Hi
I recently got a Dinc2 as a replacement for my previous, crappy phone and I love it a lot! Much better than my previous phone. However, only one thing disappoints me slightly.
I hear a sort of buzzing sound from the ear piece when someone speaks when I make a call. Is that normal or a common/known issue with the Droid Incredible 2? Also, I think (though I am not sure) that sometimes this buzzing sound is less and sometimes more. I think if I hold the phone differently or gently the issue is less pronounced.
Is there any fix for this? I dunno if I am being overly picky with the sound quality but I'd like to eliminate this buzzing sound.
Thanks for your help, in advance.
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Is everyone happy with the audio quality when making a call?! This is my first XDA phone and have been really surprised at the call quality compared to my old Sony W800i.. it sometimes feels a bit like I am holding a shell up to my ear!
Overall, even on the lowest volume it is still too loud for me, and the tone has too much treble in it for my taste. So does anybody know if:
1. There is a reg key that I can adjust to bring the overall call volume down?
2. If there are any programs that i can get hold of to adjust the tone of the audio when on a call?
Apart from that the Orbit is exactly what I wanted, just a shame at the moment I don't want to make many calls on it!
Many thanks,
Tom.
Mine was exactly the same as yours. I think you described it perfectly, it's like holding a shell to your ear. In fact there were times, I made a call, and didn't even bother holding it to my ear and I could still hear the person on the other end.
I don't have the Orbit anymore, got the Trinity instead, and I think call quality on the Trinity is much better.
You can try swapping it for another one, as you have 28 days. Maybe both of us were unlucky.
I don't think you can adjust the sound qaulity for the call. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Have already tried swapping for another one.. o2 were very reasonable about it however, the new one is not much different (although it does seem quicker than the first for some strange reason!).
Its really annoying, walking down the street and making a call is very difficult.. its almost as if the gain on the mic is too high and is some how feeding back into the earpiece.. which is compounded by the volume being too high and the tone not being great.
Its good to know I am not the only one having this problem however!
I would realy like to find (or develop) a fix for this as in all other respects this is the perfect phone for me!
Have been wavering between GN and Razr.
I like GN specs/look better. Battery life and voice quality very important.
GN wins on battery life because I can buy the fatter replacement battery - though paying another $60 to make a phone last through the day is irritating.
But what about voice. I actually make a lot of phone calls. Is the call volume really as lousy as made out?
And the speaker - can you hear the phone ringing?? My ears aren't greatest, but my Droid X can jolt me.
Looked at the Volume+ (Sound Boost) app by Meltus, but that only works if the phone is rooted!!
Really love the GN, but this sound stuff is crucial for me. Is the sound/volume good enough to actually use the GN as a phone?
sean
I use my phone all day for work. on my first conference call, the others on the call immediately told me that the voice quality was amazing. Apparently there was a problem with voice quality on my Vibrant but it's very good now. I can hear them very well also.
I'm on the Verizon version. So far, I'm very pleased with the voice quality.
Well just a couple days into my GNex but I can give my input so far. I also heard the complaints about the speaker volume being too low but didn't figure it would be too bad. I do have to say, I am a little disappointed with a few points:
-The speaker volume for calls is pretty low, even on max volume in a quiet room. I don't think you would be able to hear it very well with much background noise, like in the car.
-The in-call volume up to your ear is what I would call acceptable. It may sound silly, but you have to make sure you are holding the phone exactly right against your ear. It's so big and flat that you can't always tell if the phone is lined up right until you move it and suddenly hear the call much better.
-The speaker volume for other uses, like music, sounds better than for voice. I did compare it to my OG Droid by playing the same song on max volume. I'd say the GNex is no more more than 75% of the max output of my Droid. (And call me crazy, but the Droid quality sounded a bit better too. Maybe it's just because the speaker on the GNex is so small.)
-It really doesn't help the matter that the GNex's included ringtones and notifications seem pretty low by design. I'm gonna play around with loading some of my own and seeing if this helps, but with only the defaults you might be hard-pressed to find one that is easily audible without being super annoying.
-I haven't made too many calls yet, but I've already had two different people ask me to speak up. Not sure about that just yet, but again may just be making sure I'm holding the phone in the right position.
All that said, I really can't understate how great my experience has been with the phone so far. The screen size, color, and resolutions are really impressive. ICS is amazing and the phone is super snappy in response times. The regular battery has been acceptable so far too, but I wouldn't expect it to get you through a whole day with any more than low use.
While I haven't personally played with the Razr, I read plenty of reviews. Obviously no ICS for now without modding and I've heard the screen is really underwhelming. No idea how it's sound level/quality holds up but I feel like Motorola tends to out-perform Samsung on average on this point.
So unless the sound is an absolute dealbreaker, there's no way you will find me recommending the Razr over the GNex. Hope that helps.
seandarcy said:
Have been wavering between GN and Razr.
I like GN specs/look better. Battery life and voice quality very important.
GN wins on battery life because I can buy the fatter replacement battery - though paying another $60 to make a phone last through the day is irritating.
But what about voice. I actually make a lot of phone calls. Is the call volume really as lousy as made out?
And the speaker - can you hear the phone ringing?? My ears aren't greatest, but my Droid X can jolt me.
Looked at the Volume+ (Sound Boost) app by Meltus, but that only works if the phone is rooted!!
Really love the GN, but this sound stuff is crucial for me. Is the sound/volume good enough to actually use the GN as a phone?
sean
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Ringtones and notifications are fairly quiet. I loaded my own though and they are just fine now. As far as voice quality it's excellent for me and everyone says they hear me perfectly.
Thanks all. Bought the GN.
The ring tones are really quiet! Dl'd some others, but even with the loudest ring tones, the speker pretty weak.
I do love it, but not sure I'll keep it.
Thanks,
sean
seandarcy said:
Thanks all. Bought the GN.
The ring tones are really quiet! Dl'd some others, but even with the loudest ring tones, the speker pretty weak.
I do love it, but not sure I'll keep it.
Thanks,
sean
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An app called Volume+ will raise the volume. Give it time to take effect.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
kekspernikai said:
An app called Volume+ will raise the volume. Give it time to take effect.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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^This. Solved one of my two big issues with the nexus.
Hi Everybody,
is anyone else noticing the speaker grill hole aren't completely drilled through?
Also,
much more importantly,
is anyone else hearing a metallic grating noise when sound is played through the speakers? This isn't just high volume distortion, its constantly present even at low volumes. Very shrill, ratchety, and really annoying. Hoping to return and get a new unit if I'm not the only one with these problems.
aznsephyi said:
Hi Everybody,
is anyone else noticing the speaker grill hole aren't completely drilled through?
Also,
much more importantly,
is anyone else hearing a metallic grating noise when sound is played through the speakers? This isn't just high volume distortion, its constantly present even at low volumes. Very shrill, ratchety, and really annoying. Hoping to return and get a new unit if I'm not the only one with these problems.
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I can't speak to the noise you're talking about, but the speakers not being drilled all the way through has been discussed several times before. The speakers don't go all the way across, so there's no need for the holes to be drilled all the way through. The extra holes are just cosmetic.
So I have sensitive hearing and catch this sort of stuff but wondering if it's normal or some odd defect, despite everything seems to work.
If I open the camera app I hear faint white noise and it seems to come from the ear piece if I put it up to my ear. Almost like if you're on a call but no one is talking and you hear the silent ambient noise.
My only guess is either they seem to share some common power and the speaker is powered with the camera or something is funky on mine.
I did get on a call and open the camera app (it does it at that point still too) just to make sure both worked at same time.
It's not super loud/obvious but in a dead silent room is where I caught it and now know it exist ha.
anyway just wanted to see if anyone else could test that.
Put phone to ear like on a call, not you hear nothing.
Open camera app and put to ear and see if any difference.
Mine has the same hissing sound. But I had to put my ear close to the speaker to be able to hear it. I really don't care since I don't take pictures with my phone near my ear
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Yea I think I can live with it just wanted to make sure I wasn't some unique snowflake with this odd issue that later would turn worse because it was a defect.
I guess it's possible to still be one but not being the only one with it eases concerns hah.
Thanks for checking!
Yeah, I hear it too. Must be the OIS ? Probably the small electromagnets in there causing some inteference with the earpiece.
I have that problem too. when i open camera app or switching mode(auto to pro), it make noise and I notice that its camera aperture change then make the noise.
anyone know that problem? it is hardware or software issue.
It´s not a fault - it´s by "design" (why I don´t know thou). It has been like this for many generations of Samsung phones now (atleast S6, S7, S8 & S9).
Anyone experience a noise from the display speaker like a slight buzzing or hum during calls? It only seems to affect calls (not media) and only when my ear is positioned just above the exciter. MKBHD also mentioned this noise in his review. I went back to T-Mobile to listen to the floor model and it sounded clean. I also posted on reddit with other responding that their units had no noise. Unfortunately the store won't let me return it without charging me because none of the employees could hear the sound, or they said that it's too small an issue.
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Anyone experience a noise from the display speaker like a slight buzzing or hum during calls? It only seems to affect calls (not media) and only when my ear is positioned just above the exciter.
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I've noticed the same thing, sometimes it sounds kind of like static, but the rest sounds like a mild buzzing. I only notice it some of the time on phone calls. Do you have a case on your phone as well? Might be worth taking the case off and see if it still happens.