OK, I finally found something that isn't perfect. If you are charging phone and have earphones on, there is some (CPU?) noise from doing stuff with the GUI. I first noticed it changing settings on Neutron (no music playing). Then messing around with anything with GUI, notifications, etc seems to do it. I have not been able to hear it unless phone is charging.
Try it and see what you think.
I guess this is perhaps a side effect of the headphone on the bottom.
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Is it a fairly quite buzzing/humming noise? I've had this on pretty much every phone ive ever used, you can also put your ear up to the speaker and hear it.
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Is it a fairly quite buzzing/humming noise? I've had this on pretty much every phone ive ever used, you can also put your ear up to the speaker and hear it.
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No, it is a cpu noise, high pitched whine, correlated to doing things on screen. For example, pulling down notification window.
My I9300 does not do it.
the rezound did this exact thing and they fixed it in an OTA.. i believe it was a software fix.
doesn't have to do with headphones on bottom. rezound was on top
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jayochs said:
the rezound did this exact thing and they fixed it in an OTA.. i believe it was a software fix.
doesn't have to do with headphones on bottom. rezound was on top
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That's great to hear!
I have the same issue on my old s3, although I haven't tried on the g2 yet. On the s3 it was the pwm adjusting on the charger to match changing current draw from the phone. Sounds like it may be the same here.
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FWIW, the noise seems to be only using wall charger. I don't hear it charging on pc.
This sounds like what I hear. I can hear this from the speaker on mine all the time even when not on the charger. Initially I thought I only heard it while on a call but then for some reason I put the phone to my ear when not on a call and I still heard the noise. It is very annoying and I have taken it to two different VZW stores to try and get them to replace it because I figured it was a defective phone but they couldn't hear it so they wouldn't do anything. Does anyone else hear this noise when not on the charger? The sound sounds similar to what you described and seems like some CPU noise or possibly the radio. Maybe this is an inherent issue with all of the G2 but hopefully they will release an update that can fix it.
Only with stock charger
Hi,
I have been holding off rooting and modding my phone because of this issue. Now that I found this thread and know that it is a common issue I won't bother with an exchange.
Nice catch that charging from the PC does not generate any noise. I have subsequently tested with PC USB charging and an old HTC charger and I get no noise when using them.
I believe it is down to the high charging current of the stock charger and the way the phone handles high-speed charging.
However if I had had this noise even when not charging I definitely would have sent it back.
I have the some problem too..it's annoying when you are charging your phone and use it in the same time
I have noticed the noise only in the right channel. Same for anyone else?
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Has anyone else noticed the speaker on the EVO is freakin' brilliant? When I am listening to podcasts or playing games it's amazing. I mean, it's no 5.1, but it's like it's got a tiny subwoofer in there or something!
In fact, when I listen to podcasts before bed I have both my Nexus One and EVO docked there, but I have switched over to the EVO exclusively for podcasts. Has anyone else noticed this or am I just hallucinating?
That was one of the first things I noticed. The speaker is fantastic. Almost as good as the touch pro 2. The Nexus speaker is horrible by comparison
Totally agree. That was one of my biggest concerns when I bought it.
The Nexus speaker just flat out sucks! It sounds great, but it's wayyyy to quiet.
My Droid has the loudest speaker of any phone I've ever had and it's wonderful, and I have to say the Evo is easily on par with it. The Evo speaker may be a tiny bit quieter, but it also sounds better at full volume, so it balances out.
I was quite surprised at how good it was. Was setting myself up for a let down after the TP2's excellent dual speakers.
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I was quite surprised at how good it was. Was setting myself up for a let down after the TP2's excellent dual speakers.
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Looks like there is only one as well
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lol I was setting my self up for someone complaining about the speaker. I agree, the speaker is freaking amazing!
I'm not impressed. When driving, even with navigation at max volume, it is still too quiet, IMHO. Of course, it doesn't help that I'm coming from a Nokia with stereo speakers.
Loudest Cell phone speaker I've had so far. I never had a TP2, but it even beats my iPad's speaker hands down.
IMO, the speaker is slight letdown, compared to the TP2. The TP2 had the best speaker for phone conferencing I've ever used.
Just got mine today and I am really impressed with the speaker quality. Volume level isn't even half-way and I can hear it quite well
i agree... TP2 with AudioPara was great!
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IMO, the speaker is slight letdown, compared to the TP2. The TP2 had the best speaker for phone conferencing I've ever used.
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I think it's a bit unfair to hold it to that standard considering how big the TP2 was.
I guess I'm the minority. Coming from the iPhone, the EVO's speaker sounds blown out. It's loud, but it sounds pretty terrible. Maybe mine is defective?
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I guess I'm the minority. Coming from the iPhone, the EVO's speaker sounds blown out. It's loud, but it sounds pretty terrible. Maybe mine is defective?
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It's not audiophile grade by a long shot. I believe everyone's praise is coming from a speakerphone perspective. I will still use my shure headphones for music. But when it comes to built in speakers. The Evo is second only to the TP2 IMO.
But yours indeed could be blown out. It wouldn't hurt to compare it to another evo if you have access to another one.
I'm on this G2, and the build is great but DAMN the external speaker is terrible! In calls and in games... It's like scratching my ears. Anyone else feel this way?
No one else having speaker issues?? Should I get a replacement?
I have the same problem when its at its highest volume setting but that's normal for htc phones I had the same thing from my G1 to my nexus 1 so idk about returning but you could
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mine's the same
Yeah, it sounded pretty shrill and metallic. I was not a fan.
I guess my question would be: "What phone has a good speaker?"
The Vibrant sounds gorgeous compared to this.
the Droid 2 has a good speaker as well..... but that shouldn't be a deciding factor.
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the Droid 2 has a good speaker as well..... but that shouldn't be a deciding factor.
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yeah, i noticed that motorola phones usually have very good external speakers.
Yes, motorola's got great speakers. I had a rizr and a rokr e8. One of those speakers was better than the g1 and g2's combined! Just a figure of speech of course...
This one does sound pretty crappy though but it never gets used in my use so that's really not a concern to me.
Even so, don't think you'll get a replacement because of it...
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iphone has a good speaker
What? Its that bad? Someone told me it was "loud and clear". Was planning on doing some gaming on my Desire Z..
Yeah, it's pretty bad. It's also not very loud. I was a bit shocked when i tried to play Pandora through it today...
Thasts weird, i think it sounds pretty decent in this clip.
/watch?v=jaYks8qHD1w
Guess ill have to try it out myself when it reachers a nearby store.
AndreasA88 said:
Thasts weird, i think it sounds pretty decent in this clip.
/watch?v=jaYks8qHD1w
Guess ill have to try it out myself when it reachers a nearby store.
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Sounds crackly on Chrono Cross, but otherwise good.
Jon C said:
Yeah, it sounded pretty shrill and metallic. I was not a fan.
I guess my question would be: "What phone has a good speaker?"
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The Incredible actually has a great speaker. Very loud and fairly clear.
My G2 speaker on the other hand, (why cant they use the same speaker in all their phones?) is not great. not even as good as the nexus imo. Its quieter and a bit less clear.
P.S. Check out this pic detailing the difference between the G2 speaker and Incredible speaker. Big difference in size and mesh cover.
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to me the speaker is VERY loud and pretty clear but it ALL highs just sounds like a tweeter. no real signs of "bass" at all sounds like a car stereo with just tweeters lol
Did you notice that the Sim Card goes halfway into the speaker lol!!
Maybe if we could apply a bassy equalizer to all sounds it would sound better. Any idea how to do this?
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What? Its that bad? Someone told me it was "loud and clear". Was planning on doing some gaming on my Desire Z..
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mine is very loud and very clear...this is coming from a G1 though, not sure if that matters (G1 was terrible)
Hi everyone
This is not really a development or software related story, but i had a feeling you'd still like to see it.
So, a few days ago, i received my new N7000 i ordered from Expansys USA. Love the device, perfect for my needs in every way.
After a bit of usage, i noticed that the speaker sounded a bit off, and had a really crackling/jarring sound in high pitch. I knew the speaker in the note is not the greatest ever, but this was really not what i was expecting. even the clicking noise when you choose something sounded so bad i had to reduce system volume to 20%
So, i decided to go down to the root of the problem.
Looking at the speaker grill, i noticed something shiny underneath it
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(hard to see, but notice the holes in the circle look "blocked")
At first i ignored it, but when i saw nothing software-wise can fix the sound, i thought, "what if...."
So i took the device apart. I live in Israel and the device was bought in the U.S, so having to ship it back there and back here would cost a fortune, plus i would have to pay for customs again (33% of the total package worth!), not economical, and the note is a device that is very easy to deal with.
Behold the little rascal that was doing all the trouble:
You can see how it caused some kind of depression on the speaker net. When the back panel and the grill were on, they would press on it, which in turn would press on the speaker, and cause the ever-so-annoying sound disturbance
This is really weird, i removed the screw and currently am putting the back... back on. I hope the screw didn't do any permanent damage to the speaker, as the depression is still there and the net won't go back to it's regular condition:
I am waiting for my cousin to swing by with his N7000 and compare the two.
On first impression, the speaker sounds a LOT better now, not great but i can say it's decent, and satisfactory for watching youtube/hearing music/games etc.
I just need to see if this is it's normal condition, or was any damage caused by the screw.
This story will be sent to samsung as well, i want their reply on the matter, it's really unprobable that a brand new device would be delivered with a screw enjoying a little hiking in it's guts.
So, opinions/thoughts, anyone?
I previously had an S1 and an S2 which were great, but this is some screw up (pun not intended)
I'm also worried that this screw previously resided in a place where it SHOULD be within the phone... probably a QA miss
Wow, reminds me of GM cars of the 70's and 80's. Never knew what you would find once you started pulling panels and dashes apart.
so much LOL... it was dame a lot funnier when he told me what was his problem when we talked "live" in IM
Never would have guessed that there would be a left-over screw inside... great story mate, thanks for sharing it, hope your Note is working like it should now.
Lol, who would've thought they left a screw there. Fail
Great story
Aaaaaaand.... bump.
Finally had the chance to check the speaker against another N7000.
100% identical, my speaker is completely unharmed. On the other hand, samsung are just ignoring me completely. Well, seeing as nothing went wrong, i won't need them, but it still ticks me off.
Dont u feel gets overheated while playing games or charging or while hardcore using ur fone..Is der ny solution to this problem? I cant even make calls as the phone heats up my ear too much
It's normal that the phone gets warm when playing games or using it much...
Try find out what the temp of the phone is when it's hot...
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51°C as told by elixir.is it normal?
It gets particularly hot when I browse the Internet nonstop for about 10 minutes.
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51°C as told by elixir.is it normal?
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I have been around 51°C, but normally around 47°C when my phone is working hard. So guess it's kinda normal...
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yep, mine gets really hot when I run the WAZE app on it as well as if i'm listening to streaming music on it. Unless i hold it up to the A/C vents in the car, it will get too hot for me to put it up to my ear to make/receive a call.
I also have problems when I use it as a navigation tool on my motorbike. The waterproof sat nav case prevents circulation and after 20 mins I get a message that battery charging stopped because of to much heat. Figuring now out how to add some vent with a fan/vent.
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I don't even like playing games anymore because of how hot it gets.
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Pleasse guys take care of your note don't let it overheated.. overheating may result in a failure of your motherboard and phone will never boot up
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Pleasse guys take care of your note don't let it overheated.. overheating may result in a failure of your motherboard and phone will never boot up
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And with current consumer Law Samsung will have an obligation to either repair or replace the device.
use your phone as normal.
Yes and the only solution it is undervolting the gpu and cpu with some app like tegrak, setcpu or cpu master
I swtiched from LR1 modem to LPT today and I swear my phone is running cooler. I've used it the same as I do everyday and I can really tell it is cooler. Although LPT is slower in speed test for me I think I will keep it for awhile.
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And with current consumer Law Samsung will have an obligation to either repair or replace the device.
use your phone as normal.
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yeah my gote is also getting repaired by samy... i loved my note so much but overheating made my note to die.. never again buy a samy product they sucks
If I bring the phone to my ear I can hear faint static noise, like it's transmitting something. Sometimes it sounds similar to a fax. I can only hear it when I bring it to my ear. It's always there, unless I turn off the phone. I tried disabling data and putting it in airplane mode, nothing works. Any suggestions as to why it's doing that?
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If I bring the phone to my ear I can hear faint static noise, like it's transmitting something. Sometimes it sounds similar to a fax. I can only hear it when I bring it to my ear. It's always there, unless I turn off the phone. I tried disabling data and putting it in airplane mode, nothing works. Any suggestions as to why it's doing that?
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Ok, seriously, what you're hearing is the result of you being swallowed in a huge field of radiation. Just think of all the wireless signals, from mobile networks, wi-fi, to the leftover radiation of the Big Bang. That's what you're hearing. Those signals interfere with the magnets inside the ear piece, and produce static noise. It happens to all phones, more or less.
funny. seriously though, this is what i hear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wOxtzStUZ4
apparently this issue has been around since the phone was first released. some people hear it very loud, luckily for me, its not that bad. i've never experienced anything like that with my other phones. mind you, this is going on all the time, not just when im on the call. just think its strange.
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funny. seriously though, this is what i hear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wOxtzStUZ4
apparently this issue has been around since the phone was first released. some people hear it very loud, luckily for me, its not that bad. i've never experienced anything like that with my other phones. mind you, this is going on all the time, not just when im on the call. just think its strange.
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I have it too. Don't worry about it.
I also have this. This is likely to be a circuit board trace that is too close to the speaker module causing interference.
There are similar reports about static coming from the headphone jack caused when the proximity sensor is active.
Likely a design flaw
Just something that we will have to live with
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