Does anybody have any first hand experience with both these phones to make a comparison?
I'm just trying to get a idea of how much better the loud speakers are compared to my note 2.
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I think if you go to youtube, there are a fair number of videos.. I think I saw a comparison with the note 2. The One may not be too much louder, but the sound is much more clear and you don't have static.
Yeah. I had found one that used the ipad as a dbm reader. But I thought it was a pretty crappy test.
I was hoping for some better input.
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I saw that too, that was a dumb test. There's another one where they use a professional mic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Kiw4tcUmX2A#t=361s
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Thanks. Unfortunately I don't know what he's saying. Can you sum up the part about the speakers for me?
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Thanks. Unfortunately I don't know what he's saying. Can you sum up the part about the speakers for me?
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idk either lol
Hi, I sold my Note 2 for a HTC One. I always thought the speaker on the Note was very impressive.
BUT the HTC is WOW. Much louder and the sound quality is superb. Sounds to have a little bit of base too.
This is how all phones should be built.
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Hi, I sold my Note 2 for a HTC One. I always thought the speaker on the Note was very impressive.
BUT the HTC is WOW. Much louder and the sound quality is superb. Sounds to have a little bit of base too.
This is how all phones should be built.
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Thanks for the reply! Any regrets coming from the note 2? What are your thoughts on battery life?
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I had the Note II LTE and this device is so much better in every way.
Speakers, better, clearer, just wow.
Everything else, better, clearer, just wow.
You won't regret the move
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Thanks for the reply! Any regrets coming from the note 2? What are your thoughts on battery life?
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No I needed a change from Samsung. I do miss the large screen and all the Smart features. I've managed to find some apps that sort that issue out though
So far I am happy with the battery life. It did a full day yesterday. I`m still unlocking the screen every 5 minutes though just to look at it
If the battery life becomes an issue I`ll install Juice Defender.
Yesterday I had 81% left by 1pm and I had it off charge at 7am.
Hope that helps.
I came from the Samsung Note II as well. With the Note II rooted and on custom rom. I say the performance of sound on the Note II was louder and probably slightly better than the HTC One. I was on Perseus kernel with Noozide on the Note II. I felt the bass pumping on the Note II, whereas the One did not. Also I feel the HTC one just isn't loud with the two speakers.
I haven't found any tweaks to get the volume louder on the HTC one yet... Hopefully someone can pull off a hack to get higher db.
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I came from the Samsung Note II as well. With the Note II rooted and on custom rom. I say the performance of sound on the Note II was louder and probably slightly better than the HTC One. I was on Perseus kernel with Noozide on the Note II. I felt the bass pumping on the Note II, whereas the One did not. Also I feel the HTC one just isn't loud with the two speakers.
I haven't found any tweaks to get the volume louder on the HTC one yet... Hopefully someone can pull off a hack to get higher db.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2243207&page=6
You'll have to look back a couple of pages.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2243207&page=6
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Didn't really see an improvement after puttin in the files. Maybe it's just me, or a placebo.
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I came from the Samsung Note II as well. With the Note II rooted and on custom rom. I say the performance of sound on the Note II was louder and probably slightly better than the HTC One. I was on Perseus kernel with Noozide on the Note II. I felt the bass pumping on the Note II, whereas the One did not. Also I feel the HTC one just isn't loud with the two speakers.
I haven't found any tweaks to get the volume louder on the HTC one yet... Hopefully someone can pull off a hack to get higher db.
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did that kernel add to the speakers? When I had my note 2 the speakers were horribly tinny and quiet. Not as bad as the nexus 4's though.
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Hi, I sold my Note 2 for a HTC One. I always thought the speaker on the Note was very impressive.
BUT the HTC is WOW. Much louder and the sound quality is superb. Sounds to have a little bit of base too.
This is how all phones should be built.
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I respectfully disagree. The Note 2 rear speaker is damn loud, and I think from a decibel standpoint its about the same, quality though, the HTC wins out. My wife has a Note 2, I have a One and an S4 and I can honestly as after all the rave reviews of the HTC's "loud speaker" I was disappointed. It sounds wonderful yes, but its not "turn it down halfway because its so loud" like some of the professional reviewers say.
Im sure mine was loud when i first got it. Seems to me the new firmware reduced the volume.
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I had a Note 2 on Sprint and then On AT&T. I left my Note 2 to get the One and I'm thoroughly impressed. Honestly, even though my Note's were rooted with custom kernels, they just weren't as sharp in the sound department. They were loud, but had a very tinny sound at high volume. The front facing speakers on the One really do the commercials justice. They are far clearer, and sound better than ANY other phone I've had.
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Coming from a Note 2 and working with co-workers with a Note 2 I find this very hard to believe. I also tried this kernel and almost didn't hear any difference...before the note speaker sounded very tinny and afterwards it sounded a little less tinny. According to Samsung the speaker was not broken and within production tolerance. The lousy (quality and volume) speaker was one of the reasons to switch to a One and I didn't regret it one minute..
had the note 2 previously. The note 2 does sound loud when its turned over on its face but mine was rarely on its face, still sounded pretty loud though.
The One sounds very loud and because the speakers are on the face its loud all the time, The quality is also far far far better than the note. It wont replace a portable speaker though, understandably there isn't much bass(more than the note though).
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Techradar has announced that the s2 is the one the best phones for music in 2012 so far wich is suprising considering a lot of people were complaining about the audio quality.The other 6 are iPhone 4s,no surprise there,HTC sensation XL wich is kinda stange,audio quality is crisp but no expandable memory,Nokia Lumina 800,Nokia are getting there,Motorola Razr,the new one not the old flip one,Sony Ericsson Mix Walkman,shame about the rest of the phone and a Crapberry curve 9360,sorry Blackberry,nothing exiting what so ever about it,so there you are,whats everyone reckon to this then.
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/best-mobile-phones-for-music-2012-1051914
What are they smoking?
Even the 4s doesnt sound as good as the iPhone 4 imo as I've personally heard it.
Maybe in terms of features in Music, but not in terms of sound quality.
As for the best sounding phone in the market, it still has to go to the Galaxy S with Voodoo Sound.
And no, do not give me that Beats crap, I'm thankful that Monster and Beats are parting ways
Parting ways with Monster could only be a step upwards for Beats.
After close scrutiny of the article and further tests on my device, I can but conclude....
Bollocks.
My now sold iPhone 4 sounded better than my SGS2 in my ears. I don't know about the 4S yet though.
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My now sold iPhone 4 sounded better than my SGS2 in my ears. I don't know about the 4S yet though.
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Tried all 3, SGS2 3rd. By a long way.
SGS with voodoo - win.
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After close scrutiny of the article and further tests on my device, I can but conclude....
Bollocks.
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You stole my opinion damn it!
Waaaaaa?
$1 gets you a reply
I have never seen a techradar article that didn't some some bollocks or bloody tosh in it.
They always seem to be totally wrong on random points, which makes them wonder if they even bother to fact check, for gods sake they say the HTC Sensation XL has a dual core CPU, where as its the same old Qualcomm MSM8255 **** as the HTC Desire HD.
Now the SGS2 sounds fine to me, but my ears are clinically bad (hearing aid bad) so I'm a poor judge of sound quality.
Lol at this article. My wife's i4S kicks the crap out of the SGS2 no matter what headset I use. Whatever techradar is smoking I definitely need some.
How did you guys noticed the sound quality difference between phones?
I thought the headphones that matters the most.. Like beats headphones that offers better thump..
Personally I don't really bother if this phone had a bad quality sounds.. It's still diamond for my ears
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Gorjess said:
How did you guys noticed the sound quality difference between phones?
I thought the headphones that matters the most.. Like beats headphones that offers better thump..
Personally I don't really bother if this phone had a bad quality sounds.. It's still diamond for my ears
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Things I listen out for are distortion, clipping, soundstage... everything really. But it all comes down to personal taste. Headphones matter, definitely. But I'd suggest the most important thing is the music file quality. Crap in = Crap out. Some torrent that was ripped from a CD via WMP at a low bitrate will always sound awful, no matter what you play it on.
Compared to a top-class dedicated PMP - mine's a Cowon S9 - the SQ is "bad". Inferior may be a better description. The same goes for all phones I've tried, the SGS with Voodoo sound is the exception - that's pretty close to my S9 soundwise.
I don't find the SGS2's SQ to be unbearable at all, but it could be better. For "casual" listening it's perfectly OK, especially with good phones. But for me it's definitely a loooooong way behind the last 2 iphones, the SGS with or without Voodoo and a couple of my wife's old Nokias.
It's all subjective though - can't stand the Beats myself but each to their own. You seem happy with your setup and that's the only thing that really matters.
"Techradar: S2 is one of the best Phones for Music"?
My a$$.
I'd rather take Jelly Bean released today for GSII.
Very simple. They were using an S1 with voodoo and thought it was an S2.
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lmao Galaxy S II going to be one of the best for music/sound quality?....
Even my 3yr old ipod is better for music...
And like everyone else on here who had a Galaxy S lasy year. Voodoo pwnd everything out there
AW: Techradar: S2 is one of the best Phones for Music
After I switched my good old Nokia X6 with my current SGS2, the first thing I noticed soundwise was that it could just not compare.
It's okay with headphones, but please don't try the speaker. It's just crap, and placed exactly where my middle finger goes while playing games in landscape mode, blocking the speaker. it's fitting though, just the right finger...
Sound quality and placement of the speaker is really bad!
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I'm going to stick my head on the line here, and say that I don't personally think the SGS2 sounds all that bad. And to be fair, I would say I have at least some idea what sounds good as I was / am an audio enthusiast, I hate listening to music that has poor sound quality.
Having said that, the iphone 4 I had before definitely blows it into the weeds, but then I suppose it should, given that its an ipod touch that happens to have a phone built into it
But I would say that the SGS2 still sounds better than any HTC phone I've heard (although I've not heard the Sensation) - but it was definitely better than my old Incredible S, better than the Desire, and better than the Nexus One.
And I don't think there was a big difference between the original Galaxy S and the S2 either, although I never heard it with Voodoo, no doubt it is a lot better but I can't comment.
It is a shame that Samsung decided to use inferior components in the S2 though.
Also, another thing that rarely gets mentioned is out of the box, the built in music player doesn't support gapless MP3, which I find incredibly annoying. I know the likes of PowerAmp does, but in 2012 we really should be getting things like this sorted. The thing is with PowerAmp, is that it doesn't quite sound as good to my ears as the stock player (no idea why this should be though), and the battery drain is higher. Does anyone know if ICS fixes this?
Lets hope that Samsung rectifies these issues for the S3.
Gorjess said:
How did you guys noticed the sound quality difference between phones?
I thought the headphones that matters the most.. Like beats headphones that offers better thump..
Personally I don't really bother if this phone had a bad quality sounds.. It's still diamond for my ears
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Beats headphones? are you serious. Beats are not any good for serious listening, they can be good for SOME music but in general they do not deserve their price tag.
Headphones are only as good as their source, you can have a $1000 headphone but if you listen to it with a Galaxy S 2 its only as good as $100 one
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Having said that, the iphone 4 I had before definitely blows it into the weeds, but then I suppose it should, given that its an ipod touch that happens to have a phone built into it
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I would have to dispute this. All of the iPod touches before the 4th gen and iPhone 4 generally sounded mediocre-horrible.
Based on my experiences with various phones and my love for music, I would rank the phones in this order:
1 - iPhone 4/iPhone 4s - No modding needed and sound kicks ass!
2 - Galaxy S/Nexus S + Voodoo - Top sound and loads of tuning options
3 - Sensation XE - Beats audio makes a difference
5 - Galaxy S2 + Voodoo Louder + DSP - Much better than stock.
That's my 2 cents.... Ps Don't kill me for putting the iPhone at the top.... IMHO the audio kicks ass
My phone with Power Amp and Equalizer sounds absolutely fine ive never used the stock player on it's own so cant comment it's Power Amp all the way for me with Equalizer the sound is absolutely fine crisp and clear with good bass.
If anything I've been working on purely all nexus devices to improve the way users listen to their device and music.
I just wanted to know if anyone can be kind enough to let me know how the N10 fares in general with it's audio quality and what audio chipset does it run.
Ofcourse I've created a test dump for the N10 but I don't know anyone on my side who has an N10. I would like someone to test it since this is the best place to refer to. Rest assured, bootloop free.
Much regards,
Misledz
http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...Exynos_5_Dual_User_Manaul_Public_REV100-0.pdf
Does this help?
In my opinion, it's pretty mediocre. It definitely didn't sound louder to me than the iPad, despite having Stereo out. Disappointing, really.
I can barely hear some movies on the DICE player and I don't know what's causing it. Some other movies are fine.
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Hmm it does actually, as usual the audio chipset being the one they cut down to make it cheaper.
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In my opinion, it's pretty mediocre. It definitely didn't sound louder to me than the iPad, despite having Stereo out. Disappointing, really.
I can barely hear some movies on the DICE player and I don't know what's causing it. Some other movies are fine.
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Yeah it seems majority of the Nexus devices suffer this. Infact all at this rate, considering the Nexus S was to involved without Voodoo. :crying:
I think with these newer devicesthe only way to get respectable sound is with Bluetooth or wired external speakers.
I love my ICS phone and listened to the Nexus 7 - great devices. But audio is weak.
What bothers me about the Nexus 10 audio is the speakers.
Even as a kid nothing screamed snake oil to me more than huge grills that hid tiny speaker cones.
That's what you get with Nexus 10 as well.
Behind each grill is one tiny speaker radiator at the top of the grill.
The rest of the long speaker grill is just for looks (or sales)
External speakers all the way
sound
I think it sounds fine. The speakers on it are actually descent and I have nice headphones so that works fine for me as well.
I've got a test build up for trials. Anyone want to test it before I make the thread in N10 Themes SECTION? Thanks for the feedback, helps improve certain fields.
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I personally think the Nexus 10 sounds pretty good with headphones. I believe it has a Wolfson WM1811 chip.
I have it plugged in with an ATH-m50 and a Fiio E5. Tweaked with the 10-band equalizer from Poweramp, and it sounded pretty good. It's certainly not the best I've listened to (the Cowon S9 sounds better still), but it's good enough to replace my S9 simply because the Nexus is much more hassle free in general.
The sound is definitely missing something though. Not exactly sure what it is.
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I might suggest you guys follow Misledz! I use his mod on both a GNex & N7. Fantastic. I consider it a must have. Makes anything a pure joy to listen to.
I'll be glad to test. I'm unboxing & rooting today
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I might suggest you guys follow Misledz! I use his mod on both a GNex & N7. Fantastic. I consider it a must have. Makes anything a pure joy to listen to.
I'll be glad to test. I'm unboxing & rooting today! I assure you its safe
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You got an N10? And I have a build. I'll send the test build later in your inbox
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To me the speakers on it are the best I've heard from any tablet since its front facing and it kinda has a slight surround sound effect since there is one speaker on each side of the tablet. Also the volume is loud enough to where nobody should have a problem hearing it and if you do get a hearing aid. The volume isn't so loud you can go deaf but its loud enough to where everyone in the room should be able to hear it.
The speakers sound pretty good with a bit of EQ. CyanogenMod's DSPManager is perfect for this since you can selectively EQ only the speakers.
Headphone quality is even better. Much, much better than the Galaxy Nexus and on par with some of the best Android devices.
Well I've sent a test build to a few members already let's see how that fares with comparison to stock loudness.
But I do thank you for the feedbacks, much appreciated!
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I'm no audiophile, but the Nexus 10 sounds pretty amazing, compared to the other devices and equipment I've used previously anyway.
I like natural-sounding audio without any DSP enhancements like Bass Boost and whatnot
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I'm no audiophile, but the Nexus 10 sounds pretty amazing, compared to the other devices and equipment I've used previously anyway.
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Well it's got quite the chipset. But I'm sure they sacrificed something, Nexus devices usually sacrifice one thing. Audio, or hardware or something.
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Well it's got quite the chipset. But I'm sure they sacrificed something, Nexus devices usually sacrifice one thing. Audio, or hardware or something.
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Maybe the screen? While the resolution is there, the screen itself isn't top-tier beautiful.
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Well it's got quite the chipset. But I'm sure they sacrificed something, Nexus devices usually sacrifice one thing. Audio, or hardware or something.
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I've read here somewhere that the microphone isn't amazing quality.
I wouldn't be surprised if the N10 sound can be improved, but I was actually very pleasantly surprised listening to music, movies, etc on mine, as the sound blows away any other tablet I've used to date, blows away my 15" ASUS laptop (3 different models in our house, none of which sound as good as the stock N10). I've seen a few people complain that the size of the speaker slots is misleading, and somehow implies that the speakers are larger than they really are, as can be seen in tear-down photos. I haven't done any serious homework into this -- but I'm wondering if the elongated speaker grills actually server as vents, effectively turning the housing into a slot-vented speaker cabinet.
How do you plan (in detail) to improve the sound on this tablet? Are you going to just make it louder or actually do tweaks to improve the sound? If you are just making things lower, how do you plan on making it louder? A simple voltage increase? Or something more sophisticated?
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How do you plan (in detail) to improve the sound on this tablet? Are you going to just make it louder or actually do tweaks to improve the sound? If you are just making things lower, how do you plan on making it louder? A simple voltage increase? Or something more sophisticated?
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Tweaks to improve the sound, since as you said the hardware is pretty good, louder is one thing if its needed, else controlled loudness is fine. In terms of libset, voltage increase is pushing it sounds alot more dangerous and doubt it will be tested :victory:
Hey folks,
I sold my galaxy note to buy N4 with lots of doubts and fear but now I have it and I am sure it is wonderful and better than my gnote.
The battery is extremely good. I will put some screen shots here later but I am sure I have 6 hr screen on under heavy use and full wifi on.
I really do not want mess things up and change rom but I am not very happy with the loudness of the audio out.
Now I wanna ask from those of you who has changed rom that do you think cm 10.1 or other kernels have better sound loudness or not? Should I change rom only for this sake?
Kudos
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There are mods like XLOUDER that increase the volume. I haven't tried those since it's loud enough for me, though.
Audio out as in the headphone port or just in general over the speakers?
Because if its headphones youd be surprised what a good set will do. I had the "problem" with my HTC device through cheapo headphones but then I got a good deal on some triple-driver Ultimate Ears. HUGE difference. Now the phone cant be above half without hurting and the audio is considerably better since you arent maxing out the output of the phones.
I mean in the headphone or loud speaker,
What sets do you suggest from ebay or amazon?
And where can I find those mods for more loudness?
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I dont think there has to be anything specific but a set with multiple drivers or a 3mm or better driver would do it. I got some Ultimate Ears 600 series and those alone were probably 5-6x louder than some $20 Sony earbuds I had before. Retail they were $150 but I got in on one of those "dented box" sales for $50.
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Hey folks,
I sold my galaxy note to buy N4 with lots of doubts and fear but now I have it and I am sure it is wonderful and better than my gnote.
The battery is extremely good. I will put some screen shots here later but I am sure I have 6 hr screen on under heavy use and full wifi on.
I really do not want mess things up and change rom but I am not very happy with the loudness of the audio out.
Now I wanna ask from those of you who has changed rom that do you think cm 10.1 or other kernels have better sound loudness or not? Should I change rom only for this sake?
Kudos
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Six hours of screen on time? How... Everyone I see Complaining how quickly the battery drain.
I'll be getting my n4 soon coming from an s3. Hope I get as good battery as you.
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guys check this video out, perfectly shows you what phone sounds better, honestly towards the end of the video i was amazed, im happy i got this phone better screen and speakers. =D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j06aYYkzdQ
The placement of the speakers makes a lot of difference. IPhone has it at the bottom and SG4 on the back.
I keep my ringer volume at 50% , otherwise it is too loud.
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The placement of the speakers makes a lot of difference. IPhone has it at the bottom and SG4 on the back.
I keep my ringer volume at 50% , otherwise it is too loud.
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and also stereo over mono makes a huge difference
and also stereo over mono makes a huge difference.
HTC one just blows away every other phone..
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Id say the one. I have an s4 and am really impressed with the speakers compared to my gs3 but I say the one beats all when it comes to quality
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The placement of the speakers makes a lot of difference. IPhone has it at the bottom and SG4 on the back.
I keep my ringer volume at 50% , otherwise it is too loud.
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I'll second that. First couple times it rang at night it dang near gave me a heart attack! lol
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I'll second that. First couple times it rang at night it dang near gave me a heart attack! lol
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Lol, same here, I downloaded the iPhone old phone ringtone and it scare the bejesus out of me.
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The HTC One is the Rolls Royce of the phones in my country,it's the most expensive one at +900$ while sgs4 and iphone5 are as low as 650$
I have been using my friend's S4 the last couple of days comparing to the One in many areas, and in terms of speaker quality, there is absolutely no comparison, the HTC One kicks the pants off the S4.
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I have been using my friend's S4 the last couple of days comparing to the One in many areas, and in terms of speaker quality, there is absolutely no comparison, the HTC One kicks the pants off the S4.
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bro screen quality what did you prefer?
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bro screen quality what did you prefer?
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Overall I like the screen on the One a little better. Outdoors it's almost impossible to see the S4. Indoors though, the S4 screen is really nice but I give the slight nod to One for more natural colors.
One area the S4 wins is touchscreen sensitivity. The sensitivity on the S4 when using the screen is beyond impressive. It's like the screen is alive. Quite a bit better than One IMO.
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Overall I like the screen on the One a little better. Outdoors it's almost impossible to see the S4. Indoors though, the S4 screen is really nice but I give the slight nod to One for more natural colors.
One area the S4 wins is touchscreen sensitivity. The sensitivity on the S4 when using the screen is beyond impressive. It's like the screen is alive. Quite a bit better than One IMO.
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i will def look into it, i havent had a chance to look at a gs4 ive only seen the dummy phone, might walk into the att store tomorrow!
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i will def look into it, i havent had a chance to look at a gs4 ive only seen the dummy phone, might walk into the att store tomorrow!
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The S4 has a lot of potential, sadly Sammy released it with an unfinished firmware so right now it's got quite a bit of lag (I am testing the octa core version). GPU wise it's a beast. Get's about 29,000 on Antutu with stock kernel.
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The S4 has a lot of potential, sadly Sammy released it with an unfinished firmware so right now it's got quite a bit of lag (I am testing the octa core version). GPU wise it's a beast. Get's about 29,000 on Antutu with stock kernel.
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ive been a huge fan of galaxy phones since the beginning but i feel like they are taking the same path iphone is in someway =/ i still might buy it if i catch a deal on craigslist!
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ive been a huge fan of galaxy phones since the beginning but i feel like they are taking the same path iphone is in someway =/ i still might buy it if i catch a deal on craigslist!
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I really loved the S2 and S3 but wanted something different so got the One. I think once some of the issues with firmware get sorted out the S4 will be an excellent phone. Right now though, I think the One is slightly better.
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I really loved the S2 and S3 but wanted something different so got the One. I think once some of the issues with firmware get sorted out the S4 will be an excellent phone. Right now though, I think the One is slightly better.
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interesting, thats just what happened to me, my only complaint is the plastic lol
Hello!
I have the HTC One for about 2 months and I wonder if I did the right choice,I am a 3 years old fan of HTC (N1,DHD,Sensation,OneX,One) ,the One was a natural choice and loved the design but for the 1st time with an HTC I am getting scratches and borders chipping easily,which make me angry when I bought it for 800$!
Even the camera lens scratched.
I bought the dip flip cover but it's too late.
I am tempted to go into S4 i9505 but I am afraid to lose the loud speaker for hearing the ringtones in any situations and the clarity of wallpapers.
If someone already switched from the One to S4,please tell me if you had any regret or feel you loosed something.
Thanks
I had a One for two weeks and then switched to an S4 . I don't regret it one second.
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vegetaleb said:
Hello!
I have the HTC One for about 2 months and I wonder if I did the right choice,I am a 3 years old fan of HTC (N1,DHD,Sensation,OneX,One) ,the One was a natural choice and loved the design but for the 1st time with an HTC I am getting scratches and borders chipping easily,which make me angry when I bought it for 800$!
Even the camera lens scratched.
I bought the dip flip cover but it's too late.
I am tempted to go into S4 i9505 but I am afraid to lose the loud speaker for hearing the ringtones in any situations and the clarity of wallpapers.
If someone already switched from the One to S4,please tell me if you had any regret or feel you loosed something.
Thanks
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I have the One and the S4 and each have their pros and cons. I guess if I could only chose one device it would be the One. Both are really great devices I don't think anybody would be disappointed with either (just my two cents). If you switch to the S4 there will no doubt be things that you will miss about the One but the S4 will bring advantages the One does not have. So it's really 6 1/2 of one a dozen of another. It comes down to personal preference and what you use your device the most for.
I wish i could afford both, but the stereo speakers won it for me, also i was sick of the too vivid colors and constantly worrying about screen burn-in, I miss the deep blacks though, my last phone was an S3
John.
IMO u will get more than u will lose
the speaker on GS4 very good and trust me the screen OMG looks great its the best AMOLED display ever :good:
I was using both phones for awhile and finally decided on the s4 because of its bigger screen, slimmer and lighter feel. The one has fantastic speakers and a slightly clearer screen but the one thing I actual miss is HTC zoe. Most ROMs for the s4 come with modified audio settings so it is pretty loud. Take into consideration the one is smoother in operation however the s4 is quicker in opening aplications. I suggest you get your hands on a s4 to familiarise yourself with it and see if you could switch.
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I sold my att HTC One when I moved to T-Mobile. I did entertain the thought of getting a Note 2 or S4 instead of a T-Mobile One. I viewed a friend's S4 with direct sun on the screen. It was a struggle to view the display. The One is iPhone bright... Viewable in direct sunlight. So that was the sanity check I needed. I have another One. And I use the video highlights and speakers several times per week.
If brightness is important to you, you'll be disappointed in the S4.
-T
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yahyoh said:
IMO u will get more than u will lose
the speaker on GS4 very good and trust me the screen OMG looks great its the best AMOLED display ever :good:
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Even under the Saudi sun?
We tried ringtones on a i9500 and the speaker was really tiny compared to the One,but I am using xloud mod on my One :silly:
I loved Sense because it was the only Android UI with smart full screen weather animations and durability(of the body)
Another thing,I am using HTC Stereoclip in my car and the One gives loud BT volume,I hope S4 has the same loudness over BT
Tinderbox (UK) said:
I wish i could afford both, but the stereo speakers won it for me, also i was sick of the too vivid colors and constantly worrying about screen burn-in, I miss the deep blacks though, my last phone was an S3
John.
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According to the UL certification the S4 got, the color accuracy of the movie mode of the S4 is the best on the market.
vegetaleb said:
Even under the Saudi sun?
We tried ringtones on a i9500 and the speaker was really tiny compared to the One,but I am using xloud mod on my One :silly:
I loved Sense because it was the only Android UI with smart full screen weather animations and durability(of the body)
Another thing,I am using HTC Stereoclip in my car and the One gives loud BT volume,I hope S4 has the same loudness over BT
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If you are getting the I-9500 Perseus kernel with sound mod is simply fantastic. The external speaker isn't as good but through good headphones no comparison, my I9500 sounds considerably better than my One (and louder). You can also make the ringtones crazy loud on the S4 they just won't sound as good because of the dual speaker set up of the One.
I liked the speakers and the rendering of color on the One more than the S4. I have the S4A now and I like the colors more, but the speakers on the One are full of win.
vegetaleb said:
Even under the Saudi sun?
We tried ringtones on a i9500 and the speaker was really tiny compared to the One,but I am using xloud mod on my One :silly:
I loved Sense because it was the only Android UI with smart full screen weather animations and durability(of the body)
Another thing,I am using HTC Stereoclip in my car and the One gives loud BT volume,I hope S4 has the same loudness over BT
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sorry i can't help u i didnt test it under direct sunlight ( cuz its not mine its for my sister ) i have N2 and the screen is good for me under sunlight
and about the speaker probably the One stereo speaker in nicer overall and u can use mod ( or costume kernel ) to rise the speaker volume on GS4 too
is it locked for HTC devices ? i don't think so or maybe u can use Aux cable instead
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The display review of the S4 in movie mode, says it is total crap, and that you should stay in the standard mode, so i dont know about the UL certification.
see 17m20s into the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_APG3kLiYs
John.
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According to the UL certification the S4 got, the color accuracy of the movie mode of the S4 is the best on the market.
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I have switched and prefer it, bigger screen, removable battery and memory card are also a big factor in why i like it better
plus the s4 feels better in the hand than the one, with cases on both.
Tinderbox (UK) said:
The display review of the S4 in movie mode, says it is total crap, and that you should stay in the standard mode, so i dont know about the UL certification.
see 17m20s into the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_APG3kLiYs
John.
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Not to be too disrespectful to the reviewer, buy one review against UL certification? You know, reviewer against laboratories that test it professionally :silly:
The only thing I like about the HTC one is the LCD display.
Aerys said:
The only thing I like about the HTC one is the LCD display.
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get GS4 Active
Maybe that was for standard mode which is default, i have not had a hold of an S4 yet so i don't have a personal opinion.
John.
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Not to be too disrespectful to the reviewer, buy one review against UL certification? You know, reviewer against laboratories that test it professionally :silly:
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I had the one for a month, turned it over and made a profit and then upgraded to s4
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I was with HTC since the Wizard to the HOX, played with the One but fed up with HTC tried the S4, best decision mobile wise in a different league, a bit cheap feel wise, but light and slim
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