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Coming from Note 2, I'm so utterly disappointed by the Note 3 speaker. It's weak and has a very cheap sound. My Note 2 (now in my wife's possession) has a rich sound. I can't believe Samsung regressed on a very simple yet important feature. It always amazes me Samsung or HTC or Motorola hasn't surpassed Apple in Smartphone sales with Android being so superior to iOS. I always know why because these cheap sons of *****es are nowhere as serious and detail oriented as Apple when it comes to hardware. Apple really gives you premium components in all aspects of the phone. Think about it, Apple, Samsung, etc all charge about the same for the flagships. But Apple throws in the best antennas, sensors, screen, speaker, camera, processor, mmc, memory, now even a fingerprint scanner (even though I don't give a damn about it). What do others do? Go skimpy on components here and there. WTF? My Galaxy S3 for example got no reception while my wife's iPhone 4S was merrily surfing the Internet away at a July 4 fireworks venue. Same Sprint network. S3's antenna just stings like a MF. Samsung particularly is most shameful because they make so many components in house. If not for Android, Samsung etc. don't deserve to compete with Apple. Don't get me wrong. I hate Apple. But I love their hardware and their attitude to making the best hardware the industry possibly sees. I was hoping Apple drive the competition. But the competition falls asleep on the wheel. OMG.
I agree the external speaker is slightly better on the N2. My wife also has my mint titanium grey N2. However with a headset the difference is amazing far superior to the N2. I have been streaming music on my N3 all day in work from play music, and for me volume and quality are fine. Most of the sound features are designed for a headset on the N3. External speaker and mic pick up on speaker phone again seem better than the N2. It takes a bit of transitioning from the N2 to 3 but I am loving mine.
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bklm1234 said:
Coming from Note 2, I'm so utterly disappointed by the Note 3 speaker. OMG.
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You and others hung up on the external speaker really need to get a grip. This is from another thread and says it best.
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The speaker is fine, it reminds me of the iphone speaker at the bottom. The way you hold the phone can also make it far more effective just as cupping your hands around your mouth to shout!
Nice knowing that setting the phone down on the table isn't going to muffle the sound!
I have experience in pro audio reinforcement/music production and sound is important but as previously mentioned it's ludicrous to expect a room filling sound from a transducer smaller than most tweeters on speaker systems!
If you want something to fill a room, check out the UE bluetooth speakers.
The mods will increase gain however the driver has absolute excursion limits as well as its driving amp and pushing the levels higher just results in compression and nasty distortion just like cranking your stereo amp into clipping. It won't damage your phone but sounds horrible!
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It's also not nearly as bad as people are making it out to be and there are advantages to it being on the bottom vs. the back where it's easy to block.
Here's my N2 taping a video playing playing on my N3 and vice versa. It's the same TV show (Modern Family) being played back on my cable company's video app minutes apart. Both phones are at max volume. The N3's flat on its back on a desk and the N2 is propped up in a Seidio kickstand case because it can't lie flat on its back without hobbling its audio. The recording distance is the same.
N2 recording N3
N3 recording N2
If the external speaker is that important to you return your N3 and buy something else. Samsung's not going to change it so it is what it is.
I totally agree with the Op and have said since release day, the external sound quality is way too monophonic, it's so bad to my ears that I'm trying to sell my N3 and will keep my N2.
It's not just poor audio quality, it's overall system sounds, they're harsh.
Very cheap sounding speaker Samsung, shame on you.
I have no issue with the sound on this device.
LOL, If anyone is obsessed with a tiny speaker on a phone they need to buy a boombox, not a cell phone.
The sound on my N3 is 10 times better then what I had on my original Galaxy S.
I'm pleased with it.
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I have no issue with the sound on this device.
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I have no issues with speakers.
This one is a mystery to me as well. Given I haven't heard an HTC One that's supposed to sound really good, but if I'm listening to music or something for which I'd want really good sound quality, I'd hook it up to a dock or use headphones regardless of how good the little speaker on the thing is for its size. It's never going to hold a candle to headphones or a real set of speakers.
I must have a faulty phone then. Because even system alerts sound thin and monophonic on my n3.
On note 2 rich and full, a real contrast.
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LOL, If anyone is obsessed with a tiny speaker on a phone they need to buy a boombox, not a cell phone.
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LOL! Why settle with a 5,7" display when you can get a 65" plasma!! Pockability is a *****, isn't it?
I don't carry headphones with me all the time... in fact I rarely do. I just want to enjoy my phone. Ever heard of "multimedia" (key word being "multi")? It doesn't mean just a good screen. You need some audio to pair that video with and unfortunately the N3 just doesn't deliver in that department.
In my book, to buy a flagship device you don't want to settle with something just being good enough, you want something much better than average... well in my case I was actually willing to settle with just average. I wanted to get the N3 really bad but after comparing a youtube clip with weak audio with my N2 I realized that the N3 wasn't even average... it was worse than average. I'm keeping my N2 because both audio & video is better than average
/Tubgirl
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On note 2 rich and full, a real contrast.
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I used a N2 for almost a year. I agree the sound coming out of it had more detail than what's coming out of the N3 but to call it "rich, full, a real contrast" is putting the N2 on a pedestal it doesn't serve to be on. The N2 was a great phone but had plenty of strengths and weaknesses. The N3 is a great phone with plenty of strengths and weaknesses. The only thing that's changed is what's moved from one category to the other. At least to me, it would take a hell of a lot more than less detail coming from an external speaker for me to overlook all the material gains Samsung's achieved with the N3.
everything on the note 3 is way better than the note 2 apart from the speaker I did take mine back to the shop and had it replaced and my replacement sounded alot better so I think it's some speakers are better than others, but overall cracking phone love it
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LOL! Why settle with a 5,7" display when you can get a 65" plasma!! Pockability is a *****, isn't it?
I don't carry headphones with me all the time... in fact I rarely do. I just want to enjoy my phone. Ever heard of "multimedia" (key word being "multi")? It doesn't mean just a good screen. You need some audio to pair that video with and unfortunately the N3 just doesn't deliver in that department.
In my book, to buy a flagship device you don't want to settle with something just being good enough, you want something much better than average... well in my case I was actually willing to settle with just average. I wanted to get the N3 really bad but after comparing a youtube clip with weak audio with my N2 I realized that the N3 wasn't even average... it was worse than average. I'm keeping my N2 because both audio & video is better than average
/Tubgirl
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Going back to the N2's display, especially in bright sunlight, would be downright painful. And according to your argument that's a key part of "multimedia." Add to that the quality of sound the N3 puts out via BT and the 3.5mm jack which I listen to multimedia with 97% of the time and your whole argument seems a bit silly. Listening to anything for any length of time over any phone's external speaker isn't multimedia; it's either a necessity borne of no other options or just plain masochism.
I noticed that when I play music it sounds good and loud. However when I was on a phone call, the volume was very quiet out of the speaker. It could have been because of the other person I was talking to, but I'm not sure.
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I noticed that when I play music it sounds good and loud. However when I was on a phone call, the volume was very quiet out of the speaker. It could have been because of the other person I was talking to, but I'm not sure.
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I've had to take two conference calls of over an hour each using the the N3's external speaker. The sound is plenty loud. In fact, the thinness everyone's complaining about doesn't come across in phone calls because the content (people's voices) is pretty constant. On the plus side, the three mics and noise cancellation of the N3 got positive comments from people on the receiving end of the conference calls and those on my side didn't have to do a football huddle over the N3 to be clearly heard.
I don't know about the quality. I don't use it to listen to music.
But the volume is considerably lower than the S4.
LOL!!!...if u bought the note 3 for sound, or was expecting Bose to come outta there then u purchased the wrong phone lol....The note 3 is a maestro at multitasking..a literal powerhouse...I mean this phone rivals most laptops.
Take a moment to appreciate the awesome sexy piece of tech in ur hands
I only use the external speaker when im in the shower. I dislike people who walk around with their speaker volume up ...I dont wanna hear what you are listening to. People that complain about the stereo speaker need to get over themselves.
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I only use the external speaker when im in the shower. I dislike people who walk around with their speaker volume up ...I dont wanna hear what you are listening to. People that complain about the stereo speaker need to get over themselves.
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I couldn't care less what you like hearing. The quality of sound isn't great from the Note 3, that's my point. I'm used to a better sound from my Note 2. Hopefully devs will sort this out in favour of the Note 3 shortly anyway.
So happy about this! The Galaxy S5 speaker was not very loud at all even at full volume
http://youtu.be/258qh9CidKA
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So happy about this! The Galaxy S5 speaker was not very loud at all even at full volume
http://youtu.be/258qh9CidKA
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Man his reaction was priceless hahahhah. The S6 is such a winner
it's already confirmed by samsung that it will be louder, but unless you're semi-deaf, louder isn't better if it still sounds like a tin-can like all the rest of the galaxy phones.. i have always been perfectly fine with the loudness of all the galaxies i've own, S3,4 and 5, i keep my ears pretty clean, would rather have better lows and mid sound than a phone that sounds like a screeching siren.
also the video is rather dumb as the S5 is laying flat on its speaker, so it's obvious which would be louder in that scenario.
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it's already confirmed by samsung that it will be louder, but unless you're semi-deaf, louder isn't better if it still sounds like a tin-can like all the rest of the galaxy phones.. i have always been perfectly fine with the loudness of all the galaxies i've own, S3,4 and 5, i keep my ears pretty clean, would rather have better lows and mid sound than a phone that sounds like a screeching siren.
also the video is rather dumb as the S5 is laying flat on its speaker, so it's obvious which would be louder in that scenario.
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My S5 speaker was not as loud as the S4 when I had it. Especially when the phone was flat down.
As for the video, they flipped the phone around towards the end
They said they S6 will have better Bass as well, we will see when it comes out
The iPhone 6 speaker is pretty good, hopefully its like that if not better
hopefully one day samsung will learn a thing or two from HTC with dual stereo speakers and put those damn upper and lower bezels to use rather than bloating it with a bunch of useless sensors...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0n8ssUJrfk
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hopefully one day samsung will learn a thing or two from HTC with dual stereo speakers and put those damn upper and lower bezels to use rather than bloating it with a bunch of useless sensors...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0n8ssUJrfk
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Atleast this I can agree on
I don't ever listen to music or movies without headphones, so I am happy with no front speakers taking up space.
I do, however, want a louder speaker for hearing the ringer and notifications in noisy areas.
A louder speakerphone than the S5 would be nice too. Even if tinny.
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also the video is rather dumb as the S5 is laying flat on its speaker, so it's obvious which would be louder in that scenario.
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In the end, they turn the s5 around so the speaker is facing up. They comment how that does not really make any difference to the volume level.
And I tried that with my girlfriends s5, as long as it is laying on a hard surface, there is little to no difference in volume level regardless of the speaker facing up or down.
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My S5 speaker was not as loud as the S4 when I had it. Especially when the phone was flat down.
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Waterproofing tends to do that.
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Waterproofing tends to do that.
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not true. the Z3 is pretty damn loud, sounds great (almost comparable to HTC boom sound) and it's water resistant. again, it just all boils down to samsung using cheap speakers (at least in past devices) can't speak for the S6 yet as i haven't heard it in person.
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not true. the Z3 is pretty damn loud, sounds great (almost comparable to HTC boom sound) and it's water resistant. again, it just all boils down to samsung using cheap speakers (at least in past devices) can't speak for the S6 yet as i haven't heard it in person.
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Lol not even close.. Mr fanboy.
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Lol not even close.. Mr fanboy.
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for the record i own NEITHER phones., but heard them both in person.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmy-lZjlz6M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwgYJh2zGVs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Z_vp9NMB0
and if that isn't enough there are plenty more comparisons you can use the internet to find them..
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for the record i own NEITHER phones., but heard them both in person.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmy-lZjlz6M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwgYJh2zGVs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Z_vp9NMB0
and if that isn't enough there are plenty more comparisons you can use the internet to find them..
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I did listen to the first two (didn't bother with the third but if you say there is a convincing proof in that clip I will watch it) and the HTC speakers sound fuller and more dynamic, and does not help proving your thesis?
I do have a Z Ultra and waterproofing does have negative impact on speaker quality. I think 3.5mm headphone jack volume suffers slightly, too.
tbh Speaker quality is not at the top of my list in selecting a smartphone, which is why I do not care about Z Ultra's speaker sound. But I do agree that there are situational benefit and that can vary significantly per individual usage pattern.
I know someone who has Z and, when I listened I thought the same, waterproofing has a bad impact on the quality
This sounds reasonable when I imagine that they need to prevent the inside from water and it means to give more limitation on the speaker.
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I know someone who has Z and, when I listened I thought the same, waterproofing has a bad impact on the quality
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I know someone who has Z and, when I listened I thought the same, waterproofing has a bad impact on the quality
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could be dirty ears. funny because if you go in the Z3 forum you'd hardly find anyone complaining about sound.
regardless, the Z3 sounds better than any past samsung phone. any type of effect waterproofing has on sound is minor unless you're some anal audiophile.
Yes, I suppose it'll be fixed with time
I hope the S6 will be loud enough with BT earphones too, the good thing with my M8 is the loud volume output with earphones and BT earphones, I use the HTC stereoclip BT to 3.5mm adapter in my car too, so it's very important for me.
I am pretty much convinced to switch to S6 Edge instead of M9 for the camera and now the sound looks loud enough too :fingers-crossed:
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I hope the S6 will be loud enough with BT earphones too, the good thing with my M8 is the loud volume output with earphones and BT earphones, I use the HTC stereoclip BT to 3.5mm adapter in my car too, so it's very important for me.
I am pretty much convinced to switch to S6 Edge instead of M9 for the camera and now the sound looks loud enough too :fingers-crossed:
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In one of the Samsung Official hands on videos, they show the S6 playing music and a message about an "enhanced amplifier" is also shown. They could have possibly solved the low volume output through the use of this new amplifier and since the S6 should be using a Wolfram DAC, audio output should turn out to be pretty good.
http://youtu.be/LgeU-GjHMOk
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Just got my Moto X Pure today and retired my M9.
I know when I was originally looking at the X Pure, the biggest question on my mind was how the speakers compare to the M9? I am relieved to say the Moto speakers sound pretty good!
What's different? The Moto speakers are louder - Quite a bit louder actually, maybe 50%, without any breakup. It doesn't have the same hi-fi quality of sound the M9 has or the noticeably richer low end , but it still sound pretty good. I was also using Poweramp, which has a really good EQ and I have it set to bump up the bass a little and knock down the mids (1k) just a little to kill the "boxy" sound.
Like I said, this was a main concern in getting a different phone and the main reason I've stuck with the HTC One series for so long....They just sound really good. But over-all, I'm REALLY happy with the Moto X Pure and it's sound quality. I think if anyone is unsure about switching from an M9 for this reason, don't let it hold you back.....And honestly, it doesn't feel that much bigger either.
Sound on this thing is awesome... First time I have owned a phone and had to turn the volume down on it wile watching a video. Coming from nexus 5
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I never doubt the quality of the moto x style speakers, but great to hear that you are satisfied
Finally will be able to hear my ringtones without it sounding like garbage
How is the placement of the headphone jack, does it prove to be a bother and is it awkward. And how is the sound quality through the headphone jack.
When having a phone conversation over speakerphone, only one speaker is functioning. I still have to turn it down from the max volume. I fiddle with the volume a few times until it is at a comfortable level.
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How is the placement of the headphone jack, does it prove to be a bother and is it awkward. And how is the sound quality through the headphone jack.
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The output from the headphone jack is a little lower than the M9, but the M9 was too loud, when turned up all the way, and would distort the auxiliary port on my car stereo.... The MXP doesn't push it to distort, even full volume.
I haven't tried it through headphones/earbuds yet, just in my auxiliary port in my car stereo......It sounded really good (no better or no worse than my M9). I did mess with the EQ on my music player, but ended up putting it about the exact same way as I had it on my M9. I've included a couple screen shots of my EQ settings, one is PowerAmp, the other is Shuttle+.
I also noticed under Settings>Sound & Notifications...There is a setting called "Audio Effects", which is a built in EQ, I haven't touched that setting yet. This may be normal for ROMs based on GPe (stock Android), but I've not noticed it on the custom ROMs I've ran in the past, unless I used Viper4Android or Dolby.
As for the headphone jack, it's fine where it is. It's not a deal breaker for me, but I do wish it was on the same side as the charging port. With my M9, when in my car I would plug in the charger and headphone jack, flip it upside down and stick it in my cup holder in my car. With it being on top and the charging port on bottom on the MXP, I can't do that.......So I just lay it in the passenger seat.
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The output from the headphone jack is a little lower than the M9, but the M9 was too loud, when turned up all the way, and would distort the auxiliary port on my car stereo.... The MXP doesn't push it to distort, even full volume.
I haven't tried it through headphones/earbuds yet, just in my auxiliary port in my car stereo......It sounded really good (no better or no worse than my M9). I did mess with the EQ on my music player, but ended up putting it about the exact same way as I had it on my M9. I've included a couple screen shots of my EQ settings, one is PowerAmp, the other is Shuttle+.
I also noticed under Settings>Sound & Notifications...There is a setting called "Audio Effects", which is a built in EQ, I haven't touched that setting yet. This may be normal for ROMs based on GPe (stock Android), but I've not noticed it on the custom ROMs I've ran in the past, unless I used Viper4Android or Dolby.
As for the headphone jack, it's fine where it is. It's not a deal breaker for me, but I do wish it was on the same side as the charging port. With my M9, when in my car I would plug in the charger and headphone jack, flip it upside down and stick it in my cup holder in my car. With it being on top and the charging port on bottom on the MXP, I can't do that.......So I just lay it in the passenger seat.
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Your car does not have bluetooth? I never realized this problem of headphones and charging cable on opposite ends because of bluetooth. I also always put my phone in the cup holder upside down with the charger cable attached....
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Your car does not have bluetooth?
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Glad to hear this. I'm coming from an M8, which isn't quite as good as the M9, but I do appreciate the quality of sound that comes out of the speakers on my M8. If you've owned an M8, how does the sound compare to that? It sounds like it might be on par with the M8, but not quite as good as the M9, would that be accurate?
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Glad to hear this. I'm coming from an M8, which isn't quite as good as the M9, but I do appreciate the quality of sound that comes out of the speakers on my M8. If you've owned an M8, how does the sound compare to that? It sounds like it might be on par with the M8, but not quite as good as the M9, would that be accurate?
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I personally liked the M8 sound better than the M9, but that's just my opinion (that's a story for another day, I wish I kept my M8 instead of upgrading to the M9)...... But the MXP is still not quite as good, but good enough.
I used a different player (Shuttle+) and messed with the EQ on it and got it sounding REALLY good through the speakers. I think if both the M8/M9 were sitting next to the MXP and I was looking at them, I'd be able to tell the difference. If I closed my eyes and someone held one up playing a song, and asked which one it was..... I'm not sure I could tell the difference?
The HTC One phones have a certain Hi-fi sound through the speakers, the MXP isn't quite there but is really good IMO.
I guess it's a waiting game before we can run Viper4Android on this baby. I know V4A makes a huge difference on my Galaxy S5. I can't wait to try out the front facing speakers. Real Racing 3 is going to sound epic
Coming from an M8 this was really good to read!
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Just wondering if there was any mention of speakers? Last I heard they will use the ear piece as a speaker but I didn't hear anything like that during the presser.
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Just wondering if there was any mention of speakers? Last I heard they will use the ear piece as a speaker but I didn't hear anything like that during the presser.
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No Dual speakers! Just a single one.
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No Dual speakers! Just a single one.
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Your wrong: "The biggest change for everyday phone users is the Galaxy S8's switch to stereo speakers, with the phone's earpiece doubling as a second speaker for full-volume playback."
Source Gizmodo (https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/03/the-galaxy-s8-is)
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Your wrong: "The biggest change for everyday phone users is the Galaxy S8's switch to stereo speakers, with the phone's earpiece doubling as a second speaker for full-volume playback."
Source Gizmodo (https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/03/the-galaxy-s8-is)
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I hope I am!
I just placed an order for an S8+ and what you're saying is a big plus for me anyways.
Link is down and no mention anywhere
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Link is down and no mention anywhere
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Here is the correct link. Not sure how real it is though considering I can't find it mentioned at any other reputable sources.
Just left the At&t store and was playing around with both 8 and 8+ and sad to report that after playing some music and youtube videos and covering each speaker at a time with my finger the phone doesn't fire audio through both speakers like the iphone
The lack of announcing such a feature and getting my hands on one leads me to believe the phone will just shoot sound out of the bottom. Single speaker wasn't that impressive either.
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Just left the At&t store and was playing around with both 8 and 8+ and sad to report that after playing some music and youtube videos and covering each speaker at a time with my finger the phone doesn't fire audio through both speakers like the iphone
The lack of announcing such a feature and getting my hands on one leads me to believe the phone will just shoot sound out of the bottom. Single speaker wasn't that impressive either.
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Yeah, i went to the store today also. The phone is awesome overall. The sound just flat out sucks compared to my Nexus 6P. I'm torn...
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Just left the At&t store and was playing around with both 8 and 8+ and sad to report that after playing some music and youtube videos and covering each speaker at a time with my finger the phone doesn't fire audio through both speakers like the iphone
The lack of announcing such a feature and getting my hands on one leads me to believe the phone will just shoot sound out of the bottom. Single speaker wasn't that impressive either.
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You'll be able to patch mixer for that, but still, it's bullsh**t. I doubt it will use dedicated amp for earpiece (since this one will play only highs). Ever since htc 10 - idea to play "stereo" with a woofer at the bottom & highs with earpiece is nothing but a marketing fooling. Buy htc m8 & you'll feel what is real smartphone stereo
That's disappointing if they did not include the dual speaker set up. Quite a few articles before the release said it was including the dual speaker (incorporating the earpiece speaker as the 2nd) setup. I am guessing that "mixer" is for rooted phones only, but I will look into it.
Sounded extra weak to me as well. Around half the volume of my OnePlus 3T
I went to the store and tried. No stereo speakers. Just mono.
We should contact with Samsung by mail.
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We should contact with Samsung by mail.
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What would that get us?
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What would that get us?
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Simply it would be confirmed about stereo speakers which we get in s8 or not.
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Simply it would be confirmed about stereo speakers which we get in s8 or not.
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I can confirm ZERO stereo sound came out of either S8 or the S8+ during fullscreen full volume youtube videos. The sound from the single tiny speaker was really weak.
I went to best buy and played with both the S8 and S8+. No stereo speakers. The sound is about the same as the Note 7/S7. Disappointing. But the phones - overall, beautiful. Definitely going to upgrade from my S7. The S8 is smaller physically than the S7edge, but the display is bigger. The S8 was slightly taller than the S7, but overall smaller in the hand. The S8+ was almost exactly the same width as the S7edge, but it was about half an inch taller. I will be going with the s8+, my GF with the S8. Both are wonderful phones - best phones made to date. The curved edges are nicer - closer to what the Note 7 had. The displays beautiful - about like the S7, maybe a tad better. The feel was similar to the S7edge, but again slightly better/more refined. The virtual buttons on the bottom worked well. It's a great phone folks, well worth upgrading. The only thing that I would rather have will be the Note8, and the sketch of that that has been leaked you can tell the Note 8 will be slightly nicer than the S8 just as the Note 7 was slightly nicer than the S7edge. But the Note 8 is at least 6 months away. I can't wait that long. Will be pre-ordering the S8+ for me and the S8 regular for my GF today.
These things are incredible.
Used TIDAL Hi-Fi and on the EQ, turned up the 32hz lowest bass level all the way up. Incredible.
Much lighter than the beats that came with my HTC M7, but I haven't compared sound yet.
For me personally I don't like them at all I got used to using Bluetooth headphones and haven't been back since I'm not very happy with the included headphones so I went out and bought a Bluetooth Beats Solo 3 set and like those a lot. I got the over-the-ear kind .
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In my opinion they are way better than any beats headphones ive tried (Thats not saying much) I like them! But if it would have meant that the phone was 100 cheaper (or even 30$) if they didnt include them, that would have been nice.
Beats???seriously??
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Very awkward shape and I don't like that they suction your ears so you literally can't hear anything outside.
they're good for bundled headphones. they sound comparable to $40-50 earbuds, definitely not the $99 that samsung claims they're worth.
They're better than I expected, but my $100 SE215s still blow them out of the water, so I wouldn't really call them anything near high end.
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They're better than I expected, but my $100 SE215s still blow them out of the water, so I wouldn't really call them anything near high end.
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I have the shure se215 as well but I'm using the Xiaomi piston 3 which are bassier haven't touched the akg yet
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Syn Ack said:
Very awkward shape and I don't like that they suction your ears so you literally can't hear anything outside.
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That's kinda the point with silicon-tipped bud-style headphones... And the shape is meant to fit perfectly to your ear, it definitely feels like a good fit to me.
marinebio94 said:
That's kinda the point with silicon-tipped bud-style headphones... And the shape is meant to fit perfectly to your ear, it definitely feels like a good fit to me.
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I still like Samsung's headphones from last year where it fit well but you could at least hear some of the outside world. Apple's earpods are decent too.
To me it's more about comfort and usability than quality. I have VMODA M100's for quality.
They are verry good. Plugged them into my pc...nice sound and loud. Verry dissapointed when im using yhem on my s8... Samsung did a poor job this year with the amplifier on this phone. Low bass...low volume. Htc M One and M8 are still the best phones for ppl that enjoy music on the go.
Coming from the Apple earpods, the AKG are just amazing.
The sound is better and the isolation is a killer compared to the earpods.
After personalizing the audio with Adapt Sound, and increasing the bass in the EQ, these headphones sound amazing.
I was pleasantly surprised by the AKG headphones. I've always been overly-attached to my BassBuds, but I could easily see myself using the AKG ones instead...especially as my kids love the BassBuds too and keep nicking off with them.
The sound isn't too bad, and I like the grey colour scheme. I find them a bit heavy on the bass right out of the box, but that works well when trying to ignore children. My only complaint would be that I don't find they sit in my ears very well. It is the main reason I love my BassBuds, they are comfortable and never fall out. I am doing a test run with the AKG headphones over the next week or so to see if they fall out.
Really uncomfortable for me. Even with larger tips, the bulky outside part is too close and actually hurts my ear. And sound was pretty meh. I am using Sennheiser Momentum earbuds at the moment. I have different set of issues with them (eartips fall out if you as much as look funny at them), but sound and comfort are great.
it is better than earphones came with previous Samsung phones, iPhone stock earphone, but you would get much better below 20 bucks earphone from Aliexrepss, especially Rock Zircon which is 12 bucks only.
Syn Ack said:
Very awkward shape and I don't like that they suction your ears so you literally can't hear anything outside.
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it's quite the opposite for me.
they have a very weak sound for me because even with the largest size cover they don't seal properly.
i can get them to seal properly by wearing them upside down, but that starts to hurt after a while.
it's a shame they stopped with the regular earbuds with a "mouth"
they could get full sound without requiring a perfect seal and without putting pressure on my ears.
prodigyX said:
After personalizing the audio with Adapt Sound, and increasing the bass in the EQ, these headphones sound amazing.
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Where can I find this app?
golgothagecko said:
Where can I find this app?
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Go to settings, search Sound Quality and Effects. Click on it then run the Personalize Sound test.