N4.
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Biaviian said:
Can somebody else confirm that the speaker is crap? Is it better or worse than the N4? The one thing I miss about the iPhone is the external speaker, in terms of volume. I could, with the 4s, put it in my pocket and hear the music without a problem. That wasn't the case with the N4.
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Can we stop talking about the speaker, by the way anyone know what sound chip they used?
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subxero123 said:
Can we stop talking about the speaker, by the way anyone know what sound chip they used?
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Considering it deals with sound quality, no. If you don't like it then start another thread or quit *****ing.
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Biaviian said:
Considering it deals with sound quality, no. If you don't like it then start another thread or quit *****ing.
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uhhh, he is the OP...
Biaviian said:
Can somebody else confirm that the speaker is crap? Is it better or worse than the N4? The one thing I miss about the iPhone is the external speaker, in terms of volume. I could, with the 4s, put it in my pocket and hear the music without a problem. That wasn't the case with the N4.
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Seems that the speaker is a turd. HTC One was superior in this sense...even when ringing and getting notifications.
I played through Bluetooth today and it sounds absolutely stunningly perfect.
Biaviian said:
Can somebody else confirm that the speaker is crap? Is it better or worse than the N4? The one thing I miss about the iPhone is the external speaker, in terms of volume. I could, with the 4s, put it in my pocket and hear the music without a problem. That wasn't the case with the N4.
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I affirm it again speaker is crap, probably barely good enough for ringing and calls. Tried to play some dubstep from YouTube and at 50% volume it was far from loud and already starting to saturate. And I'm not a kid that wants to blow is hears off.
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Biaviian said:
Can somebody else confirm that the speaker is crap? Is it better or worse than the N4? The one thing I miss about the iPhone is the external speaker, in terms of volume. I could, with the 4s, put it in my pocket and hear the music without a problem. That wasn't the case with the N4.
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It is crap yes.
Biaviian said:
Can somebody else confirm that the speaker is crap? Is it better or worse than the N4? The one thing I miss about the iPhone is the external speaker, in terms of volume. I could, with the 4s, put it in my pocket and hear the music without a problem. That wasn't the case with the N4.
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I've been trying the speakers out and I gotta say, they're really bad. My dad's super old iphone 4s speaker volume was louder then my n5 speaker when i had it on full blast and he was about 5 feet away. I played youtube music videos on them as well and they sound like ****. Headphones sound fine though.
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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.
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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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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
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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.
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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...
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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
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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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Phone was great the first week or so, but in the last few days the headset speaker on some calls(most actually but not all) sounds muffled and scratchy. Actually sounds like someone is talking into a cup and rubbing the mic at the same time. Anyone else with similar issue?
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Hey I was wondering how the call quality was with the nexus as the ear piece is pretty small. I have a note 3 and while everyone and their mother gave it a great review for phone quality I'm not very impressed. Is the voice quality loud and crisp? Also, when putting casks on speakerphone how is it? I know the speaker hasn't been reported to be great but sometimes voice is a little different.
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Hey I was wondering how the call quality was with the nexus as the ear piece is pretty small. I have a note 3 and while everyone and their mother gave it a great review for phone quality I'm not very impressed. Is the voice quality loud and crisp? Also, when putting casks on speakerphone how is it? I know the speaker hasn't been reported to be great but sometimes voice is a little different.
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if your calling T-mobile to T-mobile on both HD Voice capable devices it sounds really nice so far heres the level of ear piece quality based on network mode
GPRS- Crap
EDGE- Decent
HSPA - Excellent
HSPA W/ HD Voice- Amazing
The earpiece is good its just the quality of the audio coming from it depends on the network mode at least for me this is how it is
Can you hear me now? Good.
I have noticed that most speaker grills are much larger than they need to be. The nexus 5 ear piece is about how much is used. Or so I have heard.
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People still make phone calls?
whozilla said:
Can you hear me now? Good.
I have noticed that most speaker grills are much larger than they need to be. The nexus 5 ear piece is about how much is used. Or so I have heard.
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i actually prefer those larger grills for the top phone speaker. well not larger, but wider. like the N4 has it.
with the N5 i have found myself having to adjust where the phone is or a part of my ear will cover up the grill and make it difficult to hear. it's probably just my personal use though, like i press the top half of the phone against my ear too hard maybe
Took my first call just a bit ago and can say that I'm very satisfied coming from an s4. Same, if not better volume/quality. Only complaint is how 'sharp' the top edges are too my ear.
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Call quality is awesome. I use my phone for work, so good calm quality is a must.
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Comming from HTC, call quality on Nexus is worse.
Not bad, but not excellent.
I don't spend much time talking on the phone, but sounds fine to me. Kinda sounds like a phone.
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I don't spend much time talking on the phone, but sounds fine to me. Kinda sounds like a phone.
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I have difficulty hearing the other side of the line, some times the sound level become so low that I can't hear anything, next minute It has a sharp clear vice, might be the little speaker issues.
OP,
I jumped to N5 from iPhone 5. I see no difference in call quality or earpiece - both sounds fantastic, loud, clear. I had same worries - its so small on N5.
Yeah I figured the small earpiece would be problematic, but it's fine.
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I hold my phone away from my face slightly and haven't had issues hearing anyone over 4g.
I bought the V10 for the ability to adjust the microphone sensitivity while recording video. I go to a lot of music festivals and clubs and the bass always gets distorted when recording video. I built a microphone that plugs into the headphone jack to overcome this, but wanted a phone that didn't require it. The V10 failed. I set the sensitivity to -18dB and the quality is still awful.
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I bought the V10 for the ability to adjust the microphone sensitivity while recording video. I go to a lot of music festivals and clubs and the bass always gets distorted when recording video. I built a microphone that plugs into the headphone jack to overcome this, but wanted a phone that didn't require it. The V10 failed. I set the sensitivity to -18dB and the quality is still awful.
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Well, that is disappointing to hear. That was one of the features that made me choose this phone. I had the HTC One M8 and got really good results from concerts.
Thanks for the report. It is disappointing though. The adjustable mic thing was a feature I was hoping would help make better videos at concerts. Oh well...
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Seems good enough to me. Didn't adjust anything
https://goo.gl/photos/B96AiaiUv2Urfcoa6
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Seems good enough to me. Didn't adjust anything
https://goo.gl/photos/B96AiaiUv2Urfcoa6
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I'd say that sounds pretty good to me
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Seems good enough to me. Didn't adjust anything
https://goo.gl/photos/B96AiaiUv2Urfcoa6
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Wow that sounds pretty good, I can feel that bass!
Took that video on the v10
https://www.facebook.com/Cobleskill/videos/10154941238431959/
Lot's of clipping in the bass though. Thanks for upping the sample!
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Took that video on the v10
https://www.facebook.com/Cobleskill/videos/10154941238431959/
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Heya,
not abound the sound, which is fine, but what's wrong with the video? Even on HD the video has some serious tear/problems. Something exclusive for that clip?
Trying to pick up the bass frequency will probably never happen on a smartphone. The type of microphone that will handle that frequency would never fit in there smartphone.
You can filter the crap out of your microphone physically but then you'll lose the higher frequency sounds.
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Trying to pick up the bass frequency will probably never happen on a smartphone. The type of microphone that will handle that frequency would never fit in there smartphone.
You can filter the crap out of your microphone physically but then you'll lose the higher frequency sounds.
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HTC One M8 did audio awesome, no clipping in the bass of recordings. I recorded alot of clips from concerts.
Here is a comparison of the microphone I built used on my Note 4 and the V10 with its built-in mics. Both videos are shot at Omnia nightclub is San Diego.
This video is shot with my Note 4 and homemade microphone. Up front very close to speakers
https://youtu.be/_ZAduMEDEdM
This video is shot with the V10 and microphone sensitivity set to -18dB. In back not near speakers
https://youtu.be/33kYTkxHZZs
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Lot's of clipping in the bass though. Thanks for upping the sample!
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I agree. Sounds like absolute sh$t to me. I must admit M9,M8 and especially M7 always did good with music Audio. The original M7 had dual "HDR" Mics, later in the year they were dropped though due to legal dispute.
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This video is shot with the V10 and microphone sensitivity set to -18dB. In back not near speakers
https://youtu.be/33kYTkxHZZs
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That sounds like sh *t! WTF V10!!!!!
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That sounds like sh *t! WTF V10!!!!!
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To be fair, I don't think anything would have came out much better. Lol I've been to plenty of those clubs and its crazy loud.
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I've had great results with the Rode Stereo VideoMic Pro for my Panasonic FZ-200 digital camera. Rode now makes a microphone just for smartphones called the VideoMic Me. I've seen it online for only $59 at bhphotovideo. You plug it right into your earphone port and it also has an integrated earphone port so that you can hear what you are recording. Here's a link to Rode's website: http://www.rode.com/microphones/videomicme
Take a look at the videos on the website, especially the two girls who take it into a live club concert. You can hear the music without any distortion. I just may pick one up myself. It will be released on 12/1/2015.
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Heya,
not abound the sound, which is fine, but what's wrong with the video? Even on HD the video has some serious tear/problems. Something exclusive for that clip?
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Maybe it's the facebook processing. here is the backed up version on google.
https://goo.gl/photos/Km7MCZgvYfiUY5ND8
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mb76ry94nnipsvp/20151113_223554.mp4?dl=0
Loud concert, I thought it was pretty good but not perfect. wife's s6 was horrible
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This video is shot with the V10 and microphone sensitivity set to -18dB. In back not near speakers
https://youtu.be/33kYTkxHZZs
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Something is certainly wrong. Other peoples concert vids sound fine.
valestrand said:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mb76ry94nnipsvp/20151113_223554.mp4?dl=0
Loud concert, I thought it was pretty good but not perfect. wife's s6 was horrible
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Do you have another clips...moooreeee pliz...\m/