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Speaker Placement

Is it just me or is the placement of the speakers odd - If they wanted to provide an experience for watching movies, then with the current placement you will only get sound out of the right side. I really liked the placement of the speakers on the Archos 7 HT - too bad the rest of it was so bad.
I suppose the placement might be for the HDMI dock which orientates the Tab portrait, but if you were using that, then I guess you would be using an external sound source. It is not a big deal - just a oddity of the design.

It is indeed odd, as righthanded I cover the speaker with my hand while playing games in landscape.

Yes. Weird placement.
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I hate it. It's supremely irritating in every respect... Shame that we can't do much to change it

What I find stranger is the microphone location. About an inch from the top left side. Its where my thumb/fingers are when I hold it with one hand, as I do when I get a call.
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[Q] lapdock speakers?

Hi to all of you, i am new in this forum.
I bought atrix with a lapdock, great toys
how can i set sound on lapdock speakers ? I can hear only if set sound to the phone speakers, when sound is set on lapdock speakers i can not hear anything.
There is something that i'm doing wrong, or speakers of my lapdock are damaged ?
Thanks in advance

The lapdock don't have built in speakers. But you can hook it to external speakers
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thank you very much for the answer, i thought there were built in speakers.

Umm yes... the lapdock has two speakers.
They are on the back corners.
Stupid placement, but they are there.
You control the volume from within webtop.
The volume control is between the battery indicator and the clock.
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rjohnstone said:
Umm yes... the lapdock has two speakers.
They are on the back corners.
Stupid placement, but they are there.
You control the volume from within webtop.
The volume control is between the battery indicator and the clock.
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I tried from webtop, but I hear only the phone speakers
there are three icons in the drop-down menu:
1. phone speakers - works
2. lapdock speakers (i think) - does not work
3. sound settings (maybe i have to set something here)

rjohnstone said:
Umm yes... the lapdock has two speakers.
They are on the back corners.
Stupid placement, but they are there.
You control the volume from within webtop.
The volume control is between the battery indicator and the clock.
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I stand corrected. I've had my lapdock for a few weeks now and never notice the speakers or even tried to use them. Always used the phones. I google the speck and went and look again and they are there. Learn something new every day. Atrix Lapdock Specifications:
Display: 11.6” Weight: 2.4lb Construction: Magnesium alloy External ports: 2 USB ports, power Battery: 36Wh 3 cell Battery life: 8 hours (advertised) Keyboard: QWERT (Speakers: Stereo) Apps: Mozilla Firefox 3.6.13 supporting HTML5 and Flash; Entertainment Center
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I tried for many times, but lapdock speakers only worked in one condition: media center.

In my opinion the phone speaker is better anyway, which is a bit sad.
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i was planning to get a lapdock and about to ask a very same question. so i'm glad i came up to this thread. this killer features what keeps me holding on the Atrix rather than getting myself a new phone with better sw update support.

How to switch between Phone and Lapdock speakers.
After you dock your phone and the screen shows up, click on the tiny speaker image on the upper right corner, you'll see the volume rocker.
Right below that you'll see a tiny upside down triangle, click on that.
Three buttons will appear in decending order:
* Phone speaker out (the rectangle with the waves),
* Lapdock speaker out (the tiny dot with the waves)
* Settings
You can select between Phone Speaker and Lapdock Speaker by toggling between the two buttons, settings just takes you to the phone audio options. I suggest that you play audio while you do this to determine where you are getting audio as you switch. Lapdock Speaker Out should be selected by default but if it already is and youare still getting audio out from the phone then you may have issues.
xhazk said:
In my opinion the phone speaker is better anyway, which is a bit sad.
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I second this, ironically the phone speakers ARE better.

Does your S4 make a springy noise when tapped?

Like it has a spring inside?
No, I'm not kidding here!
Hold the phone between your index finger and thumb about 1/4 way from the bottom and tap the back near the camera while listening. You can actually feel it too, like there is a spring inside. Not sure if it's the battery terminals or the display inside. I have the 16GB Korean model if that makes any difference.
I will try using the voice recorder to see if it can be recorded in case nobody else's phone does this. I've had it in many different cases as well, does not make any difference in the sound.
EDIT: The voice recorder and video camera (using the same mic) do not pic up this "anomaly". It would have to be recorded with another device.

cpufrost said:
Like it has a spring inside?
No, I'm not kidding here!
Hold the phone between your index finger and thumb about 1/4 way from the bottom and tap the back near the camera while listening. You can actually feel it too, like there is a spring inside. Not sure if it's the battery terminals or the display inside. I have the 16GB Korean model if that makes any difference.
I will try using the voice recorder to see if it can be recorded in case nobody else's phone does this. I've had it in many different cases as well, does not make any difference in the sound.
EDIT: The voice recorder and video camera (using the same mic) do not pic up this "anomaly". It would have to be recorded with another device.
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How often do you go around tapping your phone with it up to your ear?
I think it's either the camera lens or the vibration module. This is very normal, don't worry about it.

Obagleyfreer said:
How often do you go around tapping your phone with it up to your ear?
I think it's either the camera lens or the vibration module. This is very normal, don't worry about it.
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Just curious as to what's inside causing this. I felt it, if you hold it up to your ear you can hear a distinct "boing" when it's tapped.
Speaking of camera lens is the "stabilizer" function of the camera digital or active, i.e. suspended elements servo controlled, etc. ?
None of my other phones do this.

Some may call me crazy, but I do enjoy that sound. Not quite as good as the ting my s2 used to make doing the same thing

I get it too. Not worried about it.
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s4 weird feel
I noticed that too and they replicated that feel to the charger that came with it. kinda weird.

same here
i have it also...and is actually very bad. i tried to get it replaced, but the guys from samsung said it's normal and it will not affect the hardware of the phone. the phone is working great...without any problems,lags or errors so i think i will leave it that way. i watched a video on youtube about how to disassemble the s4, and i think is the vibrator motor. i hope so...because if is not the next think would be the display. if someone has any other clues please let us know

Its just the vibration module, the force makes it spin slightly causing the "springy" feeling like a light vibration, same with plugging your charger in its just haptic feedback bud
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What else could you want that the note 3 doesn't already have?

I like most of you on this forum change phones like shoes. 5 phones in the past 2 years. There has always been something missing though.
Good phone, but no LTE,
Good phone but the screen isn't that sharp
Good phone but the camera is crap
but, but, but
I think the note 3 is the first phone that has no "buts". Big HD screen, overpowered guts, passable camera, plenty of storage. I really can't imagine what they are going to put into the next super phone that is going to get me to reach for my credit card.
They could make it higher res I guess. Or ad a incrementally faster processor. Maybe sharpen up the camera, a bit. I don't know none of those things move me. When I got my note 2, a few months ago it was already pretty much the perfect phone. The only missing puzzle pieces where the screen, and camera. Now the note 3 has fixed that.
What will it take to get you to move to the note 4, or whatever the new hotness is. What else can they cram in there? Or has the super phone cold war finally run it's course? I can't see how you can improve anything much more without getting into diminishing returns.
I think I might have found a keeper

Optical image stabilization and optical zoom

Note 3 has already given me the ultimate tool. The IR blaster. Hehe more wasted moments because you cant find the friggin tv remote heeh
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Flexible screen
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- A Kickstand
- Front facing speakers
- All capacitive buttons (Though I imagine this would boil down to personal preference)

- Better speaker (louder & more bass)
- Region unlocked
First one is a deal breaker for me so I haven't had to decide whether the region lock is a deal breaker or not.
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For me, stereo front speakers like the HTC One and of course optical stabilisation.

A bit overpriced

Bigger screen. 6 inches would have been perfection.
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Kawaisa said:
Optical image stabilization and optical zoom
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THIS, though optical zoom could be a challenge unless you want a fat phone like the galaxy s4 zoom
Albaholic said:
- A Kickstand
- Front facing speakers
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kickstand can be fixed with a good case (and there are many)
Front facing speakers would be good on a normal sized phone but i dont think this thing can afford to be any longer lol

I'd like to have better speakers like the HTC one, and be able to switch to 5 vertical rows of icons on home screens. Done, otherwise I'm good. Still getting it as soon as Verizon releases it. Best phone for me in a long time.
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FM Radio.

Decent sound, bigger speaker(s)

An unlocked bootloader would make it pretty much perfect... And maybe god mode!:laugh:

IOS 7.....Kidding
The speaker could be punchier but I'm spoilt by the HTC One.
Wireless Charging out the box.

muhtesem insan said:
FM Radio.
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I'll never understand people like you.
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Barff1984 said:
I'll never understand people like you.
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Why?
What is wrong with wanting an FM Radio?
Here in the UK FM Radio should be mandatory on all phones - We have a great selection of stations to choose from.

RGB display and higher PPI, smart move for samsung to go minimum 32gb internal with the ammount of apps on playstore and growing size of apks and extra data that comes with them.
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weirdingway said:
kickstand can be fixed with a good case (and there are many)
Front facing speakers would be good on a normal sized phone but i dont think this thing can afford to be any longer lol
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Got any suggestions for a case with a kickstand? I know of the Seidio Active and that's about it.I was also contemplating getting a Spigen GLAS.tR SLIM which might cause a problem with the fit of a non Spigen case.
I think front facing speakers would have been doable if the samsung branding and physical home button (and a capacitive button was used instead) were left out

So
FM radio
Optical stabilization
Bigger zoom
Stereo speakers
Flexible Screen
Kickstand
All of those would be nice. Question is would any of those things justify another $300-600 from you though?

Speakers on the bottom

Just curious. I have had this phone for about two weeks. I love it. One thing that's kinda odd is the speakers on the bottom. So when I'm holding it in landscape mode playing a game it disrupts the sound and it's muffled and quite. Anyone else feel the same way? Not a big deal. Just a minor inconvenience.
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Yes it's very easy to block the speaker while playing in landscape, design flaw I suppose but can be avoided by adjusting one's grip on the phone. Still happens every now and then when I'm not careful.
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Yea it is a known issue. Maybe you can remove the back cover and drill holes to the back aligned with the bottom holes.
Then maybe sound can escape from the back.
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Yea I usually overcome this by putting my phone face down. Definitely a design oversight.

Most phones have had speakers on the bottom or on the back that result in muffling when holding it.
Owning a Nexus 7 2013, I really miss the stereo sound from it. It is really the only thing I wish my G2 did differently, although I don't know how they'd incorporate a "top" speaker without making it look ugly.

player911 said:
Most phones have had speakers on the bottom or on the back that result in muffling when holding it.
Owning a Nexus 7 2013, I really miss the stereo sound from it. It is really the only thing I wish my G2 did differently, although I don't know how they'd incorporate a "top" speaker without making it look ugly.
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Initially, I considered two speakers on the bottom of G2 as "stereo", but later I found that this is actually a single speaker with "stereo" design