Received my G2 yesterday and everything has been great until i played a game and my finger covered the right speaker when in landscape. This blocked all sound and was muffled, when i looked i saw a speaker on the opposite side. is this supposed to be a dual speaker phone or is it like the iphone and one is a microphone? I have found in a couple of reviews that it does have stereo speakers but cant find it anywhere on the LG website
The "speaker" on the left isn't actually a speaker. That's the microphone. It doesn't have stereo bottom speaker.
thewihlygeek said:
The "speaker" on the left isn't actually a speaker. That's the microphone. It doesn't have stereo bottom speaker.
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That's disappointing. I made up my mind to get a G2 soon, and i thought the 2 grills at the bottom of the phone were dual stereo speakers, just like on the iPhone.
electronical said:
That's disappointing. I made up my mind to get a G2 soon, and i thought the 2 grills at the bottom of the phone were dual stereo speakers, just like on the iPhone.
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I believe the iPhone only uses one speaker, one for audio and one for the speakerphone. At least that's what I heard.
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That's disappointing. I made up my mind to get a G2 soon, and i thought the 2 grills at the bottom of the phone were dual stereo speakers, just like on the iPhone.
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Little did you know that Apple duped you too. The iPhone only has 1 speaker as well. That 2nd speaker grill on the iPhone and G2 are phony. I just think both LG and Apple did the dual speaker grills for aesthetic looks and not for functionality. I mean it does look a lot nicer to have dual speaker grills than what Verizon did and just have the speaker grill on the one side.
But the noise canceling Mic on the VZN works as intended with one small hole vs a big grill. Lets in to much wind noise
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Hey all, the audio quality from the speakers are supposed to be a selling point of the phone.. not many reviewers speak about it in the video review or even give an example of what it sounds like... so not intuitive and extra frustrating lol. Does anyone have it and can compare it to the HTC one boom sound quality or the Iphone 4s good speaker quality? Now that i have an HTC One, the only way i would go to the LG G2 is if the audio quality from the speakers hold up to the hype LG displayed at their event. replies are appreciated.
Im with you as no review has done anything with the sound. I will say in this phonearena review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVA7jg1KB-k&feature=youtube_gdata_player that he says although the G2 sounds great it doesnt have the depth the htc one has with its boom sound but that still leaves us in the dark.
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Im with you as no review has done anything with the sound. I will say in this phonearena review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVA7jg1KB-k&feature=youtube_gdata_player that he says although the G2 sounds great it doesnt have the depth the htc one has with its boom sound but that still leaves us in the dark.
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yeah i watched that yesterday... again left in the dark... i was hoping that it sounded close to the HTC One as it's the best audio i've heard on a phone next to the Iphone 4 and 4s. thanks for the reply!
Are you talking about audio from the external speaker, or audio out to headphones? If external speaker, I'm thinking you'd be disappointed vs. the HTC One, as the G2 only has a single mono speaker on the bottom right as you face the screen. The grill on the bottom left is the microphone.
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Im with you as no review has done anything with the sound. I will say in this phonearena review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVA7jg1KB-k&feature=youtube_gdata_player that he says although the G2 sounds great it doesnt have the depth the htc one has with its boom sound but that still leaves us in the dark.
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Are you talking about audio from the external speaker, or audio out to headphones? If external speaker, I'm thinking you'd be disappointed vs. the HTC One, as the G2 only has a single mono speaker on the bottom right as you face the screen. The grill on the bottom left is the microphone.
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yeah i was referring to the External speakers and thats a bummer.. i thought they were stereo speakers with two at the bottom... something like the apple has at the bottom of their iphone. I really like the phone from reviews and if the speakers are better than the Note 3 lets say or any other LG smart phone, i may be inclined to get it... seems like no phone is as good as the htc one just yet
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yeah i was referring to the External speakers and thats a bummer.. i thought they were stereo speakers with two at the bottom... something like the apple has at the bottom of their iphone. I really like the phone from reviews and if the speakers are better than the Note 3 lets say or any other LG smart phone, i may be inclined to get it... seems like no phone is as good as the htc one just yet
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I don't know if i'd let the speakers bother you, much. Then again i can't tell you what and what not to do.
A phone will never have audiophile sound from speakers. Sure, we can justify it sounding good because of what it is. I've heard the iphone speakers and i've heard the htc speakers. Yes, for a phone they are great, but that's about it. With that being said, i'd never rock out with phone speakers. They help get the point across, but i'll be reaching for hi-end gear to make those beautiful music notes shine.
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I don't know if i'd let the speakers bother you, much. Then again i can't tell you what and what not to do.
A phone will never have audiophile sound from speakers. Sure, we can justify it sounding good because of what it is. I've heard the iphone speakers and i've heard the htc speakers. Yes, for a phone they are great, but that's about it. With that being said, i'd never rock out with phone speakers. They help get the point across, but i'll be reaching for hi-end gear to make those beautiful music notes shine.
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right.. but the reason i'm intrigued is because they're supposed to be really good.. LG had a presentation on the speakers. The Htc one sounds very very good.. it could come out of the box louder but there's a way you can make them louder and still sound crisp. It's second to none i've tried so far. going to something lesser than hurts the mind and deprives the ears when you know there's a better option.
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I don't know if i'd let the speakers bother you, much. Then again i can't tell you what and what not to do.
A phone will never have audiophile sound from speakers. Sure, we can justify it sounding good because of what it is. I've heard the iphone speakers and i've heard the htc speakers. Yes, for a phone they are great, but that's about it. With that being said, i'd never rock out with phone speakers. They help get the point across, but i'll be reaching for hi-end gear to make those beautiful music notes shine.
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Are you talking about audio from the external speaker, or audio out to headphones? If external speaker, I'm thinking you'd be disappointed vs. the HTC One, as the G2 only has a single mono speaker on the bottom right as you face the screen. The grill on the bottom left is the microphone.
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and i was just looking at the phone and it does look like two speakers at the bottom left and right. are you sure?
The Hi-Fi sound is in regards to being able to play 24 bit/192kHz Hi-Fi playback. The only way to take advantage of this is having high enough quality media and using a nice set of headphones. The external speaker has nothing to do with this, and from what I've seen it's not all that great.
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The Hi-Fi sound is in regards to being able to play 24 bit/192kHz Hi-Fi playback. The only way to take advantage of this is having high enough quality media and using a nice set of headphones. The external speaker has nothing to do with this, and from what I've seen it's not all that great.
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ooooooo i see what u mean now... that's why they have those different type of headphones that comes with the phone. well that sums it up.. probably answers the question of why no one is talking about the external speakers.. they're just regular lol
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ooooooo i see what u mean now... that's why they have those different type of headphones that comes with the phone. well that sums it up.. probably answers the question of why no one is talking about the external speakers.. they're just regular lol
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hehe, yup. Definitely a cool feature if you like quality sounding music though.
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and i was just looking at the phone and it does look like two speakers at the bottom left and right. are you sure?
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99.9% sure, based on a post I read from someone who already has the phone, as well as the phone's manual, which only draws a line to one grill with the "Speaker" label. No manual is perfect, but I'm fairly confident that a split line would have been drawn to each grill if it had stereo external speakers.
Right side is the only speaker. It sounds better than the GS4, but not as good as the HTC One.
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Look at the Verizon version... It has speakers only on right side.
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No version has 2 speakers, the other grill is the mic.
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The speaker(s) on the lg g2 do sound better than the s3. Can't comment on the s4. The lg g2 is more warm sounding and higher pitched timbre's sound more realistic vs the s3. They are of equal sound volume, however.
It's about as loud as my n4 but actually has more bass, not saying its much, but its more than a n4 or gs3.
i hate the fact that there's a built in compressor/limiter on the speakers, and there's some kind of weird stereo thing going on where it might only be giving ONE channel, rather than both left/right out of the speaker.
i rememebr reading on the international version that there was EQ settings and whatnot somewhere...wonder if we can unlock them somehow? then maybe we can turn that stupid limiter off.
Hey guys...dont know whether this has been asked before but i really dont know if this g2 has 1 or 2 speakers. Cos the sound only comes out of the right speaker. But in the manual looks like it has 2 speakers...can someone help me here? Thanks
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mab71 said:
Hey guys...dont know whether this has been asked before but i really dont know if this g2 has 1 or 2 speakers. Cos the sound only comes out of the right speaker. But in the manual looks like it has 2 speakers...can someone help me here? Thanks
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Right side is the ONLY speaker, though it 'looks like' 2 in the bottom.
Can anyone test if their sound is coming from only one speaker(the left one)? when I cover it with my finger, it gets really low, but the other one does absolutely nothing
Hathoid said:
Can anyone test if their sound is coming from only one speaker(the left one)? when I cover it with my finger, it gets really low, but the other one does absolutely nothing
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Don't call me on this but from what I remember reading there is only one speaker in the bottom and the other side is the mic. I think it was just a symmetry thing.
kevinboards said:
Don't call me on this but from what I remember reading there is only one speaker in the bottom and the other side is the mic. I think it was just a symmetry thing.
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Oh, well if it really is that, then it does indeed make sense. Although it just looks weird, because it does look like 2 speakers.
Yup - just one speaker.
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Yup - just one speaker.
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Thank you for the quick replies! Was getting worried, but I'm good now.
Hathoid said:
Oh, well if it really is that, then it does indeed make sense. Although it just looks weird, because it does look like 2 speakers.
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The speaker is on the right side on the LG G2. The left speaker grill is just another mic inside. I think LG made 2 speaker grills for looks and symmetry.
Its like asking Apple why do they have 2 speaker grills on the bottom of the iPhone 5S when indeed it also only has 1 speaker as well which is on the right side and a microphone on the left side. Most people don't know that and assume Apple provides stereo sound with 2 speakers. Its just an aesthetic thing.
I've seen one blog mention that the moto x play doesn't have dual speakers, but can anyone confirm this?
It seems like a huge oversight and deal breaker to me if it doesn't, seeing as the g and style do.
tbh there probably using the same housing as they did in the droid turbo and therefore only having one speaker would make sense BUT i really hope theres two speakers, not a deal breaker for me but just annoying.
Having one front firing speaker is 1000000000x better than a rear and side firing.
Yeah that would make sense but that's really disappointing if so. One front firing speaker is definitely better but when you turn the phone on it's side its really annoying hearing the sound so loudly from one side.
The already announced at their event that it has stereo speakers on the front.
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The already announced at their event that it has stereo speakers on the front.
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They announced this for the Style. Correct me if I'm wrong.
It has just one speaker like the 2nd Moto X.
Only the Moto X style has two speakers, both the G and the X play have only one.
Please have a look at this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/development/mod-oneplus-one-stereo-mod-t2967925
If this is achievable on the oneplus-one, why not on our device.. It will have a more natural stereo output than the OPO...
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Please have a look at this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/development/mod-oneplus-one-stereo-mod-t2967925
If this is achievable on the oneplus-one, why not on our device.. It will have a more natural stereo output than the OPO...
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I hope a dev makes a similar mod for our device.. Only thing I am missing are the stereo speakers[emoji3]
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I can confirm that the Moto X Play XT1562 only has a mono speaker.
I'm German and even I know that it's "they're" not "there" ...
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The already announced at their event that it has stereo speakers on the front.
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Stop lying man
I don't know if anyone watching this thread, but I want to share something with you guys.
I've got my Moto X Play (XT1562; no carrier) a week ago.
I'm listening to the official FM radio app right now, and suddenly realized that the sound is coming from lower half of the phone, which obviously means that this model has two speakers on its front panel.
However, the radio sound isn't coming from the upper speaker at all, so, maybe the upper speaker is for phone call purpose only.
Can anyone confirm it or hack into it?
sorry for my bad English
nns774 said:
I don't know if anyone watching this thread, but I want to share something with you guys.
I've got my Moto X Play (XT1562; no carrier) a week ago.
I'm listening to the official FM radio app right now, and suddenly realized that the sound is coming from lower half of the phone, which obviously means that this model has two speakers on its front panel.
However, the radio sound isn't coming from the upper speaker at all, so, maybe the upper speaker is for phone call purpose only.
Can anyone confirm it or hack into it?
sorry for my bad English [emoji14]
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Only the bottom one is main speaker.
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It is literally the same as the vast majority of phones.... A speaker towards the bottom, and an earpiece at the top for calls.
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soo any hack to activate the 2nd front speaker as loud speaker also?
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.
thegameksk said:
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.
samteeee said:
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.
anjiru0009 said:
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...
anjiru0009 said:
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.
I am checking if my phones is working fine. Since sound comes just from speaker in the bottom right. The left one if i cover the right speaker i cant heard any sound in the left speaker.
So this model has just one speaker? Or the left came dead on arrival
gerson2002 said:
I am checking if my phones is working fine. Since sound comes just from speaker in the bottom right. The left one if i cover the right speaker i cant heard any sound in the left speaker.
So this model has just one speaker? Or the left came dead on arrival
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On the bottom is the USB Type-C port and the speaker grill. The nova plus has two grills, but there is only one speaker on each handset.
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Source: Android Authority. That's lame lol.