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Speakerphone (loudness, clarity)

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 LG G5's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
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The speakers are incredible! Surprised by how small and still powerful a speaker could be. At first look you are hoing to think "they probably suck!" but very soon you find out they are very bassy and clear

Much better than the Sony Z3 and surprisingly loud and clear.

igotroot said:
Much better than the Sony Z3 and surprisingly loud and clear.
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I came from the Z3 too! the G5's single speakers beats the Z3's front-facing ones anyday

hyperxi said:
I came from the Z3 too! the G5's single speakers beats the Z3's front-facing ones anyday
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OMG its so night and day. I used to have to embarrassingly ask people to speak up because my phone has volume issues. The G5 speakerphone and earpiece volume is refreshing. LOL

i'm glad they did not hop onto the water proof hype train.
even though you will hear some noise when you listen to stuff on max volume this speaker is performing insanely well.
sadly in gaming i tend to close the holes with my hand. i guess there will be upcoming modules that will boost the speaker even further.. keep in mind the speaker is part of the modules.

Very happy with the speaker as well. I'm surprised by how rich the sound is. This definitely isn't your average phone speaker.

Very happy with the speaker and speakerphone.

It vibrated in louder settings and made it feel very cheap I'm disappointed with LG with this! The whole chin chamber rattled. Volume and sound though was very good.

Its pretty good but at loud volume it does vibrate,
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Love the phone, but it vibrates at high volume. It's a bit like holding a jar full of angry wasps.
However I've now put the phone in a bumper case, and it's much much better..

I didn't think my G5 would have such a great speaker, but man I was pleasantly surprised. The speaker is both loud AND clear.

Agreed, really loud and nice.

i come from z5c and i miss its sound. maybe less strong but my g5 above half volume bar does vibrate and thus generating a loud noise. maybe a fault with my magic slot?

The the quality rocks compared to my S7. Don't expect wonders but i was really surprised.
Even better with Viper4Android.

When using youtube, anything below 50% is hardly audible. Is it just me or others are also experiencing such problem?
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shivaagarwal1 said:
When using youtube, anything below 50% is hardly audible. Is it just me or others are also experiencing such problem?
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Yeah i think thats true . But the phone gets really loud from step to step in the last volume steps . Loud enough . I compared it to my old Note 4 with Volume boost and it was noticable louder . So i am really satisfied .

One of the best single speakers in a phone.

Is it significantly louder than the Galaxy S7? How's it compare to the LG G4?
I went from an LG G4 (which has an amazing speaker) to the Galaxy S7 and everything about the phone has been a disappointment. I'm returning it and gonna get the LG G5. Does it have any bootloop issues? That's why I'm in this situation of choosing a new phone in the first place, and why I didn't go to straight to the G5. I dare say the G4 was better than this S7 (before it bootlooped...). Didn't realize Samsung took out the IR sensor or had such a **** speaker. Also didn't realize just how dependent I have become on having a removable battery. Speaker is important because I watch Netflix and Amazon Prime in bed with my fan on.

I barely use my loudspeaker but it already sounds blown out at 75% not happy at all.

Speakerphone (loudness, clarity)

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 Note 7's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
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7/10
It's louder then the s7 edge for sure. I will put it up there with the iPhone 6s plus. Not as loud as the nexus 6p but it's good considering its waterproof.

I think it's almost exactly the same as my old note 5, it might distort a little more than my note 5 but it's louder at the highest setting. Dropping the volumne down 1 notch fixed the distortion
Here's a video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv_q5ebyILQ

Worse than my Note5 for sure. Less bass. I put them side by side snd streamed the same music. Quite disappointed. Also in thr phone appnthere no more sound 'boost'.
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Agreed with above. Step down from my note 5. Notification sounds are distorted.

Better than my previous Note 4 that's for sure.
This could be more the placement of speaker (bottom, not back) but overall sounds much better to me.

I can go lower and louder with the note 7. A bit of distortion on the highest volume. Still better than the note 4.

Not that great. Sound is tinny like the device is underwater. Sound is definitely not as crisp as say a nexus 6p or a htc 10. It's disappointing, yet somehow passable.

To put it simply:
Its terrible, my note 4 sounds way better and the nexus 6P just kills it completely.
I expected it somewhat due to the waterproofing but a $1200 (Canadian) device should have a far better speaker than this.
I am debating returning it because it sounds so bad.
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It's the same issue as the S7's .. waterproofing makes the speaker sound like crap. Not much that can be done about that. Only time I use the external speaker is when I'm on conf. calls and to lazy to break out my ERA. The waterproofing is a much better feature in my opinion that blasting out folks around me.

All as well as to be expected from Waterproof
XDA_RealLifeReview said:
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 Note 7's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
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Owning the HTC M7 with Stereo Speakers then to the Xperia Ultra Z with Waterproof Mono Speaker.
I can clearly say that's it's a 8/10 for me. Loud, clear, not best sounding but kind of hard to achieve this through a sealed port.
Easy tradeoff any day, I use bluetooth speakers for this purpose. It's almost as loud as the HTC as max but way better sounding and volume length then the Xperia Ultra.

Haven't received mine yet, out of waterproofing it I still think that this choice of placement for speaker is VR headset sound direction related.
As everything is cluttered at the bottom might not be as good as my note 4 or else but I dont mind, bluetooth work i assume...

I'm coming from the M8, so I'm setting myself up for disappointment. However it's not that bad. the M8 was easily a 10/10, and this i'd say is about a 6 or a 7 in overall quality.
It needs to be louder, much louder. In a medium noise level environment I can barely hear the speakers when they're at full blast. The quality is pretty good when you can hear it though.

No aptX support...

Outside of wanting it to be just slightly louder, it is extremely crystal clear, sounds great, and is absolutely much better than most critics make it sound.

The speaker is not as good as my N4. The N4 was louder and being on the back it reflected off a hard surface better enhancing the sound/loudness even more. The N7 on the bottom is a downgrade IMHO. But it still isn't terrible. I gave it a 4 star rating. I have definitely had phones that were worse. The fact that this phone is waterproof makes up for the speaker being a little lower quality in sound than the N4 was. So overall still an upgrade IMHO.

Coming from a Nexus 6P, the Note 7's speaker is terrible.
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I think it is one of the better mono speakers out there - quite loud and full (better than S7e). With the speaker mod, it would be a blast!

inertiaholic said:
I think it is one of the better mono speakers out there - quite loud and full (better than S7e). With the speaker mod, it would be a blast!
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If it sounds better than the S7s then they must be absolutely awful..
Out of all the devices I have owned the note 7 has the worst speaker for sure.
Other than poor volume when watching you tube videos even ones recorded outside peoples voices sound like they are in a tin can...
Love everything else about the hardware but the speaker has no place on a flagship device of this level.
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I can go lower and louder with the note 7. A bit of distortion on the highest volume. Still better than the note 4.
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I can verify this claim. Good call mate.

Speakerphone (loudness, clarity)

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 OnePlus 3T's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
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Average. I find it lacking in vehicle at speed. I would think that in the year 2016 (almost 2017) that high volume would be an option on all devices

Same like iPhone , I got iPhone 6s plus and sound the same but one plus 3 you can go further +20 % but it will distort the sound , if you wish to sound like iPhone 6s plus go on oneplus 3t to 80-85% and it will be equal .

Anyone knows how does it compares with LG G5 speaker?
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My speaker can go very very loud. I was surprised since I come from a phone with dual front-facing speakers (MotoG2) and expected the sound on the 3T to be quieter with the bottom facing solo speaker.

Anyone used a Oneplus 2 and can compare the speaker with that? I found the speaker on oneplus 2 fairly low. Thanks

IMO the oneplus 2 was louder

Didn't use the OP2 but I did put the OPO side by side to both the original 3 and the 3T and the 3/3T were appreciably louder and without distortion (the two's speakers were identical).
I cannot possibly imagine wanting it to be any louder than that.
Clarity and audio fidelity, it's ok, not bad by any stretch of the word but certainly not exceptional.
Works great for hearing it ring and for the notifications and it's perfectly fine for playing games on the phone but it wouldn't be my preferred choice for listening to music.
IMHO the OPO's two speakers worked better for that, even if they were monaural.

Sound is louder than on Nexus 6P but is a little bit shallow. Overall not bad at all. I think it is even better than my note 7
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I have a strong noise at low volume!

Im kind of disappointed with the speaker.
Not that i expected much, im just using it to watch videos sometimes.
But its much worse then the speaker on my OPO, meaning that the OPO was much clearer and sounded more powerful with the same loudness.
Im tweaking the speakers usually with viper

I saw video compare speaker a while back on youtube. The result was the G5 / Op3/t/Nexus6P/Htc10 (clear but not loud)/Samsung 7/edge.
I think it was youtube by Jerome Otega you can check it out.
I have G4 it's quite good sound with loudness and LeEco Pro3 have top and bottom speaker so it's like front facing speaker but volume a little low.
Maybe you can try app from playstore "Volume booster GOODDEV" try tweak 30-40% or 50 if it's not distort. This make my LePro3 louder to my satisfaction.

Stock speaker is pretty weak. I compare it to my Sony Z3 wich has stereo speakers. Sonys speakers was pretty good but lacked in loudness. OP3T it is loud enough but quality is very weak in higher volume. I also use Viper to improve quality. With Viper enabled speaker quality is ok.

It's loud but still somewhat tinny. However you can fix it by flashing A.R.I.S.E. Deuteronomy with Viper. The file replaces the audio driver with another; even without tinkering in Viper, the speaker gets one notch louder (quite literally one volume click louder) and the overall sound quality becomes fuller. This is what the phone's speaker should have been from the inception, so it's a 4 star for having me tinker around (fine by me but the review is on the stock phone, not after mods).

yes I strongly agree with above comment and yes speaker have loud noise

so, what is the best sound mod for op3t?
viper or viper+dolby atmos or any other mod?
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It's loud but still somewhat tinny. However you can fix it by flashing A.R.I.S.E. Deuteronomy with Viper. The file replaces the audio driver with another; even without tinkering in Viper, the speaker gets one notch louder (quite literally one volume click louder) and the overall sound quality becomes fuller. This is what the phone's speaker should have been from the inception, so it's a 4 star for having me tinker around (fine by me but the review is on the stock phone, not after mods).
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could you share that mods links, thanks.

I came from Z2 and the quality is same or bit better and the loudness is way better.

Regionella said:
so, what is the best sound mod for op3t?
viper or viper+dolby atmos or any other mod?
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could you share that mods links, thanks.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...d-systems-auditory-research-t3379709/page2115
Download link for deuteronomy is in the OP
*Obligatory backup first before flashing*

Loud Noise Problem still with 4.0.3.

Compared to my previous device, HTC One m7, the sound from the speaker is terribly bad, maybe louder, but terribly bad.

Speakerphone (loudness, clarity)

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 S8+'s speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
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XDA_RealLifeReview said:
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 S8+'s speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
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Loud enough and clear enough for me and I'm hard of hearing or so my wife says.

Much better than tbe S7E.

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Loud enough and clear enough for me and I'm hard of hearing or so my wife says.
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What did you say?
Sounds like me and my wife. Thanks for commenting - I'm looking into a new phone, and appreciate hearing this. Seems like all everyone wants to talk about are the camera, videos, speed, how good it looks, etc. Reviews leave out how well it works as a phone.

See gsmarena review on loudspeaker

The sound seems perfect

It's the best and clearest speakerphone I have used. I even use it in my car in preference over the factory hands-free.

Played music using my S8 Active (assuming they are alike) next to iPhone X, the loud speaker of the iPhone X was way better.

Can't say is perfect. As ex user, of htc phones with boomsound, this speaker sounds like a joke to me, sorry but I had to say it. I also read that, the speaker is ****ty and will continue to be with the next flagships because it's hard to make good speaker with water resistance. So we have to deal with it. Also depends how you hold the phone, for example when I play games I don't have any sound because of the way I hold the phone hand is always on the speaker and I can't hear a single sound.

My iPhone 6 had better sound. S8 sounds small and tinny.
Try these settings and tell me if you like them more. Volume is decreased but sound quality is miles better in my opinion.

any idea what is the RMS rating of the speakers? will the S9 be better?

i don't think its very loud at all

Hey guys! Does anybody get any crackles or rattling at max volume when listening to a podcast or when using the speaker during a call?

awesome work

My experience with the speaker is different contrary to what most people on YouTube says. My S8+ sounds pretty audible even in relatively crowded places, sometimes I even had to lower the volume. Clarity is acceptable too. But it's not the best speaker by any means, just isn't as bad as what people says. Mine's Exynos variant.

Hii

Thanks!

My speaker seems clear but I do prefer the stereo speakers on s9

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Hey guys! Does anybody get any crackles or rattling at max volume when listening to a podcast or when using the speaker during a call?
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Yes i have same issue my laud speaker sounds crackle when i listen to ws vns, or watching youtube videos were people are talking.

My speaker is.. different than 99% of the answers.
Mine is actually amazing. Bass response is there, treble, mids, and it's pretty loud too.

Speakerphone (loudness, clarity)

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 Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
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loud and clear

Speakerphone is sufficiently loud. Lacking in bass/lower frequencies. Nougat update removed the audio wizard that allowed you to tweak the sound frequency bands.

After handling the phone in the shower with fingers with soap - not much - bubbles got into the speaker and after 10 hours it still hasn't recovered. Sounds horrible, I mean there's sound but it's distorted and I don't think it's as loud as before. Going to the store to test out a new model and if a speakerphone can't recover 10 hours after being lightly exposed to hand soap bubbles, then maybe this phone isn't for me.

For me, its good, sound is clear and for voice is just fine. Music/videos also work fine but sometimes equalizer doesn't seem to work that well. For the price, I think its ok.
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Speakerphone is sufficiently loud. Lacking in bass/lower frequencies. Nougat update removed the audio wizard that allowed you to tweak the sound frequency bands.
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I wasn't removed, its under Settings->Sound&Vibration->AudioWizard

Loud speaker is decent, but the headpiece is crap. I have mine on max, and often at crowed environment like restaurant, I struggle to hear. If it at noisy environment such as stadium or bar, forget about hear anything over the headpiece.
AudioWizard on ZE553KL is useless... There isn't enough step of EQ band to adjust anything really meaningful out of the POS. Don't get me wrong, I like my phone much more than the Samsungs... But the audio quality is something I tend to forget and will never consider to use as music player.... Unless you play games or watch supported movies, Dolby Atom is useless... Despite I haven't upgrade to Nougat yet, it a function I won't miss.