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Speaker sound

Hi,
How is the sound of the speaker?
Is it louder than the HTC Desire HD?
Thanks
Daniel

Not sure of the Desire HD but it's a hell of a lite better than the one on my Desire.
It's a little louder but the sound is clearer, less tinny and overall a crisper range.

DHD is crap! Compared to my Dell Streak anyways

Do not mention even Desire HD. I am not a user of SGS 2 but I am pretty sure there is no other companies than HTC can prodecure a lower speaker phone than Desire HD. That was my one of the main reasons to sell Desire HD.

My Desire Hd was crap UBER CRAP! i hope SGS2 is better, any improvment is a +, also curious if its better than iphone 4 speaker as that was my most recent device, anybody know? thanks

Do not expect too much from mobile phone speakers, as they can not have that good quality because of their dimension and form. IMO every mobile phone has bad speaker quality (never had one with good).

zxz0O0 said:
Do not expect too much from mobile phone speakers, as they can not have that good quality because of their dimension and form. IMO every mobile phone has bad speaker quality (never had one with good).
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True but its all relative. I seem to remember my 1890 hd or whatever we caled the omnia hd having quite good speakers.

Comparing with Dad's iPhone 4 I'd say it's on par if not a little clearer. It misses all the low-end bass but it's not meant for music and the speakerphone quality is ace.
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steve228uk said:
Comparing with Dad's iPhone 4 I'd say it's on par if not a little clearer. It misses all the low-end bass but it's not meant for music and the speakerphone quality is ace.
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thanks, i asked this because i was happy with iphone 4 although sometimes some tracks felt a little low but in general was ok,

zxz0O0 said:
Do not expect too much from mobile phone speakers, as they can not have that good quality because of their dimension and form. IMO every mobile phone has bad speaker quality (never had one with good).
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You've never owned or heard the Nokia 5800 then? Astounding quality speakers (yes there are two). Never heard another phone better than it, proves it IS possible to get good quality from small dimensions.

speaker review. its v loud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYNB_9Gsz_k&feature=related

sajadkhan806 said:
speaker review. its v loud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYNB_9Gsz_k&feature=related
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Obviously better than Desire HD, none of us saying mobile phones' speakers should rock our world but Desire HD's speaker is really really unacceptable.

i am also an ex dhd user. every time this thingy rang, and i was surrounded by other people, i felt ashame for the super low budget speaker this phone was ringing with. peace of crap

Below Andy's very useful comparison video related with Samsung Galaxy S2.
It's so obvious that new speaker champ is SGS 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqSeXL7fw5o&feature=youtube_gdata

Trying to decide between experia z or htc one

Ok i gave my htc one to my son and will be buying a new phone part of me misses my htc one and have no complaints about it,part of me wants to go with the xz, im in the us on tmobile so both have lte and both are awesome phones just looking for any input, i know its my decision just trying to get some advice from xz owners

Go to a store and play with it for 10 minutes, then decide, no one will tell you what will fit in your hand, which interface will cover your needs and please your eyes. I believe that both phones are incredible, I own an Xperia Z of course.

I really recommend trying the camera of both.
I bought HTC one for my sister, and I saw the camera very bad.
XZ camera is not what you will expect also.
Try S4 our is good also
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Jonathan2677 said:
Ok i gave my htc one to my son and will be buying a new phone part of me misses my htc one and have no complaints about it,part of me wants to go with the xz, im in the us on tmobile so both have lte and both are awesome phones just looking for any input, i know its my decision just trying to get some advice from xz owners
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IP75 of Xperia Z
Bigger Screen
if these are important for u so buy xperia z if not just play with coin

I heard T-Mobile is pricing Xperia Z relatively cheap. In you're value caution, I strongly recommend Xperia Z. HTC One's camera isn't impressive and HTC is known to abandon phones after a year.
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I think you can go a very, photo taken in low light are very disappointing on the XZ, or you know something I do not know ...

Was in the same situation a month ago. I did what everyone suggested and went to the store to try all of them out. I chose between S4, HTC ONE and XZ... XZ's waterproof feature won me over.
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chefnoob said:
Was in the same situation a month ago. I did what everyone suggested and went to the store to try all of them out. I chose between S4, HTC ONE and XZ... XZ's waterproof feature won me over.
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I bought the HTC One and sold it after about 2 weeks. I took it on a cruise, and was terrified of taking it anywhere, the pool, the beach, anywhere near the side of the ship.
I found it was extremely sippery. That metal makes it hard to hold. Also, it was incredibly easy to scratch/smudge. Also, the camera really wasn't that great. I really liked the Zoe feature and the autmatic gallery but I've since found some Android apps that do almost the same thing. The Z camera is hands down better overall.
I bought the Xperia Z and have been using it like a real phone. Not afraid to get it dirty or wet. I even took it in the water at the waterpark last week and took some great pictures floating down the lazy river. Can't do that with the HTC One!

stiffi2011 said:
I bought the HTC One and sold it after about 2 weeks. I took it on a cruise, and was terrified of taking it anywhere, the pool, the beach, anywhere near the side of the ship.
I found it was extremely sippery. That metal makes it hard to hold. Also, it was incredibly easy to scratch/smudge. Also, the camera really wasn't that great. I really liked the Zoe feature and the autmatic gallery but I've since found some Android apps that do almost the same thing. The Z camera is hands down better overall.
I bought the Xperia Z and have been using it like a real phone. Not afraid to get it dirty or wet. I even took it in the water at the waterpark last week and took some great pictures floating down the lazy river. Can't do that with the HTC One!
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Which app comes closest to zoe? And do you know any apps that is similar to s4s drama shot?
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joejoe23 said:
Which app comes closest to zoe? And do you know any apps that is similar to s4s drama shot?
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+1

I really recommend Xperia Z, the only problem with this phone is its battery life, it's not as long as HTC one, but overall it's better

daniel.nguyen said:
I really recommend Xperia Z, the only problem with this phone is its battery life, it's not as long as HTC one, but overall it's better
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And the battery life really isn't as bad as everyone says. If you know you're gonna need long battery life on a particular day, disable Bluetooth, LTE and GPS, dim the screen down a notch or two and I think you'll find the XZ has really good battery life when you need it. With everything enabled I never have trouble getting it to last a day with about an hour or 2 of screen use and about 10-15% left at the end of the day.

Personally, I'd go with the xperia z

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Which app comes closest to zoe? And do you know any apps that is similar to s4s drama shot?
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I wasn't speaking of copying Zoe, but rather the auto clip creator the HTC one Gallery does. Check this link for apps that do a similar thing (though more manually)
http://techbuzzes.com/2013/03/best-video-editing-apps-for-android/

Having owned both the Xz and One, they both have there plus and minus points.
The One has the best external speakers on any smartphone out there, incredible in fact. Zoe is fantastic and since i got rid of my One, that is the main feature i miss along with Blinkfeed, which at first i thought was going to be crap, but once you load it up with Facebook, twitter and your favourite news and television channels, its so handy, also the infra red control of your tv is pretty amazing as well.
The Xz has a larger screen and if you view straight on I would say its clarity is the best on any device, the sound through the headphones with all the sony options is near perfect, also you get to be able to expand the memory with a microSD which the One doesn't have, for me taking my smartphone out for a run, the xz I could simply lob in my running tops pocket and it repels the sweat and rain, where as the one or any other phone you have to put in a sandwich bag or something another minor thing i like about the xs is the power/volume button locations are absolutely spot on, perfectly located for me anyway.
Alas there is one thing that totally lets down the xz in my opinion and that's the WIFI, its totally appalling, Same router at the same time, the One could pick up a signal right at the end of the garden, the iphone lost if half way up the garden yet the xz lost it in the kitchen, didn't even make the sunroom, maybe mine was a faulty unit...I could live with the mediocre battery life and the poor viewing angles, but the weak wifi was a show stopper.

HTC one Boomsound is amazing, compared to Xperia Z speaker ("crap")
but Xperia Z water-resistant, sometimes i like to wash in with water, somewhat fun! lol
Xperia Z camera win in "quantity", 13MP
Both of phone, almost same camera quality.
What i like from xperia z
- Clearbass, is perfectly clear! (get a good headphones, the one included is clear, but not "soul shaking clarity", and low sensitivity, very low volume.)
- 80GB of storage (16GB internal + 64GB microSD)
- Build quality, Glass and polyamide frame (HTC has nice aluminium unibody too!)
- 5inch FHD display (same as HTC one)
I've owned Xperia Z.

As i said i own a htc one but gave it to my son i did go ahead and order the xz tmobile model off sony today if i find i dont like it as much as i did my one ,ill get my son to trade back ,i do like the dev on the htc one and really loved the vipor one rom by team venom but just felt like i really wanted the sony but thanks for everyones input

~iPod~nano~ said:
HTC one Boomsound is amazing, compared to Xperia Z speaker ("crap")
but Xperia Z water-resistant, sometimes i like to wash in with water, somewhat fun! lol
Xperia Z camera win in "quantity", 13MP
Both of phone, almost same camera quality.
What i like from xperia z
- Clearbass, is perfectly clear! (get a good headphones, the one included is clear, but not "soul shaking clarity", and low sensitivity, very low volume.)
- 80GB of storage (16GB internal + 64GB microSD)
- Build quality, Glass and polyamide frame (HTC has nice aluminium unibody too!)
- 5inch FHD display (same as HTC one)
I've owned Xperia Z.
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For me who really likes listening music hardly listens to music through speaker.

~iPod~nano~ said:
HTC one Boomsound is amazing, compared to Xperia Z speaker ("crap")
but Xperia Z water-resistant, sometimes i like to wash in with water, somewhat fun! lol
Xperia Z camera win in "quantity", 13MP
Both of phone, almost same camera quality.
What i like from xperia z
- Clearbass, is perfectly clear! (get a good headphones, the one included is clear, but not "soul shaking clarity", and low sensitivity, very low volume.)
- 80GB of storage (16GB internal + 64GB microSD)
- Build quality, Glass and polyamide frame (HTC has nice aluminium unibody too!)
- 5inch FHD display (same as HTC one)
I've owned Xperia Z.
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When you say crap... Can you rate I to a scale of one to ten... Considering Htc one is a ten... Currently I have the one. But I want the so y z.
How does speakers compare to let's say the samsung galaxy s4 or iPhone 5?

The reason you don't listen to music through the built in speakers on smartphones is due to the fact that most are pretty poor speakers. Until the htc one came along with its stereo front facing amped speakers. They really are a step above anything else. Alas the Z's speaker as its only one side mounted low quality thing. But thankfully listening through headphones is phenomenal on the z
Scale 1 to 10 external speakers
Htc one.... 10
iPhone 5....6
Xperia z....2
Scale 1 to 10 headphone listening
Htc one....9
iPhone 5....8
Xperia z....9

First month with Xperia Z1 after owning HTC One

I'm a previous HTC owner but traded it in for a Z1 last month. Both are great-looking, well-built phones Below is a list of the pros and cons of each from my perspective.
HTC One Pros:
Better display quality
Much better speakers
Zoe and VDO highlights: two features I miss the most
Blinkfeed….though many slag it, I actually liked it, and easy to turn it off anyway.
Xperia Z1 Pros
Much better camera in all conditions
Micro SD card support
Waterproof
Physical camera shutter button
Larger screen
Slightly faster performance
Lighter skin
Two great phones. The main reason I upgraded was for the camera, and no Micro SD card slot is too limiting for me. Very happy with the Z1. I hope Sony can improve the camera application to allow user to take more advantage of the great camera. Happy with the Z1, but really miss HTC's ZOE's and Video highlights. I hope Sony can create something similar in their next software version.

Cool..but what about the build quality? Which one do you think its more premium?
thanks for sharing

What about one having an absolute garbage of a speaker?
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I thought he covered it by saying the HTC One has much better speakers..

Aidey68 said:
I thought he covered it by saying the HTC One has much better speakers..
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Oops sorry I skimmed through that
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ObamaCare said:
Cool..but what about the build quality? Which one do you think its more premium?
thanks for sharing
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Build quality is excellent. THE Z1 feels premium in the hand. HTC One and Sony XPEria Z and Z1 have got the best Android build quality bar none.

just.garet said:
Two great phones. The main reason I upgraded was for the camera, and no Micro SD card slot is too limiting for me. Very happy with the Z1. I hope Sony can improve the camera application to allow user to take more advantage of the great camera. Happy with the Z1, but really miss HTC's ZOE's and Video highlights. I hope Sony can create something similar in their next software version.
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The SD issue would also have been solved if you had a HTC ONE Dual sim version, like i do, so the SD "issue" is not 100% fair...
The cam on HTC one has a mutch better auto feature...
- but on the Z1 at least have the hardware to make a great camera down the line, if Sony will do the work... 4mp in the HTC ONE is simply sooo last century...

shook187 said:
What about one having an absolute garbage of a speaker?
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Well, the speaker on the Z1 is garbage in the same way that all mobile phone speakers are garbage. The HTC One is the only mobile phone or tablet with decent quality speakers that I've ever used. That said I listen to music on my stereo or using headphones, so in most situations, I don't use the phone speaker anyway.

You forgot to mention the Much better Battery Quality the Better Grip (aluminum is slippery and easily scratched) Better Lock/Power button placement (hated the upper one on the Htc)

ObamaCare said:
Cool..but what about the build quality? Which one do you think its more premium?
thanks for sharing
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I have handled both extensively and I'll give it a tie. The Z1 feels more premium with the glass on both sides however the HTC One's unibody design overall is nicer to hold in hand and the aluminum has its own charm. The Z1 feels more 'solid' because it's heavier but they are both equal in build quality.
In terms of usability I will give it to the Z1 completely. Although it's a bigger device the side power button makes it a million times easier to use than the HTC One's power button on top.

shook187 said:
What about one having an absolute garbage of a speaker?
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Well, the speaker on the Z1 is garbage in the same way that all mobile phone speakers are garbage. The HTC One is the only mobile phone or tablet with decent quality speakers that I've ever used. That said I listen to music on my stereo or using headphones, so in most situations, I don't use the phone speaker anyway.

I also switched from HTC One since two weeks now and I don't regret my choice.
Personally I prefer the screen of the Z1 and I really feel that it is faster, the only thing that disappointed me is the camera I was expecting more from a 20MP sensor, photos that I took were all noisy especially in low light conditions, I hope that Sony will improve the camera with future updates.

The speaker is just limited by Sony. Once you flash the volume mod it's a perfect speaker for a sumergible phone) remember the speaker is water protected?)
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Live concert demo video/sound

First of all, I took the earphones protective plastic off them and put it to protect the camera, so don't know if the quality got affected, don't think so.
After 40 sec after the intro in the first video, the sound quality gets better.
The sound is better than live actually in the first example at least, it was way too loud in there, I didn't hear that well live as in the video lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNLTaUm0DqA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57kIGWxEjC4 (It was damn loud)
What do you think? I think it's over average.

Shebee said:
First of all, I took the earphones protective plastic off them and put it to protect the camera, so don't know if the quality got affected, don't think so.
After 40 sec after the intro, the sound quality gets better.
The sound is better than live actually, it was way too loud in there, I didn't hear that well live as in the video lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNLTaUm0DqA
What do you think? I think it's over average.
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Thats one way to get views lol, but honestly, very had to tell on picture quality as all i can see is black and blue, sound is loud and clear.

Sound is very good. My nexus 5 failed on sound on a similar recording in a nightclub it became very distorted.
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Video might not be that great but the audio really blew me away.
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Shebee said:
Video might not be that great but the audio really blew me away.
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Well actually the video isn't *that* bad, especially the parts where that crap blue light isn't the primary light that's shining. Audio quality of course was very good.
I think the recording turned out quite good, I've seen live shows with more professional cameras that did a worst job so the device you used really wasn't all that bad at all, for a mobile device.
:good:

Yeah,the lights were flashing like crazy, I think if I would've been closer it might have turned out great. But nonetheless the sound is awesome.
Had anyone else recorded live music with the m8 or any other phone for that matter?
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Shebee said:
First of all, I took the earphones protective plastic off them and put it to protect the camera, so don't know if the quality got affected, don't think so.
After 40 sec after the intro, the sound quality gets better.
The sound is better than live actually, it was way too loud in there, I didn't hear that well live as in the video lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNLTaUm0DqA
What do you think? I think it's over average.
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The plastic will definitely affect quality, how much can vary. It is mass produced plastic with a very high tolerance for variances. It will be thicker in areas & thinner on others, on the order of microns probably, but could be enough to cause distortion. Hard to tell in the lighting how or if it was affected. As other mentioned, the audio is great.

Hey Guys,
I no its against the rules, but how can I make up my mind other than this...
I have an m7 and for me the main things are :
- speaker quality (m8 should be better right? deeper sounds, louder etc..)
- Camera (lack of ois I find disturbing)
- Mic quality???
I recorded this with m7 next to a f..huge speaker and the bass came out just right... will it be the same for the m8?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngHojF9dyv8 (sorry about the music, its not that good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJK9mk1mXE8&feature=youtu.be
check this out
the image is moveing strange?

zimilaci said:
Hey Guys,
I no its against the rules, but how can I make up my mind other than this...
I have an m7 and for me the main things are :
- speaker quality (m8 should be better right? deeper sounds, louder etc..)
- Camera (lack of ois I find disturbing)
- Mic quality???
I recorded this with m7 next to a f..huge speaker and the bass came out just right... will it be the same for the m8?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngHojF9dyv8 (sorry about the music, its not that good
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Took this short clip today, yes it was LOUD.
The video is really crappy though, don't know why it's so dark...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57kIGWxEjC4
Sound awesome again!

Shebee said:
Took this short clip today, yes it was LOUD.
The video is really crappy though, don't know why it's so dark...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57kIGWxEjC4
Sound awesome again!
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I just bought the M8 today so thanks anyway )) now going back on stock with m7 (its gonna be tough

Shebee said:
Took this short clip today, yes it was LOUD.
The video is really crappy though, don't know why it's so dark...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57kIGWxEjC4
Sound awesome again!
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Yes, its quite good I am comparing the HTC m7 and m8 currently (Girlfriend has the m7 now and I have a few months to find out whether the m8 is for me or not... anyway what I found out from the HTC support, that the m8 has also dual membrane microphone, but they werent giving out any details..like brand or whatever...
I hope the lack of OIS will not be a big issue...how do you guys see that?

zimilaci said:
Yes, its quite good I am comparing the HTC m7 and m8 currently (Girlfriend has the m7 now and I have a few months to find out whether the m8 is for me or not... anyway what I found out from the HTC support, that the m8 has also dual membrane microphone, but they werent giving out any details..like brand or whatever...
I hope the lack of OIS will not be a big issue...how do you guys see that?
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Lack of OIS is a big issue. That's why I gonna stick with M7. It's real downgrade. Video are very shaky. Shooting movie with one hand gonna be unacceptable.
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alangrig said:
Lack of OIS is a big issue. That's why I gonna stick with M7. It's real downgrade. Video are very shaky. Shooting movie with one hand gonna be unacceptable.
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In general a big issue, or you are taking videos while you are moving? :S for example from a moving car, or I dont know... in concert it should be no problem...
and the htc one reduces the framerate in darker env...
(ps I am also not sure how to or what to do ..keep it or not +

zimilaci said:
In general a big issue, or you are taking videos while you are moving? :S for example from a moving car, or I dont know... in concert it should be no problem...
and the htc one reduces the framerate in darker env...
(ps I am also not sure how to or what to do ..keep it or not +
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Well lets take a simple real situation. I very often take video of my son, who does karate sport. Taking steady video of my son with M7 preserving stable image on any distance while he accomplishes performance is very easy. Even on big screen pictures looks very stable. Shooting video under mentioned conditions with non OIS camera is headache. Even watching video on 12" screen size looks disgusting. It is very shaky. Having watched many video samples from M8, I'm really disappointed, this feature being dismissed.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upL5hdGP2IQ
*grabs popcorn*

mushages said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upL5hdGP2IQ
*grabs popcorn*
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Not my Video, but if it performs like this...then I am gonna stick to it

mushages said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upL5hdGP2IQ
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You can clearly hear, S5 has distortion on low frequency. M8 is better, but worse than M7
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You can clearly hear, S5 has distortion on low frequency. M8 is better, but worse than M7, of course if you have M7 with hdr mics, like mine.
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alangrig said:
You can clearly hear, S5 has distortion on low frequency. M8 is better, but worse than M7
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Is there a comparison between the m7 and m8?
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Yes I made a short one today, same audio recording with the built in audio recorder and a video with the m7 and the m8 after each other....
I will try to upload them today somewhere
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1st impressions of this fantastic phone

Hello all just thought that I'd share my opinion of this model and beg Sony/Google to do something about root.
I've had this for 24hrs now and coming from the Xperia Z I'm very happy.
The fingerprint works flawlessly every time and is in a very convenient position.
I feel that the volume button should have been above the power button.
The size compared to the Xperia Z is very similar. Everything is smooth and feels very nice in the hand.
Some ui changes to other Xperia lollipop versions.
The side bar in app drawer is gone. The notification bar is also auto hidden in the app drawer. Oh and where is the rotation option in the home settings.. Very annoying!
Root is very much needed as I feel Android is getting more like iOS everyday.
Battery life is impressive not had chance to test to its full potential just yet though.
I hope they continue in the mobile market as I don't think I'd want anything else.
I have the z4 tablet also and the ui changes I've mentioned here are present in the tablet ? I've loved the Xperia home in the past and also look for ports for other devices my family has. These changes however are making me think about moving to another launcher.
Anyway thanks for reading ?
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Thanks for posting your 1st impression, is it possible you make a camera video sample in 720p and 1080p and share it on YT.

Goose Fair Nottingham , shoot in 60 fps . Im reeally impressed with the video and photo capabilities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA3S2861FAE&feature=youtu.be
It does not look so good on Youtube ...xd

How is the audio quality through headphones? I had the Z3 and the quality/clarity was good but the volume was not loud enough.

Impressive quality on you tube link posted from jimi83 imo, seriously thinking to sell my LG G3 and buy Z5

So Z5 non compact is out?
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augie7107 said:
How is the audio quality through headphones? I had the Z3 and the quality/clarity was good but the volume was not loud enough.
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They fixed that on the z5 series, not only is the volume output via headphones louder now but also the audio quality got vastly improved!
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Great news, getting mine Wednesday, looking forward to it.

Jiyeon90 said:
They fixed that on the z5 series, not only is the volume output via headphones louder now but also the audio quality got vastly improved!
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Really? I had a few niggles with my Z3 I used to own and checked them at a Sony training event earlier this week and they are still present.
Namely,
The audio output is quiet. I tested with my headphones and compared to my LG G4 and HTC M9. Both louder than the Z5
Ringtones/notifications are quiet and only come out the bottom speaker. Still the same behaviour in the Z5.
The bezels. Still huge. Can make my peace with it but the G4 by comparison has a waaay better screen to body ratio.
I hope they sort out how quick they are compared to other brands when it comes to android updates...
Those aside it seems to be a great handset and I definitely miss the battery performance that I got out of the Z3.
The waterproofing was nice to have too.
The fingerprint reader is my favourite implementation of any handset on the market currently. Camera seems a vast improvement but the few dark shots I took were kinda noisy. I'm probably going to pick one up soon. I rather like the green one.

I'm a little disappointed in the camera - the centre of the picture is fine but as you get to the outer edges everything is really blurry/out of focus.

WastedJoker said:
I'm a little disappointed in the camera - the centre of the picture is fine but as you get to the outer edges everything is really blurry/out of focus.
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This is what I was looking for. I met quite a few people online with exactly the same problem but they had the Z5 Compact just like me. I was hoping that the Z5 would not have this issue since this is really annoying.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63120497&postcount=44

jonjohnsonwright said:
This is what I was looking for. I met quite a few people online with exactly the same problem but they had the Z5 Compact just like me. I was hoping that the Z5 would not have this issue since this is really annoying.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63120497&postcount=44
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Another QC problem. Sony needs to know this, every time the first few batches of their phones have problems. The Z3 phones had some purplish tint on the middle of the photos, some Z3+ also had lens misalignment.

can you please update us on the battery life ,I had the Z3 and it was great but the battery life on the Z3+ wasn't as good .

itsjustJOH said:
Another QC problem. Sony needs to know this, every time the first few batches of their phones have problems. The Z3 phones had some purplish tint on the middle of the photos, some Z3+ also had lens misalignment.
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I took quite a few pictures with the Z5C and compared them with my Redmi Note 2 and my Vivo Xshot. You can clearly see that the Z5C is only able to focus the middle of the picture. The corners are mostly darker, out of focus and blurry.
Take a look at my album https://goo.gl/photos/t8yMJ1wF7pwf3cPVA
The last two pictures are the most obvious ones.
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In terms of battery life.... I can not compare it to a Z3, Z3C or a Z3+ since I have never had a Sony phone before. From what I have heard that the Z3C has an amazing up to 3 days battery life I could not manage to get this much time out of the Z5C. I mostly had to charge it every day on normal usage.
One thing that bugs me even more is that if you want to view a picture it takes up to two seconds until the pic gets crisp. This is crazy. I used another picture viewer app as well. Same problem. I tried it with another Z5C in another store which had the same problem. It is really annoying if you want to view pics on your phone or on your TV and you always have to wait 1-2 seconds until the photo gets clear.
I do not think that the reason for this is the 2GB of ram. Can someone confirm this? Does this happen on the Z5 as well?

senjiroh said:
Really? I had a few niggles with my Z3 I used to own and checked them at a Sony training event earlier this week and they are still present.
Namely,
The audio output is quiet. I tested with my headphones and compared to my LG G4 and HTC M9. Both louder than the Z5
Ringtones/notifications are quiet and only come out the bottom speaker. Still the same behaviour in the Z5.
The bezels. Still huge. Can make my peace with it but the G4 by comparison has a waaay better screen to body ratio.
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I disagree abut the audio being quiet I tested the same song on my Z3 vs the Z5 compact and the compact is alot louder and clearer. I have never tested the G4 but I do agree it is not as loud as the M8/9 but not many phones are.

Thanks for the feedback. I had an M9 and that rocked through headphones. I was hoping they improved volume over Z3 and it sounds like they did. I didn't expect it to track M9 levels, which to be honest, couldn't be played all the way open because it was so loud. Nice to have that option though

I cant wait till I receive this phone. I ordered the Made For Bond version and coming from a s6 I am not expecting super results. I am just tired of Touchwhiz and want to try something new. I hope this phone does it for me.

jetbruceli said:
I cant wait till I receive this phone. I ordered the Made For Bond version and coming from a s6 I am not expecting super results. I am just tired of Touchwhiz and want to try something new. I hope this phone does it for me.
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I was looking everywhere for that version. Only saw Vodafone UK and pay monthly. Is that where you got it?

augie7107 said:
Thanks for the feedback. I had an M9 and that rocked through headphones. I was hoping they improved volume over Z3 and it sounds like they did. I didn't expect it to track M9 levels, which to be honest, couldn't be played all the way open because it was so loud. Nice to have that option though
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The m8/9 are too loud tbh, no one needs to listen to their music that loud.

augie7107 said:
I was looking everywhere for that version. Only saw Vodafone UK and pay monthly. Is that where you got it?
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o2 germany has it! http://www.o2online.de/eshop/sony-shop/sony-xperia-z5