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Ok so this is my first touchwiz phone & i wanna know if you guys are loving this phone as much as i am. coming from an htc one s, everything is better imop. display, signal, battery, and it has an sd card! only thing i miss is sense but its worth it
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Yeah the battery is crazy good. I came from the one x and I miss sense only for the UI. I think this touchwiz adds much more
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yea I don't mind touchwiz, & battery life is excellent. I'm waiting for the port of sense for the S3 though. Also I prefer the one S aluminum built, & One X polycarbonate but S3 is ok as well
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I thought touch wiz was pretty good for stock out of the box interface.
You may want to try Apex or Nova launcher at some point, it allows UI customisation.
yea I was actually surprised, I tried touchwiz on the exhibit and it was meh
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The nova launcher on my s3 is faster than stock
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colts187 said:
The nova launcher on my s3 is faster than stock
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I am currently using the Go Launcher EX on my Galaxy S Mesmerize phone. IS the Nova launcher better?
I'm coming from the HTC X One (Had mine stolen on Friday night so decided to buy an S3 on Saturday)...personally, i love the s3. I've always been a strong HTC fan and hated the s1 and s2...i can overlook the poor design on the S3 for how it actually works. Fast, Reliable, Colourful and great battery compared to the X One.
A Happy customer overall
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The battery on this phone is insane.. six hours + of screen on time? Yes please.
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dhonzik said:
I am currently using the Go Launcher EX on my Galaxy S Mesmerize phone. IS the Nova launcher better?
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Apex is the best I have read...
Both nova and apex are worse than stock for me, hard to explain but the framerate of transition animation is lower on apex and nova than it is on stock and it really hurts my eyes, for that I can't use them.
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Barff1984 said:
I'm coming from the HTC X One (Had mine stolen on Friday night so decided to buy an S3 on Saturday)...personally, i love the s3. I've always been a strong HTC fan and hated the s1 and s2...i can overlook the poor design on the S3 for how it actually works. Fast, Reliable, Colourful and great battery compared to the X One.
A Happy customer overall
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I came from a One S & thought cause of the big screen & HD display that battery was gonna be poor, but I was impressed by how much screen time I got on the S3 compared to the One S & X and even my old Nexus Prime. I too am a happy customer
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Is it me, or is the sound like REALLY bad. I know it doesn't have the wolfson chip, but i was still expecting better. Any music being played sounds really bad. Even videos when you turn it all the way up, its not even decent. Same thing when the headphones are plugged in.
Mine sound nice...
Mine sounds great, and the amp puts out some decent power so driving decent headphones is easy.
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Hmmm wonder if somethings wrong with mine. It's not cracking or anything. Just seems low turned all the way up, and when i mess with the settings Rock, jazz, bass, etc etc, it just doesn't seem right to impress me.
I'm coming from the tbolt...wich had decent sound IMO, so my standards arn't unrealastic
Mine was loud even using bluetooth headphones.
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Mine sounds great, and the amp puts out some decent power so driving decent headphones is easy.
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Same mine sounds excellent in all setups Ive tried..
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Mine sounds wonderful and better than my old sgs2
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Mine sounds great.... better than my daughters ip4s and wifes EVO
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Mine sound great! Even better now that I flashed a rom with beats.
To me it sounds good, sometimes too loud lol, for a small speaker it gets the job done
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mine sounds nice 2 hope it stays that way
Good. Not awesome but good.
Mine passed my sound test, I play Pink Floyd's High Hopes off The Division Bell, at the beginning the is some low ambient sounds, I play the song through Google music with a semi decent pair of headphones, and with the volume in the "normal" range I can hear the crickets etc.
Its 3× better than my HTC one x half as good as my iPhone 4s. I can deal with that
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I use mine in the car (mostly) and it sounds REALLY good. Better than my S2.
Mine is great. MUCH better than my HTC One X and iPhone 4. I'm more than pleased with this phone.
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Ehh its ok, for your average joe it will be fine. But if you consider yourself and audiophile then it is still not as good as the iPhone 4. Head over to head-fi.org they have some graphs and eq charts of the S3. The consensus is that iPhone 4 > International S3 > US S3.
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Ehh its ok, for your average joe it will be fine. But if you consider yourself and audiophile then it is still not as good as the iPhone 4. Head over to head-fi.org they have some graphs and eq charts of the S3. The consensus is that iPhone 4 > International S3 > US S3.
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Whoever said that is full of it, I've used all 3 generations of SGS, AND the last 3 generations of iPhones, the SGS always sounded better to me and most others, and this is using half decent headphones, not the included crap ones, listening to FLAC or 320kbps MP3s
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Whoever said that is full of it, I've used all 3 generations of SGS, AND the last 3 generations of iPhones, the SGS always sounded better to me and most others, and this is using half decent headphones, not the included crap ones, listening to FLAC or 320kbps MP3s
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Love my gs3 but 4s is crazy loud with earphones or on loudspeaker. But gs3 will get the job done. One x was pathetic
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Sounds great here. Even louder than my One X.
Purchased new Nexus 7 32gb with mobile data, frankly I considered it the best tablet I own (I own 5 including an iPad 2 and a 16gb Nexus 7). Suddenly today while listening to some music the audio became super static-ey , like a busted stereo speaker. My replacement is on the way but I wondered if any else has had this experience.
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Purchased new Nexus 7 32gb with mobile data, frankly I considered it the best tablet I own (I own 5 including an iPad 2 and a 16gb Nexus 7). Suddenly today while listening to some music the audio became super static-ey , like a busted stereo speaker. My replacement is on the way but I wondered if any else has had this experience.
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Same here ......... Had to get my first n7 replaced because of the same issue!
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Same here ......... Had to get my first n7 replaced because of the same issue!
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So maybe we just got defective units, because my first N7 was a 16gb and its still working great. I just upgraded for more storage and mobile data which made it almost perfect. They will probably break down and give it an SD card slot and a rear camera and it will reign supreme in the tablet world.
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My speaker started sounding like crap fairly randomly....rattling like broken.
Actually I believe the speakers are just coming loose in the housing.
I have seen this happen with phones before.
Not a big deal though...replaced with new with no issues.
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Yeah! Got replacement Nexus 7 32gb in hand, hope it is as sound as my original 16gb. I think this is my favorite tablet, OK, I love this device, OK ... I said it. I wonder how many others got slightly defective units, and if they got a solid replacement. I don't care if I have to send for 5 of these until I get one that's right.
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I have a question. I recently rooted and installed that beats drivers thing on the market. It sounds..average (using headphones BTW) the.. I decided to uninstall , the audio just sounded so off. Then, after removing the file in system, the audio sounds HORRIBLE. Base is distorted as hell! Someone help! I tried to use equalizer but it says something wrong with my framework!!!
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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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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.
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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?
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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
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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
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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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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
Hello all,
I have just ordered my Nexus 4 and while I wait I'm looking at all the apps/Roms/mods for it. I have chosen N4 over S4 or HTC One mainly because of the price. I hate the fact that this will be my 3rd Android experience without acceptable audio recording in videos with loud environment. Finger crossed for a fix but I doubt it.
I think I made the right decision although Nexus phones don't excel in best hardware they are very well optimized running pure Android and not to mention the latest versions. The development for this model also is better then S4 and HTC One
From what I have found so far I am going to get Faux kernel and sound and I will also install the mode to improve the camera quality and maybe enable LTE.
If anyone has other advice or apps/ROM/modes that you think they are worth please post them here. Thank you devs for this wonderful forum! Cheers!
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natzy85 said:
Hello all,
I have just ordered my Nexus 4 and while I wait I'm looking at all the apps/Roms/mods for it. I have chosen N4 over S4 or HTC One mainly because of the price. I hate the fact that this will be my 3rd Android experience without acceptable audio recording in videos with loud environment. Finger crossed for a fix but I doubt it.
I think I made the right decision although Nexus phones don't excel in best hardware they are very well optimized running pure Android and not to mention the latest versions. The development for this model also is better then S4 and HTC One
From what I have found so far I am going to get Faux kernel and sound and I will also install the mode to improve the camera quality and maybe enable LTE.
If anyone has other advice or apps/ROM/modes that you think they are worth please post them here. Thank you devs for this wonderful forum! Cheers!
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You should look into purity rom
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Maybe the slimrom is good.It is fast and smooth.Also you can use nova on it because I think it can make it more flexible.
u can download its rom on slimroms.net
Aokp has the best customization
Psx rom + hells core kernel (German) + closed framework. I get about 4.5 hours screen on time
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sadoway said:
Psx rom + hells core kernel (German) + closed framework. I get about 4.5 hours screen on time
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What is closed framework?
natzy85 said:
Hello all,
I have just ordered my Nexus 4 and while I wait I'm looking at all the apps/Roms/mods for it. I have chosen N4 over S4 or HTC One mainly because of the price. I hate the fact that this will be my 3rd Android experience without acceptable audio recording in videos with loud environment. Finger crossed for a fix but I doubt it.
I think I made the right decision although Nexus phones don't excel in best hardware they are very well optimized running pure Android and not to mention the latest versions. The development for this model also is better then S4 and HTC One
From what I have found so far I am going to get Faux kernel and sound and I will also install the mode to improve the camera quality and maybe enable LTE.
If anyone has other advice or apps/ROM/modes that you think they are worth please post them here. Thank you devs for this wonderful forum! Cheers!
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Which camera mod are you talking about precisely?
natzy85 said:
Hello all,
I have just ordered my Nexus 4 and while I wait I'm looking at all the apps/Roms/mods for it. I have chosen N4 over S4 or HTC One mainly because of the price. I hate the fact that this will be my 3rd Android experience without acceptable audio recording in videos with loud environment. Finger crossed for a fix but I doubt it.
I think I made the right decision although Nexus phones don't excel in best hardware they are very well optimized running pure Android and not to mention the latest versions. The development for this model also is better then S4 and HTC One
From what I have found so far I am going to get Faux kernel and sound and I will also install the mode to improve the camera quality and maybe enable LTE.
If anyone has other advice or apps/ROM/modes that you think they are worth please post them here. Thank you devs for this wonderful forum! Cheers!
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Audio recording in loud enviroments is impossible due to the way microphones work. Take a $5000 microphone and it'll suck at it too.
TheeWolf said:
What is closed framework?
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Xposed framework
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SMillerNL said:
Audio recording in loud enviroments is impossible due to the way microphones work. Take a $5000 microphone and it'll suck at it too.
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But other phones like Galaxy S4, Htc One, even Galaxy S1 can record great audio.
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TheArt. said:
Which camera mod are you talking about precisely?
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There are some settings to increase bitrate.
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TheArt. said:
Which camera mod are you talking about precisely?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2039553
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I have asked on other threads if anyone can test Faux Sound and modify the Camcorder Microphone Gain to -10 or -15 I think it will make the recording OK but I can't yet test since I'm still waiting for the Nexus to arrive .
Everyone is obsessed with modifying GPU and CPU values but there are few who are interested in sound and those that are care only about the quality when listening to music. I think it's very important to be able to record OK sounds even if the sounds are loud. I know about the copyright thing and believe me this is not the issue since there are still phones out there that record good sound. If you are are someone's birthday and you want to record some memories you will have to ditch the sound
Wonder if Nexus 5 will still have this issue and finger crossed for 4.4 to allow mic gain control.
I finally have my Nexus 4 with 8GB. I have it for about 1 week and I have not root it. Did anyone managed to reduce the gain on the mic to record K loud sound?
I think this is the most amazing Android experience yet and I don't mind about the battery or thermal throttling at all.
I am even pleased with the 8GB since I have 50GB on Box and 15 on GDrive.
Only complaint is the poor sound when recording loud sounds.
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natzy85 said:
I finally have my Nexus 4 with 8GB. I have it for about 1 week and I have not root it. Did anyone managed to reduce the gain on the mic to record K loud sound?
I think this is the most amazing Android experience yet and I don't mind about the battery or thermal throttling at all.
I am even pleased with the 8GB since I have 50GB on Box and 15 on GDrive.
Only complaint is the poor sound when recording loud sounds.
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Microphones can't record loud sounds. That's simply not how they work.
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