How is the voice quality on your Gear?
I carry my phone (Note 3) in my front watch pocket, on my stand next to me, or in my mobile mount. This keeps the phone within 3 feet of the watch. Sometimes I can hear perfectly, but sometimes the audio breaks up so bad I need to quickly grab my phone and press the Headset button to disable the Gear's audio so I can use the phone.
It's random, almost 50/50. Is this a common or uncommon issue?
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I've not had any issues with the phone on the Gear. When I ask most folks say I sound good.
I have had some choppy audio from SVoice, figured it was bluetooth interference.
mhoepfin said:
I've not had any issues with the phone on the Gear. When I ask most folks say I sound good.
I have had some choppy audio from SVoice, figured it was bluetooth interference.
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People I talk to say it sounds fine when I talk to them, but when they talk to me, half the time it's broken up. I am assuming bluetooth issues.
Same here. Especially walking in downtown when it's noisy and windy outside, I have a hard time hearing the person talking on my watch so I have to hold my wrist to my ear, it's awkward and silly.
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Starlightzz said:
Same here. Especially walking in downtown when it's noisy and windy outside, I have a hard time hearing the person talking on my watch so I have to hold my wrist to my ear, it's awkward and silly.
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With respect, I think your expectations are very unrealistic and that's an understatement. Professional TV broadcasting outside microphones can cost tens of thousands of euros. Sound recorders are professional people who specialise in just sound yet even then there is no guarantee that the weather will behave. See the news on TV with an outside broadcast in poor weather and what do you hear?
Of course you will look silly when holding your watch up to your face to speak in to it, further more if the volume was higher are you sure you desire to share your conversation with the general public while walking down the high street?
I am hard to please yet even I realise the limitations of the device. What exactly where you expecting?
The volume on my gear is superb as is the quality of the speaker and microphone.
I have concerns about the gear but this is certainly not one of them.
Regards.
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Of course you will look silly when holding your watch up to your face to speak in to it.
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When I first got my Note (1) all the reviewers made comments about how stupid someone would look taking on such a big device. I never got that... phones were big before they were small, it's just an issue of what people become accustomed to. It immediately became very normal to me, and when I see people with much smaller phones they seem like toys. Holding your wrist up to your ear isn't that much different than holding a phone up to your ear. The only difference is, if someone pays attention they will see there is no phone in your hand. As wearable devices become more common, people will get used to it. I think putting the speaker on the clasp was a good idea, it does allow you to hold it up next to your ear in noisy environments in a much more natural way than if you were trying to hold the face of the watch up to your ear. I personally couldn't care less how silly someone thinks it might look, that's really more their issue of not being able to quickly adapt as technology changes.
My audio issues are not weather or distance related. It just seems like the audio I hear from the Gear is often choppy or has lag or stutter.
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I just bought a N1 recently, and am loving it. However, this one issue bugs me to no end.
During calls with my girlfriend, she always complains of my voice being too soft, as if I'm talking from far away. The only solution I've found so far is to cup my hands in front of the mic, or to just speak louder. This is annoying, as I never had this problem with my ancient Sony Ericsson K750i.
I've been looking for an app/way to increase my microphone gain, to no avail.
So..
1. Does anyone else have this problem?
2. Is there a way to increase microphone gain on the nexus one?
Some help would be much appreciated here. Thank you you. =)
I bet this may be a hardware problem, maybe one of your two Mics is not working. I don't have any issues, and I've even left myself messages to hear the phone's sound quality, and its very clear.
The only time I experienced what you describe is when I use the wired head set and the wire is not plugged in all the way which makes the Mic fail. Then it sounds exactly like you said, which makes me very much think its a broken Mic hardware.
Thanks for the reply roger.
Thing is, it's not that i'm VERY soft, just a little too soft for good hearing. If i make it a point to put the mic as close to my mouth as i can it's alright.
The wishful side of me is adamant that it's a normal problem, and just a little extra mic gain would solve it prettily. Now all I need to do is find that app.
RMA-ing the thing isn't the nicest of solutions, because i live in Malaysia, and HTC Malaysia doesn't support the phone. I'll have to get it sent to HTC Singapore, and do the necessary there. No joy.
If you guys have a lead on what to look for I'll be most thankful. =)
There is no thing you're looking for, and it's not a "normal problem", this problem shouldn't exist. The problem is most likely in dual-mic noise-canceling setup, as RogerPodacter wrote above. The only thing you could try is cancel the noise cancellation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=700958
Yeah I don't know then. Like I said, I've plugged in my wired headset so it was not all the way inserted, which disables one or both of the Mics or something. And people say I sound like I'm in a tin can or like really far away and faint. When I push the plug all the way in it returns to normal.
So the first thing I thought of was a problem with the Mic. However only you can tell if you think its your low voice. Maybe you can try leaving yourself a few voice messages at various distances from your mouth then listen to them yourself and judge the quality to see what's going on.
Yea, good ideas roger, jack. I'll follow your suggestions, hopefully they'll solve my problem.
Meanwhile, thanks much for your help. =) you've been awesome.
It may be a microphone issue - my first N1 had problems with the microphone where the other party on the line would only hear digital noise or it would be inaudible what I was saying.
BUT I am now on my 4th replacement and something that everybody, who I talk to on that phone, agrees with is the bad sound quality / microphone quality on the phone. They all say that I am really far away as or it sounds like I am speaking into a tin can. This is across all 4 replacements.
If I use a different phone, they will say "ugh what happened, I can suddenly hear you as if you are standing next to me"
Funny, just about any Nexus review on the net, and just about any of my colleagues using it, are saying the opposite - the call clarity and sound on the other side is excellent, especially in noisy areas, where noise cancellation kicks in. I guess they're all blinded by some kind of group mind control...
Interesting, you actually bring up old threads just to bash N1, whether on real points or with bullcrap. I don't know a real person that would tolerate a bad phone, no matter how much it cost - and definitely don't know any person that would keep constantly complaining about it.
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Funny, just about any Nexus review on the net, and just about any of my colleagues using it, are saying the opposite - the call clarity and sound on the other side is excellent, especially in noisy areas, where noise cancellation kicks in. I guess they're all blinded by some kind of group mind control...
Interesting, you actually bring up old threads just to bash N1, whether on real points or with bullcrap. I don't know a real person that would tolerate a bad phone, no matter how much it cost - and definitely don't know any person that would keep constantly complaining about it.
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Troll? Did you contribute anything to this thread?
When you're on the phone, make sure that you're not covering up the hole for the mic near the camera.
I've noticed that when I have to use my shoulder to temporarily hold the phone up against my ear, the mic will rub up against my shirt, totally screwing up the noise cancellation. I've been told that when I hold the phone that way that it sounds like I'm talking through a towel.
Maybe you hold your phone weird?
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When you're on the phone, make sure that you're not covering up the hole for the mic near the camera.
I've noticed that when I have to use my shoulder to temporarily hold the phone up against my ear, the mic will rub up against my shirt, totally screwing up the noise cancellation. I've been told that when I hold the phone that way that it sounds like I'm talking through a towel.
Maybe you hold your phone weird?
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No that's not it for me.
Am definitely avoiding the second mic hole.
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That explains why I can't seem to cradle the phone on my right shoulder. If what you said is true, then cradling the phone on my left shoulder should work fine. I'll try it out. Thanks Erikakaz!
On the microphone issue, I think it's because the way I held the phone when it happened might have placed the mic too far from my mouth. Perhaps the ANC thought my voice is background. I'm now holding the phone tilted during calls, so that the mic's closer to my mouth. (The mic is off center right?)
Seems to work so far.
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Hi everyone,
So I just got done with a long gaming session (TF2 and League of Legends), and once again, my right ear is killing me. I wear a headset with the left cup on my ear and the right cup behind my right ear(so I can hear other people in real life, not in game). I don't know why, but for some reason this makes my right ear hurt a lot. Specifically if I push it, it hurts a lot. The pain goes away after about 2 or 3 days. Does anyone have any idea why this happens and how I can prevent it (without changing how I wear the headphones)?
Without stating the obvious. Try different headphones, you might not get on with the standard ones.
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how long is.. long? xD
Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
i used to do the same thing... just get another pair of headphones
Refrain from boxing Mike Tyson.
A) Long is over 6 hours.
B) All I could think of was fixing my current headphones, not changing them (I laughed at myself when I read your answers). Anyone have any suggestions?
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Hi everyone,
So I just got done with a long gaming session (TF2 and League of Legends), and once again, my right ear is killing me. I wear a headset with the left cup on my ear and the right cup behind my right ear(so I can hear other people in real life, not in game). I don't know why, but for some reason this makes my right ear hurt a lot. Specifically if I push it, it hurts a lot. The pain goes away after about 2 or 3 days. Does anyone have any idea why this happens and how I can prevent it (without changing how I wear the headphones)?
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I assume that you are refusing to see doctors because you have a deathly allergy towards them, otherwise whatever advice I will be offer will be pointless:
0. See a doctor because nobody here is qualified to tell you real stuff. All I'm telling you is based on conjecture and experience without even seeing your ear.
00. If the pain is INSIDE your ear or you LOSE BALANCE seek professional medical help IMMEDIATELY.
1. COLD COMPRESS. Apply ice to the affected area and put some pressure. If this reduces the pain, that means there is an inflammation in your ear, probably from infection. Take lots of vitamins and water to kick the infection, as well as antibiotics. Which can only be obtained with a prescription from a DOCTOR.
2. WARM COMPRESS. Use a warm towel to apply pressure on the affected area. If it improves, that means that there is a bruising/tissue damage to the area. Try to shield the area in your sleep and/or other activities and it should heal over time. See a DOCTOR just in case.
3. 1 & 2 doesn't work. Pain persists. Probably your headphones suck. Invest in a set that feels better. See a DOCTOR just in case, because you may have caused permanent damage.
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I assume that you are refusing to see doctors because you have a deathly allergy towards them, otherwise whatever advice I will be offer will be pointless:
0. See a doctor because nobody here is qualified to tell you real stuff. All I'm telling you is based on conjecture and experience without even seeing your ear.
00. If the pain is INSIDE your ear or you LOSE BALANCE seek professional medical help IMMEDIATELY.
1. COLD COMPRESS. Apply ice to the affected area and put some pressure. If this reduces the pain, that means there is an inflammation in your ear, probably from infection. Take lots of vitamins and water to kick the infection, as well as antibiotics. Which can only be obtained with a prescription from a DOCTOR.
2. WARM COMPRESS. Use a warm towel to apply pressure on the affected area. If it improves, that means that there is a bruising/tissue damage to the area. Try to shield the area in your sleep and/or other activities and it should heal over time. See a DOCTOR just in case.
3. 1 & 2 doesn't work. Pain persists. Probably your headphones suck. Invest in a set that feels better. See a DOCTOR just in case, because you may have caused permanent damage.
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Thank you for the suggestions.
It's funny that you say that I have an allergy toward doctors, because I actually first brought this up with my allergist (I have bad allergies towards things other than doctors). He immediately said it was likely an infection and gave me pills to treat it. I didn't take the pills because the pain went away about a day later.
If the paint does not go away (I'm sure it will) then I will go see a real doctor. In the mean time, I'm going to buy a new pair of headphones.
Stop wearing your headphones like that? Get a one ear military style mic? Idk
-My life is a shooting range, people never change-
Get a new pair of earphones, and turn your volume down
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Get a new pair of earphones, and turn your volume down
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How would volume affect it?
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From experience, I had the same identical pain you are talking about. I got rid of it by wearing the headphones on both ears and not just one. Not sure if this will work for you but might as well give it a shot.
The speaker is decent. It even has good volume.
Iff you've got the tablet facing away from you!
This is really terrible placement of the speaker on this device. It's not a speaker for ringing as on a phone. It's a speaker that's meant to be heard when the tablet is in use with the display facing you. Cupping my hand over the speaker slit and extending that beyond the edge of the tablet works ... but isn't something you can really expect or want to do.
That's probably my biggest gripe with the tablet.
The screen isn't the best but.. I'll take it for the money.
Really, you don't like the screen? I think it has a better color tone than the iPad 3 honestly. Didn't really notice much of a difference in the resolution either.
The external sound's not too bad. If you put it on a surface then it helps amplify it, just like with a phone. The headphone sound quality on the other hand is outstanding! :good:
I wish manufacturers would figure out a way to have forward-facing speakers... my G2x has a speaker on the bottom. Better, but seriously... watching a YouTube clip without cupping my hand around the device to reflect the sound to my face would be a nice change. Meh... not that big of a deal to me but I do agree with your frustration.
It seems simple to me, there is already a bevel on these devices. They just need to make the bevel a little bit larger on the side to let the sound out. This is what my TV does and it works very well.
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I was looking at the design and from a "why did they do it that way?" perspective and two things are clear.
1. they want to present the face of the tablet as an unbroken sheet of glass (ohh, ahh!)
2. they don't want to incur the cost of putting a slit in the glass
They could reduce the size of the glass and have a very narrow molded plastic border on the top and bottom for stereo speakers. Would work a heck of a lot better but violate #1...
I really think they're destroying functionality for aesthetics.
Playbook (though bigger) does have forward facing speakers, and are probably the best sound that I've heard on a tablet mainly due to the placement.
its more so because on most phones, the microphone is at the bottom. putting a speaker next to a microphone never ends well. mainly because on calls where you use loud speaker, you'd get the endless loop/echo where the speaker feeds their audio back into the microphone. noise cancelling mics are useless for cancelling the audio since the noise cancelling mic is too far away from the speaker, so the latency doesnt help.
I somehow think putting a magnet aka speaker on the screen would cause problems with the capacitive touch.
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It sucks when you put the 7 on a stand and it is blocking the speaker and muffing the sound. But what can you do? Plug in some headphones that's what.
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Really, you don't like the screen? I think it has a better color tone than the iPad 3 honestly. Didn't really notice much of a difference in the resolution either.
The external sound's not too bad. If you put it on a surface then it helps amplify it, just like with a phone. The headphone sound quality on the other hand is outstanding! :good:
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Wait. What?! Can you provide a photo comparison of your device next to a iPad. This display has hardly any saturation or contrast compared to the iPad. The DAC in this thing is also horrid; audio sounds extremely bad with headphones. A world away from the Galaxy S III DAC.
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Really, you don't like the screen? I think it has a better color tone than the iPad 3 honestly. Didn't really notice much of a difference in the resolution either.
The external sound's not too bad. If you put it on a surface then it helps amplify it, just like with a phone. The headphone sound quality on the other hand is outstanding! :good:
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Well, I have both an iPad 3 and a Nexus 7, and while I like the Nexus 7 screen well enough, it doesn't really compare to the iPad's. Colors and saturation aren't even close, and nothing has text as good as the iPad (I think it's as much to do with how Android renders text as the resolution of the LCD). Don't get me wrong, text on the Nexus 7 is plenty good enough, but you can't say it's nearly as good as on the iPad.
My biggest problem with audio on the Nexus 7, both external and via headphones, is volume. It just doesn't get very loud. That's a complaint with the iPad 3, however, and really I have yet to come across a tablet with decent sound. So, that's not a fair knock against the Nexus 7.
Here's a place to gather issues as you come across. Comment with additional issues as needed.
If you're happy, vote here.
Buzz from earphone speaker
- May be due to poor shielding. Some may be able to hear the frequency, some may not. 666FFF summed it up the best "...It's such a low crackle/hiss sound. You really need to press the phone against your head and be in a quiet room to hear it. Ambient sound is much louder. My only worry is if it is using battery constantly..."
Tell Google about it here. LEDs tend to produce a lot of noise, and with such a high density battery in the device, there could be some resonance occurring (since it buzzes/crackles all the time, but seems less so when in deep sleep).
[UPDATE] Seems it is a mfg. defect. Some people with their replacement phone/friend's phone have commented on it being fixed. However, others have reported the replacement is worse. So...buyer beware. If anyone knows how to figure out the batch number of our phones, maybe we could track it that way?
"Unreasonably" hot device
- The thermal conductivity is much higher in glass than plastic. I wouldn't worry about it.
Poor battery performance
- Give it a few charge cycles...Got 5 hours screen on, 20 hrs on, 5% left yesterday on first charge! Also disable location tracking via WiFi, and disable Google Currents auto-update.
Poor touchscreen sensitivity
- Not sure. Screen protector?
Feedback when plugged in.
- It's a ground loop. Google it and fix it.
Easy scratching/cracking
- Doesn't make much technical sense (http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/sites/all/files/GG2 PI Sheet Rev b_050912.pdf), but perhaps things are cracking due to high thermal gradients (GG2 has a lower coef of expansion than GG1, so not sure why that would be the case...perhaps the thinner material?).
When has an Android phone gotten more than a day with moderate use? RAZR Maxx doesn't count.
But yes, I have noticed it getting very hot especially when charging. Probably because it is glass.
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kangxi said:
When has an Android phone gotten more than a day with moderate use? RAZR Maxx doesn't count.
But yes, I have noticed it getting very hot especially when charging. Probably because it is glass.
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I get 2 with a crappy myTouch Q.
The thermal conductivity of glass is 5-10x greater than plastic, so I would think glass is the culprit.
Add rattle and yellow tint.
And touchscreen unresponsiveness.
The speaker make some noises - also if it is not in use. Hold it near to your ear and you can hear it. (pls test it). It crackle low.
Is there a bug report or something?
If your going to make an issues list please make sure you take into account how many phones have this issue.
I dont have any of these issues, and the battery 'issue' is not an issue at all. I am waiting for someone to pipe up about a rattle:laugh: that can only be heard when shaking to phone near your ear!
Also take into account some issues phone may have will be faulty devices. A standard manufacturing fault rate is <3% however most are happy with <5%.
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The speaker make some noises - also if it is not in use. Hold it near to your ear and you can hear it. (pls test it). It crackle low.
Is there a bug report or something?
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The speaker (like to play music) or the earphone speaker (to listen to someone talk).
I already have the latter.
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The speaker (like to play music) or the earphone speaker (to listen to someone talk).
I already have the latter.
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The earphone speaker
I have an issue to add: Not everyone has a Nexus 4 yet, that's a HUGE issue!!
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I have an issue to add: Not everyone has a Nexus 4 yet, that's a HUGE issue!!
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Usefull posting. Go to your mum and cry
My N4 seems to be getting pretty hot. Battery life could be better (it probably will). Rattling can only be heard shaking it quite violently next to my ear and even then it is quiet.
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Experiencing none of the aforementioned issues. Only thing is my volume rocker is barely squeaky. Guessing I got lucky.
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1. Rattling part inside.
2. Clicking USB port: when you plug it in - slight motion of the phone makes a CLICK noise.
3. Camera on the back is not aligned in the the center.
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Usefull posting. Go to your mum and cry
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It's called a joke, buddy. Laugh a little.
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1. Rattling part inside.
2. Clicking USB port: when you plug it in - slight motion of the phone makes a CLICK noise.
3. Camera on the back is not aligned in the the center.
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1. Barely noticeable on my device unless I shake it like a maniac next to my ear.
2. Don't have this
3. Mine is centered perfect. Keep in mind production is never 100% perfect so there's bound to be misalignment on occasion.
I also have yet to experience any warming and I've been messing around with it since early this morning.
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I just got mine today no issues other than i ran benchmarks test did heat up a little, I could feal the warmth but just barley wasn't hot burn me or uncomfortable to hold. i got it charged about 60% lasted 7hr of medium use, On first charge now let know tomorrow how i fair post screen shots of battery.
my only complaint is youtube HD video buffering alot. , i know its not my internet because my nexus 7 play video just fine..any body else have that kind of problem?
Mine hasn't showed up is my issue.
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I actually managed to hear the rattling when talking on the phone by turning my body/head a bit quickly.
However, I don't care at all that it makes this noise.
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I actually managed to hear the rattling when talking on the phone by turning my body/head a bit quickly.
However, I don't care at all that it makes this noise.
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It should be noted that the most typical reason for a slight rattling in a smart phone is an auto-focus camera sensor/lens. This is an "issue" that seems to plague all smart phones with auto-focus cameras.
How do you find the screen and speakers?
Turn the phone over. You're probably looking at the wrong side.
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Turn the phone over. You're probably looking at the wrong side.
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HA! That's what I thought at first too.
I vote with 5th option: It's a phone ... as long as it has screen and speakers I'm happy.
These comments though :'D Anyway, the screen seems great to me but the display's white balance varies from phone to phone. The speakers are good enough for me. You really don't need louder speakers and right now only One M8 has louder speakers as far as I know.
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I arrived at this phone from the LG G2 (which I still have, so have seen side by side) and I'm really quite pleased with the screen. I mean I'm aware that it is technically a downgrade but I honestly don't notice it during use in the slightest. The speakers also seem comparable really and I have no complaints but to be honest I use Bluetooth speakers alot and probably don't look for sound quality out of the phones speakers. Anyway, that's my experiences! ?