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I have always had iPhones, but I was always intrigued to try an Android. A few months ago I sold my iPhone 4 because it was running really slow on iOS 5 and I was just wanting a change overall.
I bought a white Galaxy S2 I9100 Virgin Mobile phone, and unlocked it to use with Fido.This was easy! I researched everything there is to know about Android, tried out all the ROM's from Stock to AOSP to AOKP to CM9 etc. and all the different Kernals, modems etc. I've really learned everything I need to know to honestly say, I prefer iOS. My old iPhone was just a 4 but I have just put my S2 on Craigslist to trade for a 4S.
Here are some reasons:
Apps: The Apple Store has a much higher quality selection of apps, and I find that too many apps I used are just not available in the Play Store, and no suitable replacements or alternatives exist. While there are a lot of apps in Play, I find the overall quality lower.
Tweaks: I was always jail-broken so using Cydia, there was always a million tweaks and themes you can find to truly customize the phone. I heard Android you could customize even more but that's just not the case - the themes just change a few colors, but Winterboard Retina themes for iOS completely change the look of the OS. I had an Animated HTC Weather Clock Widget on my iPhone that blew away any widget available for Android that I've seen.
Smoothness: No matter what ROM or Kernal I have installed, Android is just jerky and inconsistent when scrolling and swiping, in comparison. iOS and any app installed on it always worked as smooth as silk and even though my i4 was getting sluggish, it still ran smoother than I have seen my S2 run.
Keyboard: No matter what custom keyboard I have installed on my S2, I am constantly making mistakes and the auto correct is completely wrong every single time, no matter what I add in the custom dictionary. iOS was much faster typing for me.
Email:The built in Email in iOS blows away everything I have tried on Android so far, and nothing has the features of it or ease of use.
Sound Quality: iPhone has an iPod inside of it, so obviously this wins in the audio department. Even with Poweramp or Player Pro installed, this does not even compare to iOS music player.
Those are just the main reasons, but I feel I just miss iOS and wish to go back as soon as possible. It's been a good experience with Android. I think there would be some things I miss from Android that I was never able to do on iOS.
On Android I can download Torrents! That feature is amazing right there.
On my S2 I can swap out batteries and add extra storage - that is a no go on iPhone and I have been loving the fact that I can just pack a few spare batteries and not worry about being close to a plugin all day.
Maybe I'll wait until the iPhone 5 comes out in September because I can technically get a new contract in September, but I am actually eager to switch back at this point. It's been a good couple months, but I just miss my iPhone plain and simple.
I'd love to hear peoples thoughts, especially those who have had both an S2 and an iPhone.
Lots of bull**** going on here I would say.
First of all you have to be kidding me when you say that an iphone is more customizable than an android phone... I have also had booth iphone 3gs and the iphone 4 and the soundquality when listening to music is not better on the iphone, no ****ing way.
But I have to agree with you about that the quality of the apps is better in appstore than in google play, but its getting better and better.
Fille84 said:
Lots of bull**** going on here I would say.
First of all you have to be kidding me when you say that an iphone is more customizable than an android phone... I have also had booth iphone 3gs and the iphone 4 and the soundquality when listening to music is not better on the iphone, no ****ing way.
But I have to agree with you about that the quality of the apps is better in appstore than in google play, but its getting better and better.
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Well, the 3GS is significantly less overall than the 4 and especially the 4S so that's the not the greatest comparison.
Plus, the iPods certainly aren't known for their great sound quality. Most of them got a pretty high harmonic distortion rate.
The rest you said is mostly bs as well. I had both a 4S and my S2 for a while and finally choose the S2.
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Neckon said:
Plus, the iPods certainly aren't known for their great sound quality. Most of them got a pretty high harmonic distortion rate.
The rest you said is mostly bs as well. I had both a 4S and my S2 for a while and finally choose the S2.
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lol, well enlighten me on why the S2 is better? Maybe I'm missing something.
Each to thier own but..
- Play Store has just as many apps as iStore and is predicted to be twice as large in 2 yrs. (At current rate of growth) I find it hard to believe you didn't find a suitable replacement app for what you were looking for.
- You're restricted with what you can and can't do with Apple. They control YOU. They control YOUR PHONE. That I do not feel with Android and I do not like someone dictating to me what I can and can not do with the hardware I bought.
- You were obviously trying all the wrong ROMs and TWEAKS then.
- Keyboard, are you serious?
- What's your gauge for better sound? Are you saying songs sound better? How is that possible when both have a standard 3.5mm earphone jack? Change your headphones then? Encode the mp3 to 320kbps?
I too have had iPhone's up until I bought a HTC Desire with Android installed 2 yrs ago. I'll never look back.
Anyway, seeya... wouldn't wanna be ya
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hawken84 said:
lol, well enlighten me on why the S2 is better? Maybe I'm missing something.
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Please do tell us your gauge for iPhone audio quality being better than the S2's?
Are you ****ing kidding me?
No alternatives to iOS apps??Less customization?!?!??!
Apple as only got one phone(yes I know different models) Android got too many and that's the problem! not all Apps work the same on different phones.
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Each to thier own but..
- Play Store has just as many apps as iStore and is predicted to be twice as large in 2 yrs. (At current rate of growth) I find it hard to believe you didn't find a suitable replacement app for what you were looking for.
- You're restricted with what you can and can't do with Apple. They control YOU. They control YOUR PHONE. That I do not feel with Android and I do not like someone dictating to me what I can and can not do with the hardware I bought.
- You were obviously trying all the wrong ROMs and TWEAKS then.
- Keyboard, are you serious?
- What's your gauge for better sound? Are you saying songs sound better? How is that possible when both have a standard 3.5mm earphone jack? Change your headphones then? Encode the mp3 to 320kbps?
I too have had iPhone's up until I bought a HTC Desire with Android installed 2 yrs ago. I'll never look back.
Anyway, seeya... wouldn't wanna be ya
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Well I jailbreak my iPhones so Apple has no control, and I can truly do anything I want to tweak and customize the features of iOS.
I have tried all the "best" ROM's.
I think the overall sound was clearer and louder, I would listen as %70 and on my S2 it's %100 usually lol. And I used the same mp3's and headphones on both phones.
Oh and the reason Play Store doesn't have as good of a quality as iStore is because Apple check every app before it is uploaded to iTunes, Google doesn't. The apps on Play Store will only get better as developers get better. How can a developer learn if he can't even get his app on the Market because you got a bunch of power hungry maniacs running the business?
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Well I jailbreak my iPhones so Apple has no control, and I can truly do anything I want to tweak and customize the features of iOS.
I have tried all the "best" ROM's.
I think the overall sound was clearer and louder, I would listen as %70 and on my S2 it's %100 usually lol. And I used the same mp3's and headphones on both phones.
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So you can do all the customization on some icon of the app drawer....
And you didn't even try voodoo louder....
hawken84 said:
Well I jailbreak my iPhones so Apple has no control, and I can truly do anything I want to tweak and customize the features of iOS.
I have tried all the "best" ROM's.
I think the overall sound was clearer and louder, I would listen as %70 and on my S2 it's %100 usually lol. And I used the same mp3's and headphones on both phones.
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Don't believe you.
Now you're just being an ass. You gauge is gut feel? It seems better....
Good luck with your new iPhone.
Oh great, more Apple vs Android pointless flamebait. That's not old.
OP, off you go, enjoy your choice.
Everyone else, please let this pointless, meritless thread die in peace.
shayne77 said:
- What's your gauge for better sound? Are you saying songs sound better? How is that possible when both have a standard 3.5mm earphone jack? Change your headphones then? Encode the mp3 to 320kbps?
Please do tell us your gauge for iPhone audio quality being better than the S2's?
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Not sure where you have been but it's well known that the Yamaha DAC on our S2 is less than stellar, while the DAC on iPhones have always been Wolfsons. That, and how the frequency response curve of iPhones have always been flat (a great plus for audiophiles who do not like coloured sound). Just because two devices have a 3.5mm jack does not mean the circuitry before the jack is different. I will happily concede this point to OP, as sound is the one thing Samsung really screwed up with the S2. It's the reason why I bought a Sansa Clip Zip.
As for the rest... Well, I used both an iPhone 4S and Galaxy S2 for about two weeks. Both of them belonged to me, so I wasn't sponsored or anything. I ended up keeping the S2. The walled garden of the iPhone does not appeal as much to me.
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Oh and the reason Play Store doesn't have as good of a quality as iStore is because Apple check every app before it is uploaded to iTunes, Google doesn't. The apps on Play Store will only get better as developers get better. How can a developer learn if he can't even get his app on the Market because you got a bunch of power angry maniacs running the business?
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But not just he Apple Store, but Cydia or Installous etc allowed all the free apps and apps that weren't allowed in Apples store, and just overall the apps worked better. I didn't know what "FC" was until I got an S2 lol.
There were lots of Social apps in iOS to connect with local people and they are not on Android. A LOT of games etc.
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Not sure where you have been but it's well known that the Yamaha DAC on our S2 is less than stellar, while the DAC on iPhones have always been Wolfsons. That, and how the frequency response curve of iPhones have always been flat (a great plus for audiophiles who do not like coloured sound). Just because two devices have a 3.5mm jack does not mean the circuitry before the jack is different. I will happily concede this point to OP, as sound is the one thing Samsung really screwed up with the S2. It's the reason why I bought a Sansa Clip Zip.
As for the best... Well, I used both an iPhone 4S and Galaxy S2 for about two weeks. Both of them belonged to me, so I wasn't sponsored or anything. I ended up keeping the S2. The walled garden of the iPhone does appeal as much to me.
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Yes.
Quite correct and I would have assumed as such however, you think the average user gives a flying rats what DAC is used? Honestly an UNtrained ear would be hard pressed to find the differences you pointed out. I dunno but 20+ million people mustve thought something of the S2 or were we all "tricked" into it?
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Quite correct and I would have assumed as such however, you think they average user gives a flying rats what DAC is used? Honestly and UNtrained ear would be hard pressed to find the differences you pointed out. I dunno but 20+ million people mustve thought something of the S2 or were we all "tricked" into it?
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I agree the average user cannot tell the difference. Why do you think so many people bought Beats headphones?
For me the difference was day and night. I inserted my IEMs into the S2, took a listen and thought "God this is awful". But then again I'm a Head-Fier.
PS. If you don't know what is Head-Fi already for the sake of your wallet do not Google it!
Now i'm positively sure that there are some people who don't know how to use sgs2 ...please sell and take your precious i**** "iphone is more customizable than an android phone" buahahahha, thx for this, still laughing
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Quite correct and I would have assumed as such however, you think they average user gives a flying rats what DAC is used? Honestly and UNtrained ear would be hard pressed to find the differences you pointed out. I dunno but 20+ million people mustve thought something of the S2 or were we all "tricked" into it?
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The S2 is a great phone, I'm not trying to say it isn't. But some of my reasons like Smoothness, Screen Quality, Audio Quality, App Store is factual. And if you've never had a jailbreak iPhone and cydia, you can't tell me you can't customize iOS. THAT is ridiculous.
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I agree the average user cannot tell the difference. Why do you think so many people bought Beats headphones?
For me the difference was day and night. I inserted my IEMs into the S2, took a listen and thought "God this is awful". But then again I'm a Head-Fier.
PS. If you don't know what is Head-Fi already for the sake of your wallet do not Google it!
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I'm not sure where you'd rank my Klipsch Image S4i earbuds but I noticed a significant quality drop when I switched to S2.
i recently flashed pureperformances X gold edition on my nexus 4.
how do i verify that it has been correctly installed ?
i cannot find any mention to it in my settings and no app for it appears in the menu.
i have flashed it twice with no assuring results.
Can you experience the mentioned features like faster network or better graphics?
If you want to hear my opinion, I dont trust those power-improvement things. I always want to know what exactly I am doing, so I do it on my own. This mod was designed to work with a lot of devices, so it actually doesnt cover up everything and each persons desire. So maybe for you it doesnt have any effect since you use your phone in a different way and need improvement in anywhere else.
Just make Benchmarks and compare scores is all I can suggest.
running that on a quad core device is pointless, it will do nothing for you. its meant for older devices with less cpu and less ram.
Hi, I want to buy g900h, because it has wolfson DAC.
But are there any custom kernels which are supporting this DAC (like voodoo sound for i9000 or boeffla audio from my current phone - i9300) ?
Difference in audio quality i huge (my dad have note 3 and my s3 have much much better audio quality).
I don't care about custom roms, I like S5 TW, the only thing which I need is wolfson supporting kernel with app like voodoo control or boeffla control.
Is there any?
Thanks!
Possibly as time passes. But the 900H has very little aftermarket dev support in general as of right now.
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Hi, I want to buy g900h, because it has wolfson DAC.
But are there any custom kernels which are supporting this DAC
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Nope. And not very likely to see many anytime fast either.
The 900H has the better DAC but it's also a niche model. It uses a different processor than the vast majority of S5 phones the world over. Which means that most developers don't own a 900H and consequently won't develop custom kernels for it. You can see that trend already, there are several dozen custom kernels for Qualcom models, but the last time I looked only one (allegedly still buggy) custom kernel for the 900H.
Probably given enough time, one will arise but it may be months or even years before you see it. IMO, a much better approach would be to get a Qualcom model and use an outboard (USB) DAC. That way you can avail yourself to even better DACs than the Wolfson and own a model that has much superior developer support and many custom kernels.
Also keep in mind how well your carrier supports the 900H or not if you wish to use it as a phone. i.e. does it have all of the frequency bands that your carrrier uses?
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Nope. And not very likely to see many anytime fast either.
The 900H has the better DAC but it's also a niche model. It uses a different processor than the vast majority of S5 phones the world over. Which means that most developers don't own a 900H and consequently won't develop custom kernels for it. You can see that trend already, there are several dozen custom kernels for Qualcom models, but the last time I looked only one (allegedly still buggy) custom kernel for the 900H.
Probably given enough time, one will arise but it may be months or even years before you see it. IMO, a much better approach would be to get a Qualcom model and use an outboard (USB) DAC. That way you can avail yourself to even better DACs than the Wolfson and own a model that has much superior developer support and many custom kernels.
Also keep in mind how well your carrier supports the 900H or not if you wish to use it as a phone. i.e. does it have all of the frequency bands that your carrrier uses?
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but..
1. Audio volume, my headphones has high impedance, and stock volume is just MUCH MUCH to quiet (and no, replacing headphones is not a solution). S3 with maxed volume in boeffla is just ok. And like I said, I heard my dad's note 3, and audio quality is much worse than wolfson. Mobile phone is my primary audio player, so I need good quality audio..
2. Recording quality, I'm organizing parties and always recording video. S3 with mic sensitivity set to 1 recording better than video camera, no distortions at all with 20kW soundsystem, so how about qualcomm audio?
3. 3g and gsm freqs are matching in Poland. I don't care about LTE
You didn't give any indication that you even considered an outboard DAC. It's strange to ask for advice then not even consider it but you can do as you like.
The 900H has a better internal DAC but is hobbled by the lack of custom kernels, custom firmware and sparse developer support in general. If you are serious about sound look at some outboard DACs e.g. Focusrite Forte (or Scarlett 2I2 if you are on a tight budget).
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You didn't give any indication that you even considered an outboard DAC. It's strange to ask for advice then not even consider it but you can do as you like.
The 900H has a better internal DAC but is hobbled by the lack of custom kernels, custom firmware and sparse developer support in general. If you are serious about sound look at some outboard DACs e.g. Focusrite Forte (or Scarlett 2I2 if you are on a tight budget).
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You know... I don't want to buy anything more, I want phone with good internal DAC (like this in s3 + I like TW UI), nothing more.
All right. For an "all in one" solution, the 900H is the best handset that I am aware of simply by virtue of using the Wolfson DAC as the early iPod classics did. It's still a low bar IMO, but that is just my preference. For your stated goal, get the 900H. Just realize that custom kernels are likely to be slow arriving and few and far between.
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Hi guys looks like I'll be going for the Note 4 as I defect from Apple. What's confusing me however are the the options 910C or 910F i.e.e Exynos or Snapdragon. I'm in the UK on O2.
I've done LOTS of google searching on various forums and reviews, and read most forum posts in English as well as other languages translated and if there's one thing I've learnt is that there doesn't seem to be a consensus. I've learnt some swear that C (exynos) is better, others say F (snapdragon). I've heard it suggested that one of them is better for sound quality (can't remember which). I've read that C is better in benchmarks but not in the real world (and I've read the opposite!). I've read that F is better for games due to the better GPU but C better for multitasking. I've heard that now C is better as lollipop uses 64bit, but I've read people say that's not true. I've also read that F is better for custom ROMs (but again I've also read the opposite!) Basically I've heard opposing views for everything and am putting it down to (as ever with internet searches) older posts perhaps before lollipop and people not being able to compare.
So today, 22nd April 2015, when more people have been using these and lollipop is now mainstream can anyone shed light on the latest opinion?
I'm paritcularly interested in:
General speed
Support for custom ROMs etc
Any opinions appreciated!!! I know you guys are mainly developers (and I apologise if I'm wasting your time - I've read some threads on here already on 910c v 910f) but you're the best as you understand the benefits of the extra cores more than anyone else and are more likely to have tried both!
Thanks in advance guys
I previously owned the F and I saw a little lag when scrolling. It also overheated and stopped charging in my car when I used it for navigation. I am not sure if it was a faulty unit but my N version has no lag and very cool even when I run 2 navigation apps at the same time in split view.
I'll let the others answer your question.
@applehater00
Snapdragon have more support for custom roms, a bit faster then exynos, overheating a bit(depends on which chipset and your usage)
Exynos are a bit cheaper, a bit less perfomance, more battery friendly, no overheating at all
I had the n910c exynos. Experienced minor lag only when using the app switcher / previous apps button. Was a lot slower to open apps than the nexus 6 I sold it for. Didn't like the poor signal strength, which is ultimately why I sold the phone, however, I can't say whether any of that was related to the exynos chip. Lack of choice in custom ROMs bothered me slightly, however, with the wanam lite ROM, I didn't really need any other.... Even on my nexus 6 I keep it stock and just change the kernel.
Nexus 6 has much stronger signal strength and is by far my favourite phone I've ever owned. Note 4 has put the nail in the coffin for Samsung for me until they can ditch touchwiz and leave android the f%&£ alone.
No overheating issues with the exynos note at all.
Nexus 6 has the same snapdragon chip as the snapdragon note 4, and I'd choose this phone every time over the note 4, however, if I did go back to a note 4, it would still be the exynos version
Thanks guys for the replies but this illustrates the problem
One of you suggests snapdragon may be relatively laggy, one of you suggests that actually exynos is slower and one of you suggests that although in your experience and exynos chipped device was slower than a snapdragon chipped device you used, you'd still go exynos.
Really appreciate all replies so far thanks! Good to know it's still as muddy as my reading suggested!
It all boils down to whether you want to install custom AOSP roms or not.
If you like Samsung software then get either of them, the performance differences are negligible either way. You have a detailed benchmark at phonearena, but all they show is that Exynos is a bit faster cpu, while Snapdragon is a faster GPU.
On the other hand, if you like Android as Google designed it and want to use AOSP or CM, the Snapdragon version is currently your only choice. Exynos has CM development, but they have a hard time of getting the radio working.
Cheers I think you've probably hit the nail on the head.
I don't know anything about romming as I've only ever been an iOS man. I jailbreaked a lot there but jailbreaking is different I imagine. Jailbreaking is something I did partly for 'free' apps initially (but I soon realised apps aren't very expensive anyway and buy them anyway) but mainly because iOS is extremely limited and basically junk unless you free it up. I'm tired of havign to JB iphones all the time just to bring them up to Android's standard.
So with Android why would I want to ROM? Wouldn't I lose all the S-pen and other features?
Ok, I realise now this is veering off the original topic somewhat so feel free to flame me for hijacking my own thread and deviating it, but it is relevant, because it seems that if I want to do this then I'll go with the snapdragon, otherwise I'll go Exynos.
As a techy type guy who loves control I suspect I'd love to rom it (or whatever) but not quite so sure about it yet....
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Thanks guys for the replies but this illustrates the problem
One of you suggests snapdragon may be relatively laggy, one of you suggests that actually exynos is slower and one of you suggests that although in your experience and exynos chipped device was slower than a snapdragon chipped device you used, you'd still go exynos.
Really appreciate all replies so far thanks! Good to know it's still as muddy as my reading suggested!
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You can thank Samsung for much of the lag, like the Recents Button.I can only recommend our SimplRom collection for the C and the F, we managed to increase the speed and new builds with tons of enhancements are coming very soon too. Both chips are similarly capable and it really comes down to custom rom support in my personal opinion. Which is better for Snap, no doubt. I'm developing SimplKernel for the C and F at the moment and there is just more there for Snapdragon than for Exy. Its easy and fun making stuff for F and a huge pain with weird stuff everywhere with C.
I can only recommend you the F, both for installing Custom stuff and also if you should ever want to develop for it. Kernel-wise at least
As the title states, Marshall has a phone out
http://www.gsmarena.com/marshalls_new_smartphone_is_every_audiophiles_dream-news-13087.php
Do you think we could pinch the audio decoding software? I mean Marshall are pretty much as old school and as good at audio as it gets, coupled with the amplified speakers on the HTC, it could be a match made in heaven, will keep my eye out for when it's released, might try to get a dump off it.
It's launching August 17th
OMG
I wonder how much could be ported, though, as it sounds like it's coming with some proprietary hardware, as you would kind of expect.
Uses a Wolfson DAC. Don't think the M9 has a Wolfson one.
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Uses a Wolfson DAC. Don't think the M9 has a Wolfson one.
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So you think the software side alone would have any benefit? Kind of like how the active equalizer from beats worked.
Probably, but it doubt that these software improvements would yield any benefit over what we currently have in the M9.
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Probably, but it doubt that these software improvements would yield any benefit over what we currently have in the M9.
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Honestly I don't know. All I know is that in the past, software alterations have made a massive difference, namely Ac!d Mod on the galaxy s3, that mod was insane, the audio was so loud. Huge difference...if this is anything like that then I'll be happy.
Audiophile myself. Software doesn't do any justice without the right DAC (Digital analogue converter) which is Wolfson which is used in the Marshall new phone. On a side note, that chip is old smh.
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Audiophile myself. Software doesn't do any justice without the right DAC (Digital analogue converter) which is Wolfson which is used in the Marshall new phone. On a side note, that chip is old smh.
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An active equaliser coupled with our amped speakers would work well in sure of that.
Link the software and I'll port it.
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Link the software and I'll port it.
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That sounds interesting.. I shall do some digging, might take me a while.
dladz said:
Honestly I don't know. All I know is that in the past, software alterations have made a massive difference, namely Ac!d Mod on the galaxy s3, that mod was insane, the audio was so loud. Huge difference...if this is anything like that then I'll be happy.
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The M9 has the loudest output of any phone I have ever used what more do you really want in terms of loudness?
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I tried Marshall's phone.
Don't come even close to M9.
The player is fancy and that's all.
There's frequency limitation all the way. (if you pump up the volume, the bass and sub bass will be softened)
It's a offense to compare it with M9. Our phone is way better.
The only thing that could be better in M9 is more volume steps. (by default)
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I tried Marshall's phone.
Don't come even close to M9.
The player is fancy and that's all.
There's frequency limitation all the way. (if you pump up the volume, the bass and sub bass will be softened)
It's a offense to compare it with M9. Our phone is way better.
The only thing that could be better in M9 is more volume steps. (by default)
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? Not sure what you're on about mate ? Did you even read the original post?
I didn't compare them, I literally said could the player and the active equaliser be ported, I'm not asking for an opinion I am asking for help in porting it over nothing more.
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The M9 has the loudest output of any phone I have ever used what more do you really want in terms of loudness?
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In terms of actual volume. The HTC is not the loudest phone I've used, it has great sound but it's not the loudest, I has an s3 a few years back, install acid mod and the audio was really loud, just to the point of distortion but not quite, a software change would make a difference I think and in all honesty until it's been done everyone's opinion (including mine) is just theoretical.
Further to that I can't find the software anywhere anyway so might not happen
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? Not sure what you're on about mate ? Did you even read the original post?
I didn't compare them, I literally said could the player and the active equaliser be ported, I'm not asking for an opinion I am asking for help in porting it over nothing more.
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Yes, i have read the OP.
I compared because of the two main points-> equalizer and player.
Exactly what doesn't deserve any effort because equalizer are directly "connected" do audio libs and permission's files. (manufacturer's xml under system/etc/permissions)
Do you really want a port that will make your phone sounds like garbage? Oo
If yes, i can share a dump of Marshall's phone as soon as i put my hands on it again. (my cousin have it)
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In terms of actual volume. The HTC is not the loudest phone I've used, it has great sound but it's not the loudest, I has an s3 a few years back, install acid mod and the audio was really loud, just to the point of distortion but not quite, a software change would make a difference I think and in all honesty until it's been done everyone's opinion (including mine) is just theoretical.
Further to that I can't find the software anywhere anyway so might not happen
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Can't talk about any mods but the S3 is not even close as far as stock sound is concerned. The M9 can freaking power my HD 598 I can't imagine any earbuds giving it a tough time. I literally can't listen on full volume and I can tolerate ear piercing volume.
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Gambler_3 said:
Can't talk about any mods but the S3 is not even close as far as stock sound is concerned. The M9 can freaking power my HD 598 I can't imagine any earbuds giving it a tough time. I literally can't listen on full volume and I can tolerate ear piercing volume.
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Nope that's absolutely correct, the s3 was toned back to around 70% volume at stock, leaving quit a lot of headroom for when people unleashed the potential, namely acid mod in my experience, was running foxhound at the time and even the unlock sound was ridiculously loud, great phone the s3 when running foxhound.
I've not done a side by side of the two devices but the s3 from memory is the stand out device for volume, the z1 was probably the worst, strangely the iPhone 6 has great audio too, also very loud.
That Marshall phone isn't even on XDA as far as I can see.