Hey guys,
Just wondering I just received my regular s20 Friday coming from the S9+. Nice and all but I feel like the sound on it seem a bit more hollow than the S9+ is this because of the top speaker size? I have Atmos on both of them or is my device defective? S20 def sounds louder just different.
Anyone else coming from or have the S9+ feel the same?
jaypr9 said:
Hey guys,
Just wondering I just received my regular s20 Friday coming from the S9+. Nice and all but I feel like the sound on it seem a bit more hollow than the S9+ is this because of the top speaker size? I have Atmos on both of them or is my device defective? S20 def sounds louder just different.
Anyone else coming from or have the S9+ feel the same?
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Yes i agree with you completely, Its seems worse to me. Also if you have something playing like youtube or something a have the volume low and go up it sounds like the speakers get quieter before going loader really wired . I have that issue on both the s20 and s20+ the s20 ultra doesn't. It kinds runes the experience of the devices.
Coming from pixel 3. The speaker is a bit poop after stereo
radiohead7778580 said:
Yes i agree with you completely, Its seems worse to me. Also if you have something playing like youtube or something a have the volume low and go up it sounds like the speakers get quieter before going loader really wired . I have that issue on both the s20 and s20+ the s20 ultra doesn't. It kinds runes the experience of the devices.
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I agree also. Stock sound is sort of flat and tinny. What I have found is that if you go into the sound settings and adjust the Equalizer settings, you may be able to find something more pleasing then the stock sound.
The speakers are definitely louder than the older devices, even my Note 10+, but they are also flatter and more hollow. Doesn't bother me too much.
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I was reading an article from bgr (link below) and they talked about a flaw that has not been talked about with the new pixel phones. They claim the speakers vibrate soo much when playing back music or video etc. that it feels like the vibration motor in the handset is on and is actually vibrating soo much you don't even want to hold the phone in your hand while audio is playing out the speakers.
The funny thing is I must have watched a zillion review videos and no one else has mentioned this. It would be weird that no one else caught this. I hope this is an isolated case if a case at all.
Anyone else heard of this issue?
https://bgr.com/2018/10/16/pixel-3-xl-review-supplement-design-flaw/
There's a huge difference between a flaw, and a feature/side effect. According to what is happening here the speakers are vibrating the phone from the sound of the speakers. There is no distortion, or sound issue, but a vibration side effect on the phone itself. It's like turning up your car stereo, or home theater, and the doors on the car vibrate, or the home speakers vibrate, and may even shake the walls. That is not a flaw, but a result of loud, sound speakers.
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There's a huge difference between a flaw, and a feature/side effect. According to what is happening here the speakers are vibrating the phone from the sound of the speakers. There is no distortion, or sound issue, but a vibration side effect on the phone itself. It's like turning up your car stereo, or home theater, and the doors on the car vibrate, or the home speakers vibrate, and may even shake the walls. That is not a flaw, but a result of loud, sound speakers.
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That's true but they claimed it was also significantly vibrating even at 50% volume. That's something I would expect at max volume. Either way we will see soon enough.
bsg411 said:
That's true but they claimed it was also significantly vibrating even at 50% volume. That's something I would expect at max volume. Either way we will see soon enough.
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Because of the IP68 rating, its pretty sealed, and thats why youre getting that vibration. Theres nowhere for that air to go so its going to bump into the case.
There is definitely a bit of vibration on my phone when music is played through the speakers but I currently don't find it to be an issue.
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It's there AND the speakers are much louder than the 2 and quite crisp. I'll take the trade off
A good case might absorb it some....
I think it’s a flaw. I’ve seen so many reviews praising the speakers of the pixel and I was surprised to find out that the audio experience is really subpar. Compared to my iPhone XS Max the sound is night and day. The iPhone is louder, more clear, and overall more pleasing. Another user in another thread described the pixel audio as “everyone in videos sound like their mouths are full peanut butter when they talk” and it’s a very accurate description of the sound. Not to mention the phone does indeed vibrate a ton when you get anywhere north or 35% volume and most of the sound emitted comes through the bottom speaker making the whole auditory experience sound unbalanced and not truly stereo. Both the iPhone and Pixel have the same IP68 very but the iPhone absolutely smashes the pixel as far are speakers are concerned.
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I just got my pixel 3 xl setup and WOW im shocked at the amount of vibration from a video. I played a video of us singing happy birthday to my daughter on my Pixel 2 xl at 50% volume and near max say 90% and there is some vibration at the edges not much at the center. i then did the same test with the pixel 3 XL and its bad at 25% volume and gets worse from there the whole back vibrates right from the center out. both test with no case. Im going to pick up a case today and see if it absorbs some. This could be a deal breaker for me, i like to watch videos on my phone and that will just get annoying
Yeah there is a lot of vibration from the speakers thru the whole phone, my 2XL did not have that, the sound is a lot Fuller and louder then that phone though.
I have the Google fabric case and it does not reduce it at all.
It does not bother me to much, the buzzing/distortion on my lower speaker bothers me a lot.
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My phone arrived today and I have a spigen case waiting for it. When I get home Ill test this out and report back how it feels.
After some more use there is some odd sound issues , sending a text through the stock app the sound makes an odd sound that is not present on my pixel 2 xl . is like a tiny crackly vibration sound . i have similar sounds from pokemon go as well ...man this really stinks , i expected the sound to be like my pixel 2 xl
The fact the phone is vibrating without distortion is pretty awesome.
It indicates fuller sound with more audio being produced in the low end.
This is fantastic news.
I'm sorry ya'll wimpy hands can't handle vibrations.
CZ Eddie said:
The fact the phone is vibrating without distortion is pretty awesome.
It indicates fuller sound with more audio being produced in the low end.
This is fantastic news.
I'm sorry ya'll wimpy hands can't handle vibrations.
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It’s not a matter of hands being bothered, at least not for me, it’s a matter of the sound being **** because there is too much low end frequency and resonance and the highs and mids become almost inaudible. I won’t use it without headphones now cause I just can’t understand and clearly, the sound coming from the music or videos. Either that’s or I’ll just pick up my iPhone because it sounds like a damn IMAX Dolby experience in comparison lmao
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CZ Eddie said:
The fact the phone is vibrating without distortion is pretty awesome.
It indicates fuller sound with more audio being produced in the low end.
This is fantastic news.
I'm sorry ya'll wimpy hands can't handle vibrations.
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My pixel 2 xl sounded nice with out the annoyance of a vibrating phone on every sound. i like fuller sound to a point. sure my hands can HANDle it ( lol sorry just being silly and had to bold hand) but do i want or like it is another story. i watched the same few videos and they sounded good on both phones ans sure the 3xl was a bit fuller but the vibrating was sorta distracting for me , there might even be some distorting from it as well.
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My pixel 2 xl sounded nice with out the annoyance of a vibrating phone on every sound. i like fuller sound to a point. sure my hands can HANDle it ( lol sorry just being silly and had to bold hand) but do i want or like it is another story. i watched the same few videos and they sounded good on both phones ans sure the 3xl was a bit fuller but the vibrating was sorta distracting for me , there might even be some distorting from it as well.
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This is my exact experience! If I’ve been watching videos on my pixel and then pick up my iPhone to watch a video it’s like I’ve steeped into an imax theatre with the Dolby atoms experience it’s so much better [emoji23]. Google needs to push an update to the sound tuning ASAP
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This is my exact experience! If I’ve been watching videos on my pixel and then pick up my iPhone to watch a video it’s like I’ve steeped into an imax theatre with the Dolby atoms experience it’s so much better [emoji23]. Google needs to push an update to the sound tuning ASAP
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Yeah i was comparing to my pixel 2 xl figured it was a fair comparison both with similar front firing speakers .... i i remember correctly my nexus 6P had some sound issues that was solved by updates so maybe they can reduce it a bit
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Yeah i was comparing to my pixel 2 xl figured it was a fair comparison both with similar front firing speakers .... i i remember correctly my nexus 6P had some sound issues that was solved by updates so maybe they can reduce it a bit
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I was just totally shocked because I’ve seen so many reviews praising these speakers especially when compared to the two new iPhones and that’s just not been my experience at all. Maybe it’s preference but I can’t imagine how these things are define as clear, crisp, etc
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I love the phone but hate the distortion of the speakers, I don't listen to music that much but it is so bad, even on YouTube videos.i might have to return this thing.
I have seen 3 phones so far and they all have that issue. Maybe I have to switch to the 10s Max.
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I love the phone but hate the distortion of the speakers, I don't listen to music that much but it is so bad, even on YouTube videos.i might have to return this thing.
I have seen 3 phones so far and they all have that issue. Maybe I have to switch to the 10s Max.
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Yeah everyone was going on about the notch and that's not too bad at all but the sounds is more of an issue for me at least , the 10s Max does sound good and doesn't vibrate like the 3xl, i was just comparing to my wife's. but man the only issue with that is using iOS
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 Samsung Galaxy S11'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!
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Personally, I don't like it.
It definitely has better clarity than before, but there's something about it that's off.... Maybe it's the Dolby Atmos working, i'm still playing around with it, trying to figure out if its marketing bull**** or something that's actually nice to have. For now, I like my old S8 speaker more
moved for S7, better sound quality, using FB messenger people said that they can hear me much more better
I finally understood what's been bothering me about the speakers. While my previous phones all used the speaker on the bottom of the phone only, S20 uses that and also the ear speaker on top. They're not exactly the same obviously, so the music sounds just a bit off (at least to me). But hey, at least it's stereo
Love it!
Absolutely love the speaker phone. Call clarity is much better. coming from s10+ and I believe there is a great improvement!
Its worse than S10+, the audio from earpiece speaker is tinny/buzzing if some sound like piano is played.
S20 speaker
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Its worse than S10+, the audio from earpiece speaker is tinny/buzzing if some sound like piano is played.
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I Agree. The best speaker according to experience is S10 5g. S20 speaker and battery sucks. I wanna go back to s10 5g.
Yup, the battery backup is very bad. I regret switching from my iPhone 11 to this thing. Waiting eagerly for iPhone 12 to launch and then will sell the s20 ultra quick. I hate the speakers of this phone.
I like it a lot. I'm a smartphones reseller. Every week a new device is in my hands. Compared with iPhone 11 Pro Max i rather like more s20 plus sound. I don't know if it's only me but sound ou Pixel 4 seems better tham avery other device I've tested.
1st day into my monumental S21 U vs Fold 3 struggle.
Love the F3 right now.
However the small cover screen is the big early potential deal breaker.
However also tho:
THe F3 headphone sound blows the S21 away.
Using the same app PowerAmp, same exact settings F3 crushes it! Volume and clarity. My jaw dropped.
I'd like to understand it.
Anyone have any idea what kind of tech upgrades might account for this.
I can't seem to find anything.
Developers Bluetooth settings are the same.
Thanks
Think I figured it out.
rockky said:
Think I figured it out.
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Do share with us what you've figured out.
That's odd because with Bluetooth gears the DAC and amp is not in the phone anymore but in your headphones instead, so it shouldn't change anything.
rockky said:
1st day into my monumental S21 U vs Fold 3 struggle.
Love the F3 right now.
However the small cover screen is the big early potential deal breaker.
However also tho:
THe F3 headphone sound blows the S21 away.
Using the same app PowerAmp, same exact settings F3 crushes it! Volume and clarity. My jaw dropped.
I'd like to understand it.
Anyone have any idea what kind of tech upgrades might account for this.
I can't seem to find anything.
Developers Bluetooth settings are the same.
Thanks
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Maybe you have exynos version of S21U? That would explain the difference
What I've figured out is
I had a volume increase app on the S21U that had stopped working (as many of them seem to so) a while back.
However it DID work on the ZF3.
Didn't put 2 and 2 together at first.
Sorry
Name of the app?
/CK
I noticed that the sound quality of the built-in speakers is... terrible... to be putting it mildly. Initially I thought there was just a lot of bass but during calls the sound is very "sharp" but not in a good way, more like hurting my ears piercing. When I'm playing videos or music, not only is the top speaker at most half of the lower speaker's volume, but the overall experience is like the phone was dropped into a tin can. I already tried Wavelet to balance the speakers but the sound quality still is abysmal. My 3.5 year-old S9+ outperforms the 6Pro by far. The little things that bother me with this phone keep adding up and I'm not sure how many more I can take. At least the call quality should be OK, right?
.... Hopefully it ain't anything wrong with your device but I definitely don't have such an issue. I think the sound is great. Honestly I'm kind of impressed at how well the top speaker sounds yet I can barely even see the speaker based on how seamless the screen goes into the frame at the top.
Is it the best sound of any smart phone... No I'm sure it's not. Is it better than my pixel 4XL which had great sound to me, Yes. They are actually the same loudness yet the 6 pro sound is clearer at full volume. I understand that sound is subjective however I would have to 1000% disagree with you.
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.... Hopefully it ain't anything wrong with your device but I definitely don't have such an issue. I think the sound is great. Honestly I'm kind of impressed at how well the top speaker sounds yet I can barely even see the speaker based on how seamless the screen goes into the frame at the top.
Is it the best sound of any smart phone... No I'm sure it's not. Is it better than my pixel 4XL which had great sound to me, Yes. They are actually the same loudness yet the 6 pro sound is clearer at full volume. I understand that sound is subjective however I would have to 1000% disagree with you.
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Same here but not quite as loud as my Note 20 Ultra.
manners400 said:
.... Hopefully it ain't anything wrong with your device but I definitely don't have such an issue. I think the sound is great. Honestly I'm kind of impressed at how well the top speaker sounds yet I can barely even see the speaker based on how seamless the screen goes into the frame at the top.
Is it the best sound of any smart phone... No I'm sure it's not. Is it better than my pixel 4XL which had great sound to me, Yes. They are actually the same loudness yet the 6 pro sound is clearer at full volume. I understand that sound is subjective however I would have to 1000% disagree with you.
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So there might be something wrong with the device? The sound is basically like a 48 kbit MP3 file
EDIT: Maybe I'll head over to Best Buy this weekend to talk to the folks there and get a replacement if necessary.
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So there might be something wrong with the device? The sound is basically like a 48 kbit MP3 file
EDIT: Maybe I'll head over to Best Buy this weekend to talk to the folks there and get a replacement if necessary.
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So there might be something wrong with the device? The sound is basically like a 48 kbit MP3 file
EDIT: Maybe I'll head over to Best Buy this weekend to talk to the folks there and get a replacement if necessary.
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I have no complaints about the sound from mine. Nothing like you've described. I do hope that you get it worked out.
In developer settings you can change the stereo balance if you need to.
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I have no complaints about the sound from mine. Nothing like you've described. I do hope that you get it worked out.
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Thank you! I'll let y'all know
ironically a semi audiophile on reddit did a full on rant today how the audio had too much bass
meanwhile reviews say the speakers sound good and have actual bass for once but the mids/high increase the higher the volume gets
honestly these are very good sounding speakers for a smartphone especially when i compare to my galaxy note 9
For me the speakers are great, I have compared the sound with the iphone 13 and I have to say the pixels are better, at least for me. I know that for some they have too much bass, but for me it is perfect
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I noticed that the sound quality of the built-in speakers is... terrible... to be putting it mildly. Initially I thought there was just a lot of bass but during calls the sound is very "sharp" but not in a good way, more like hurting my ears piercing. When I'm playing videos or music, not only is the top speaker at most half of the lower speaker's volume, but the overall experience is like the phone was dropped into a tin can. I already tried Wavelet to balance the speakers but the sound quality still is abysmal. My 3.5 year-old S9+ outperforms the 6Pro by far. The little things that bother me with this phone keep adding up and I'm not sure how many more I can take. At least the call quality should be OK, right?
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I don't know how good the S9+ sounds, never had one. What I can tell is that the P6 Pro sounds good, it has a slight imbalance between top and bottom, but in terms of clarity and bass, it's a good sounding phone speaker. So either your expectations are extraodinary, or your device is defective. Best go to the place where you bought it and ask that the store rep compares the sound of your phone to one that they have on display, that way you can quickly find out if your device has a defect.
Thank you all! Is there a good app or sound piece that I can use to test?
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I don't know how good the S9+ sounds, never had one. What I can tell is that the P6 Pro sounds good, it has a slight imbalance between top and bottom, but in terms of clarity and bass, it's a good sounding phone speaker. So either your expectations are extraodinary, or your device is defective. Best go to the place where you bought it and ask that the store rep compares the sound of your phone to one that they have on display, that way you can quickly find out if your device has a defect.
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I wanted to go to the local Betsy Buy (bought it online through BB) but it's not available there. Not sure they could give me a device to compare mine to
I honestly felt the same way comparing the 6P to my 2 XL. the 6P sounds rather flat and unbalanced. Much prefer the older device.
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I honestly felt the same way comparing the 6P to my 2 XL. the 6P sounds rather flat and unbalanced. Much prefer the older device.
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Wow really? You have them side by side and compared? I ask because my 4 XL was definitely better than my 2 XL and the 6 Pro is definitely louder and has more range than my 4 XL at all volume increments. I agree it's ever so slightly louder on the bottom speaker than the ear piece one but it's not horrible.
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Wow really? You have them side by side and compared? I ask because my 4 XL was definitely better than my 2 XL and the 6 Pro is definitely louder and has more range than my 4 XL at all volume increments. I agree it's ever so slightly louder on the bottom speaker than the ear piece one but it's not horrible.
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I checked out the demo models at best buy both the 6 and pro. I will say at max volume the new devices are cleaner sounding.
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I checked out the demo models at best buy both the 6 and pro. I will say at max volume the new devices are cleaner sounding.
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Yeah in your home or reasonably quieter area than Best Buy, the difference is very noticeable. I keep all my sound volumes a little lower than my 4 XL settings because it's that much louder.
Curious as to your thoughts on Bluetooth audio quality on the new Pixels? Pro and non-pro (I have the 6 pro)
I have read a variety of issues elsewhere from poor AAC to LDAC only supporting the 330 option etc. I have B&W PX7s, Sony WF4s and Bose NC700s. It is hard to put my finger on it but my overall feeling is that for all 3 of them the sound quality from the Pixel is sub-par. The PX7s and WF4s sound better on my older Samsung S20 and the Bose sound way better on my iPhone (yes I have a lot of phones!) The PX7s use APTX-HD which should be fixed and ther S20 only supports standard APTX too.
My testing has not been scientific and I could be wrong but I am just getting the sense that something is not quite right on the Bluetooth side, curious as to how other Pixel 6 owners feel?
Have you tried playing with developers settings regarding Bluetooth? I was scrolling through them this morning and saw some options
I had a tweak with the LDAC settings but they never stick. Not much you can do for APTX.
I use Soundcore Liberty 2 on mine and think it sounds lovely, that said i am of an age where you're half deaf to start with.
Have the Anker Life Q35 here. On my Oneplus 6T the sound was VERY tight, crisp and clear with LDAC. On my P6P it sounds a bit muddy. Haven't tried any other pairs yet but the last few Pixels I have played eith all had Bluetooth "struggles" I would say.
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Have the Anker Life Q35 here. On my Oneplus 6T the sound was VERY tight, crisp and clear with LDAC. On my P6P it sounds a bit muddy. Haven't tried any other pairs yet but the last few Pixels I have played eith all had Bluetooth "struggles" I would say.
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Muddy is a good way to describe it