I recently read a review of the Galaxy Note by Ray S. on www.PhoneArena.com and he rates the phone a 7 out of ten and says it has poor call quality bad ear speaker and poor mic wich was very upsetting to me as I was looking to purchase one would like to know any thoughts on this from people who actually own and use this phone
I have the same question, is the in ear call volume loud enough or is it muted like on SGS 2? Did Samsung bother to put somewhat better internal speakers into this flagship phone? Can anybody honestly compare the call sound quality? I am NOT interested in music player volume quality. Thank you guys...
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I recently read a review of the Galaxy Note by Ray S. on www.PhoneArena.com and he rates the phone a 7 out of ten and says it has poor call quality bad ear speaker and poor mic wich was very upsetting to me as I was looking to purchase one would like to know any thoughts on this from people who actually own and use this phone
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Some times a review is afected by the proffesional in charge of the review personal oppinion don't suppose but this things happens
I have been using the Note for a couple of days now and audio quality during calls is sufficient but not great. No deal breaker for me though.
wonderwout said:
I have been using the Note for a couple of days now and audio quality during calls is sufficient but not great. No deal breaker for me though.
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Call clarity and call loudness are 2 seperate things. Is it that its not loud but clear or vice versa. Please reply ???
Telephone calls are top notch
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Call clarity and call loudness are 2 seperate things. Is it that its not loud but clear or vice versa. Please reply ???
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I find the call quality far better than any other phone I've had including SG2, Captivate and Motorola Atrix. I had to turn the volume down. It was too loud. Whoever I'm listening to comes through crisp and clear. They have no difficulty hearing me either.
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I find the call quality far better than any other phone I've had including SG2, Captivate and Motorola Atrix. I had to turn the volume down. It was too loud. Whoever I'm listening to comes through crisp and clear. They have no difficulty hearing me either.
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More note owners please confirm this, otherwise it would definately be a dealbraker for me.
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I've found call quality to be both loud enough and extremely clear. No issues at all.
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I've found call quality to be both loud enough and extremely clear. No issues at all.
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thanks for confirming !
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So far i would have to say the call quality is great and far better than the HTC sensation i was using. Also the actual volume available is very good with no background noise. As i think someone else mentioned i found i had to turn it down as it was a little to loud on the standard setting.
Same as S2 here, no problem at all.
I use too the mic record function for notes and it is great.
call quality and volume as good as 3GS and HD7. clarity is much better than streak even if the streak is louder. hbm-900 works fine while plantronics 975 voice is rubbish/bad and the answer button on the headset wont works.
A big thanks to all for confirming about the call quality. You all have made the deal for me !
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I think that problem of call quality could be due to the place the Note was built. In another thread a girl from Hong Kong said that it wasn't loud enough, quite noisy on both sides. Her Note was imported from Poland.
Could some other owners confirm or deny this?
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No issues for me too......
Someone on a another thread reported difficulty hearing people on the other end of a call using earphones/headsets. Has anyone else experienced this?
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I think that problem of call quality could be due to the place the Note was built. In another thread a girl from Hong Kong said that it wasn't loud enough, quite noisy on both sides. Her Note was imported from Poland.
Could some other owners confirm or deny this?
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It's probably the same Euro version that the majority of us have got. And therefore the same version that the majority of us are confirming that the call quality is excellent. It must be a one off issue with that particular user unfortunately.
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It's probably the same Euro version that the majority of us have got. And therefore the same version that the majority of us are confirming that the call quality is excellent. It must be a one off issue with that particular user unfortunately.
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To clarify, this Hong Kong user reported poor call quality using a headset specifically. Are you saying you don't have a problem with calls using a headset? If so, that would be very reassuring.
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I find the call quality far better than any other phone I've had including SG2, Captivate and Motorola Atrix. I had to turn the volume down. It was too loud. Whoever I'm listening to comes through crisp and clear. They have no difficulty hearing me either.
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Where did you get yours? I want one but nowhere in US carrying it now.
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To clarify, this Hong Kong user reported poor call quality using a headset specifically. Are you saying you don't have a problem with calls using a headset? If so, that would be very reassuring.
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No, I just use the handset itself and call quality is just fine.
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I am just going to say it... the htc aria's call quality is horrible. Maybe I feel that way because before the aria i had a nokia phone. However if you go to settings- -call- -hearing aid. If you check th hearing aid option the call qualit is much better and you can hear people even in noisy rooms.
FYI: I recently got a check up and I have perfect hearing.
So my question is does this hearing aid use up battery life? And how do you guys think the call quality is?
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I do notice that if I lower the volume a little bit I can hear an echo of myself in the mic.. Also, the volume of the music player can be better too..
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I have seen the hearing aid setting, but I cannot find it in options on cm6..
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Infinitely better from the terrible LG Vu I had prior to my Aria and definitely better than iPhone. I have no complaints.
the in call quality is a lot better than the other phones i've had. the volume may not be as loud, but the quality of the audio is great. i haven't had any echo/weirdness at all. i had tons of that with some of my other phones.
from what i've asked people i call, the quality on their end has improved since getting the aria as well.
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the in call quality is a lot better than the other phones i've had. the volume may not be as loud, but the quality of the audio is great. i haven't had any echo/weirdness at all. i had tons of that with some of my other phones.
from what i've asked people i call, the quality on their end has improved since getting the aria as well.
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In general, I have always been really happy with call quality on every HTC device I've used. I think it is probably one of their phone's best characteristics.
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I do notice that if I lower the volume a little bit I can hear an echo of myself in the mic.. Also, the volume of the music player can be better too..
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I had really bad echoe problems with my 3GS, I think it may be an AT&T thing. The Aria is a much better telephone imo than the 3GS in every area except speaker volume. The speaker on the Aria just isn't loud enough, but I have better signal and way fewer dropped calls than with the 3GS.
Tinny sound + Earpiece louder than Speakerphone
When talking on the Aria I get a tinny sound in the ear speaker on the phone...also people claim I am breaking up yet I hear them loud and clear.
Anyone else getting this?
Ear piece louder than Speaker phone...
Anyone else notice that the ear speaker is louder than the speaker phone?
No to all three off your questions
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Sounds a little like a troll thread. I've had nothing but clear calls. It may not hold full bars like some of my other devices, but it sounds better than my old nokias that did and gets better battery life to boot. If you're not happy take it back.
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Everyone say they have poor call quality.. But none of you give any details as to which Rom on Aria you are using..
Quality & Volume are awesome with one latest Rom's..
The only time I have noticed poor call quality is when I was using the stock rom. It was more noticeable when on a Bluetooth headset when I had the phone below the waist. I would head crackling on my Bluetooth when it was to thexpoint that if I moved the phone to chest level it would go away.
Since upgrading to cm 006 then to cm 008 I haven't had a problem. In fact I can now leave the phone in the other room while I'm on my Bluetooth without any problems.
Hope this helps.
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I've had my streak for 7 days now and I must say that the in-call audio quality is much worse than the iphone.
This may be a hardware limitation that cannot be overcome or does anyone know of any software fixes tro improve audio?
Thanks
What exactly is your issue? I see no problems with mine its loud clear and noise free.
garethsimpsonuk said:
I've had my streak for 7 days now and I must say that the in-call audio quality is much worse than the iphone.
This may be a hardware limitation that cannot be overcome or does anyone know of any software fixes tro improve audio?
Thanks
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really ???
I ve the same prob too...my nokia 6500s was much better.
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really ???
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....yes.
I guess it just has a lower quality speaker than the iphone. I can live with it
repeating Myself cause they can't hear me gets old quick
Well that would be the mic. I've not had a problem with others hearing me
The Streak has lower quality speakers than the iPhone 4 for sure.
Does the in call volume seem low? Cause I seem to be having the same issue.
for me the audi is loud but a really tinny and unclear sound
I noticed the same thing, was going to go from iPhone 4 to Dell Streak, only took me 1 call to put my sim-card back into the iPhone 4. The Dell is more of a media player to me atm.. (And flash websites
I haven't seen a single video in youtube , neither front / rear camera with anything but a horrendous sound , comment / attach please
No attachment but I can confirm that in my experience the audio output is below standard. Tinny and shallow sounding. I'm sure this can be improved in the future but as it stands its poor.
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its not the only flagship with awful audio but whats the chance for software fix in the fairly unknown future
It's important to have the equipment to have a valid opinion.
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im never gonna pay 500 euro for something thats more horrid than my 100 euro canon camera , neverminding the awful sounding Htc One X aswell , can anyone test if its software problem or hardware mic limitation?Specifications for audio @ video recording are not met by any clip uploaded in internet so far
"Galaxy S III Video audio quality is awful???" - YES - hardware probably
if you guys tell us what are the standards for measuring audio quality then we can for sure tell you whether audio quality is good or not.
Not sure if serious. The GSIII has Wolfson DAC hardware, which is known for above average sound, especially when supercurio gets done with it.
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Not sure if serious. The GSIII has Wolfson DAC hardware, which is known for above average sound, especially when supercurio gets done with it.
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No we are talking about audio capture. Not playback. It seems like the sgs3 has a very bad mic. There is a few threads about this already.
My thoughts..
I've run a little test and put it together in a video. My conclusion is that it is NOT the microphone quality it is in fact some kind of software issue, so it should be able to be addressed in the future.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up8N2aMhJ6U
there's my video, you can tell the audio quality with the voice recorder program is a lot better than the video recorded quality. there's a few threads on this, no fixes as of yet, but i wanted to show I feel it isn't the hardware. so don't loose hope!
seems that this is fixed in the US version, hopefully samsung will fix it in the international version too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoTaZ8F5AHI
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Not sure if serious. The GSIII has Wolfson DAC hardware, which is known for above average sound, especially when supercurio gets done with it.
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Yeah.. it seems like you keep referring to the Speaker Audio.. you did this in the other thread as well.. they're talking about the Audio Playback when you record videos for the International Quad-core version. Seems like the U.S. Version has good quality
FYI .. the sound issues seem to be fixed for the US when recording videos.. i just recorded this. Hopefully the international one can be corrected as well. Let me know if it's cool
Watch "T mobile Galaxy S III video/Sound Test" on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEDKfiQxWZo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Same thing on the very early firmwares of the sgs1 which had a similar wolfson sound chip. Good to see Samsung are addressing software issues straight away these days.
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which sound hardware (playback, not mic) is in it? is it a Wolfson chip or not? thanks
Galaxy S III Video audio quality is awful???
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Agree.
It will be fixed very soon in Voodoo Sound.
And I already informed my Samsung contacts about it.
those are great news, can`t wait for the fix.Do you think that you can make the audio recording in videos to be at least as in US version or even better?
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those are great news, can`t wait for the fix.Do you think that you can make the audio recording in videos to be at least as in US version or even better?
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Better of course
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Agree.
It will be fixed very soon in Voodoo Sound.
And I already informed my Samsung contacts about it.
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first time i saw one of the greats' post here.
i'm not worthy.
thanks in advance.
Ok mate, take your time and do it good and bug-free.I will donate with liberty reserve if you accept.Thank you.
The SIII for U.S variants has the S4 DAC. I recorded a video in an indoor concert/club recently and the audio quality sucks! There is too much bass in the audio making it crack/distort beyond! Is there any type of way to reduce mic gain? Has anyone tried recording with the headset plugged in? I heard that reduces the bass level a bit...
Voodoo will come to the SIII, but I hope it will come to the U.S models since it doesn't have Wolfson.
Try the LGcamera app, it's got a video recording feature that allows you to decide which microphone(s) and bit rates you want to use. Experiment with it
Gadgetz said:
Try the LGcamera app, it's got a video recording feature that allows you to decide which microphone(s) and bit rates you want to use. Experiment with it
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Do I set the mic to microphone, default or camcorder? They all sound the same. Haven't tested in loud environment though...
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The SIII for U.S variants has the S4 DAC. I recorded a video in an indoor concert/club recently and the audio quality sucks! There is too much bass in the audio making it crack/distort beyond! Is there any type of way to reduce mic gain? Has anyone tried recording with the headset plugged in? I heard that reduces the bass level a bit...
Voodoo will come to the SIII, but I hope it will come to the U.S models since it doesn't have Wolfson.
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Have you ever recorded audio in a loud club/concert which did NOT have clipping and distortion? If so, I'd love to know what device it was.
A bit off topic of your use case, but I've always been of the opinion that shows are loud to prevent piracy of the show, because being up front it's more than loud enough to damage your hearing.
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Have you ever recorded audio in a loud club/concert which did NOT have clipping and distortion? If so, I'd love to know what device it was.
A bit off topic of your use case, but I've always been of the opinion that shows are loud to prevent piracy of the show, because being up front it's more than loud enough to damage your hearing.
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Galaxy S with voodoo sound! Not only concerts, but maybe clubs etc
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Do I set the mic to microphone, default or camcorder? They all sound the same. Haven't tested in loud environment though...
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I'm not too sure, try it in the different configs and see which sounds the best for you. I haven't tried it myself but heard it helps with the issue you brought up.
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Have you ever recorded audio in a loud club/concert which did NOT have clipping and distortion? If so, I'd love to know what device it was.
A bit off topic of your use case, but I've always been of the opinion that shows are loud to prevent piracy of the show, because being up front it's more than loud enough to damage your hearing.
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iPhone can handle loud environments without issue.
The Galaxy SII also had this same problem, there was either none, or very bad automatic gain control. All loud audio was recorded very distorted. I'd love to find a fix for this!
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Have you ever recorded audio in a loud club/concert which did NOT have clipping and distortion? If so, I'd love to know what device it was.
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sadly the iPhone 4 sounds great in clubs or concerts
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Enjoy the club or concert, don't be a troll getting in people's way with your sub par camera phone.... unless it's totally epic
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This is an Android problem, not a Samsung one. Basically the hardware drivers are extremely primitive. I am a musician and therefore look for audio apps all the time, and there just aren't any because Android's audio is just too primitive. There is NO way to adjust the gain down, only up. If you don't believe me, Google audio gain and Android and you'll find a lot of stuff. Latency is a also huge issue, and that's why apps like Songify don't exist.
I wanted to record my band practices with my phone too. It's impossible. I use an iPod touch with an I rig mike instead.
It's really a shame Google just doesn't care about audio, ICS fixed nothing.
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sluzbenik said:
This is an Android problem, not a Samsung one. Basically the hardware drivers are extremely primitive. I am a musician and therefore look Ford audio apps all the time, and there just aren't any because Android's audio is just too primitive. There is NO way to adjust the gain down, only up. If you don't believe me, Google audio gain and Android and you'll find a lot of stuff. Latency is a huge issue, and that's why apps like Songify don't exist.
I wanted to record my band practices with my phone too. It's impossible. I use an iPod touch with an I rig mike instead.
It's really a shame Google just doesn't care about audio, ICS fixed nothing.
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All this is true
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Goodbye, girl.
I recorded some footage of "Squeeze" playing the other night in Westbury, NY.
wow.. i can't post a link to youtube. I love this board as a resource, but I don't know how I'll ever be able to participate with all of these rules!!!
ANYWHO, the sound quality is amazing to me and if anyone knows of a good way for me to share it with everyone please let me know! also, these captchas are impossible.
sluzbenik said:
This is an Android problem, not a Samsung one. Basically the hardware drivers are extremely primitive. I am a musician and therefore look for audio apps all the time, and there just aren't any because Android's audio is just too primitive. There is NO way to adjust the gain down, only up. If you don't believe me, Google audio gain and Android and you'll find a lot of stuff. Latency is a also huge issue, and that's why apps like Songify don't exist.
I wanted to record my band practices with my phone too. It's impossible. I use an iPod touch with an I rig mike instead.
It's really a shame Google just doesn't care about audio, ICS fixed nothing.
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Hmm I see songify in the play store? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smule.songify&hl=en
Also, that new Nokia pureview phone has an amazing camcorder. There was a video of a concert recorded with that phone and it looks and sounds amazing.
Milk Tea said:
Have you ever recorded audio in a loud club/concert which did NOT have clipping and distortion? If so, I'd love to know what device it was.
A bit off topic of your use case, but I've always been of the opinion that shows are loud to prevent piracy of the show, because being up front it's more than loud enough to damage your hearing.
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Stock DROIDx had a concert mode and it worked very well
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maybe someone can import the camera apk from the droidx...
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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Did they not know you can turn the volume down?!
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Did they not know you can turn the volume down?!
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Here's the excerpt:
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
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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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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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