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Anyone else encounter any speaker issues with their Nexus 7?
My Nexus 7 has cracking that occurs after the volume is turned up halfway.
RacerXFD said:
Anyone else encounter any speaker issues with their Nexus 7?
My Nexus 7 has cracking that occurs after the volume is turned up halfway.
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Sure do. And the screen issue and the tablet turning off while charging overnight issue. I have emailed google to see if I can get a replacement, but no response yet. The speaker issue seems to be alleviated by using the Equalizer App from the play store. I use the Jazz Preset and it seems to work. But still, unacceptable.
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Anyone else encounter any speaker issues with their Nexus 7?
My Nexus 7 has cracking that occurs after the volume is turned up halfway.
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Yes, I have the same issue with crackling noise at higher volume levels. Not sure if this is really a defect or just a cheap speaker problem.
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I do not have any issues with my sound, speaker or headphones, at any volume level. Sounds great compared to my some what quiet Galaxy Nexus
I have a very scratchy sounding speaker, at any volume. I have already contacted Staples and will get the new one on Wednesday. Pity too, everything else is perfect...
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MetalWych said:
I have a very scratchy sounding speaker, at any volume. I have already contacted Staples and will get the new one on Wednesday. Pity too, everything else is perfect...
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Could you please report back in this thread if your new nexus 7 has not the speaker issue?
Thanks.
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got my RMA email today and ordered a replacement.... knowing my luck the speaker will be fix, but something else will be wrong.
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got my RMA email today and ordered a replacement.... knowing my luck the speaker will be fix, but something else will be wrong.
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That's what I'm thinking. Speaker is very scratchy on mine above half volume, but I've got no dead pixels or screen lifting. Worried I'll get one that's worse!
Mine had a lot of distortion, though only on certain sounds/music above about 70% volume. After using the Equaliser app and tweaking the settings a bit it sounds much better.
Again, if this is a defect or just a really cheep speaker (I think the latter), no one really knows.
gobbo said:
Mine had a lot of distortion, though only on certain sounds/music above about 70% volume. After using the Equaliser app and tweaking the settings a bit it sounds much better.
Again, if this is a defect or just a really cheep speaker (I think the latter), no one really knows.
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The one I just got at any volume there is popping, cracking, distortion, you name it. Speaker is definitely blown. And this was right out of the box.
Currently on hold with Google going to get an RMA.
lexcyn said:
The one I just got at any volume there is popping, cracking, distortion, you name it. Speaker is definitely blown. And this was right out of the box.
Currently on hold with Google going to get an RMA.
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Yep, that's how mine is too. Can't stand even having the speaker on at all. It even scratches with the typing sounds.
I agree with others, I am nervous that the new one I get tomorrow will have all the issues I am reading about. Because the one I have now is perfect, except the crappy speaker. No other issues at all. I almost decided to keep it and try to fix it myself, but if the issue is something more than a simple fix I would make things worse.
I'll let everyone know tomorrow after 6pm (thats when UPS comes to my place) if I got a good one or not...
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MetalWych said:
Yep, that's how mine is too. Can't stand even having the speaker on at all. It even scratches with the typing sounds.
I agree with others, I am nervous that the new one I get tomorrow will have all the issues I am reading about. Because the one I have now is perfect, except the crappy speaker. No other issues at all. I almost decided to keep it and try to fix it myself, but if the issue is something more than a simple fix I would make things worse.
I'll let everyone know tomorrow after 6pm (thats when UPS comes to my place) if I got a good one or not...
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I got my new N7 today, and so far everything seems perfect. The speaker sounds good (well as good as the speaker can sound). There is no screen lift , and I see no dead pixels or anything bad with the screen.
I returned my old one to the Staples location about 3 miles away, and this was their first return (and I bought it online). They said they got 1000 16gig ones and 1500 8gig ones, and they had one 8gig left.
Now time to unlock, root, and TiBu backup...
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My speaker is blown as well and I'm very annoyed! On the phone with Goog now....hopefully the RMA process goes smoothly and I don't receive a unit with a diff set of problems. I purchased mine at Sams Club, but with them not having it in stock anymore, no sense in going back to them.
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Crap....I have to exchange it through Sams Club! UGH!!!!!
Prey521 said:
My speaker is blown as well and I'm very annoyed! On the phone with Goog now....hopefully the RMA process goes smoothly and I don't receive a unit with a diff set of problems. I purchased mine at Sams Club, but with them not having it in stock anymore, no sense in going back to them.
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Crap....I have to exchange it through Sams Club! UGH!!!!!
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Hope things go well for you and you don't have to wait too long for your replacement.
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Hope things go well for you and you don't have to wait too long for your replacement.
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I'm going to call them when they open and PRAY that they have at least one in stock so that I can swap it out. I would hate to have to return it and then wait for it to go back in stock! Worst part is that I just put on the full body protector from XtremeGuard!
They shipped my replacement yesterday, about 12h after accepting my RMA link. I really hope the replacement is better than the one I have.
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Hope things go well for you and you don't have to wait too long for your replacement.
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Called Sams Club and they have 5 on order, so they told me to call every day so that when they arrive, I can go in and swap it out. That's what I'll do, since I don't want to be without it in the meantime LOL
I had the same issue with My Nexus 7 which I bought in staples. Screen lift and blown speaker. I went in there and they gave me a new one on the spot.
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I had the same issue with My Nexus 7 which I bought in staples. Screen lift and blown speaker. I went in there and they gave me a new one on the spot.
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I was really impressed with Staples easy return/exchange policy. As good as Target/Walmart/Amazon. Its nice not to have to wait for hours on the phone for support.. I hope Google uses this as a learning experience and ups their support times. BTW, I bought 3 N7's (one for me, my gf, and my mother and only mine had any issues, before the exchange that it...).
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I've had my nexus for about a month now.
The speakers were fine until today, the just started a cracking sound on certain sounds.
It's really annoying and it only happens when the volume is higher then 50%.
With headphones the sound is just normal.
Is there something I can do about it? I'm not really a fan of sending my nexus back to Asus.
I had my left speaker crackling from day one. I opened the back cover and took off the net that covered the speaker. That solved my problem. You may also try that.
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Took the backcover of and discovered it was my right speaker, removing the net had no effect.
Are the speakers sold apart? And are they hard to replace?
Go back to stock using Wug's toolkit. My sound was broken and not playing, I thought it was a hardware problem but I flashed back to stock. I did that and It worked. It wouldn't hurt to try it. Make sure you backup your apps using "My Backup" or "Titanium backup (root)"
Wiisper said:
Took the backcover of and discovered it was my right speaker, removing the net had no effect.
Are the speakers sold apart? And are they hard to replace?
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They are ridiculously easy to replace. There's an ifixit guide. Haven't seen anyone selling any though.
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Wiisper said:
Took the backcover of and discovered it was my right speaker, removing the net had no effect.
Are the speakers sold apart? And are they hard to replace?
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I had the same problem and researched it. I even unrooted and went back to stock thinking it may have been a software problem. But to no avail. It turns out to have been a blown speaker. I couldn't locate a replacement for it. Luckily I purchased it a Staples and was able to exchange it.
Wiisper said:
Took the backcover of and discovered it was my right speaker, removing the net had no effect.
Are the speakers sold apart? And are they hard to replace?
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Same here right speaker. I figured out that mine has a tendency to "pop" out or something and if I just push it back in I hear a click and no more crackling.
I finally worked out a solution using tape under the mesh to keep the speaker from popping out like this again and no more crackling so far.
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Ryan35310 said:
Go back to stock using Wug's toolkit. My sound was broken and not playing, I thought it was a hardware problem but I flashed back to stock. I did that and It worked. It wouldn't hurt to try it. Make sure you backup your apps using "My Backup" or "Titanium backup (root)"
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My nexus is still 100% stock, I didn't even root it.
Metallice said:
Same here right speaker. I figured out that mine has a tendency to "pop" out or something and if I just push it back in I hear a click and no more crackling.
I finally worked out a solution using tape under the mesh to keep the speaker from popping out like this again and no more crackling so far.
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Tried that, no effect.
I guess the only thing I can do is to sent it back to Asus.
Very poor, cause it has a perfect screen without any flaws.
I used the use the app – Volume+ which kicked out awful crackle/hiss.
Deleted now, no problem.
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My Nexus was crackling and the headphone volume was really low and distant while running AOKP on it. Back to stock now and unrooted and sound is great.
Maybe a problem with the binaries? I'm gonna reroot tonight and do some testing with sound.
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I used the use the app – Volume+ which kicked out awful crackle/hiss.
Deleted now, no problem.
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volume+ is known that it don't works on jellybean anymore...here what the dev sad in volume+'s market page
---->PLEASE DON'T RATE BADLY BECAUSE OF JELLY BEAN INCOMPATIBILITY! THIS IS GOOGLE'S DOING, NOT MINE, I'M TRYING MY BEST TO GET IT WORKING BUT HAVE HAD NO LUCK SO FAR. PLEASE TRY AND BE A BIT MORE PATIENT.<-------
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Tried that, no effect.
I guess the only thing I can do is to sent it back to Asus.
Very poor, cause it has a perfect screen without any flaws.
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Well if it really is perfect otherwise it might be worth it to just tape something over the broken speaker to muffle it or disconnect that speaker it until someone starts selling the speaker assembly.
Temporarily having mono sound won't be the worst thing in the world. Do you really need stereo audio? Especially when the two speakers are right next to each other on the same side lol?
That's personally what I would do in your shoes. Someone will eventually start selling N7 parts on ebay or wherever. Heh I may have to if my speaker blows out again and I can't just "pop" it back in like last time.
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Well if it really is perfect otherwise it might be worth it to just tape something over the broken speaker to muffle it or disconnect that speaker it until someone starts selling the speaker assembly.
Temporarily having mono sound won't be the worst thing in the world. Do you really need stereo audio? Especially when the two speakers are right next to each other on the same side lol?
That's personally what I would do in your shoes. Someone will eventually start selling N7 parts on ebay or wherever. Heh I may have to if my speaker blows out again and I can't just "pop" it back in like last time.
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I can wait it out, but I can also sent it back tot Asus while it's still under warrenty.
Sending my nexus back looks like a safer choice.
Thanks for all the info!
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They are ridiculously easy to replace. There's an ifixit guide. Haven't seen anyone selling any though.
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my speakers blew out the other day. not sure if its one or both but its unbearable to listen to. i saw the guide on ifixit. seemed easy enough so next i did a quick search and found a place they sell them. its called powerbookmedic they go outta stock real quick when they get them in so sign up for there auto email restock notification thing and as soon as they send u a email run to a comp with ur debit card. i got mine coming in a day. i plan on putting these new ones in and then getting some external speakers to use just to save from having to do this again.
Okay, yesterday, tablet froze, and I hard rebooted, what's weird is it wouldn't boot up for like 2 minutes, I thought it had literally died, well after two minutes of trying it finally rebooted, but all the sudden my speakers were low, and crackly no matter how low/high the volume was, I think somehow the tablet freezing literally blew my speakers -.-, so I called in and set up an RMA and shipped it out today, my question is, with ASUS, and the blown speakers, do they just fix it and return it, or send you a completely new unit, or a refurbished one? I'm sad I have to go 2-3 weeks without my lovely tablet </3.
For me they have repaired the original unit within 6 days, Asus Czech repair center. I am pleased with them.
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Okay, yesterday, tablet froze, and I hard rebooted, what's weird is it wouldn't boot up for like 2 minutes, I thought it had literally died, well after two minutes of trying it finally rebooted, but all the sudden my speakers were low, and crackly no matter how low/high the volume was, I think somehow the tablet freezing literally blew my speakers -.-, so I called in and set up an RMA and shipped it out today, my question is, with ASUS, and the blown speakers, do they just fix it and return it, or send you a completely new unit, or a refurbished one? I'm sad I have to go 2-3 weeks without my lovely tablet </3.
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when my N7 was damaged and i sent it to ASUS for repairs, they just fixed what was needed and sent back the same one. and that was for a cracked screen, so a small issue like damaged speakers im pretty sure they'll just fix it and send back your original.
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when my N7 was damaged and i sent it to ASUS for repairs, they just fixed what was needed and sent back the same one. and that was for a cracked screen, so a small issue like damaged speakers im pretty sure they'll just fix it and send back your original.
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Do they handle them well? I'm afraid im gonna get back a badly scratched screen or something lol, even tho it has a screen protector on it.
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Do they handle them well? I'm afraid im gonna get back a badly scratched screen or something lol, even tho it has a screen protector on it.
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nah they sent it back without a scratch, 'cuse the pun :laugh:
and the fact that you got a SP on the screen, im pretty sure it will make it back to you mint.
Are crackly speakers at max volume normal or is that an RMA worthy defect?
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Are crackly speakers at max volume normal or is that an RMA worthy defect?
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I have the same issue on my Nexus 7 3G, and it happens when certain frequencies are played loudly (like bass).
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I have the same issue on my Nexus 7 3G, and it happens when certain frequencies are played loudly (like bass).
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I'm finding most music videos sound a bit blown at over 80% volume. I don't remember if it was like that before.
I send mine for screen repair in Asus and the send it back in perfect condition. No they Will not send they Will fix the problem
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Are crackly speakers at max volume normal or is that an RMA worthy defect?
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This wasn't at just max volume, this was any volume I had it on, from 1% all the way to 100% it was always crackly after the thing froze and I had to hard reboot it.
Has anyone sent in the N7 with bootloader unlocked? Or should we always always relock to be safe?
Send it in its factory condition to be sure!
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OMG... Same thing happened to my first Nexus 7,
I was watching Simpsons on my Nexus 7, then it froze for 2 minutes, with a high pitch coming out from speaker....
I assume the high pitch was the reason the speaker blew...
But the best part, i bought it from a really good store were they have this policy of if your device broke, send it back within Warranty and get replacement...
So i quickly Relocked OEM and Unrooted,
But i think my Titanium Backup folder and Clockwork Folders are still inside
Good luck to Asus
Hi guys,
I'm ooh and ahhing about what to do with this device? First off I bought it from the carphone warehouse so Google play returns out of the question, but my device has a annoying creak, on the bottom right aswell as the top, just left of the noise cancelling mic, and just above the power button and the volume up key. Also I have a buzzing in my handsets ear piece. This seems to be intermittent at times, aswell as it appears to get louder the longer your on the phone :/ would this be a good reason to return the phone and if I were what would I do and who would I go to? The carphone ware hour or lg directly? BTW my device is of hardware revision 10 and I love it completely, I just didnt want the extras that weren't on the specs sheet xD
Many thanks, Blewk
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Blewk said:
Hi guys,
I'm ooh and ahhing about what to do with this device? First off I bought it from the carphone warehouse so Google play returns out of the question, but my device has a annoying creak, on the bottom right aswell as the top, just left of the noise cancelling mic, and just above the power button and the volume up key. Also I have a buzzing in my handsets ear piece. This seems to be intermittent at times, aswell as it appears to get louder the longer your on the phone :/ would this be a good reason to return the phone and if I were what would I do and who would I go to? The carphone ware hour or lg directly? BTW my device is of hardware revision 10 and I love it completely, I just didnt want the extras that weren't on the specs sheet xD
Many thanks, Blewk
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Take it to the car phone warehouse and exchange it for a new one. That buzzing is a known defect.
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Dear Community,
I've recently noticed that my S4 is draining more power than usual. After pressing the display of the device tightly against my ear, I've noticed something very curious - while the display is turned on the device seems to be making ever so slight and very faint noises. It sounds like the flow of electric current or the workings of an HDD but very silent.
I wonder if the excessive power expenditure is connected to this noise I am hearing. This is why I want to know if your devices also make a very dim sound when operating.
To find out I would like to ask you to check your device for this noise by following these steps:
1. Press the display of your S4 tightly against your ear
2. Close the other ear with your index finger
3. Turn on the device while holding it against your ear and listen for a very faint and varying sound of electrical current/interference
Questions:
1. What noise are your hearing?
2. Is the noise also present while the display is turned off (my phone still makes a very slight beeping sound)
3. Have you noticed this noise before?
I would be happy if you confirmed that your device also makes this sound when operating.
Best,
Thomas from Germany
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I just tried it and no strange sounds emitting from my i9505.
I suspect that everyone can hear this noise but if thats not the case I need to send mine in for repair.
Can someone else also try ?
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exxi said:
I suspect that everyone can hear this noise but if thats not the case I need to send mine in for repair.
Can someone else also try ?
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Just tried , no noise at all.
I have a I9500
Thanks, what I hear is a very faint buzzing noise. I'm really surprised that others cannot perceive this noise.
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Would you send the device back? Because otherwise the device is not working normally
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exxi said:
Would you send the device back? Because otherwise the device is not working normally
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Mate ,
Maybe you have a very good hearing and that is why you can hear it and others do not ....how long a warranty you still have left?
If you do not have a excessive overheating , lags, reboots , hangs , screen quality issues..... i would not worry to much about it.
Try with 2 or 3 friends and check if they can hear the buzzing noise in your phone ?
Good idea. I do have performance issues that are not related to the rom.
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What happens when you try a different battery?
That's an interesting idea. I will try
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This is weird I can hear some very high frequency noises too even when screen is off. But everything works so I guess its ok.
//Edit// Sounds like a coil whine to me.
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My S4 makes a noise, like you said, sounds a bit like a HDD or a buzzing crackling noise.
My wife's S4 is completely silent.
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I'm usually not to obsessed about these things but I noticed that I've been getting some lags that I can't explain and I was looking for a reason. My s4 sometimes gets very hot for no apparent reason so this might explain it. Maybe there is a hardware fault causing this noise, a broken transistor or something? It's interesting how some phones make this noise and others don't. Either way it's not optimal I guess
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I'm usually not to obsessed about these things but I noticed that I've been getting some lags that I can't explain and I was looking for a reason. My s4 sometimes gets very hot for no apparent reason so this might explain it. Maybe there is a hardware fault causing this noise, a broken transistor or something? It's interesting how some phones make this noise and others don't. Either way it's not optimal I guess
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I know its kinda old thread, but i have picked up the same humming/buzzing noise when i put my phone display tightly on my ear in a very quiet room at 3am last night...it sounds like a very faint coil whine that some power supplies/GPU's produce....the sound is ever so slightly faint, but when i move the home screens the sound changes little bit lower or higher...you can hear it from the back cover too, near the camera, but there is no noise at the lower part, so i guess the noise is coming from the cpu/motherboard chip...
i only have the device like 4 months and it works perfectly so far, everything stock....was wondering Exxi if you exchanged your device or not, since i dont think i can persuade the carrier-seller for exchange, since everything works just fine....
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I know its kinda old thread, but i have picked up the same humming/buzzing noise when i put my phone display tightly on my ear in a very quiet room at 3am last night...it sounds like a very faint coil whine that some power supplies/GPU's produce....the sound is ever so slightly faint, but when i move the home screens the sound changes little bit lower or higher...you can hear it from the back cover too, near the camera, but there is no noise at the lower part, so i guess the noise is coming from the cpu/motherboard chip...
i only have the device like 4 months and it works perfectly so far, everything stock....was wondering Exxi if you exchanged your device or not, since i dont think i can persuade the carrier-seller for exchange, since everything works just fine....
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yep i dont think you cannot exchange it since its been 4 months already with no issues.
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My S4 makes a noise, like you said, sounds a bit like a HDD or a buzzing crackling noise.
My wife's S4 is completely silent.
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besides my S4 making the same buzzing/coil whine noise which u can hear in a very quiet room, i have checked my sisters sony ZL and its making the same noise, as well as my 2 year od s3 mini (which i never noticed before), as well as my neighbors sony Z1...but my friends iphone 6 is silent as a grave....anyways i dont its something to worry about, since my 2 year old s3mini works same as the first day, as well as my sisters ZL....
Update : my old s4 with the buzzing sound has eventually given up. One day it just wouldn't boot back up anymore.
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exxi said:
Update : my old s4 with the buzzing sound has eventually given up. One day it just wouldn't boot back up anymore.
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Bad luck for u bro.
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Luckily it was still on warranty, so I got a new one. Just wanted to let folks know that eventually it's going to break.
Not sure if it's connected to the noise.
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