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Video sound quality - pretty bad

Hi all
Did not come across any threads about this yet, surprisingly!
I was recording video out in a nightclub, and was very disappointed to find that the music sounded horrible. Never had such problem on my HTC one when recording at concerts or clubs.
Here is the link of the video, I uploaded on youTube
http://youtu.be/SMpa7rumrHY
Otherwise, the OnePlus has been awesome so far!

Trance family, you listen to Markus Schulz? Love trance! Sucks about the sound, you on stock app?

Sound quality in general when it comes to recording nightclubs/gigs/concerts are pretty bad with the bass etc etc.
Not to mention "Turn It Up" is a song that involves a lot of bass and drops.
Try it in a closed atmosphere like at home and test the quality of the sound.
Ensure audio codec is AAC as well.

jark99 said:
Trance family, you listen to Markus Schulz? Love trance! Sucks about the sound, you on stock app?
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haha yeh man love markus Schulz! one of my fav trance DJs
yeh stock camera app, running 33R stock and Franco 20 kernel.

I noticed this as well. I really doesn't take a lot to distort the audio with OPO (and surprisingly when I had my Samsung Note 2 and ran a CM based rom I had this problem as well, using stock samsung camera / rom not a problem).
Not sure if this is phone related or just the camera app/rom combo.
I do have a sub in my car but I have recorded clearly with my old Note 2 but OPO it distorts like a mofo. It's quite embarrassing.

Bad mic
DAKIK said:
Hi all
Did not come across any threads about this yet, surprisingly!
I was recording video out in a nightclub, and was very disappointed to find that the music sounded horrible. Never had such problem on my HTC one when recording at concerts or clubs.
Here is the link of the video, I uploaded on youTube
http://youtu.be/SMpa7rumrHY
Otherwise, the OnePlus has been awesome so far!
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Damm thats a bad mic...it sounds horrible
I wanted to make the switch from the m7 too,but i do record sometimes at concerts and clubs...And the htc m7 does this perfect.
So this is a no go for me this oneplus one,A pitty):

The early m7s had dual membrane mics specifically for recording in very loud concert environments. Some supply issue came up with the manufacturer and they had to stop supplying to htc because of nokia.

john291 said:
Damm thats a bad mic...it sounds horrible
I wanted to make the switch from the m7 too,but i do record sometimes at concerts and clubs...And the htc m7 does this perfect.
So this is a no go for me this oneplus one,A pitty):
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Yeh same here! Im still hoping its a software problem and can be fixed in the near future!
kokocabana said:
The early m7s had dual membrane mics specifically for recording in very loud concert environments. Some supply issue came up with the manufacturer and they had to stop supplying to htc because of nokia.
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Yep I remember that when the M7 came out, it was a bit of a fuss!

Ah familiar issue.
Went to a party last week and recorded some videos, as soon as the bass drops you only hear crackling noises on the video.
Friend recorded with his iphone and the recorded audio sounded a LOT better.
I also tried to cover the microphone to see if that helped but it made no difference.

Known Bug
That's a known issue.
Have a look at the Cyanogenmod JIRA Ticket No. BACON-64
If you are registered there, please give it a vote, so it will soon be fixed.

has anybody found a fix for this? will changing to a different rom solve the problem? cyanogen just dont wanna fix this problem. its been a reported bug for ages now. even before the OPO.

I m also facing the same problem, please let us know if anyone find a fix
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This problem can be fixed with the Boeffla-Kernel for OPO, but they need the technical documentaion of the "WDC9320" audio codec.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55920852&postcount=21
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That's a known issue.
Have a look at the Cyanogenmod JIRA Ticket No. BACON-64
If you are registered there, please give it a vote, so it will soon be fixed.
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Does somebody know whether it for it already a solution has given?

Found this on the OP forums
Code:
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/audio-clipping-in-loud-environments.108129/
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"So ive tried heaps of things to try and fix this bug, one thing that may have worked is downloading this free app from the app store
Code:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grace.microphone&hl=en
and setting mic gain to 0. i have done this and the audio quality has increased 100% and is comparable with the iphone."

Most likely a ****ty mic on the oneplus, nothing to do with the software.
HTC one uses unlicensed mic from Nokia,which is far superior.

Bump

Does anyone know whether this bug is present in Oxygen OS or not?

TheBogeyman said:
That's a known issue.
Have a look at the Cyanogenmod JIRA Ticket No. BACON-64
If you are registered there, please give it a vote, so it will soon be fixed.
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Here's the link:
h ttps://jira.cyanogenmod.org/browse/BACON-64[/url]
Please give it a vote indeed. It's a shame that this kind of bug is present.

This must be why my Soundhound never is able to identify music most of the time in nightclubs :/

Salty Wagyu said:
This must be why my Soundhound never is able to identify music most of the time in nightclubs :/
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Yeah i also had the same issue last week

Earpiece quality?

I am not too impressed with the earpiece quality on the Note 4 I have here. I suspect it may be marginally faulty.
When the volume is reasonable loud (such as one or two clicks down from the top), if the person talking has quite a resonant voice, the sound is a bit rattly. I can still make out everything perfectly clearly, but it bugs me a bit.
I was curious how others found the earpiece quality on theirs?

jonstatt said:
I am not too impressed with the earpiece quality on the Note 4 I have here. I suspect it may be marginally faulty.
When the volume is reasonable loud (such as one or two clicks down from the top), if the person talking has quite a resonant voice, the sound is a bit rattly. I can still make out everything perfectly clearly, but it bugs me a bit.
I was curious how others found the earpiece quality on theirs?
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agree. not the best i have seen. S5 sounds much better and fuller.

Same issue here. Iphome sounds much better. I swapped the sim cars and called the same person to check the sound.

One thing I have noticed is that if I play a song or a voice clip through the earpiece, it's crystal clear. It's only the phone call that's making the issue.
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How can you play a song through the earpiece?
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Install an app called earpiece
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BTW I think I have solved the issue. The call sound settings checked clear sound.
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The problem with call quality as is that it might be the earpiece, the voice decoder, baseband/antenna, the network, or any (or all) of the above for the person on the other network. If the other person's phone is having an issue encoding the call, yes, it could affect your phone when it decodes.
If you're going to make test calls, call a landline.
Also, go through the call settings in the phone app on your Note 4. The noise cancelling options WILL affect the voice quality, as will the post processing (There's a personalize call sound option with several options)

jonstatt said:
I am not too impressed with the earpiece quality on the Note 4 I have here. I suspect it may be marginally faulty.
When the volume is reasonable loud (such as one or two clicks down from the top), if the person talking has quite a resonant voice, the sound is a bit rattly. I can still make out everything perfectly clearly, but it bugs me a bit.
I was curious how others found the earpiece quality on theirs?
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Same here.

How to record calls?

Hi
Tried ACR trial on my note4 and works great but does not seem to work on S7. Do you happen to know a call recording software that works well on the S7 Edge?
Thx
Phil

fastmike said:
Hi
Tried ACR trial on my note4 and works great but does not seem to work on S7. Do you happen to know a call recording software that works well on the S7 Edge?
Thx
Phil
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Try call recording by skyvalex! Google it or search it in playstore
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Second Skyvalex! Been using it for a long time now, great app! However on my currently un-rooted S7E the recording is full of echoes but I have only tried the standard API method so far.

Thx for the prompt reply guys, appreciated!
Phil

If you're rooted you can activate the native call recorder by adding this line in /system/csc/others.xml (before </FeatureSet> at the end of the file)
<CscFeature_VoiceCall_ConfigRecording>RecordingAllowed</CscFeature_VoiceCall_ConfigRecording>

It is true you can activate native recording however you have no control over it really. Skyvalex has a myriad of options etc.... the best I have come across as well as cloud support etc...

chippyuk said:
It is true you can activate native recording however you have no control over it really. Skyvalex has a myriad of options etc.... the best I have come across as well as cloud support etc...
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As I stated above, skyvalex has made the best app for call recording in my humble opinion
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FYI, ACR works fine on my S7e including bluetooth recordings and cloud services.

jens buhl said:
FYI, ACR works fine on my S7e including bluetooth recordings and cloud services.
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Thx! May I ask which version you have? Mine always says something like 'cannot record this call. Restart your phone and if same message appears your phone might not be compliant'...

fastmike said:
Thx! May I ask which version you have? Mine always says something like 'cannot record this call. Restart your phone and if same message appears your phone might not be compliant'...
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The latest ACR v. 16.7, which was updated something like a week ago as well as ACR Licence v. 1.5.

chippyuk said:
Second Skyvalex! Been using it for a long time now, great app! However on my currently un-rooted S7E the recording is full of echoes but I have only tried the standard API method so far.
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Forget the echo bit, like a **** I managed to set the sound effects to Concert Hall.... All good now!

Many thanks!
Phil

what about recording quality?
is it native API for incomming/outgoing voice with no noises or some low quality microphone?

atay_ said:
what about recording quality?
is it native API for incomming/outgoing voice with no noises or some low quality microphone?
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Record yourside using your microphone, the other party shall do the same also! Microphone recording can be very accurate if you use a rooted phone. As far as I know, it's not all about API dependent.
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zizon65 said:
Record yourside using your microphone, the other party shall do the same also! Microphone recording can be very accurate if you use a rooted phone. As far as I know, it's not all about API dependent.
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yep, what I meant is that on some phones, where call recording is disabled in software/hardware, you are still able to record a call using some programs, but you almost not hear the person you speak with, because only thing phone records is source from phone microphone.
So when you play recording you hear only yourself and sometimes if it was quite in the room - the other side very silent, impossible to understand what is talking about.
So my question is - is call recording useful and easy to hear/understand everything what was recorded?

atay_ said:
what about recording quality?
is it native API for incomming/outgoing voice with no noises or some low quality microphone?
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Do you have the S7? If so just download one (Skyvalex) from the app store and check it out yourself.....
But in Answer to your question the recording via the native API (NOT rooted) is perfect!

i don't know..
if you know tell me
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maybe good?

atay_ said:
yep, what I meant is that on some phones, where call recording is disabled in software/hardware, you are still able to record a call using some programs, but you almost not hear the person you speak with, because only thing phone records is source from phone microphone.
So when you play recording you hear only yourself and sometimes if it was quite in the room - the other side very silent, impossible to understand what is talking about.
So my question is - is call recording useful and easy to hear/understand everything what was recorded?
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Skywalex has done a good with his software, try it! But remember, rooted phones always offers more possibilities about phone calls recording.
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zizon65 said:
Skywalex has done a good with his software, try it! But remember, rooted phones always offers more possibilities about phone calls recording.
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I don't have S7, I want to buy it this week, but decent call recording is my "must be".
This is why I'm asking people, who owns already this phone if they are satisfied with call recording quality.
You said rooted phones offers more, but if I"m right - there is already root available for S7 (and Edge).

atay_ said:
I don't have S7, I want to buy it this week, but decent call recording is my "must be".
This is why I'm asking people, who owns already this phone if they are satisfied with call recording quality.
You said rooted phones offers more, but if I"m right - there is already root available for S7 (and Edge).
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Root is already available just for Exinos versions, not for all IMHO
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various features of the HTC u ultra

Hi
How are the microphones in the u ultra, they're supposed to be high quality, how does the quality of the audio recording compares for instance to the pixel or LG? Can you detect any special quality about them?
How Is the sense companion and its utilisation in the small screen above does it work well or just a gimmick?
Did you try to operate the u ultra with voice commands? I read that the microphones are constantly on and listening
Thank you

Really Really good
emmanuelw said:
Hi
How are the microphones in the u ultra, they're supposed to be high quality, how does the quality of the audio recording compares for instance to the pixel or LG? Can you detect any special quality about them?
How Is the sense companion and its utilisation in the small screen above does it work well or just a gimmick?
Did you try to operate the u ultra with voice commands? I read that the microphones are constantly on and listening
Thank you
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Well I have been using U Ultra with voice commands amd they have been accurate. Audio quality of recording is godly as compared to any other phone in my experience. In the video recording option it has option to switch between Hi-res audio and 3d audio. In my opinion, no other phone can touch this when it comes to audio.
Sense companion is okayish. It complements google in some ways. It gives recommendations of places for lunch dinner etc, storage getting full, boost+ app cleanup (annoying actually).
Second screen is helpful in changing music, quick calls and event notifications. Haven't really gotten used to it in the 2 months I have been using it.

rahulsethi said:
Well I have been using U Ultra with voice commands amd they have been accurate. Audio quality of recording is godly as compared to any other phone in my experience. In the video recording option it has option to switch between Hi-res audio and 3d audio. In my opinion, no other phone can touch this when it comes to audio.
Sense companion is okayish. It complements google in some ways. It gives recommendations of places for lunch dinner etc, storage getting full, boost+ app cleanup (annoying actually).
Second screen is helpful in changing music, quick calls and event notifications. Haven't really gotten used to it in the 2 months I have been using it.
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Thank you, I'm glad to hear about the great audio recording quality how does it compare to the V20 is it somewhat the same quality? Can you adjust and control the direction of the microphones?

rahulsethi said:
Well I have been using U Ultra with voice commands amd they have been accurate. Audio quality of recording is godly as compared to any other phone in my experience. In the video recording option it has option to switch between Hi-res audio and 3d audio. In my opinion, no other phone can touch this when it comes to audio.
Sense companion is okayish. It complements google in some ways. It gives recommendations of places for lunch dinner etc, storage getting full, boost+ app cleanup (annoying actually).
Second screen is helpful in changing music, quick calls and event notifications. Haven't really gotten used to it in the 2 months I have been using it.
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So I take it Sense Companion only available in certain countries right now.....
I have the U Ultra from HK and.........there is no companion.
did yours come pre-installed? is it something that's available in the play store?
cheers

yellowchilli said:
So I take it Sense Companion only available in certain countries right now.....
I have the U Ultra from HK and.........there is no companion.
did yours come pre-installed? is it something that's available in the play store?
cheers
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It got installed via software upgrade but now there is beta testing going on through Play store.
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Thank you, I'm glad to hear about the great audio recording quality how does it compare to the V20 is it somewhat the same quality? Can you adjust and control the direction of the microphones?
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I think no. I don't see any option to do so.

does the device have a notification LED? Is the second screen always on, or how does it work?

josdehaes said:
does the device have a notification LED? Is the second screen always on, or how does it work?
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It has notification led and search YouTube for secondary display
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Anyone able to use USB C to 3.5mm adapter ?
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rahulsethi said:
It got installed via software upgrade but now there is beta testing going on through Play store.
thanks. i followed a link from google search to the hidden HTC Companion listing, managed to update it and then it appeared on my phone. Not had time to test whether its working properly yet though. Everything is enabled but it's not showing any new notifications
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saj2001ind said:
It has notification led and search YouTube for secondary display
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Anyone able to use USB C to 3.5mm adapter ?
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I've used the USB to 3.5mm adapter got it from HTC quality is still really fin good gonna test beats headphones on it (tested my razor headset with it first)

darkcroc said:
I've used the USB to 3.5mm adapter got it from HTC quality is still really fin good gonna test beats headphones on it (tested my razor headset with it first)
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You mean the adapter from HTC works ... Strange bcoz all other adapters doesn't work

Call quality

When you call granny, does she keep saying "Huh?! Wut?!" or does the conversation flow pretty well? Rate this thread to express how you feel about the ASUS ZenFone 6 (2019)'s call quality. A higher rating indicates that calls are clear and crisp, and that regardless of background noise, you can hear the other party clearly (and with ample volume) and they can hear you.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

This is specifically for Indian variant.
just got 6z. excellent experience one issue though that incall volume is low and sounds weird. i have heard from Mr Dinesh Sharma Asus India head... its specifically done for Indian market. not so good experience while on calls.
Please confirm if anybody experienced the same.
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I have seen a few YouTube reviews that also state that the call quality is not good due to the limited room for the speaker with the movable camera module. Just another strike against this phone.

jaseman said:
I have seen a few YouTube reviews that also state that the call quality is not good due to the limited room for the speaker with the movable camera module. Just another strike against this phone.
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i think should be fixable through software update. Tweeted to asus India and head
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The call quality is really not good. And while talking to someone on the phone the top part gets warm and gets warmer when the call continues. I had to intentially put the call on loudspeaker.
If anyone find the solution please help me out

prakhar goel said:
The call quality is really not good. And while talking to someone on the phone the top part gets warm and gets warmer when the call continues. I had to intentially put the call on loudspeaker.
If anyone find the solution please help me out
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Hello namesake! Thanks for sharing your honest feedback. For me the call quality and heating issues are a deal breaker. Everything else is exactly what I'd expect from a phone

Wow , Not one good call quality review ??

is this only the india variant that is having problems?

if you hold it at 45° instead of holding it how u hold usually you will hear it better that's work around for me... earpiece is at the top and keep 1 volume down from max. Hope to get updates for the same.
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it seems that this major issue is located in India, don't know why

kooldude7285 said:
This is specifically for Indian variant.
just got 6z. excellent experience one issue though that incall volume is low and sounds weird. i have heard from Mr Dinesh Sharma Asus India head... its specifically done for Indian market. not so good experience while on calls.
Please confirm if anybody experienced the same.
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Do you have VoLTE active or not?

_jis_ said:
Do you have VoLTE active or not?
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very much active
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is this problem affecting only the indian variant?
Can anyone confirm if this sound quality issue during calls (due to the speaker being inside the flipcam) only affects the indian variant? I wanted to buy the global variant sold in Europe and I find it odd that no one is talking about this huge issue while calling... Especially very well known youtube reviewers.
If this affects all the variants, it's a major failure from Asus...
Anyone with a global variant (from Europe) can confirm if this is or is not an issue?

kooldude7285 said:
if you hold it at 45° instead of holding it how u hold usually you will hear it better that's work around for me... earpiece is at the top and keep 1 volume down from max.
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I also think that many users are unaware that ZF6 must hold at its ear in a different way than they were used to with phones with a classic headphone location.
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Anyone with a global variant (from Europe) can confirm if this is or is not an issue?
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I cannot confirm this problem with European distribution in O2 network. What makes it strange, in Europe, ZF6 does not support VoLTE, but it supports VoLTE in India. Yet VoLTE is supposed to improve call quality, it doesn't make sense ...
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ema00 said:
it seems that this major issue is located in India, don't know why
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It will probably be the revenge of the gods for this:
https://www.xda-developers.com/asus-zenfone-copyright-india-zen/
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Anyway, something must be different in India ZF6 version...

No such issues for me here in Sweden, although I don't do so many calls using the earpiece, and I don't use VoLTE.
It's also quite loud I have to reduce the volume 1 or 2 notches below maximum.

_jis_ said:
I cannot confirm this problem with European distribution in O2 network. What makes it strange, in Europe, ZF6 does not support VoLTE, but it supports VoLTE in India. Yet VoLTE is supposed to improve call quality, it doesn't make sense ...
Anyway, something must be different in India ZF6 version...
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Maybe because VoLTE uses a wider range of sound frequencies make the problem more apparent... Or there is some software bug/coded configuration in some operators. Do O2 supports VoiceHD codec over 3G? It should have a similar sound quality to VoLTE. VoiceHD is usually supported between compatible mobile terminals during calls between clients of the same operator.
GFX said:
No such issues for me here in Sweden, although I don't do so many calls using the earpiece, and I don't use VoLTE.
It's also quite loud I have to reduce the volume 1 or 2 notches below maximum.
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Thank you for your feedback.
Here in Portugal we have operators that support VoLTE, although I think Asus does not currently support their VoLTE. I asked ASUS technical support about that 2.5 weeks ago without any reply yet. In Portugal we have operators, such as Vodafone, that supports VoiceHD over 3G, which gives a similar call quality to VoLTE, but only works for calls between the same operator. I also asked for VoiceHD codec support. I can live without VoLTE if, at leats, VoiceHD support is enabled. I use it for 6 years now and it really makes a huge difference.

HelderMF said:
Can anyone confirm if this sound quality issue during calls (due to the speaker being inside the flipcam) only affects the indian variant? I wanted to buy the global variant sold in Europe and I find it odd that no one is talking about this huge issue while calling... Especially very well known youtube reviewers.
If this affects all the variants, it's a major failure from Asus...
Anyone with a global variant (from Europe) can confirm if this is or is not an issue?
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The speaker on my phone is situated on the body of the phone and not on the flip cam, other than that om running 50% call volume with no issues

leiros said:
The speaker on my phone is situated on the body of the phone and not on the flip cam
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You are wrong, the ZF6 ear speaker is placed in the flip camera body, not in the phone body. There is only a sound grid in the phone through which the sound passes, but the sound is created in the body of the flip camera. Play some music and try to rotate the camera while listening to ear speaker, you will find out that it is designed that way I describe it.

From https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/7046/call-quality-on-asus-zenfone-6z-zenfone-6
Anders_ASUS
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@shivareddy456 Some have reported that their sound improves at high volume when they put their finger on the camera module. Does this happen to you? The sound quality doesn't change on my test unit no matter if I keep my finger on it or not, but maybe it does on some units. That would explain why you think it isn't acceptable if you can hear a difference. It's never going to sound great because we didn't have much room to work with. The earpiece is located inside the camera module but it should sound acceptable and in line with the quality you get from most phones.
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So, reduced sound quality is just a feature of this phone...

The speaker is in the camera module? Just another strike against this phone for sure. I still think my 8/256 OnePlus 6 is better than this phone top-to-bottom. Such a shame.