My Galaxy Buds in black arrived today...any questions? - Samsung Galaxy S10 Accessories

So, T-Mobile never shipped my pre-order S10 so they sent the Buds in black to the house and ate the cost. Love them. Anyone have questions about them?

No, we already have the white ones. They are quite good but missing bass and are not very steady, the ear fins are a bit small for me.

yea, sadly the buds doesnt have that much base to it

Can you compare it with the inbox wired AKG earphone?

massacreur75010 said:
No, we already have the white ones. They are quite good but missing bass and are not very steady, the ear fins are a bit small for me.
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Is the EQ on in the settings? I find that they have tons of bass, especially for such small drivers. Obviously you won't feel it, they are tiny little things in your ears, but you can hear the low frequencies extremely well.
Edit: I just re-listened to some songs on Spotify. I listened to Made Men by Drake and you can absolutely hear the bass in the beginning. It starts with an 808 hit. Similar sound on the 3.5mm headphones included in the box and honestly louder than my Bose QC35II. If there are in ear, wireless buds that produce more than that I would love to hear about them. I don't know what else you could expect.

jdubya42 said:
Is the EQ on in the settings? I find that they have tons of bass, especially for such small drivers. Obviously you won't feel it, they are tiny little things in your ears, but you can hear the low frequencies extremely well.
Edit: I just re-listened to some songs on Spotify. I listened to Made Men by Drake and you can absolutely hear the bass in the beginning. It starts with an 808 hit. Similar sound on the 3.5mm headphones included in the box and honestly louder than my Bose QC35II. If there are in ear, wireless buds that produce more than that I would love to hear about them. I don't know what else you could expect.
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I also hear you need to use the volume adjustment from the touch pads on the buds to get the full volume. I sold my white and black one are arriving tomorrow so can't confirm myself

baophucdinh31 said:
yea, sadly the buds doesnt have that much base to it
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So.. I took some Comply Foam Tips I used with an old pair of beats headphones and I got a ton of base. The tips make a HUGE difference!
The only problem, with them on the buds, they don't fit in the charging case.
I did contact Comply and they will be coming out with foam tips in 2-3 weeks specifically for the buds. I highly recommend getting them.
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jdubya42 said:
Is the EQ on in the settings? I find that they have tons of bass, especially for such small drivers. Obviously you won't feel it, they are tiny little things in your ears, but you can hear the low frequencies extremely well.
Edit: I just re-listened to some songs on Spotify. I listened to Made Men by Drake and you can absolutely hear the bass in the beginning. It starts with an 808 hit. Similar sound on the 3.5mm headphones included in the box and honestly louder than my Bose QC35II. If there are in ear, wireless buds that produce more than that I would love to hear about them. I don't know what else you could expect.
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I also have the jaybird x3 and I can tell you there is a big difference! So yeah a bit disappointed in this regard but otherwise they are great, light...

buds
How long did it take, from the moment you requested them to delivery?

netengineer said:
So.. I took some Comply Foam Tips I used with an old pair of beats headphones and I got a ton of base. The tips make a HUGE difference!
The only problem, with them on the buds, they don't fit in the charging case.
I did contact Comply and they will be coming out with foam tips in 2-3 weeks specifically for the buds. I highly recommend getting them.
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thanks, could you shoot me a pm when the product is out? I'd like to try it out!

Do you notice any issues with battery drain on the case?
I had them charging overnight, so first thing in the morning, buds were green and case was green. I used the buds for a short while on morning commute, until about 90% battery. Put them back in the case, and case showed green. Left them on my desk all day, took them out for evening commute, and case is yellow. Another short commute, another quick top off of the buds.....and case is red.
It seems like the case is always charging the buds even if buds are full. I am sure they are seated correctly in the case. I wait for a flash after placing each bud in. I can't imagine that two short charges of the buds, from 90% back to 100, is enough to take the case from green to red under normal conditions.

bailyc said:
Do you notice any issues with battery drain on the case?
I had them charging overnight, so first thing in the morning, buds were green and case was green. I used the buds for a short while on morning commute, until about 90% battery. Put them back in the case, and case showed green. Left them on my desk all day, took them out for evening commute, and case is yellow. Another short commute, another quick top off of the buds.....and case is red.
It seems like the case is always charging the buds even if buds are full. I am sure they are seated correctly in the case. I wait for a flash after placing each bud in. I can't imagine that two short charges of the buds, from 90% back to 100, is enough to take the case from green to red under normal conditions.
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Try draining both the buds and the case and then recharging. Several folks on the GalaxyBuds subreddit seem to have had luck with that.

do you get bad robotic sounding notifications when you enable them in the wear app?

Has anyone tried the buds while gaming.
Mine are black ones and have a delayed response while gaming, as they're Bluetooth 5.0 this shouldn't be the case.
Please if anyone can confirm this maybe while playing PUBG, it will be very helpful.

How is the mic of them? In the airpods i can speak at normal loud and the other person ears me very well. How is it in the buds?

any word on the comply foam tips?

massacreur75010 said:
No, we already have the white ones. They are quite good but missing bass and are not very steady, the ear fins are a bit small for me.
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can you try bigger buds, they say when you change to bigger ones bass increases.

Does it come with a drink?

fethi2 said:
can you try bigger buds, they say when you change to bigger ones bass increases.
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I've tried several and it's very hard to get them back in the charge case comfortably.

I tried bigger buds but it is not changing much. I have some jaybird x3 to compare with and the sound quality is definitely worse :/
Otherwise I personally don't have any issue putting them back in their charge case.

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Speakerphone (loudness, clarity)

Proper etiquette aside (hint: don't use speakerphone while doing your "business" in a public bathroom), rate this thread to express how you think the Xiaomi Mi 5's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
it's loud, but on max volume there's a lot of distortion, contacted Xiaomi, they sayed that's normal (i don't think so, maybe faulty batch, mine's 64GB white one). Overall, loud, but not clear enough.
How is the sound quality through 3.5mm jack?
killbox said:
How is the sound quality through 3.5mm jack?
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Great and loud, loudest from all phones i had. Check gsmarena review for more details
Anybody tried to cover one of the speakerphone holes? I've tried mine, and sounds from the left ones are small compared to the right ones. I looked into the holes, and it seems that something covered the left holes from the inside. I've attached a picture of it.
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Anybody tried to cover one of the speakerphone holes? I've tried mine, and sounds from the left ones are small compared to the right ones. I looked into the holes, and it seems that something covered the left holes from the inside. I've attached a picture of it.
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same for my phone, seems to be normal
vegasphinx said:
Anybody tried to cover one of the speakerphone holes? I've tried mine, and sounds from the left ones are small compared to the right ones. I looked into the holes, and it seems that something covered the left holes from the inside. I've attached a picture of it.
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the left hole probably contains mic and no speaker and also for symmetry
loud and clear
loud and beautiful
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The speakerphone is very loud and clear, it's amazing to have the combination of both
In test the loudspeaker is quiet good
Source: G******A
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Anybody tried to cover one of the speakerphone holes? I've tried mine, and sounds from the left ones are small compared to the right ones. I looked into the holes, and it seems that something covered the left holes from the inside. I've attached a picture of it.
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Hey mate,
That is not the speaker hole. That hole for the mic and this phone comes with the single speaker (just mono not like stereo).
Headphone
I have no problem with the speakerphone sound, but the headphone out could be a lot better, lots of background noise with sensitive in ear monitors. That said, other "flaships" like the LG G2 suffer from the same problem...
Which ROM are you using? Do you have VoLTE in your country?
I am using CM 13.0-20161211-NIGHTLY.
The speakerphone sound is pretty loud and clear, but my friends tell me my mic is pretty bad while I'm using the speakerphone.
I think my problem is ROM dependent rather than a hardware defect.
I am planning to revert to MIUI soon, I will keep you posted.
I got crackling and broken loudspeaker, tried to flash another ROM but the issue persisted :crying:
I flashed MIUI Global Stable ROM.
The speakerphone now works fine on phone calls.
I still got issues on Skype calls though (it occurs only on Skype).
i got htc one m8 now, and planning to upgrade to this phone, what do i need to expect about sound quality?
strikereg said:
I have no problem with the speakerphone sound, but the headphone out could be a lot better, lots of background noise with sensitive in ear monitors. That said, other "flaships" like the LG G2 suffer from the same problem...
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I'm afraid it's your headphones mate. The phone is very clear and proper tests (through GSMarena) show that it has the lowest distortion of any phone on the market (conparable to Sabre DACs), not to mention it's decently loud too, something phones like the G2 can't boast. That said, I didn't like the sound signature (how the output is shaped), so I replaced the audio driver with Viper4Android and disabled Xiaomi's driver altogether. I suggest you try that and see if that works for you?
xdadevet said:
I'm afraid it's your headphones mate. The phone is very clear and proper tests (through GSMarena) show that it has the lowest distortion of any phone on the market (conparable to Sabre DACs), not to mention it's decently loud too, something phones like the G2 can't boast. That said, I didn't like the sound signature (how the output is shaped), so I replaced the audio driver with Viper4Android and disabled Xiaomi's driver altogether. I suggest you try that and see if that works for you?
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In a way it really is the headphones, for being such good IEM
They cost more than the Xiaomi Mi5. Problem is, good IEM are generally very sensitive, so they need a good quality source, with no background noise.
Sorry but it the Mi5 really has bad sound quality. Way worse that any iPhone.
I've given up and went and bought an IPhone 7. No problems there, of course.
strikereg said:
In a way it really is the headphones, for being such good IEM
They cost more than the Xiaomi Mi5. Problem is, good IEM are generally very sensitive, so they need a good quality source, with no background noise.
Sorry but it the Mi5 really has bad sound quality. Way worse that any iPhone.
I've given up and went and bought an IPhone 7. No problems there, of course.
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I also prefer IEMs for their sound quality. Which ones do you use? Also, check out this website and run the tests, it's quite fun and revealing: http://www.audiocheck.net/soundtests_headphones.php
See the attached screenshot. There shouldn't be an audible distortion difference between the Mi 5 and iPhone. And unlike the iPhone, you can actually change the audio driver to suit your preference.
Edit: Looking at the numbers you can see that the Mi 5 has quicker frequency response, lower noise level, higher dynamic range, less harmonic distortion, less intermodulation distortion, and less stereo crosstalk than an iPhone 6s. There is not a single thing you can measure where the iPhone does better yet you call the Mi 5 "way worse". I don't have an iPhone on me so I can't verify it myself, but output should be identical.

Bottom speaker not as loud as top one?

Has anyone noticed that the bottom speaker volume is lower than the top one (ear peace) when playing music? or is it only me?
I did not notice it before because I always use headsets but today I spilled some juice on it and washed it under the sink water after that I played some music just to see what's up and noticed this uneven volume coming out from both speakers. I will let it dry and see if it was the cause but has anyone else noticed that?
And if you are talking on the phone using speakers only bottom one works. Is it normal?
Yes they are different but I think it's intentional because not only is the volume different, but they each put out different kinds of sound if you notice.
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Yes they are different but I think it's intentional because not only is the volume different, but they each put out different kinds of sound if you notice.
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Yeah I did notice the output of the sound is different from each speaker. I already thought I have faulty unit and wanted to return it but now you saved my worry <3 Thank you.
I wouldn't say that it's intentional as if Sony wanted both speakers to be different. It's normal though and to be expected because the speakers aren't identical. The top speaker is of higher quality.
sunking101 said:
I wouldn't say that it's intentional as if Sony wanted both speakers to be different. It's normal though and to be expected because the speakers aren't identical. The top speaker is of higher quality.
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I just wanted to know if I am not the only one with such situation. As I mentioned before I did not notice it until I used it. Thank you for replying.

Earphones being louder on one side than the other.

Hi, I recently got my A7 and this one thing is bothering me since day one. For some reason my right earpiece is louder than my left one. I am not using the included headset but rather Apple Earpods as they have a better bass, which is kind of important to me. I checked Adapt Sound before any of you ask, I have the default profile enabled. Is there a way to make both the earpieces be on the same lound level? Thanks
Interesting. I also seem to have the same problem. I wanted to have my left ear checked by a doctor for this .
No idea why this is the case though.
hhadi said:
Interesting. I also seem to have the same problem. I wanted to have my left ear checked by a doctor for this .
No idea why this is the case though.
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yeah I had the same feeling until I realised that if I put my left earpiece to my right ear it was the same level as if it were in the left ear.
Also for me this only happens when I have in-ear heaphones, over-the-ear one's sound normal

Pixel 3a - Audio

Hello guys,
I noticed something weird with my new Pixel 3A:
The sound is very low when it's set between 0 and ~75%, and start to become louud only at the end (like 80% and more). But when the audio is set on maximum, the sound is kind of weird... like there is too much "bass", not natural... I don't know how to describe it.
Am I the only one? Is your Pixel 3a audio weak except at maximum?
Thanks
Check out this thread: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/1483051?hl=en (expand to see all replies). One person reported this for 3a and another for 3a XL
All my sounds in general are very low
JoeSchmoe007 said:
Check out this thread: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/1483051?hl=en (expand to see all replies). One person reported this for 3a and another for 3a XL
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OMG! Thanks for the link. This could be a deal breaker. Strange, though that one poster said he didn't have the issue on Oreo. One reported issue started after 6 mos but didn't link it to OS upgrade. My white 3a is coming from B&H on "1st come" as the inventory replenishes so it could be weeks before it arrives.
Never had a Pixel ($$$) but had every Nexus device (phones and tablets) since GNex--which I kept because of hdmi out. Generally, issues with the phones, but the our last three (N9, 5X, and 6P) had serious hardware issues. LG fixed one 5X --twice; we replaced battery in 6P which revitalized that device. N9 became hopeless. Am wishing for better with the 3a (like the N5--which I'm still using as a device--not phone). The 3a reminded me of the N5 which I really loved as a daily driver.
Please, posters, chime in if you've found this issue, too. TIA.
I've noticed that my ringer and notifications are what's low, the call volume and media seem loud. Not sure what's going on
In fact, I don't care if it's software, I just wanted to know if I have a defect unit...
I will never buy a smartphone with updates not directly from Google again, so I don't care about some software issue, I will always buy Pixels. But my only problem is to know if it's only my device or not. .
Yes, the volume for all things for me is quite low until you get past ~75% like you said.
cjbr0wn said:
Yes, the volume for all things for me is quite low until you get past ~75% like you said.
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Thanks for confirming it's not only my device
It's weird, why Google did that? It's like the 100% sound is like 3x or 4x louder than 50-60%! But my maths say to me (correct me if I'm wrong) 50-60% should be half less than 100%.
Today I finally had a chance to play with 3a that was connected to the network and I experienced low volume at about 50% for YouTube playback. In-call volume for conversation seemed OK but I was not able to check ringtone because phone was not accepting incoming calls.
sorry do you mean the loudspeakers or with headphones? or in-call? sound levels seem fairly normal for me i'm afraid, the audio quality is not great but i've punched it up with ViPER. made a call last night and didn't notice the in-call volume being unusual. my alarm was loud this morning. loudspeaker sound quality also not great but that doesn't really affect me.
Viper works without root?
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Viper works without root?
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We have root
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Do you know one good and safe non-root equalizer app ? Thanks
One guy (on the above linked google page) realized it was the plastic protective cover that the phone came with. It was covering the speaker hole (one of the stereo speakers is located behind the earpiece hole - they are not BOTH at the bottom of the phone). He removed the plastic cover and the sound volume was fine.
So make sure you have removed the plastic and that any screen protector you might have installed doesn't cover the speaker!
Mine seems pretty good--loud. My hearing is very sensitive, though. Brightness, otoh, is sub-par--or calibrated differently. 70% on my 3a = 30% on N5X.
Yeah that's what I mean... At max the audio is like other phones, but at 70 it's lower... Weird calibration.
Hey all, I've been playing around with my phone and I'm not sure if I'm the only one but only one "side" of the cutout actually plays sound. Is anyone else encountering this?
Wdenton said:
Hey all, I've been playing around with my phone and I'm not sure if I'm the only one but only one "side" of the cutout actually plays sound. Is anyone else encountering this?
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That's the way it works. The other hole is only for optical balance. You have the top speaker which is front firing and one bottom speaker which is down firing
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jmtjr278 said:
That's the way it works. The other hole is only for optical balance. You have the top speaker which is front firing and one bottom speaker which is down firing
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I believe the other hole is actually a mic. This is VERY common in phones with a single bottom firing speaker.
I noticed the Pixel 3a isn't 'really' stereo. I feel like it's mono sound but with 2 speakers for boost the audio.
I don't know if you guys noticed that, when you watch a video or listen podcast... if you put your finger and your block the audio from a speaker, and you do the same thing with the other speaker, the audio isn't the same, there is like 'low freq" (bass?) coming from the bottom, and 'high freq' (normal) coming from the top speaker.
I mean... when you test that with your finger and put the phone near to your ear, you will notice the audio from both speakers is not the same at all, it's weird...
EDIT: I was wondering if I'm the crazy guy who se weird things or issues everywhere but after some research I found I'm not the only one who noticed that, we have the confirmation in the Unbox Therapy video about Pixel 3a:
https://youtu.be/3mlMq3pQyt8?t=687
"It's NOT a stereo implementation. They called that but in reality most of the low-end is coming from here, some high-end is coming from here..."
Did you noticed that guys?

Question Earpiece/loudspeaker quality

Hi,
how is the loudspeaker quality for people who already own the phone?
For me the speakers are not that great. Especially the top one in the earpiece. Calls aren't that great and listening to voice messages or even videos and music is just ok.
I get scratching in the top one pretty early. It depends on the audio quality/source but sometimes it already scratches around 60% of max volume. Especially in calls and voice messages.
It sound very good. Less bass then my s21U, but still ok. Calls are very ok too.
So no scratching for you?
I have got an S20 here and it definitely has a better sound quality with less distortion/scratching...
I was quite impressed. Especially in flex mode when both speakers face forward. Definitely one of the highlights of this phone if you ask me.
So no scratching when listening to voice mails on higher volumes? Just tried video and there the quality is fine. It is voices where my speaker struggles.
The sound Quality if better (subjectively) than my S21+, which I traded in. Less tinny and no distortion so far on loudspeaker call in flex mode.
So in my experience the speakers especially the one on the top is worst than the ones of the S20 which is sad.
One thing I noticed in addition to the bad sound quality is that the speaker grill of the earpiece doesn't cover the 3 holes completely. I am able to look through the holes. The grill only covers a part of the holes. Haven't seen this before. Can anybody confirm this or do I indeed have a faulty product?
I will try to describe this as best I can and you can decide if this is the same thing or if yours appears to be missing parts.
I have the three holes. Inside them, there is what looks like plastic coming from the top that covers about half of the opening. If I angle the phone to see into the gap, there is another cover under it.
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I will try to describe this as best I can and you can decide if this is the same thing or if yours appears to be missing parts.
I have the three holes. Inside them, there is what looks like plastic coming from the top that covers about half of the opening. If I angle the phone to see into the gap, there is another cover under it.
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Ok, I guess than it's supposed to be like that. Looks a bit weird to me.
How is the sound quality on your end? The quality itself is ok for me, what annoys me is the distortion I get pretty early around 60-70% of max volume depending on the audio. Especially calls, video calls and voice messages get distorted really quickly. Video and music mostly seem to be fine.
Cris7ianO said:
Ok, I guess than it's supposed to be like that. Looks a bit weird to me.
How is the sound quality on your end? The quality itself is ok for me, what annoys me is the distortion I get pretty early around 60-70% of max volume depending on the audio. Especially calls, video calls and voice messages get distorted really quickly. Video and music mostly seem to be fine.
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Haven't made any real calls yet, but everything else seemed normal. I should probably test that before the return period runs out. I'll let you know.
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Haven't made any real calls yet, but everything else seemed normal. I should probably test that before the return period runs out. I'll let you know.
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Feedback is appreciated . Voice messages in Whatsapp for example, same for Whatsapp and Duo video calls and phone calls as well... Distortion and scratching in the upper range coming out of the earpiece/upper speaker.
I have to decide if I keep the device until Saturday. It would be great if a few more people who own the phone could give some feedback regarding the loudspeaker of the phone during voice and video calls and voice messages
Sounds defective. Just finished testing and it was not only clear, but loud. I know with previous phones, I couldn't hear a thing at any less than one step below the max volume. I had this one at half and it was just as loud. If you happened to start at max, it's possible a speaker blew out. The thing they never tell you is that they aren't truly meant to run at that volume for anything more than a minute or two.
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Sounds defective. Just finished testing and it was not only clear, but loud. I know with previous phones, I couldn't hear a thing at any less than one step below the max volume. I had this one at half and it was just as loud. If you happened to start at max, it's possible a speaker blew out. The thing they never tell you is that they aren't truly meant to run at that volume for anything more than a minute or two.
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Thanks for the feedback. What confuses me is that I get the distortion only in calls or voice messages. No problems when listening to music or videos.
Cris7ianO said:
Thanks for the feedback. What confuses me is that I get the distortion only in calls or voice messages. No problems when listening to music or videos.
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I have heard rumors the speakers are separate between the two, but I'm not sure.
I know Samsung tends to send phones to be repaired over replaced, even when it just released last week. Hopefully they don't give you any trouble if you decide to flat out return it, though.
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I have heard rumors the speakers are separate between the two, but I'm not sure.
I know Samsung tends to send phones to be repaired over replaced, even when it just released last week. Hopefully they don't give you any trouble if you decide to flat out return it, though.
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Yeah the service is ridiculous. I love Android and use it for years for various reasons. But these encounters with bad service drag my mind towards apple. I already contacted Samsung. They offered an exchange. But I have to send in my flip first. As this is currently my only phone due to sending my S20 in for the trade-in I will not be able to do that. I am using the phone with dual sim for private and business purposes. I will try to force Samsung to send me a new one prior to sending mine back. If they don't accept I will withdraw my order and get something else. The trade-in might get me into trouble as it seems. Will never purchase over Samsung directly again. Never had issues with Amazon or apple...

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