Sound quality improvement? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777

My old Captivate's power button has sadly died and I'm currently working on tweaks to operate my phone (volume rockers wake up the phone and the search button functions as the power button). I'm looking to upgrade to the AT&T SGS II, but there is only ONE thing holding me back - the sound quality. I am an audiophile, and I really like the sound of a Voodoo'd SGS 1. I've read that the 2.3.5 update for the international SGS II has really improved the sound quality. I'm truthfully not interested in the volume levels, as my reshelled TF10s don't need a powerful source to drive. My concern is strictly SQ-related. Is there a way to get the benefits of the 2.3.5 update on the AT&T SGS II? Or is there another way to noticably improve the sound quality?
My current Captivate setup consists of: Voodoo Sound, Galaxy Tuner (for the EQ tweaks, which do not appear to negatively impact the overall SQ), and PowerAmp (strictly for the interface, as the EQ settings result in very, very, very minor sound distortion, though the average user probably wouldn't notice even if they tried, but bothers me to death). Thank you in advance!

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I use stereo Bluetooth headset for hours a day (Motorola s305). I am not an audiophile, and never felt my cell phones had poor sound performance. I also had a captivate and was satisfied with the stock sound.
Currently things like voodoo are not on the SGS II. They weren't on the captivate right away, it was several months. I think you just need a little patience, we'll get those kinds of tweaks in due time. I am not a patient person, so I feel your pain.
I read in another post that CM7 audio is handled differently especially over Bluetooth. Supposed to be a lot better. That may be an interim solution until we get some tweaks. I have never tried CM7, never saw the appeal, whenever I look at it, its hard for me to get past the things that don't work yet. Does the captivate have a fully functional CM7 yet? When I left a month ago it was still a RC.
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quarlow said:
I use stereo Bluetooth headset for hours a day (Motorola s305). I am not an audiophile, and never felt my cell phones had poor sound performance. I also had a captivate and was satisfied with the stock sound.
Currently things like voodoo are not on the SGS II. They weren't on the captivate right away, it was several months. I think you just need a little patience, we'll get those kinds of tweaks in due time. I am not a patient person, so I feel your pain.
I read in another post that CM7 audio is handled differently especially over Bluetooth. Supposed to be a lot better. That may be an interim solution until we get some tweaks. I have never tried CM7, never saw the appeal, whenever I look at it, its hard for me to get past the things that don't work yet. Does the captivate have a fully functional CM7 yet? When I left a month ago it was still a RC.
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You're using Bluetooth audio, and thus, what you encounter and what I'll encounter will be different considering I'm using IEMs with a 3.5mm plug. And I know that Supercurio, the man responsible for Voodoo on the SGS1, will not do such a thing for the SGS2. Thank you for your input though.

I'm not quite an audiophile but the GS2 leaves a lot to be desired in the audio quality department. I was almost shocked at how muffled it was. I did some tweaking in the settings and I would call it passable now. Hopefully the impending 2.3.5 update will improve the ATT version too. Personally, it's not bad enough to make me want to get another phone or anything.

I see. Muffling is really the only negative you can point out in the sound quality?

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[Q] X10a or Captivate?

Hey guys, Since ATT just got the X10 I was wondering which is better. My contract expires in a few days so I have some time to see which I like better. Right now I'm using an iPhone and hating it. I want something with android.
I love SE, I bought an original X1 right out of the gates, so I'm leaning a bit towards the X10 but I'm seeing that it might not have any additional benefit over the Captivate other than the awesome camera.
Help please? I travel a lot and will be going to college soon so I need a phone that will keep up with me, all day.
why not the EVO 4g? much better than both, but if you don't like that one go for the captivate
ATT is the best around here. We literally get full bars everywhere lol! Ok, so that's one for the Samsung...
If you're going to be using your phone outdoors a lot, get the X10. Samsung has the better screen, but it's OLED so when you're outside, it maybe really hard to see. But X10 screen is good as well. If you're concerned about aesthetics, I think X10 is the best looking phone there is, otherwise go for the Samsung.
The x10 is a great phone but if the captivate is anything like the galaxy s then i would go for the captivate.
i am also looking at the two phone and also iphone 4 when my contract is expiring.
Things I like about the sony is the physical call and off button. Also, I think the phone has higher res camera and also 2 camera.
I think captivative overall has a better hardware: 802.11n, larger storage space, better music playback software, bluetooth 3.0. android 2.1
I know sony will upgrade to android 2.1 or maybe 2.2 and samsung is coming out 2.2. So I think the software is not a major issue now.
hard to make a choice between the 3 phones.
2 cameras on your x10?
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2 cameras on your x10?
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Once they reduce that capital letters SAMSUNG logo in front, I'll recommend it. But for now, I'll say go for White X10, cool design...
No its Super AMOLED and its very visible outside in bright sunlight.
To the OP, just determine what you need in a device and use them both in the store. For the record, the Captivates GPS is broken and there is no camera flash. The Captivate has features that the X10 doesn't have. However the X10 will receive some of those features in a future update such as 720P video recording and Android 2.1. The Captivate has these features out of the box. My advice is to do some research online and dont rely purely on our recommendation.
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the only thing going for the Captivate is the screen...and only when viewing media or playing games etc. As for reading text, the X10's screen is much sharper. The build quality is much higher on the X10 too, the Galaxies get scratched real easy, just read some reviews. For me, the Galaxy Captivate/Vibrant looks like it's trying to be an iPhone which is blasphemous in my opinion lol. Not to mention the fact that everyone in the world will own some form of the Galaxy in the coming months. So if you want to have a unique and very stylish device with amazing hardware, definitely X10 because after the 2.1 update (hopefully Froyo eventually too) the software side of things won't be any different...otherwise you'll be left with a scratched up iPhone wannabe.
Thanks for the advice guys. I played with the X10 and I was very impressed, I guess ATT only offers it in black (sorry man), but I agree it looks damn fine. The camera was awesome and the media features were great. But the thing that sold me was that everything is solid and doesn't feel cheap. Just like my X1i, everything felt good, not gimmicky like my iPhone or the Captivate. I asked the guy in the store and he said go captivate but I real liked the x10. The screen in the cap was almost obnoxiously bright and the icons were cartoonish and silly.
Now, my only concern is android 1.6. Rumor is it'll be updated, but for the next month or 2 can I survive with it? I used to be a WM junkie, but lately I have been spoiled by my iPhone so I don't know how android works :/
BTW, the north American version doesn't have 2 cams, only 1 and there isn't a physical call button. But atleast there is a camera button, I loved that.
well i do not know of any X10 with 2 cameras
I don t get this GPS problem, I dont have it on my Galaxy S, why don t you bring the phone back for repair? (or have you tried that already)
i guess I was wrong about the camera.
Based on what I read, 2.1 is coming soon and Sony may even jump to 2.2 but you never konw. Loosk like manufacturers are a bit slow bringing 2.2 to the market. it's quite surprising to see Sony has not yet release 2.1 or 2.2 at all because Xperia was out like last year as oppose to Captivative that was out reently.
it seems to me that a lot of these phone, the softwrae is wehre it sets one from another. Samsung did a decent job with captivate so is Sony. But sony really neeed to get 2.1 or 2.2 out so it can really take the power of teh hardare.
hiraj_panosian said:
I don t get this GPS problem, I dont have it on my Galaxy S, why don t you bring the phone back for repair? (or have you tried that already)
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Lot of people are complaining about the GPS problem or low build quality of Galaxy S
Lot of people are complaining about low sound volume in call of X10.
You don't have problems with GPS.
I don't have problems with my X10.
This means this problems are not there?
Well, I bought the Captivate on day 1. I had to replace it on day 3. I just returned it on day 29 and picked up the X10.
My observations on the Captivate:
Great screen
Thin design
Junky buttons (don't like soft buttons so much)
Junky PC software
Serious Lag and general OS issues
The GPS is currently broken (does not work 100% as it should)
My observations on the X10 (2-days in):
Great screen (once you disable auto brightness setting)
Great looking (IMO)
Great buttons
Great media player (on phone)
Great companion software on the PC
I haven't really noticed any lag (either on the stock or unbranded ROM)
The GPS works amazingly quickly and accurately
The bottom line for me, and the reason I returned the Captivate, is Samsung has no real history of resolving issues with devices once they are released. I am fairly confident they will resolve the GPS issue but not so confident they will resolve all the other issues plaguing the device. Random resets, inability to wake the phone from a sleep and mysterious shut downs all happened to me. I also had problems with the battery and I just wasn't feeling too warm and fuzzy about Samsung. It's a shame really, it could be a great device. They also used some abnormal file system that is apparently the biggest cause of all the lag on the device.
The Sony device, on the other hand, seems much better thought out and seems like it will last longer as well. The screen is close enough between the two (for me anyway) that it's not really an issue. It's nice having the light on the camera because I can use it with a flashlight app. The additional fact that the PC companion software is so much better than anything I've seen for Android is also reassuring. It seems to me that Sony did a much more thorough job in the R&D stage and Samsung just designed a product that looks good on paper. I am very glad that I returned the Samsung device for the Sony.
BTW, I am not a Sony fanboy by any stretch of the imagination. I just honestly feel like it's the better device overall. It was a very difficult decision to return the Captivate as it does offer some very impressive specs, but in the end I need a device that is reliable and works.
a quick question for anyone who has used both phone, how are the mp3 players on either phone? Can you import your itune playlist without any issue? Also, can you see the lyrics like what you can do with iphone/ipod?
I am considering consolidate my mp3 player (ipod touch) and phone so I am hoping for one that will do everythign I can with my ipod. I konw iphoen does it but I am looking for options.
I really like XPERIA, Captivate looks cheap to me and I don't recommend.. yeah Android 2.2 will be nice on xperia .. hope Sony updates soon
tuxStyle said:
Lot of people are complaining about the GPS problem or low build quality of Galaxy S
Lot of people are complaining about low sound volume in call of X10.
You don't have problems with GPS.
I don't have problems with my X10.
This means this problems are not there?
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I didnt have the problem with the low income volume of the X10 after the update .23 either...

[Q] Fluctuating/Auto volume issue

Since there's no Q&A forum for this phone (yet), I'll try in here.
I've noticed this morning, when listening to my music through my earphones, that the volume tends to subtly fluctuate - perhaps slightly reducing the volume on the louder parts of songs.
I don't like this (it's not even at max volume either) - is there a way to stop it? I've looked in the music player's settings and also the sound settings for the phone itself, but no luck.
This is my first Samsung Andrdoid so if I'm missing something common to these, feel free to hit me with the noob stick
You've got the SGS II already?
You are probably in the wrong forum, mate.
Nope, he is not.
Some lucky dawgs got it through P4U.
I got it yesterday afternoon from Phones4U, although I think I've sorted this problem out now. I think it was related to the bass enhancement setting, because I disabled that and it's not doing it anymore (or it's no longer noticeable).
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I got it yesterday afternoon from Phones4U, although I think I've sorted this problem out now. I think it was related to the bass enhancement setting, because I disabled that and it's not doing it anymore (or it's no longer noticeable).
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Big question how do you find the sound quality what headphones are you using? Thanks
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I'm using Soundmagic PL30's and the sound is great, although I did notice a bit of crappines when I had the bass enhancement on and turned it right up. Now I have it on Auto/Rock EQ with no effects - perfect for my needs.
I've yet to test the phone's speaker.
I don't have the phone and only played with android briefly before, but in theory, what you are describing is known as "normalizing", where the device tries to make the songs sound as even as possible. This results in capped louder parts and sometimes increased quieter parts. Is there any option like this in the equalizer?
May I say... Congratulation and I HATE YOU... J.K...
Post up some more details of what you DISLIKE of it so far
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I'm using Soundmagic PL30's and the sound is great, although I did notice a bit of crappines when I had the bass enhancement on and turned it right up. Now I have it on Auto/Rock EQ with no effects - perfect for my needs.
I've yet to test the phone's speaker.
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Actually PL30 are slightly bass heavy themselves and at best average if sgs2 sound is even somewhat like sgs. If u really want something better without breaking bank get brainwavz M1 or nuforce ne6 if you prefer boomier bass. This phone does deserve more than PL30.
PL30 respond very badly to presets on SGS1 as well.
Magically posted from thin air!
Aw, I only bought these a couple of weeks ago!
I'll bear your recommendations in mind though, thanks.
Actually, the earphones that came with it look better (not the awful standard things you usually get). I probably won't open them though.
Edit: no normalization option, Deathangel. It sounds ok now anyway
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r2001uk said:
Aw, I only bought these a couple of weeks ago!
I'll bear your recommendations in mind though, thanks.
Actually, the earphones that came with it look better (not the awful standard things you usually get). I probably won't open them though.
Edit: no normalization option, Deathangel. It sounds ok now anyway
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Awesome!!! Congrats!!! Hoping to get the phone soon here too. ready to wait though! Glad to hear that the phone has nice audio quality
can someone do the video about the box unboxing?
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can someone do the video about the box unboxing?
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Not a video but: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13255059&postcount=103
Audio quality is much better than stock SGS using Sony Ericsson HBH-DS980. Rocking to a few tunes before making up my mind on the quality.
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Not a video but: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13255059&postcount=103
Audio quality is much better than stock SGS using Sony Ericsson HBH-DS980. Rocking to a few tunes before making up my mind on the quality.
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Really? The Yamaha DAC that was included can actually best the Wolfson 8994? I've been torn between the SGSII and the Sensation for quite a while now. This tips the scales in the GSII's favor.
P.S.- How does it compare to an SGS with the Supercurio Voodoo mod?
It's very close mate. I haven't done a proper comparison between them but I get a full range from Bass, mid and treble using PowerAMP to listen to music with the SGS II. I'd say it maybe slightly better than the SGS with Voodoo if I had to chose.
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can someone do the video about the box unboxing?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKOP8u9Cy7w
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKOP8u9Cy7w
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I read your channel as Hemorrhoidsnet mate.
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I read your channel as Hemorrhoidsnet mate.
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I'm not Hemorrhoidsnet, I just found this video on a Dutch blogging site.
This seems the best thread to ask...
I'm looking for the best earbuds I can get for £30 or less (preferably less of course) for the highest quality listening. I'm hoping to use the SGSII in place of my iTouch since it can play FLAC natively!
Any help/suggestions is greatly appreciated!

Please be honest - How do you like your SGS2

So Im debating on buying the Galaxy S2 or the Atrix. Iv been a long time Galaxy S user (i9000 since the beginning) and as much as a disaster it was, I still held off and kept with it.
The thing I like about Atrix is gps works, super fast, (I never use GPS except for weather and I CANT see weather on my SGS cuz my gps doesnt work ) size of it, speed,
-Bad things are moto blur im not a fan of, bootloader locked (I have never flashed roms on my galaxy s, but iv done a ton of research and will want to in the future), no gingerbread
The things I like about SGS2 are unlocked BL (just like above), screen looks a bit nicer then motos. Gingerbread.
This I dont like - size is pretty big, and im afraid im going to be settling just like I did with the SGS
My buddy just bought the SG2 and says the wifi sucks, battery sucks, and the GPS still isent the greatest.
Now my question is, is this just a bad batch like the first galaxy S's? or is this going to be the future of the SGS2? To be honest Samsung left a bad taste in my mouth after my SGS
Wifi seems to have some compatability issues with certain routers and there is a bug for some people with battery drainage. So, as I see it, not the end of the world, but annoying for those affected.
GPS works fine for me at least.
Dunno which batch I got but I never had such a perfect phone before. Even get Gps signal indoors in 10 secs.....
Wonder why some folks here have so big probs ........
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Thanks for some of the comments guys, I know its hard to be un bias but im just trying to watch out for bad apples. The SGS was my first Android phone and it was great... for a while. I even went back to my Iphone cuz of the problems on my SGS (And im sooo anti Apple lol) and not to mention the 4 SGS's I had to exchange, what a nasty time in my life.
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Dunno which batch I got but I never had such a perfect phone before. Even get Gps signal indoors in 10 secs.....
Wonder why some folks here have so big probs ........
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Same here. no problems at all.
Sounds like a troll. The wifi is very fast, with great reception. The GPS takes a reading in seconds and is extremely accurate, and the SGS2 runs all day on a charge - unlike my last phone, I don't need a way to charge this phone at work. Beyond that, it is fast to use, has a camera good enough so that now, I have a usable camera with me wherever I go, it plays games and movies to entertain the kids when needed, gives me full access to the Internet everywhere I go and it has a reasonably good connection to all communications outlets - social networking, IM, and email. Can any of these functions be improved? Sure, but the overall package is probably as good as any phone on the market and better than best-sellers like the iPhone 4. At the moment there is no better phone on the market, and this phone will hopefully remain useful for much longer than the HTC Touch Pro2 that it replaced.​
I currently own both the Atrix & Galaxy S 2. I'm currently trying to sell the Atrix. My Galaxy S2 is the best device I ever owned. If I had a 12 year old child, I would give my Atrix to them.....IT IS A PIECE OF OVERRATED CRAP!!!!!
Get the SGS2, I couldn't be happier!!!!
Atrix, don't even think about it. I feel its one of the useless phone out there. I used it for some time. Screen is really awful. I hate to compare this with SGS1. SGS 2 is way up in the sky.
troed said:
Dunno which batch I got but I never had such a perfect phone before. Even get Gps signal indoors in 10 secs.....
Wonder why some folks here have so big probs ........
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Quite simply because Samsung's quality control is terrible. I've had four Galaxy S Captivates and they've all had issues to varying degrees. I'm seeing the same issues with the SGS II as I did with the original: blotchy screens, yellow banding, and GPS issues. I attribute the complaints of poor battery life due to user interaction (read: constantly playing and running benchmarks) so that's more of a wash to me. But the hardware quality control seems to be right next to the original SGS: in the gutter.
Battery life is pretty good, 100% at 8am this morning & its now 10pm at 68%. Used for about 20 mins of calls, a bit of web surfing, downloaded a few apps & some general fiddling about.
I've had no problems with GPS. Initial fix took no more than a couple of minutes & it has performed like a champ.
The wifi though does seem to be quite weak.
I don't care if you get the sgs2 or not but the atrix is a piece of ****. It can't function right without motoblur.
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Pretty tired of these "doomsday" posts with no general processing of the overall picture. This phone is fantastic, even with the minor bugs. This device makes the SGS feel like a beta prototype that should have never even been released.
Screen is gorgeous, web browser NEVER lags even when zooming/panning with flash on screen, GPS/Navigation is flawless, everything is just blazing fast with no hint of slowdown. So, if you think your last-gen Atrix is a keeper, by all means, keep using it.
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I currently own both the Atrix & Galaxy S 2. I'm currently trying to sell the Atrix. My Galaxy S2 is the best device I ever owned. If I had a 12 year old child, I would give my Atrix to them.....IT IS A PIECE OF OVERRATED CRAP!!!!!
Get the SGS2, I couldn't be happier!!!!
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I couldn't agree more. The Atrix had a LOT of potential but sadly was bogged down by a piss-poor implementation by Motorola. The big thing to note is: even though the SGS2 has superior hardware, it's not superior by much. Even this being the case, the SGS2's performance completely trounces that of the Atrix simply because of the optimization done by Samsung. I had one and ended up selling it because it just didn't feel like a next-gen phone to me and couldn't be happier w/ my Galaxy S2.
For me battery is great, screen fantastic, call quality spot on. in three weeks, no lag or crashing. Camera is superb, external speaker great. 2 & 3G sensitivity perfectly fine. 1080p video recording amazing. ummm...just trying to think of something negative..
I'll have to come back to you on that one..........
OP:
Many of the problems commonly found in the SGS1 can be cured with a ROM change. Darky's has been great for the GF; wicked good battery life (2 days), FAST and GPS even works!
The update fiasco that was the Galaxy S1 was (imho) due to the US carriers. The GF purchased her SGS1 from Telus Early Jan, and I installed Froyo that night through KIES.
Basically what I'm getting at is the SGS got a bad rap in the states, but I honestly don't believe the majority of the blame lies with the manufacturer in regards to the update issue. The GPS was fixable, but I have a feeling it wasn't fixed due to the difficulty encountered in updating the US versions of the SGS.
In regards to the Atrix, I am biased when it comes to Motorola as I owned a Milestone (non US, non CDMA Droid1). Now that device is a PITA as the bootloader is encrypted and Motorola has truly been atrocious with the updates. I would never buy an encrypted device after that experience, as I can't really update my phone on my own.
Moved to it from a Desire running Ginger Villain. Phone's great, screen's great, no problems with WiFi or GPS.
Chalk me up as another person struggling for a negative.
Just upgraded from the SGS1 to the SGS2, it's sooooo much faster. My GPS locks indoors WITHOUT AGPS (insight of a window maybe 8ft away), I like TW4 and the new apps, a good camera and the build quality is better than the SGS1 but..... it took me a while to get used to the new screen, at first I found the contrast a little odd and the audio is not as good as the SGS1 (with Voodoo) and may never be.
Overall though a great phone and a good upgrade to the SGS1, I think this phone will do well.
Had the GS1, only problems with it. Since I've got this one, no problems at all. Frankly, the only issues are reallyyy minor and the phone's speed makes up for it
I've also upgraded from an original Desire to the SGS2, it's amazing. The wi-fi gets one less bar than my desire but the speed is still 18mbps as it was on the Desire. Can't fault it tbh, awesome phone
I never use GPS except for weather and I CANT see weather on my SGS cuz my gps doesnt work
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Omg lol!!! Is this guy serious?
Go with a normal phone. I can see that you don't have the intelligence to handle a smartphone let alone SGS II. ...Unless you're Superman who fly to different cities every hour.

[Q] i9100 v. 19100g - audio DAC affect call quality?

I'm looking to purchase an S2, debating whether or not to get the i9100 or the i9100g. Overall, they seem pretty even, given that they both have pros and cons.
This is a phone after all which means I'll be placing and receiving calls and maximizing call quality is important to me. Reportedly, the i9100g has a better audio DAC.
My question is, does the audio DAC affect call quality at all (I mean native calls, not via apps like Skype)? Or does this only affect other types of sound, like music, sound effects, etc? If the audio DAC has nothing to do with native call quality, then theoretically, neither version is better or worse than the other.
Thanks in advance.
i9100G is inferior and has poor rom development .
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i9100 is way better
better chipset/camera/ screen everything
Thanks but I'm looking for the answer to my specific question - does audio dac affect voice quality (both mine and other party) in calls? It's a fact that the TI chipset has a different dac than the exynos.
Those generic responses don't help as I've stated that I already looked into the pros/cons of both models already.
Thanks.
Talked to someone at work. In layman terms, he said that since voice calling quality is relatively low fidelity compared to listening to high quality MP3s, the difference in the DACs probably won't be noticed during phone conversations.
Anyone agree/disagree?
Also, the G doesn't seem to be necessarily inferior according to some people. From what I've read, non-G has faster GPU, more community support, little smoother. The G has slightly better battery life, no color banding, less heat. It seems like personal preference to me. So back to my original question - if the answer was yes the DAC affects call quality, I probably would go with the G since call quality is important to me. Otherwise, it's a coin toss for me. I'm not a hardcore modder, the most I'll probably do is root the phone lol.
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the most I'll probably do is root the phone lol.
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Yeah right! Like after that you Will never try to flash cm9/aosp roms.
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Considering the RAZR MAXX, some doubts

Hi all, I have been an avid Motorola User. I started 2 years and a half ago with a Milestone then about 6 months ago I got an Atrix 4G. now I have to renew my contract and they are giving me the option to upgrade my cellphone. I can get either a Razr MAXX, a Galaxy Nexxus or a SGSIII for about 1/3 of the regular price, that would be about $4,000 MXN. It may not be so cheap, but I have the money and I am actually considering it.
Currently I have CM9 on my Atrix and what I do most is listen to music, check e-mail, browse the internet and about 2 hrs of calling per day. Since I got to have my 32GB SD Card, GN is out.
Since I do not really do a gaming on my cellphone nor any other processor intensive task, benchmarks are not a big concern to me. But I do have some things I'd like my phone to have:
Ultra smooth scrolling and launcher
Being able to playback .ogg and .mkv (it is important that it is capable of doing mkv smoothly)
Have the option to swith songs with volume rocker ala CM
Be able to last at least 1 day of battery (something I have troubles with on my Atrix 4G with CM9)
Have a very clear call, to be able to clearly and loudly hear the other side and have a good mic.
So how does the RAZR go against the SGSIII on that? I know that the MAXX is clearly a winner on the battery department and probably too on the call part, but what are your opinions? Is there a way to have the song change with volume rocker on the MAXX? Will it eventually get CM9, or is there a ROM with this feature?
Thanks,
Gustavo
Hi Gustavo, I can help with call quality and battery. Hopefully other folks will jump in to answer the other questions.
The Razr Maxx is a solid, reliable phone. It's one of few smartphones I've used that:
* Has never dropped a call
* I can always hear the other party (on calls) loud and clear
* The person on the other end of the call routinely hears me well -- no voice cutout or break-up.
Battery life is very good. I generally charge my Maxx every night but could easily go 2 days without charging. That's using 4G/3G cellular data only (I don't normally use wifi).
Hope this helps!
geekaren said:
Hi Gustavo, I can help with call quality and battery. Hopefully other folks will jump in to answer the other questions.
The Razr Maxx is a solid, reliable phone. It's one of few smartphones I've used that:
* Has never dropped a call
* I can always hear the other party (on calls) loud and clear
* The person on the other end of the call routinely hears me well -- no voice cutout or break-up.
Battery life is very good. I generally charge my Maxx every night but could easily go 2 days without charging. That's using 4G/3G cellular data only (I don't normally use wifi).
Hope this helps!
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Thanks! It is good to hear that, I am inclining more towards the Razr since I have heard there are some quality issues with the SGSIII calls.
I have Nova launcher on my Maxx, it's excellent! Battery life is out of the discussion, I think. Since you are not a benchmark buff, and are already on the Motorola boat I'd say get the Maxx. Got mine and only paid $600.00 MXN, my wife got the standard RAZR and paid $400.00 (They ran out of the Maxx variant). I watch a lot of videos, but never bother to see the type. For music I have Player Pro, love it though I wouldn't know about the rocker button function.
I have tried dozens of phones with the primary purpose of finding the phone with the very best outgoing call quality and microphone. The RAZR and Defy tie for the very best currently available, although I don't think the Defy is still in production. Samsung phones are without a doubt absolute crap as far as intelligibility at the other end goes.I have complained about this numerous times, obviously the complaints have fallen on deaf ears.
iolinux333 said:
I have tried dozens of phones with the primary purpose of finding the phone with the very best outgoing call quality and microphone. The RAZR and Defy tie for the very best currently available, although I don't think the Defy is still in production. Samsung phones are without a doubt absolute crap as far as intelligibility at the other end goes.I have complained about this numerous times, obviously the complaints have fallen on deaf ears.
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Thanks for the input, my dad used to have the original latin american SGS and the phone call quality was terrible, I wondered if that changed, but apparently not.
By the way does anyone know if there is a way of doing the volume rocker to change song thing?
i use a bt headset, se mw600
surprisingly, it is more capatible with the RAZR than with my old xperia,
since i never get the lcd on the headset to display song title properly.
the voice control is still a bit rusty, get confused From time to time, comparing to ios`s siri, but the battery really beats anything else.
sent from my fat RAZR
gusbeto37 said:
Thanks for the input, my dad used to have the original latin american SGS and the phone call quality was terrible, I wondered if that changed, but apparently not.
By the way does anyone know if there is a way of doing the volume rocker to change song thing?
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There are cm9 and aokp based roms for the razr that have that option.
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