I bought a Desire HD last month but returned it after a few days because it was just too big to be comfortable for daily use but the biggest reason was the crappy speaker volume. I was constantly missing calls because I couldn't hear the phone ringing when in my pocket.
My question is is how loud is the external speaker on the Desire Z? For quick comparison I find my normal Desire just adequate enough to be heard normally.
Would also be interested in hearing a reply on this... Thinking of going ahead now and getting the DZ, but would like to know what the speaker is like for ringtones/alert tones etc...
I would say in general the speaker volume is not as loud as it could be. It is certainly not as loud as my milestone is. I havent missed any calls yet, but I have it turned up all the way for ringer and notification and wish it could be louder.
Its not a deal breaker for me, but could be for some.
The speaker is moderately loud. The main issue people are having is that the quality of sound out of the speaker itself is rather poor. As someone who almost always has his phone on vibrate and never uses actual music as his ringtone, I haven't noticed it.
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I'd say the ringer is pretty quiet to be honest, personally I'd like to make it louder as I'm sure I'll never hear it in my pocket.
Andre
Not sounding too good then regarding ringing volume?!
Any TP2 users who can say whether this is better/worse/same as the TP2 volume? Do you find that you are missing more calls?
I'm currently using an Orange San Fran phone whilst deciding, and going from the TP2 to the San Fran, I can say that I miss most calls... lol. For example, the phone underneath the settee last week, and I couldn't find it. So, rang it to try and find it. Couldn't even hear the ringing!!! Only noticed it when was about a foot away from it...
My almost 50 year old ears have problems anyway, so I leave my phone in vibrate mode and in my shirt pocket, so I can feel it more than hear it if I'm in a noisy place.
I've also taken to wearing a BT headset, now that I can hear
/current phone is a TYTN II -- should get me Z tomorrow
I think the Z might be a little too heavy for a shirt pocket :-/
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Hi everyone today I just sold my X10, and I'm gonna foucs on something other, like HTC LEGEND I red something abut the phone, everything looks brilliant, but I'd like to hear some opinions about the speaker ?? Is the quality of music and earspeaker good? In X10 voice from earphone was poor, sometimes I coludn't hear my caller, when I was driving car it was annoying.. The music from the speaker wasn't aslo the most powerful. It was a little quiet, and I'm curios about the situation in HTC LEGEND
The built in loudspeaker output is poor, especially if you're assigning an MP3 as a ringtone. I'm always missing calls because it's not very loud
The legend is very loud but because it sits flat on its back it really muffles the sound. Just remember to put it on a non flat surface or put it upside down. Is say its a design over sight
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The built in loudspeaker output is poor, especially if you're assigning an MP3 as a ringtone. I'm always missing calls because it's not very loud
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I'm always missing calls because it's not very loud
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The legend is very loud
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So finally what ?? As I can see, Legend has loud speaker but putting it on back mufles the sound and now it isint loud ?
Unfortunately, HTC is not very famous for the speaker sound quality. The speaker is poor and a free hands conversation is ... depressing : )
In direct comparison with the x10 the legend sounds much better. My friend has the x 10 and it sounds awful
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I was completely disappointed when I first opened the package with my x10 turned it on and played the music sample in mediascape:-\ such as type of headset and so poor quality both from speaker and headset i don't need the phone playing like hifi but it must be audible outdoor, not like x10:-( s far the best speaker for me has n95 , next samsung Wave...
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the speaker quality is okay when hearing music, as long as you dont turn up the volume too much
the loudness is good as well imo
but the headphones u get with the phone are awful...
It was a mistake to design the phone with the speaker on the back. It should have been on top (Nokia E71) or at the bottom (iPhone 4).
On top of that, the maximum volume is not very loud. It's too bad because the rest of the phone is great. But this flaw might just be a dealbreaker for me if they don't fix it ;(
Indeed the problem is as many have stated, that the speaker is on the back.
When the phone is lying on it's back you get about 60% volume decrease on the speaker. Bad design.
I can live with this though, i love the phone other than this, and the 3,5mm jack problem
my dell streak is really quiet when i make phone calls or receive phone calls is there any way to sort this out or am i stuck with a quiet whisper of a speaker
seriously guys anyone have any ideas is my streak just broke or am i doing something wrong
Did you take off the thin plastic film on the ear speaker? as stupid as that sounds a lot of people have had this.
dude try this.
try this..
worked for me..
http://androidaudiohacks.com/home/
it's called Louder Volume Hack
use the make a back up button first and try level 2 r2 somewhere in the middle otherwise may experience distortion.
IF this helps fell free to say thanks!
v3.6 worked, justed upgraded to v4.0 seems to work too
thanks guys it was actually a combination of the 2 that sorted me out suprising how much difference that film makes but it really does and that little program is useful thankyou lots guys
i never had any issue with volume issues on 1.6, O2 2.2, and 2.2
Does it still sound crisp with the film removed? Or is it a bit distorted?
sounds pretty crisp to me but i have only ever used it when it was really quiet so what would i know
Mine is the oppisite.. It sounds like a speaker phone on regular volume. Also my regular speaker is VERY loud and clear, Playing pandora and music sounds great.
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So in the past the SGS vibrates just fine during the morning Alarms as my wake up alarm clock, and it staid at its place, the vibration was rather weak.
Now using the SNS the difference is quite huge, this morning i left it vibrating, and the whole phone "walked" vibrated off a drawer top far from the bed (to force myself to go to shut it off to wake up ) and the phone smashed against the floor good thing it was carpet
the USB port survived some how, but the USB cable is dead
... i was rolling deliciously in bed thinking it wont go anywhere like the old SGS did bad assumption & lesson learned, better wake up to catch the phone before it walks off on you
SNS vibrates really good compared to SGS
Funny because my wife said the same thing. No pun intended, she really said the same thing you did. I do have to agree as well. I used to miss calls on my Vibrant when in vibrate mode while on my hip but so far my NS has yet to fail me.
has anybody noticed/felt that the NS speaker is very quiet? It's much more quiet than my Iphone, but i"m not sure if this is stock or because I loaded a custom rom.
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has anybody noticed/felt that the NS speaker is very quiet? It's much more quiet than my Iphone, but i"m not sure if this is stock or because I loaded a custom rom.
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Do you mean the earpiece speaker or the speakerphone speaker?
I have every iPhone model ever made in my possession, as well as several Android devices and a few more I've tested. In my opinion, the Nexus S has the loudest, easiest to hear speakerphone speaker of any device I've owned, with the possible exception of the Motorola Razr (which was loud enough to wake the dead).
I can use the NS on speakerphone speaker in the center console of my car while driving and hear just fine...other phones not so well.
Since I haven't done side-by-side tests with a decibal meter, take that opinion with a grain of salt.
As for the earpiece speaker, I never talk on the phone that way, so I have no experience to compare with.
I am stock ROM, but I doubt a custom ROM is to the point of messing with speaker volumes this early in the game.
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has anybody noticed/felt that the NS speaker is very quiet? It's much more quiet than my Iphone, but i"m not sure if this is stock or because I loaded a custom rom.
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I have noticed this as well next to my Vibrant. The Vibrant is on a custom rom so stock to stock I don't known. The earpiece is great but the speaker could be louder. Reminds me of the N1. That had a terrible speaker but it was HTC. Most of them are terrible in that aspect.
To be fair to all those considering Note, after all praising (I still do think it's best phone in the world right now), there are definitely drawbacks.
Here is one for example:
The regular phone speaker above the screen (not the loud one on the back) is not pointing sound into one direction. You can even speak on the phone with back side of Galaxy Note put to you ear, you will still be able to hear everything clearly, even on low volume.
On top volume, it is comparable to speaker phone on some other phones, so if you pick up a phone while surrounded by other people (unless you are in very loud place) they will hear the other person.
While in the office, I noticed myself turning volume down a lot when I pick up the phone.
I dont have this kind of problem , my old Nokia phone does.
Sure someone can hear some of the content near the phone you are talking in a dead silent arwa, it's inevitable.
I feel Gnote already perform quite well compare to the other phones, like HTCs in this area
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to be honest id rather it was loud and have the ability to turn the volume down than it be too quiet and unable to turn the volume up
as my mum used to say,if its cold its better to have a coat and be able to take it off if you get hot than be cold and need a coat and not have one
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to be honest id rather it was loud and have the ability to turn the volume down than it be too quiet and unable to turn the volume up
as my mum used to say,if its cold its better to have a coat and be able to take it off if you get hot than be cold and need a coat and not have one
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It's not a question of whether badly working phone is better than no phone. It's a question of best phone being of high quality. In this case its potential privacy concern.
I switched from iPhones, where it was not an issue. If you put it tight to your ear in silent room, none else hears the person on the other end. Even on loud.
Like I've said above, on Note in silent room regular speaker (not the loud speaker) is comparable to loud speaker on some other phones. You can hear through the phone! Test yourself, make a call with screen side out, battery cover side to your ear, you might be surprised, that it's practically no difference what side you hold it to the ear, even on lowest in-call volume you can still comfortably speak with wrong side of the phone touching your ear.
I have not tried other Notes than mine, but I seriously doubt that it is one time occurrence, seems to me like an engineering issue, not enough sound insulation behind the speaker, just few thin layers of plastic.
If it is such a privacy concern, why not use a bluetooth headset or earbuds? Why not leave the room instead of taking the call in the room?
I mean there are more options that just sitting there letting everyone else hear your conversation if you feel that you have something to hide. But then again, your talking so they naturally are going to hear at least 1 part of the conversation no matter what. So I fail to see how you can really be concerned with privacy when they hear everything you say anyways, right?
If you were that worried about privacy you would send texts, emails or use an IM program to send messages so that no one knew what was being said or talked about. But since you are willing to sit in the room and let them listen to what at least you are saying, then you are not overly concerned with them at least hearing part of the conversation.
When I get a call that I dont want anyone else to hear I either leave the room, put on my earbuds or tell the person I will call them back when I can talk. So really it isnt about privacy concerns at all, it is just an inconvience for you to know that the speaker is loud. Louder than you are used to at least.
Fuuny that you mention this because i never thought i'll use those bt headsets until i own the Note. Each time i put it in my ear, my worry is not the volume but the number of heads turning towards me and the the sheepish grin that follows.
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Maybe try turn down the volume and using a case.
I wonder how those HTC phones perform because they all have ear speakers that are wide across the width of the phone itself.
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Maybe try turn down the volume and using a case.
I wonder how those HTC phones perform because they all have ear speakers that are wide across the width of the phone itself.
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Lol..the speaker grill on HTC phone what we call it, is just a gimmick. If we see inside, the speaker none the less is only small portion on the middle side
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While in the office, I noticed myself turning volume down a lot when I pick up the phone.
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That's a really good point. Something else to improve in the Note2 along with moving power button!
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Sorry if this has been posted before, but I don't think it has because I check the forums daily.
Sometimes, when I get in a call with someone, my earpiece will make a very loud buzzing noise, and it's not the regular small background buzz. It's not even a buzz, It's more like a blasting sound, and you cannot hear voices when the sound is on, and I have to end the call, and call back to fix it. Any idea what this could be? It also happened on stock rom, and custom rom with a custom kernel.
I'm starting to lose hope on this phone. I've gotten 2 replacements so far, and both have had a high pitched sound coming from the earpiece, wether on voice calls or not. Is this crap just found on some N4's or pretty much all of them? I've never had such a poorly put together device. I don't mind the yellowish screen, the rattle, the hot back, or any other minor defect. Just feels like I'll never get a good one. *sigh*
It's my third phone and it still has the buzzing everything else besides the bottom plastic creaking when I press it but everything else is fine so I'm gonna keep it.
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