Hi, I could see some "hands on" and "unboxing" videos of n6, but it seems like nobody mentioned how the pair of speakers sounds or how the incall speaker is. I assume that the n6 sound quality and volume is good.
Anyone?
Android police wrote a paragraph on sound quality in their first impressions piece with the phone.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...-googles-nexus-6-really-big-really-beautiful/
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Android police wrote a paragraph on sound quality in their first impressions piece with the phone.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...-googles-nexus-6-really-big-really-beautiful/
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"The Speakers
I was excited to find that - unlike the Moto X - both of the Nexus 6's speakers work when playing media, not just the bottom one. When Google says stereo speakers, they mean it. I'm not an audio buff by any stretch of the imagination, so I can only comment from my limited frame of reference. That said, the Nexus 6 speakers get plenty loud, but for example the bass tones in Vitalic's Bluesy Tuesday aren't entirely rich or full, and the bubbly high notes of Classixx's Hanging Gardens do experience distortion at higher volumes. In general though, the speakers do sound good. They aren't exactly on the same level as HTC's BoomSound on the M8, but they're definitely passable, and for myself - a person who rarely listens to music on phone speakers - they're good."
We live in a multimedia age of instant video & microblogging yet we can only read about its speakers & wait weeks for reviews.. perhaps it's still easier to monetize text articles but why not have a real time text-multimedia review article that can be updated along the way in real time with actual video demonstrations..:victory:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrymagid/2014/11/01/hands-on-with-googles-nexus-6/ makes it more clear:
My Nexus 6 review unit arrived yesterday and after a day of testing, I can say that it compares well against the iPhone 6 Plus. Google isn’t allowing reviewers to publish full-scale reviews until November 12th, but is permitting “first impressions.”..
Great screen and sound quality
The Nexus 6 1440 by 2560 pixel (493 ppi) display is brilliant and compares very well to the iPhone 6 Plus’s 1920 by 1080 pixel (401 ppi) screen. You can’t go wrong either way when it comes to screen resolution. I watched a Netflix video and read portions of a Kindle book on the Nexus 6 and while watching video on a large phone isn’t quite as immersive as watching it on a tablet, it’s not bad. And the sound quality from the Nexus 6 front mounted stereo speakers is excellent. The speakers are at the top and bottom of the phone, which means they’re left and right with as much separation as possible when the phone is held in landscape position. With the volume cranked all the way up, I could hear it well from anywhere in an average-sized living room without significant distortion. It’s one of the few phones I would consider listening to without headphones.
I've been trying to find a comparison of the 2 for a while now.
Are they better? worse? louder? quieter?
Any info's greatly appreciated.
I believe no one is allowed to do a full review until the 12th, that is why we have been seeing more of the same videos (Unboxing, quick flipping through the screens, not going into any apps, etc.). Once the 12th comes around, there will be a flood of everything you want. You probably won't get a answer to your question until then.
klubhead said:
I've been trying to find a comparison of the 2 for a while now.
Are they better? worse? louder? quieter?
Any info's greatly appreciated.
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I definitely look forward to Wednesday when the NDA is lifted but http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...-googles-nexus-6-really-big-really-beautiful/ already posted (from a non-audio buff):
"The Speakers
I was excited to find that - unlike the Moto X - both of the Nexus 6's speakers work when playing media, not just the bottom one. When Google says stereo speakers, they mean it. I'm not an audio buff by any stretch of the imagination, so I can only comment from my limited frame of reference. That said, the Nexus 6 speakers get plenty loud, but for example the bass tones in Vitalic's Bluesy Tuesday aren't entirely rich or full, and the bubbly high notes of Classixx's Hanging Gardens do experience distortion at higher volumes. In general though, the speakers do sound good. They aren't exactly on the same level as HTC's BoomSound on the M8, but they're definitely passable, and for myself - a person who rarely listens to music on phone speakers - they're good."
More positive preliminary impression of speakers:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrymagid/2014/11/01/hands-on-with-googles-nexus-6/
"Great screen and sound quality
The Nexus 6 1440 by 2560 pixel (493 ppi) AMOLED display is brilliant and compares very well to the iPhone 6 Plus’s 1920 by 1080 pixel (401 ppi) screen. You can’t go wrong either way when it comes to screen resolution. I watched a Netflix video and read portions of a Kindle book on the Nexus 6 and while watching video on a large phone isn’t quite as immersive as watching it on a tablet, it’s not bad. And the sound quality from the Nexus 6 front-mounted stereo speakers is excellent. The speakers are at the top and bottom of the phone, which means they’re left and right with as much separation as possible when the phone is held in landscape position. With the volume cranked all the way up, I could hear it well from anywhere in an average-sized living room without significant distortion. It’s one of the few phones I would consider listening to without headphones."
More Wednesday..
Exactly what I've been looking for, thank you!!!
Yeah, we have to wait for official reviews. Hopefully it is on par with HTC's boomsound. Even if isn't. front facing speakers beat rear facing speakers every day of the week.
Proper etiquette aside (hint: don't use speakerphone while doing your "business" in a public bathroom), rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 2's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
I was astonished when I heard the speakers for myself, they are really loud but clear!
they're good, but not great.
I like the speakers, but they need some tweaking, the sound isn't as full bodied as my HTC One M7 was. They're clear sounding, but a bit tinny for my taste. I'll be happy when some eq mods get implemented.
I was really pleasantly surprised by them. They are just as loud as my Nexus 6P WITH the Viper4Android soundboost all the way up. Once I get V4A on the Pixel 2 I wonder just how loud it will actually get. Sounds amazing for such a small phone too, wow.
Got mine in yesterday. nice crisp clear sound... but the earpiece speaker is treble biased, and the bottom speaker is bass biased...
Makes things sound really weird when listening to music or watching movies in landscape...
I am getting an exchange unit and will update when that unit comes in.
Update: Exchange unit came in... I've been using it for a few days now, and I have noticed no difference from my last unit... an hour on the phone with google device engineers got me the response that this is by design to increase the frequency range... I still don"t like it as it bothers me..
who wants to buy a gently used pixel2?
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Got mine in yesterday. nice crisp clear sound... but the earpiece speaker is treble biased, and the bottom speaker is bass biased...
Makes things sound really weird when listening to music or watching movies in landscape...
I am getting an exchange unit and will update when that unit comes in.
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The same situation. Is it feature or defect? Can anybody confirm it? Thanks.
Anyone's speakers distorting or crackling? Coming from iPhone 7. Speakers on iphone are not loud, but they do sound good. Pixel 2 by comparison is tinny and crackle at higher volumes.
Coincidentally, I'm RMAing the Pixel 2 right now for ticking noise in earpiece and constant high frequency emission. Wondering if maybe my speakers are no bueno too. No one else seems to have the speaker distortion or at least too early.
Edit: I was playing "Bridge Burn" by little comets when i noticed. Then played thievery corporation's "Culture of Fear". Maybe someone else can compare?
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Anyone's speakers distorting or crackling? Coming from iPhone 7. Speakers on iphone are not loud, but they do sound good. Pixel 2 by comparison is tinny and crackle at higher volumes.
Coincidentally, I'm RMAing the Pixel 2 right now for ticking noise in earpiece and constant high frequency emission. Wondering if maybe my speakers are no bueno too. No one else seems to have the speaker distortion or at least too early.
Edit: I was playing "Bridge Burn" by little comets when i noticed. Then played thievery corporation's "Culture of Fear". Maybe someone else can compare?
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I just got mine today I do not have the sound in the ear piece and also my forward face speakers are crisp loud and clear with just a slight thumping for base it amazing to my ears but what do I know I came from a s6 ?
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I just got mine today I do not have the sound in the ear piece and also my forward face speakers are crisp loud and clear with just a slight thumping for base it amazing to my ears but what do I know I came from a s6 ?
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Thank you sir. New phone will be here Wednesday. We shall see.
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Thank you sir. New phone will be here Wednesday. We shall see.
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hope u get one without issues
Elvis_Stojko said:
Anyone's speakers distorting or crackling? Coming from iPhone 7. Speakers on iphone are not loud, but they do sound good. Pixel 2 by comparison is tinny and crackle at higher volumes.
Coincidentally, I'm RMAing the Pixel 2 right now for ticking noise in earpiece and constant high frequency emission. Wondering if maybe my speakers are no bueno too. No one else seems to have the speaker distortion or at least too early.
Edit: I was playing "Bridge Burn" by little comets when i noticed. Then played thievery corporation's "Culture of Fear". Maybe someone else can compare?
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My speakers seem to rattle a little at max volume, even just with Google Assistant or navigating. Haven't noticed any issues on calls though I haven't made a lot since I got my Pixel 2.
Overall quality seems all right a few notches down from max, but is quite noticeably worse than my nexus 6.
Speakers
Could anybody check if speakers are producing the same sound (you can cover it by finger). My unit's top speaker has more hights, bottom one has more mids and bass. Maybe it's by design. I am not sure. Thank you.
ales005 said:
Could anybody check if speakers are producing the same sound (you can cover it by finger). My unit's top speaker has more hights, bottom one has more mids and bass. Maybe it's by design. I am not sure. Thank you.
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Yes, absolutely agree with you. Bottom is far better at base and mids. Top speaker is opposite.
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The same situation. Is it feature or defect? Can anybody confirm it? Thanks.
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It could be related to separate dedicated drivers in each speaker (Allowing for larger respective drivers), or simply an equalization software aspect.
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It could be related to separate dedicated drivers in each speaker (Allowing for larger respective drivers), or simply an equalization software aspect.
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Ditto here. Noticed it right out of the box. Top is treble biased, bottom is bass. It seems design derivative. Also possible too because the top speaker is also used for earpiece/speakerphone?
Waiting for more confirmation from google whether this is real or defect. Good to hear from here I'm not the only one.
No issue though with the phone so far.
https://9to5google.com/2017/10/24/t...2-sound-completely-different-heres-why-video/
The are crystal clear but when I compare them to my nexus 6, the bass is better on the nexus
Elvis_Stojko said:
Anyone's speakers distorting or crackling? Coming from iPhone 7. Speakers on iphone are not loud, but they do sound good. Pixel 2 by comparison is tinny and crackle at higher volumes.
Coincidentally, I'm RMAing the Pixel 2 right now for ticking noise in earpiece and constant high frequency emission. Wondering if maybe my speakers are no bueno too. No one else seems to have the speaker distortion or at least too early.
Edit: I was playing "Bridge Burn" by little comets when i noticed. Then played thievery corporation's "Culture of Fear". Maybe someone else can compare?
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Also have the ticking sound, and so so sounding speakers. Trying to RMA. Apparently turning off NFC is supposed to help with the ticking sound. Haven't done it myself....too many digital reward cards
Noticed quite a bit of distortion when navigating at max volume. The voice is full bodied and, combined with the software EQ choice, I think it hits that perfect low-mid tone and overpowers the speakers. Stepping it down two notches basically eliminates it. Also noticed that the speakers are very directional compared to the OG pixel XL. Had both devices playing the same music and Pixel 2 audio disappears when faced away compared to the OG pixel which was much more audible when the speaker was pointed away. I think the amount of bass they are trying to offer is lofty and unattainable and the device would sound better with a bit more mid and less extreme treble and bass. If I decide to keep this device I'll be praying for the dev community to offer up some display and audio tweaks. P.S. I haven't noticed the ticking/noise from the speakers on my device but I think if they dropped this ultra hifi EQ choice, a slight drop in highs would probably make it much less noticeable or might make it disappear completely if the frequency could be isolated and cut (I'm looking at you 6kHz and above).
Can anyone get me /etc, /lib & /bin folders? I might take a look if there is any ways to improve your device's speakers
Hello,
I'm seriously considering of buying ROG Phone 2, mainly for its front stereo speakers. Those who own this phone, could please tell me how are the stereo balance from this speakers? I used to have Sony Xperia Z5 Ultra. This phone had front stereo speakers but there weren't so good. I especially didn't like the balance of loudness coming out from each speaker. Bottom speaker was noticeably louder than top speaker, which was very annoying and ruining the experience of watching video or playing games on it. How are the front stereo speakers of ROG Phone 2?
Thanks
Sitti01 said:
Hello,
I'm seriously considering of buying ROG Phone 2, mainly for its front stereo speakers. Those who own this phone, could please tell me how are the stereo balance from this speakers? I used to have Sony Xperia Z5 Ultra. This phone had front stereo speakers but there weren't so good. I especially didn't like the balance of loudness coming out from each speaker. Bottom speaker was noticeably louder than top speaker, which was very annoying and ruining the experience of watching video or playing games on it. How are the front stereo speakers of ROG Phone 2?
Thanks
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Loud & balanced, 100% perfect stereo front firing speakers, each speaker having a dedicated amplifier, you won't get anything better...
Thank you for reply. Ordering one now.
Hi,
Yesterday I was at the concert of Cage The Elephant in Berlin (irrelevant, just a weird flex) and unfortunately the mic seems to be really really bad and disappointing. The video is good and I am happy with video performance. Unfortunately, the sound is really awful. See my short clip here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbpKDSfQCNQ&feature=share Do you think we can fix this by for example connect the hi-res headphones during the concert and it would record by the headphones mic? Or anyone has any other solution I would appreciate any help in this matter. Thanks!
i use the sony stm 10 mic it does give it a little better sound