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Every other phone is a “killer” of some sort nowadays, but when you get down to basics the most killer thing a cell PHONE can do it make calls. I’ve had my X1 for about a week now and I have to say I’m experiencing the best call quality (clarity, crispness of voice, lack of background noise etc…) out of any phone I’ve had or used to date. Although it would have been great if the speakerphone was louder, maybe adding another speaker.
Prior to this I was using an n95. I’m running an X1i on at&t, mostly in Brooklyn, NY or NYC. Are your experiences similar? Note that I’m talking about the actual call quality, not reception.
I cannot say the same for me
neither can I unfortunately .. in fact, quality is probably the worse I ever had on a cell phone before ... I m on Vodafone, London zone 1
I would have to disagree aswell i think this is 1 of the worst quality sounding phones i have had i a long while when on a call, even if some calls me from a landline its comes out all muffeled and really hard to understand the person on the other end.
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nekrosentos said:
I’ve had my X1 for about a week now and I have to say I’m experiencing the best call quality (clarity, crispness of voice, lack of background noise etc…) out of any phone I’ve had or used to date.
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Agreed. Call quality is very fine.
I haven't heard any complaints from my friends also.
I am also getting the best quality compared to my Blackberry BOLD, Palm Centro and N95 8GB.
until now, no problems.
Call is very high quality. Only complain: at maximum level, there might occur some cracks. But anyway, you can't keep at maximum simply because it's too loud.
Anyway, i'm very satisfied with my X1i. Calling & data connections: the best i've had until now.
It is the best phone quality I ever had on a PPC -since XDA, XDA II, XDA IIi, Trion and Toshiba G900. And it is great loud. Even on a street with a lot of people and roadworking I can clearly hear the other side. It is the first time I am very satisfied with the phone quality of a PPC
Yup,i am having the best quality for calls,the sound is really crisp and so loud.
The first X1 I had was dreadful - awful quality - dropped calls all the time so I sent it back and got a brand new replacement from the second batch.
This is the best call quality I've ever had - Nokia, Samsung, HTC or otherwise. And don't be fooled by the number of Bars - There's a notorious blackspot where I travel with no reception - the X1 doesn't even fade!
Hate to think what it's doing to my brain waves!!
b0leyngr0und said:
The first X1 I had was dreadful - awful quality - dropped calls all the time so I sent it back and got a brand new replacement from the second batch.
This is the best call quality I've ever had - Nokia, Samsung, HTC or otherwise. And don't be fooled by the number of Bars - There's a notorious blackspot where I travel with no reception - the X1 doesn't even fade!
Hate to think what it's doing to my brain waves!!
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can you let us have some more details of your device?
Network branded?
wk build number (underneath battery inside)
Radio Version?
start>settings>device information
Rom?
I'm on
radio 1.06.25.29
Rom 1.02
curious to know if there's some newer ones coming out..
If the signal is low there are cracks and the quality drops dramatically. Especially when the battery is running low at the same time, it gets even worse.
Has anyone noticed that the sound changes for a couple of seconds when you press the keypad numbers during a voice call?
ROM – 1.02.931.3
Radio- 1.06.25.29
Xperia produced week 46
The earlier Xperias are the ones that developed the cracks by the stylus, had some peeling issues, I also think the earlier productions are the ones that overheat (no substantial proof ).. So it might just be a production issue.
Apart from the hardware (etc) the call quality should relate to whether you are talking over GSM or 3G. The call quality on mine is brilliant too.
Call quality is in pair with my SE M600i, clear and loud, only vibration is too strong especially during calls. Side speaker is a bit lower quality and not so loud, but that's the case almost for every other phone out there.
hello everyone can someone tell me how is the call volume on atrix? is it low like sony ericsson x10? i really want to get this phone but cant decide between this and nexus s and arc. and i live in canada. and does atrix in canada really crappy? like people here says or is it only the at&t version.
I have the AT&T version and I don't have a problem with the volume, but some people say that I sound a little garbled but still clear enough to have conversation without repeating anything.
I find the call quality the same, if not, better than my iphone 4 - and on par with my Nexus S
All volumes on the Atrix are the best of any phone I have ever owned. On some phones I had to run call and speakerphone volume full. On Atrix, I run them at about 50%, turning them up (way up) only when in a noisy situation. It is more distorted at max volume (as one would expect) but at normal volumes it is fine.
I have the Bell version of the phone and the call volumes are actually very loud. I have it on 50% and it is very loud and clear. Voice quality has been excellent on my phone so far. I am coming from an Nokia N97 and this phone is simply several notches better in terms of call quality and clarity.
I have no probleme with volume, but have in quality sound :S
I find the speaker phone sound quality out to recipient leaves a bit to be desired...
sofia-captivate said:
hello everyone can someone tell me how is the call volume on atrix? is it low like sony ericsson x10? i really want to get this phone but cant decide between this and nexus s and arc. and i live in canada. and does atrix in canada really crappy? like people here says or is it only the at&t version.
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The Atrix's speaker and volume is in another league compared to my Nexus One. When I called my friends, they were surprised that I was calling from a cell phone. They register the call as clear and crisp without much background noise (I'm in a noisy room though). On my end, I have to lower the volume of the phone cause max is just too loud. If you use your phone for the functionality of a phone, then definitely look into the Atrix. You can actually go into a Bell store and try their model phone out and call a friend to see how good it is Just be warn that the camera leaves much to be desired, lol.
The Atrix is the first smartphone that I have had that pleased me as much as a phone as it did as a gadget. I have had Motorola MPX220 (flip) windows phone, Motorola Q9H (2 different times) Google Nexus One, Dell Streak, and finally the Atrix. I love the Atrix the best of them all.
Had mine for 10 days now and love it,most impressed with the call quality i am a bit deaf through work related noise and have no trouble hearing people on the phone.
I agree, first time I answered a call I thought I'd accidentally enabled loudspeaker, it was crystal clear
Same here, the call quality is pretty clear and loud for me too
rongaster said:
Had mine for 10 days now and love it,most impressed with the call quality i am a bit deaf through work related noise and have no trouble hearing people on the phone.
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same here ...luv this fone
I have no complaints regarding voice quality with this phone
Michealtbh said:
I agree, first time I answered a call I thought I'd accidentally enabled loudspeaker, it was crystal clear
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Hhahah I can relate to this. I took a call yesterday and I actually hit the loudspeaker button because I thought it was already on, to my surprise the sound got even louder Imagine my confusion
The first time I took a call I was a bit confused if I was on loud speaker or not.
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Yep, Voice quality of Z1 is fantastic:victory: Probably the best among the smart phones I purchased over the years.
Absolutely second that. I got it the day before yesterday and the voice qulaity is a pleasant surprise. Love the phone.. It is growing on me.. It can only get better..
I am extremely pleased to hear this, but why in the world does every review I read say otherwise about the call quality? Phone Arena did a test against the G2 and said the G2 performed way better in call quality and that they were disappointed in the Z1 for "premium smartphone."
As each day goes by, I realize more and more that I can't trust internet reviews. Sad really Thank you guys for reporting on the call quality! Can't wait to get mine tomorrow.
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If the G2 beats the Z1 then it must be out of this world. The Z1 is loud, punchy and very clear.
As said above, you will almost certainly panic that speakerphone is enabled by mistake the first time.
jonmorris said:
If the G2 beats the Z1 then it must be out of this world. The Z1 is loud, punchy and very clear.
As said above, you will almost certainly panic that speakerphone is enabled by mistake the first time.
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This just blows my mind. They referred to it as too "boomy." Maybe it's just too loud for their tastes.
I had the G2 for two weeks and it was, well, no better than any other phone I had lol.
-Collin-
Did they not know you can turn the volume down?!
jonmorris said:
Did they not know you can turn the volume down?!
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It didn't take us long to conclude that the LG G2 performs better during phone calls. Its earpiece sounds loud and clear even when its volume isn't set to the maximum. It can go even louder if needed, but that takes a toll on sound quality. The earpiece on the Xperia Z1, on the other hand, sounds too boomy regardless of its volume setting. It is okay, but we were expecting more out of a premium smartphone. Thankfully, better results can be achieved by tweaking the in-call sound equalizer. Its microphone performs well, delivering loud voice tones on the other side of the line.
I find my earpiece speaker brilliant, but my loudspeaker is quieter than the earpiece speaker :s... yes it's full volume
wezzel98765 said:
I find my earpiece speaker brilliant, but my loudspeaker is quieter than the earpiece speaker :s... yes it's full volume
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Speaker volume is not the best on the z1 and its mainly because of the waterproofing.
I'm absolutely in love with my Z1, but it is true that call quality could be better... If you really split hairs.
I sold my iPhone 5 3 weeks ago in order to get the Z1.
From iPhone 5 to iPhone 5 on a network that supports Hd voice, the call quality did sound like a crystal clear Skype connection or like a CD...
I'm still on the same network supporting Hd voice and I still call iPhone 5s, but the person although loud and clear now sounds ever so slightly more as if they are on a phone...
Although the feedback I'm getting from the other side is that there is no difference in how I sound compared with my previous iPhone 5.
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Johann_London said:
I'm absolutely in love with my Z1, but it is true that call quality could be better... If you really split hairs.
I sold my iPhone 5 3 weeks ago in order to get the Z1.
From iPhone 5 to iPhone 5 on a network that supports Hd voice, the call quality did sound like a crystal clear Skype connection or like a CD...
I'm still on the same network supporting Hd voice and I still call iPhone 5s, but the person although loud and clear now sounds ever so slightly more as if they are on a phone...
Although the feedback I'm getting from the other side is that there is no difference in how I sound compared with my previous iPhone 5.
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This is interesting. I have a 5s and now the Z1 as of today. I can't (or haven't actually been able to) tell when I'm on HD Voice or not! My wife has an S4 and we're both on T-mobile. Calling her should be on HD Voice right?
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I can't say the Z1 is the best phone around for voice quality, but it's the best phone I've personally used - and that includes previous Xperia phones.
If you can get better, great, but I think it's extremely clear, loud, punchy and would not cause any problems if I was out in a very loud environment.
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This is interesting. I have a 5s and now the Z1 as of today. I can't (or haven't actually been able to) tell when I'm on HD Voice or not! My wife has an S4 and we're both on T-mobile. Calling her should be on HD Voice right?
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Hey Collin
Yeah... I'm not sure how you would be certain that it works. Maybe call your carrier?
See I immediately noticed the HD voice when I upgraded from my iPhone 4 to 5.
It was crystal clear and you could hear a pin drop during the silent periods.
Then when I got the Z1 that absolute clarity was somewhat lost, but like I said the quality is still very good and it honestly doesn't bother me.
There are too many other reasons why I love this phone.
Besides the HD voice although nice, wouldn't be a deciding factor in why I'm getting a particular phone.
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I might make a move for the Galaxy S5 when the GPE is out, but I have a query to the current users, how is the call quality on the S5? I have read GSMA's review and they mentioned that it's 4 dB lower than on the S4, 4 dB is a lot, but is the earpiece volume that low? On a noisy street do you guys able to hear the caller? Or you have move to a quieter place to be able to hear? And what about speakerphone, I have read that when you enable speakerphone the sound become muddled, and both party can't make out each other!
This query is specifically for people who have to deal with plethora of crowds on street, where it's noisy almost always, not particularly for people who talks under a calm and silent environment.
I am Moto X user at the moment and call quality is brilliant on this one, and I am not expecting the same from S5, but it hurts to see that it's actually been downgraded from S4!
Thanks in advance.
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4 dB is a lot, but is the earpiece volume that low? On a noisy street do you guys able to hear the caller? Or you have move to a quieter place to be able to hear? And what about speakerphone, I have read that when you enable speakerphone the sound become muddled, and both party can't make out each other!
This query is specifically for people who have to deal with plethora of crowds on street, where it's noisy almost always, not particularly for people who talks under a calm and silent environment.
I am Moto X user at the moment and call quality is brilliant on this one, and I am not expecting the same from S5, but it hurts to see that it's actually been downgraded from S4!
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4 db is not a lot. 3 db is the smallest change that most people can detect. For comparison, if you were to stand 4 feet away from a person that you are talking to instead of 2 feet, that would probably be a 6 db difference. It's not a linear scale and you need a ten fold reduction in power to perceive a 50% decrease in volume (10 db).
The earpiece volume on the S5 is not at all low by any reasonable standard. And even if you disageed, there are readily available mods to increase the volume. Motorola is known for ear splitting volume levels, something difficult to characterize as "brilliant" if you value your hearing at all. Excessive loudness is known to cause permanent hearing damage.
I've used the S4 and S5 and don't find the S5 inferior in any sense. Noisy streets are a challenge with any phone and a better solution is to use a noise isolating and canceling headset. Speaker phones - all speaker phones for time immemorial have been notably bad experiences. No different here.
In short, the voice quality and loudness are good, the external speaker tinny and it remains a mystery why some brilliant folk insist on annoying everyone around them by using the speaker phone mode while walking down the sidewalk.
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I value hearing a lot, in fact more than anything, that's why I have never listened to music above 50/60% of total volume while all others keep cranking the volume up. That's completely irrelevant for earpiece volume though, however loud the earpiece goes I don't think there is any possible way to damage your hearings from a person's voice!! Maybe if a cat starts to sing on the other end you might have problem, but it's impossible with normal human beings! Having a loud earpiece is always good. What you said is applicable for music listening via IEM. Motorola's earpiece volume is brilliant, that's why I mentioned it as brilliant.
Anyway, thanks for the input. Nice to know that you don't find the S5 inferior to S4, and that there are some mods as well. However I think those mods will distort the earpiece sound to some extent, still they are available, and that's a good news.
Speakerphone is a thing I have never used for ringtone or listening to music, it's only for phone calls and that was the point of my query. I hate those persons who use the speakerphone on streets too. Pocketnow's review mentioned that on noisy streets you won't be able to hear the caller if you turn the speakerphone on, and the caller won't be able to hear you as well, and that scared me, still kinda does.
Seems like I might not have any serious problems regarding phone calls if I get the S5.
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4 db is not a lot. 3 db is the smallest change that most people can detect. For comparison, if you were to stand 4 feet away from a person that you are talking to instead of 2 feet, that would probably be a 6 db difference. It's not a linear scale and you need a ten fold reduction in power to perceive a 50% decrease in volume (10 db).
The earpiece volume on the S5 is not at all low by any reasonable standard. And even if you disageed, there are readily available mods to increase the volume. Motorola is known for ear splitting volume levels, something difficult to characterize as "brilliant" if you value your hearing at all. Excessive loudness is known to cause permanent hearing damage.
I've used the S4 and S5 and don't find the S5 inferior in any sense. Noisy streets are a challenge with any phone and a better solution is to use a noise isolating and canceling headset. Speaker phones - all speaker phones for time immemorial have been notably bad experiences. No different here.
In short, the voice quality and loudness are good, the external speaker tinny and it remains a mystery why some brilliant folk insist on annoying everyone around them by using the speaker phone mode while walking down the sidewalk.
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I find the in call volume and quality on S5 to be excellent. I come from a Sony Z2 (exchanged for S5 with someone) and first thing I noticed when I bought the Z2 was the awful call quality and very low volume (during a call). I was used with my old S2 which was crystal clear and I was disappointed with Z2.
PS: S5 has a boost volume mode during a call.
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raducanmihai said:
I find the in call volume and quality on S5 to be excellent. I come from a Sony Z2 (exchanged for S5 with someone) and first thing I noticed when I bought the Z2 was the awful call quality and very low volume (during a call). I was used with my old S2 which was crystal clear and I was disappointed with Z2.
PS: S5 has a boost volume mode during a call.
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Thanks for a constructive and succinct response and for staying on the point, appreciate it.
When you call granny, does she keep saying "Huh?! Wut?!" or does the conversation flow pretty well? Rate this thread to express how you feel about the Nokia 8's call quality. A higher rating indicates that calls are clear and crisp, and that regardless of background noise, you can hear the other party clearly (and with ample volume) and they can hear you.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
i got my nokia thuesday, and think that its better then the samsung s7 i also got, clear speak and sound
Important to me before buying n8, love to see more feedback.
call quality is very good, better than other high end smartphones on the market now
leonausvigilasci said:
call quality is very good, better than other high end smartphones on the market now
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I can agree here.. Very good quality
audio is good but I am not sure about the reception. I had an incoming call from a landline number and every time the person on the other end was quite the audio was like on mute, no background noises no static nothing. When the person starts to talk everything back to normal. Not sure why it happened but happened only once out of 3 calls from the same number,
has anyone noticed that when talking over 4G there's a HD icon on the phone app? When this appears the call is of higher quality
People on the other side keep complaining about random inaudible audio moments
paeschli said:
People on the other side keep complaining about random inaudible audio moments
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Same here. When phone is in horizontal position, i.e. on table, speaker is unusable, other side can't understand me. Probably back mic gets muted and confuses software with audio processing. Stock headphones are also unusable for calls. In normal mode calls are pretty decent. I'm on TA-1012.
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Very good audio!
It has a really good microphone but if you want to unleash the real quality then I recommend tuning onto VoLTE and VoWifi. If your wireless network is decent you'll expirience far better calls quality.
People on the other side keep complaining about audio cutting out fom time to time. Any way to fix this?
Yepp, when You say nothing in call there is a audio cut off.
General Audio processing in voice notes , calls , video recording is not so good as in my xperia z5 compact.
The sony produces much better audio
call quality is very good, better than other high end smartphones on the market now