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 Honor 9's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
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I don't know which topic to put this in but I have some complainings about the vibrations of the device especially for notifications.
I found that the vibrations on my Honor 9 are quite weak and are unnoticable if I carry my phone in my pocket, I always use my phone in silent mode so vibrations are quite important to me.
The duration of the vibrations in the general messenger app are OK, but the duration of vibrations of facebook messenger isn't even 0,5s and at a weak intensity.
My old device (Samsung galaxy j5 2015) had much better vibrations intensity and vibrates 2x (bzz bzz..) at every notification and my Honor 9 only vibrates once which makes it unnoticable when you have you're phone in the pocket.
I downloaded an app called "good vibrations" which makes you able to costumize vibrations for every single app on your phone. It does the job quite well and it does improve the use a little bit but it's still unnoticable in my pocket.
I wish Huawei had some settings where you can costumize your vibrations by standard, or had a stonger motor inside.
Interesting is the vibration motor in the Honor 9 that weak?
iceepyon said:
Interesting is the vibration motor in the Honor 9 that weak?
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I don't know but it is weak compared to all my old samsung devices. But the app "good vibrations" helps alot.
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I don't know but it is weak compared to all my old samsung devices. But the app "good vibrations" helps alot.
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It could be due to the fact that it is placed in a bad spot.
A little better than honor 8 but just the same volume.
Loud enough for me..
Crystal and strong. is a very good!
Sound quality (Headphones output) is really good, i recommend using some players like AIMP...But thing that disappoint me is the output power! With 3D audio off, equ flat, it outputs like ~0.130v rms haha, so lame for a phone in this price range ( my old lumia 630 was giving 0.5v at 1khz,)
If you are lover of louder music, you should get some 16ohm HP with >100db/mw sensitivity or HP amp for pushing higher impedance...
The phone sounds decent on speakerphone. No complaints at all.
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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 2's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
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It's normal.. For me sound is quite low on outdoors..
For me its way too low outdoors, i can barely hear it ringing.
surprisingly better than most others
i hear it ringing even outdoors, and the quality of conversations is quite good and loud.
the problem is with the microphone while making a video. VERY VERY weak and low quality. WHY LIKE THIS?
Phone speakers are really louder as of One+1. That little bast*rd is louder than my laptop speakers!
In front of OPO, OPT speakers are very very worse: while on Waze, I can hear difficultly traffic hints. Also ringer is too low.
Yes I totally agree. Speaker is not the strong point on this phone. I can hardly hear anytime I am outdoors. With or without MAX audio setup. I hope with future ROMS they can tweak the speakers a bit.
very low for me...
It's way too low for me when I'm outside. Can't even hear the other person. Wasn't this way with OPO.
Speakerphone seems to be OK though.
speaker...
i find the speaker to not be very clear when i use speaker phone. expected better with a nearly $400 phone.
The speaker phone is the worst part of this phone IMO
Not good to be anywhere near other flagship's
it seems speaker would blow-off on full volume. and if lowered, u need to concentrate on the talks
Do you guys use the audio tuner thing by oneplus, that seems to make the volume louder for me.
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 XL's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
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Coming from the Moto X PE the one speaker at the bottom sounds so sad. I also am having to train myself not to cover it up on accident. For me it is way to quiet or too loud.
Coming from a Galaxy S6, the speaker on the Pixel is significantly louder and clear. I have not been jaded by an HTC set of speakers so I might be in the minority that thinks the Pixel speaker is great.
Coming from N6, I was worried that the XL's speaker will not be as loud. I can confirm that it is as loud, if not slightly louder, but the dual speakers on the N6 has more depth. Overall, I am not as worried as before.
The quality is good, could be louder.
The sound on my end is great, the people on the other end say it's muffled at times. Since I use speaker all day for conference calls I will have to return the Pixel XL
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Coming from N6, I was worried that the XL's speaker will not be as loud. I can confirm that it is as loud, if not slightly louder, but the dual speakers on the N6 has more depth. Overall, I am not as worried as before.
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This makes me feel better since I am coming from a N6 and absolutely love the speakers. I'm going to miss FFS, but at least a quality sound will comfort me.
Not loud enough...and sounds bad in comparison to other phones i've had in the past (even single speaker ones)
Speaker is pretty bad as far as media/games is concerned. RIP stereo. It's good for normal notifications though.
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Not loud enough...and sounds bad in comparison to other phones i've had in the past (even single speaker ones)
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You keep badmouthing the phone yet provide no information for comparison. What other phones have you had, even single speaker ones, that sound better?
This is very subjective anyway
My comparison is with the 6p. Single speaker comparison is the lg g3. The speaker is not terrible on the pixel, but just not as good as one would expect in such a high priced phone. Also, the placement is horrid since you accidentally keep blocking it while watching videos of playing games in landscape.
But otherwise, a fantastic phone which really define what great software and hardware can achieve
Its ok. Not nexus 6 good ofcourse. Its nice for notifications
I made a video comparison between the speakers on the Nexus 6p and the Google Pixel XL. Check it out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg12X1OWG1M
I typically run the phone through bluetooth when listening to music, however I must say that when watching videos I, like others have said, block the speaker. Coming from a Moto X Pure I don't think the speaker on the Pixel is quite as good. It's not bad per se, but I don't need the speaker to be spectacular when watching a video. Notification sounds are plenty loud for me. I haven't used the speaker phone option much, but when I have it has been fine.
I find the single speaker avg. I sometimes cover the speaker with a pinky or palm by accident and muffles just a slight flaw but not a deal breaker.
RIP my Nexus 6's front facing speakers. This is my only major gripe with this phone so far. So disappointing. Front facing speakers should be standard.
Max volume loudness seems about the same as my 6P. My 6P gets crackly at max volume, while the XL does not. Definitely less bass on the XL though.
Coming from the N6 it is not really a fair comparison because the stereo front firing was louder and clearer to me.
The Pixel XL speaker sounds OK and perfectly acceptable for notification. It would have been better if the earpiece was also used as a speaker and the location of the bottom firing speaker flipped with the mic for media.
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It sounds deeper than my note 7 did. I like it better. The only issue I'm having is my notification tones seem to only be about 2/3 the volume they should be. Example is, if I go to Zedge and preview a notification tone, it sounds fine. Set it as notification sound, and it's only about 2/3 of the volume it was in the preview. I have everything I can find turned to the max. Idk.
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Coming from the Moto X PE the one speaker at the bottom sounds so sad. I also am having to train myself not to cover it up on accident. For me it is way to quiet or too loud.
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Ditto to this. MXPE spoiled me in sound quality. Why doesn't every phone have front facing speakers? We certainly got the bezel for it...
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 XL's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
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It doesnt seem loud. Comparing my iphone 7+ its lack of bass.
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It doesnt seem loud. Comparing my iphone 7+ its lack of bass.
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I don't follow. The iPhone lacks bass? Or the Pixel? And how are you reviewing a phone that isn't out yet?
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I don't follow. The iPhone lacks bass? Or the Pixel? And how are you reviewing a phone that isn't out yet?
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I went to verizon to check out the demo. Pixel lacks bass.
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jtwlbz said:
I went to verizon to check out the demo. Pixel lacks bass.
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thats pretty disappointing if it lacks bass. sure they're both front firing speakers but if the quality of the audio is subpar whats the point? would rather have less bezel in that case.
I went to Verizon today and sampled making sure the settings were maxed out and it contributed to my order cancellation.\
Weak, anemic, pitiful is all I can say.
It seems the idea of two speakers is all they have going for it.
I had a bad feeling viewing the release presentation. It sounded canned. Good Luck All.
I went by Verizon today and check one out. Listen to music full blast and it was plenty loud for my ears.
Went to the Verizon store today to finally check out the XL 2 in person only to find the display model battery dead due to a bad Verizon cable charger not working ? I did get to play with the regular Pixel 2 though. I turned the speaker up but it honestly did not seem loud. Actually felt like my Pixel XL speaker was much louder but I did not really test it properly so I'm still patiently waiting for these full reviews. My pre-ordered XL 2 should be here by Oct 30 and I am no doubt still excited about my purchase. Although the battery was dead the XL 2 looked and felt nice in my hand. The Pixel 2 does have some bezels however it's still a great phone! To be honest I love the size of the regular Pixel but like the bigger screen of the XL.
I checked one out at a V store this past weekend. Felt nice in the hand. Stereo sound was good but the loudness wasn't there. I mostly need loud in the car when using Google maps and after testing youtube out in the store then going out to the car and blasting the 7+ there was a noticeable difference. The 7+ is a lot louder. The front facing stereo speakers were noticeable with left/right sound but for my purposes I need more overall loudness. I'm afraid I would have the Pixel 2 XL cranked all the way all the time.
Well I guess we'll have to wait for ARISE sound mod, hopefully that will fix that
Maybe THIS video could be a reference.
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Maybe THIS video could be a reference.
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iPhone 8 easy win..
Front firing would make sense to be quieter vs bottom firing laying flat on a table.
The sound can bounce off a large solid area with bottom firing.
But the db range is clearly wider on the iPhone.
What people are calling quieter is actually just dull sound.
He really doesn't know much about audio but the clip helps. Thanks for posting.
Btekt comparison on youtube
Pixel 2 XL vs iPhone 8 Plus speaker comparison
The speakers are a huge plus for me. Not as loud as my 6P, but more clear and bass-y than they were. Still not perfect, but better than any other phone I've owned so I can't complain.
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The speakers are a huge plus for me. Not as loud as my 6P, but more clear and bass-y than they were. Still not perfect, but better than any other phone I've owned so I can't complain.
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How's the audio through headphones using stock eq?
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How's the audio through headphones using stock eq?
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Yeah, I would like to know that too, Pixel was OK-ish, not as loud s the Nexus 6
Once we get the phone, we can always go in (root) and change the audio level file.
Yeah I think it's fine. Once we get root , can use arise to increase speaker vokume
It's kinda like taking the average crappy bottom firing speaker and putting it in the front... With an additional one.. Not great. Not that good either. My pixel OG has a better, fuller sounding bottom firing speaker. They should have used two of those on the new pixel.
An interesting side effect is that you can feel the whole screen vibrating when the speaker is playing. It's too bad they can't use the display as a woofer.
Just ok: the iPhone 8 has better sounding stereo speakers. The Pixel 2 XL lack bass.
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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 S9+'s speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
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Hey, l have tried but sadly it’s not up to my consideration. Sorry ?.
Went into the T-Mobile Store and saw the display unit.
I played YouTube videos comparing the sound next to my iPhone X. The introduction of stereo speakers is finally here for Galaxy users!!!
But quickly, I realized the X was louder , BUT! the Galaxy sounded more RICH and tuned correctly.
The iPhone X speakers were so loud that it shakes the device like bass.
I just think is a huge improvement, and moreover, speakers sound really nice.
I never buy any phone with no dual speakers, and I have to say I'm pretty impressed with these ones.
I'm coming from Axon 7, Mate 9 Pro, Pixel 2 XL and last one was U11+, and I can say these speakers are in pair with all of those phones, because this will be my first Samsung ever.
I wasn't too confident at first when I found out that it will use the ear speaker as the second audio source but indeed a very good job made by Samsung here. Loud and clear. No distortions and a nice active bass effect.
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The speakers are loud enough and when Dolby Atmos is setup and a stereo video or songs is played the stereo effect is great
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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 S9+'s speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
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The sound clarity of S9 plus is good.
During a speakerphone conversations does the phone use stereo speakers too ?
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I notice very poor sound calls in the pocket, in videos or music is ok, but notifications and calls in the pocket is very low, compared with my s8 plus.
Same here.
I have same issue im. My 2 s9+.
Did u fix it?
so the sound is average all seem to say for now.
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I notice very poor sound calls in the pocket, in videos or music is ok, but notifications and calls in the pocket is very low, compared with my s8 plus.
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Flip your phone upside down in your pocket. The top speaker faces toward you, but the bottom speaker faces out the bottom.
If you put your phone in your pocket upside-down, it'll have a clear shot to your ear.
Factory sound quality is great and yes once its enhanced with Dolby Atmos it is very stunning. I am enjoying My T-Mobile S9+ on Metro PCS
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Dolby atmos is far an beyond the normal sound it gives it the extra clarity the music or movie needs
yup, for those worried that it's not loud enough, it gets a lot louder when you turn on Dolby Atmos
does the body rattles/vibrates when playing audio via speakers?
Yes when you turn the volume all the way up, but it's not as bad as on the Galaxy S10 for example. I can live with it.
I think a lot of the newer phones I rate to some extent at higher volumes. I know the newer LG phones have a resonance chamber as does the Oneplus 6T. In general though, I think it just from better speakers and the tuning they do for the sound on newer phones.