SNS vibrates really good compared to SGS - Nexus S General

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.

matxdaku said:
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.

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Sound on the HERO

Hi guys, I have diamond, I buy it my phone in end of 2008 hehehe...
And, the first thing I think is (damn man, this phone is alsome, i guess the sound is fuc**** great) .. so when i put some music and give a play!
I sayed - WTF? Damn speaker !!!
I broken my heart with this DIAMOND (causa any phone like nokia basics, samsung, and other .. HTC old models) have a GREAT GREAT SOUND!!!
So, i like this hero, anyone can tell me if this new model have a GREAT speaker or its the same....???
Somebody have a tested?
(sry about my english...its not my first language)
So.. its this. thx guys! c ya!
Happy 2010!
eh, i had a diamond as well, and well how should i put it, the speaker sound of the hero is like 2x louder & more clear
actually, the diamond's speaker is crap compared to hero's
hopefully that clears things up
I could say that my new Telus Hero definitely impressed me initially when I played a random MP3 and it started playing. The sound felt amplified, probably due to the way the speaker's designed to project outward when the phone is on a table or surface..and holding it in your hand it reaches both ears very nicely. Of course, it's got a tinny feeling, though that's with any phone without anything hooked up to it
I'd say it's quite an impressive phone, I stepped up from my ol' reliable Nokia N95-3 for this. Very pleased with what it can do.
Unlike other phones (like the Touch Diamond) the Hero has a seperate "loudspeaker" on the back of the phone, as well as the speaker above the screen. It is the slot to the left of the camera. That is where non-phone sounds, such as music and sat nav instructions, are routed to if you do not have connected headphones. It can also be used as a loudspeaker for the phone.
So the sound is much louder and better than that coming out of the normal speaker designed to be held against your ear. It is loud enough that I can clearly hear my sat nav instructions when in the car. But hi-fi it aint! You still need to use head or ear phones to get a decent sound.

SO droid to Incredible

I have had the Droid since the 1st week it came out and its the 1st non HTC phone that I have had since the 1st blackjack (6 or 7 phones ago LOL) I read up on the Incredible and decide to pre-order it. So far I really dig it but there are some things I already miss about the Droid In any case I am back on the old faithful XDA developers forum again
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I have had the Droid since the 1st week it came out and its the 1st non HTC phone that I have had since the 1st blackjack (6 or 7 phones ago LOL) I read up on the Incredible and decide to pre-order it. So far I really dig it but there are some things I already miss about the Droid In any case I am back on the old faithful XDA developers forum again
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I feel you, I think the overall build quality of the Droid was better IMO. This phone is really light and I am kinda missing the weight of the Droid. Also, I lost my Droid so I can't compare but this screen seem more narrow? Is that just me?
Looked at it against an iPhone and its taller but less wide
no man the droid is taller and less wide that the Incredible even. Thats one of the things I like about the Incredible over the Droid, the better screen proportions
i like the incredible, its feel so good inside of my pocket.
ps: typing isnt that great.
Typing takes some getting used to, but this is my first touchscreen. I switched from a Blackberry Curve (1st gen) so its a nice change for sure. The keys seem pretty accurate to me though, and both the predictive and corrective text is really good. I've messed with a Droid and I like the physical keyboard and the weightiness, but this Incredible has way more potential and runs a lot better.
Maybe think about buying a shell/holster combo (i bought the one Verizon is selling) and the back of the phone haw some added bulkiness if that's what you want.
If you are having trouble typing, try calibrating the screen in settings. Once you adapt to this phone, you should be blazing fast with two thumbs and pretty quick with one.
zeke1988 said:
i like the incredible, its feel so good inside of my pocket.
ps: typing isnt that great.
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Yeah i did the typing calibration and am flying right along now
This Inc is slick and sweet, everything i liked in my moto droid
plus sense ui and so much more
I really like it!!!
Well after my loud speaker (the one on the back) blew out for the 2nd time in two weeks for reasons that are next to imposable to control, I am over this phone. The 1st time the speaker blew, the phone had somehow reassigned my ring tone to a full on song from my MP3 Library and even with the ringer turned down one notch the speaker was torched. The second phone and the second time in two weeks I was watching a movie on my plane ride and I had to have to volume up all the way just to stand a chance of hearing most of the words threw my ear buds. Later that day I tried to show a buddy of mine a youtube video and I had forgotten about the media volume being all the way up. Long story short, I couldn't get to the volume rocker fast enough and pow it happened again. Now Verizon is insisting I send it back to HTC for repair, HTC doesn't do the repairs for Verizon phones in house so I get transferred again and now I am waiting who knows how long for it to be Fixed so I can have my 2 week old refurbished phone.
meanwhile I fired up the droid again and the only thing I miss about the Incredible is the UI overlay (kinda) and the Camera. The Droid (with petes rom) is faster, longer battery life and way better hardware (except for the camera). I can turn my media volume all the way up, play AC DC, its louder and the speaker doesn't blow.
I am to say the least, disappointed
Have you tried swype, it will change the way you type.
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Well after my loud speaker (the one on the back) blew out for the 2nd time in two weeks for reasons that are next to imposable to control, I am over this phone. The 1st time the speaker blew, the phone had somehow reassigned my ring tone to a full on song from my MP3 Library and even with the ringer turned down one notch the speaker was torched. The second phone and the second time in two weeks I was watching a movie on my plane ride and I had to have to volume up all the way just to stand a chance of hearing most of the words threw my ear buds. Later that day I tried to show a buddy of mine a youtube video and I had forgotten about the media volume being all the way up. Long story short, I couldn't get to the volume rocker fast enough and pow it happened again. Now Verizon is insisting I send it back to HTC for repair, HTC doesn't do the repairs for Verizon phones in house so I get transferred again and now I am waiting who knows how long for it to be Fixed so I can have my 2 week old refurbished phone.
meanwhile I fired up the droid again and the only thing I miss about the Incredible is the UI overlay (kinda) and the Camera. The Droid (with petes rom) is faster, longer battery life and way better hardware (except for the camera). I can turn my media volume all the way up, play AC DC, its louder and the speaker doesn't blow.
I am to say the least, disappointed
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Sorry to hear that. You're the first person I have seen that has had problems with the speaker (I've been reading on occasion, so I may have missed something...spend most of my time researching and learning the Android SDK).
One thing though, I do know that my headphones have a volume control along with the phone...but I'm sure that is not the case as it was for you.
I wonder why it changed to a song without you doing so...sure the screen didn't turn on in your pocket? that has happened to me on my phones quite a bit...
Eitherway though, I would think the speaker should be able to handle the top volume, but who knows...
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Have you tried swype, it will change the way you type.
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haha. That rhymed as I'm sure you're aware.
I agree though, I LOVE swype, and that is on my WinMobile phone...so I'm sure it's even better on Android.

[Q] Questions before buying: Speaker Volume

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 :-/

What I don't like about Galaxy Note

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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A damn proud Galaxy Note owner.
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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Astrum said:
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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Anyone else think earpiece is too quiet?

Maybe my nexus 6 was just that good but it feels like the v20's earpiece speaker isnt very clear or loud....I can live with lower quality but the sound level is kind of low (hard to hear people in noisy places)
bob2300nx said:
Maybe my nexus 6 was just that good but it feels like the v20's earpiece speaker isnt very clear or loud....I can live with lower quality but the sound level is kind of low (hard to hear people in noisy places)
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Yeah its low (with my over the ear cans), went all in on a descent amp that can usb of my pc and/or directly off my phone. Like my cans to rattle sometimes. With my IEMs though it gets loud after 50-60. Id make sure you have enabled Hi-Fi sound on the phone first and found this app to be very useful in adding some punch and volume to my tracks. ----> Equalizer (by Smart Android Apps)
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Yeah its low (with my over the ear cans), went all in on a descent amp that can usb of my pc and/or directly off my phone. Like my cans to rattle sometimes. With my IEMs though it gets loud after 50-60. Id make sure you have enabled Hi-Fi sound on the phone first and found this app to be very useful in adding some punch and volume to my tracks. ----> Equalizer (by Smart Android Apps)
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Im talking about in call volume through the speaker that you hold up to your ear.
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Im talking about in call volume through the speaker that you hold up to your ear.
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Lol!! Oh. No not at all, that's way better than the last phone I had the lgg3.
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Check your phone call settings. There may be an option in there that was enabled by accident.
And/or tell your correspondence to speak up. Lol.
yeah idk, my s7 sounded like crap for phone calls. could never understand the person on the other line. but my V20 sounds amazing. clear, loud etc. kills the s7
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I'm experiencing the same. Extremely clear, no issues whatsoever.
Speaking of the Nexus 6. That phone was hands down the best Android phone ever made. If they re-released it with a fingerprint sensor, I would buy it again. Best speakers and sound of any phone. It could have used a better camera, but other than that, 9 out of 10.
As for the speaker sound in the V20. I think it could be a a bit louder. Clarity isn't an issue for me. But it's def not very loud.
On the T-Mobile variant this thing is loud and clear. If I turn it all the way up I can hold it away from my ear in front of me and still hear the other person clear enough to understand them. definitely no issues so far involving that
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Check your phone call settings. There may be an option in there that was enabled by accident.
And/or tell your correspondence to speak up. Lol.
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What settings are you talking about?
And people calling me didnt magically decide to speak quietly just because I bought a new phone.
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Speaking of the Nexus 6. That phone was hands down the best Android phone ever made. If they re-released it with a fingerprint sensor, I would buy it again. Best speakers and sound of any phone. It could have used a better camera, but other than that, 9 out of 10.
As for the speaker sound in the V20. I think it could be a a bit louder. Clarity isn't an issue for me. But it's def not very loud.
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Yes loudness is the issue. Its too quiet if you are anywhere with noise like the grocery store.
Nexus 6 was a good phone but had issues (guess all phones do). The camera was pretty bad and buggy at times. Speakers were great but if you had lower battery they would automatically decrease the volume like 50% (even at max volume) that was insanely annoying. And lastly it throttled speed pretty badly when battery got low. Oh and it was pretty big, alittle smaller screen with the v20 but much smaller in the hand.
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What settings are you talking about?
And people calling me didnt magically decide to speak quietly just because I bought a new phone.
Yes loudness is the issue. Its too quiet if you are anywhere with noise like the grocery store.
Nexus 6 was a good phone but had issues (guess all phones do). The camera was pretty bad and buggy at times. Speakers were great but if you had lower battery they would automatically decrease the volume like 50% (even at max volume) that was insanely annoying. And lastly it throttled speed pretty badly when battery got low. Oh and it was pretty big, alittle smaller screen with the v20 but much smaller in the hand.
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Pull up your phone app. Make sure it's on the dial menu and hit the 3 vertical dots in the upper right hand corner. Go to call settings. The last option should be one that reads "more" . Peruse that and see what may help. Good luck.
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What settings are you talking about?
And people calling me didnt magically decide to speak quietly just because I bought a new phone.
Yes loudness is the issue. Its too quiet if you are anywhere with noise like the grocery store.
Nexus 6 was a good phone but had issues (guess all phones do). The camera was pretty bad and buggy at times. Speakers were great but if you had lower battery they would automatically decrease the volume like 50% (even at max volume) that was insanely annoying. And lastly it throttled speed pretty badly when battery got low. Oh and it was pretty big, alittle smaller screen with the v20 but much smaller in the hand.
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Only thing I can think of would be to try turning on hearing aid compatibility or maybe messing with the call clarity and noise suppression options and see if that affects anything for ya.
I have both voice clarity and noise suppression turned on and have no problems with low volume at all. I remember reading somewhere on a different phone e that the hearing aid option made it noticeably louder on that specific phone so you could try that and see if it works for this phone.
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Maybe my nexus 6 was just that good but it feels like the v20's earpiece speaker isnt very clear or loud....I can live with lower quality but the sound level is kind of low (hard to hear people in noisy places)
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Am finding the same too, this time i have the voice clarity option enabled, lets see if it makes a difference. I find it soft in a quiet room, no idea how this will work out on the street. Might be forced to get a headset in that case.
Which would be a pity becaue this phone is all about audio. My speakers are perfectly fine. Why does the earpiece have to be so quiet

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