[Q] THE LOUDSPEAKER - better than galaxy nexus? - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I currently have a galaxy nexus. The loudspeaker on it is absolutely terrible.
Is the nexus 4 an improvement on this front?
can anyone confirm if its significantly better?

Its better but not by much.
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In my opinion as long as the phone is face down or propped up it is significantly louder. I like it a lot more than the GNex loudspeaker.
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I find it to be louder than the galaxy nexus.... EXCEPT when my phone is on the table (screen up) notifications are much quieter but that's because of the phone's design.

The screen is a lot louder. I hated how muted the speaker was on the Galaxy Nexus and its much louder on the Nexus 4

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[Q] Sound Quality

My Nexus 4 has crappy sound quality and I hear noises all the time, sometimes the volume is really low. Is there a way to fix this and get louder music?
Flash this mod and enjoy life.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2025486
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Nexus 4 Ear Buds (Score x/10)

Anyone else have the nexus ear buds? I have them. I'm not sure how happy I am with them. They seem good but I'm not sure how they sound compared to my skull candy ear buds. Let me know on a scale of 1-10 how you like the ear buds and how they perform against your best pair if you have any others. My main complaint is the base on the headphones and that they don't seem as loud. Seems weak to me. I give them a 6 1/2/10
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We don't need another thread about this.
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Hi, various thoughts and discussion on the headphones can be found below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219669
Personally, I'd give them a passing grade ; 8/10
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Ops sorry! Didn't see the thread.
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New Nexus 7 Sound Chip

On my original Nexus 7, the sound chip is very bad, at max volume the sound isn't even medium loud on my headphones.
I use PowerAMP with bass boost and treble boost on (I listen to electro mainly.) How does the new Nexus 7 compare?
Also, can someone compare the new Nexus 7 to S III in sound quality on headphones? Mainly how long each can go? The old nexus is terrible compared to SIII.
The new sound chip is really really good. Like really good. I use similar headphones comfortabley at about 25-35% volume, Clarity is great, good DAC.
i agree as well. i like the new sound chip as i listen to trance. and to add the new speakers and layout work better as well
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383248
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Colton127 said:
On my original Nexus 7, the sound chip is very bad, at max volume the sound isn't even medium loud on my headphones.
I use PowerAMP with bass boost and treble boost on (I listen to electro mainly.) How does the new Nexus 7 compare?
Also, can someone compare the new Nexus 7 to S III in sound quality on headphones? Mainly how long each can go? The old nexus is terrible compared to SIII.
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It will be much better once/ if faux implements his faux sound mod
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mannequin said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383248
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As stated in the thread you linked, this does not affect headphone output, only the speakers on the tablet's output so it's not entirely relevant to the OP's question.
bobloadmire said:
The new sound chip is really really good. Like really good. I use similar headphones comfortabley at about 25-35% volume, Clarity is great, good DAC.
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How does volume level compare to other devices?
Colton127 said:
How does volume level compare to other devices?
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I'm finding its close to my HTC One coming through the headphones. Won't go quite as loud and clear but it definitely has impressed me. By far better than the first gen nexus 7!
Is the sound good because it's good? Or is the sound good because of how crappy the OG nexus was? The sound is the only thing I hate. Headphones and speakers. Makes me wonder if mine is defective. Or maybe I shouldn't expect more from a budget tablet. Would love to see more opinions.
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I find the sound quality through the headphone jack is just average. Kind of muddy to be honest. I thought the original nexus 7 had a better DAC than this new one. Speaker sound is of course better than the original
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SWOLEGASM said:
I find the sound quality through the headphone jack is just average. Kind of muddy to be honest. I thought the original nexus 7 had a better DAC than this new one. Speaker sound is of course better than the original
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I take back what I said, I had the equalizer on and it made the sound poor. The old 7 doesn't sound as good as the new one.
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There is a static buzz at low volume on the speakers which appear on most if not all of the new nexus 7.
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jeffrey1027 said:
There is a static buzz at low volume on the speakers which appear on most if not all of the new nexus 7.
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Don't have it on mine, but I do have a little dust on the upper left corner.
About the topic, I use my own custom made earphones, with superb bass, with AwesomeBeats mod. Works like a charm, though ViperFX also improves sound quality, I'm comfy with AwesomeBeats because its simple. Try any audio mod(requires rooting).
The sound on the 2013 nexus 7 is really good, I mean without headphones on it, it's totally another world from the first gen nexus 7.
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alicarbovader said:
Don't have it on mine, but I do have a little dust on the upper left corner.
About the topic, I use my own custom made earphones, with superb bass, with AwesomeBeats mod. Works like a charm, though ViperFX also improves sound quality, I'm comfy with AwesomeBeats because its simple. Try any audio mod(requires rooting).
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Hey thought i recognised your name, you're from the Desire thread. Congrats on your new toy
Nbsss said:
Hey thought i recognised your name, you're from the Desire thread. Congrats on your new toy
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Yeah man...! I am not active on Desire forums, because it seems kinda old in front of my new sexi-nexi toy
On a second note, I'm working on a ROM too, so looking everywhere for inspiration...!
alicarbovader said:
Yeah man...! I am not active on Desire forums, because it seems kinda old in front of my new sexi-nexi toy
On a second note, I'm working on a ROM too, so looking everywhere for inspiration...!
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Yeah its kinda a dinosaur now...but this new n7 is a work of art!
Can't wait for the nexus 5, to keep his older brother company
jeffrey1027 said:
There is a static buzz at low volume on the speakers which appear on most if not all of the new nexus 7.
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Their is none on my new nexu 7
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What devices do you have? I will do some comparisons if I have any of the same devices that you have. I have a Note 2, Evo LTE, Evo 3D, Asus Infinity, 4th gen iPod Touch, and an iPhone 4.
Just so everyone knows, the iPhone 4 was free, I'd never buy an iPhone! I just use it as an iPod (never been activated by me). I did buy the iPod Touch when it was released though......SMH......
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Nbsss said:
Yeah its kinda a dinosaur now...but this new n7 is a work of art!
Can't wait for the nexus 5, to keep his older brother company
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Not exactly a work of art, but yes, the price got me on the reins

The most underrated feature on the Moto X

The Speaker!
I've used many smartphones in my days, but the speaker on the Moto X is by far one of the best I've ever heard. It actually has noticeable bass! And the volume is ridiculously loud. I'll even go as far as to say it bests the HTC One's dual speakers
Yea, the speaker on this phone is a beast... Way way better than my sgs3, that phones speaker doesn't even belong in the same category as the moto x.
AT&T Moto X rocking 4.4
It's definitely a good speaker. Gets loud and stays clear.
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did not know that since i always have headphones on will try it one of these days
Open up the EQ settings in Google Play Music and set the speaker EQ (not wired stereo) to Extreme Bass! It sounds best in that mode!
Fair warning guys I was playing music at full volume on my 2 day old x and the speaker blew, no sound at all. Yes its great and loud and I love it but be careful. Unfortunately I love it so much I play at full volume on my new x too
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strictlyphat said:
Fair warning guys I was playing music at full volume on my 2 day old x and the speaker blew, no sound at all. Yes its great and loud and I love it but be careful. Unfortunately I love it so much I play at full volume on my new x too
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define "blown". a blown speaker can still produce sound but sound distorted. a malfunctioning speaker may not produce sound at all. somehow i doubt the speaker inside the phone can move enough air to actually BLOW.
It definitely does not best the HTC One speakers. Not in dynamic range at least.
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Anyone else notice that if you set the phone on the counter, face up, it actually gets louder and clearer due to the curve in the back of the phone. The sound seems to ricochet off the surface the phone is sitting on...when I would set my nexus 4 on a counter it would basically mute the speaker.
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ijeff said:
It definitely does not best the HTC One speakers. Not in dynamic range at least.
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This!
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It was shot. Completely. No sound whatsoever!
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Sound quality on earbuds

Hi
So I Have the snapdragon note 3
And iam very dissatisfied by overall sound quality
So first of all listening to music with the samsung earbud sucked ..... my s2 is better
So I thought that I needed a better earbuds so I got the senheiser cx 300 II but the sound was almost the same
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ssalehh said:
Hi
So I Have the snapdragon note 3
And iam very dissatisfied by overall sound quality
So first of all listening to music with the samsung earbud sucked ..... my s2 is better
So I thought that I needed a better earbuds so I got the senheiser cx 300 II but the sound was almost the same
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What music player you using I'm on power amp with viper4android sounds great
I didnt root the phone to get viper4android...... and any music player still the same
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Have you heard of using the equalizer?
N7Player + equalizer settings = excellent sound over crappy Apple earpods.
Strange. I have used all S series and note series, note 3 has the best sound quality on ear buds IMO.
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