Well im on verizon and in DESPERATE need upgrade from my tbolt. I am really interested in the one x but verizon isnt going to offer it. In fact the only thing that seems worth it on verizon is the s3. Ive looked for revies but can find any that compares the Samsungs audio and htc beats audio. Can anyone tell me what they think is better for sound?
As far as camera goes, it looks like the one x has better/more features with its camera. Please correct me if im wrong.
the s3 will have the wolfson dac audio chip, supercurio a member here will work wonders for the audio.
check out voodoo sound on the sgs forums
There isn't much difference in the cameras overall to be honest (I have a One X, and also had hands-on the S3). In good lighting conditions the S3 takes slightly better shots, in lower light the One X does. S3 does better video.
In relation to audio - I didn't have enough time to properly A/B the S3, but the (international) One X SQ is very average.
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Hi to all,
I am just planning to switch phone and I am thinking of SG2 and HTC Sensation XL. Can anyone give me a better reason to choose from both of the new units. TIA
The HTC sensation is basically a HTC Desire HD with a new shell and paintcoat.
The HTC will have locked bootloaders, and s-on.
Beats audio is just EQ settings.
The SGS2 is still one of the fastest phones out, and has one of the most active subforums on the site.
TW4 isn't *that* bad, and its easy to just replace the launcher, whereas sense is huge, some would consider it bloated, and everywhere on the phone.
We also have active CM7 and CM9 development.
I would consider it a no brainer to get the SGS2 over the HTC, but you are asking in the SGS2 subforum, so what would you expect.
(ps if you do the get SGS2 make sure its the i9100 international edition)
Having come from the X10 myself, speed and smoothness was the first noticeable feature. And the screen...oh God, the screen. It is a massive transition from X10s crappy washed out screen. The Super AMOLED Plus screen beats mostly every smartphone on the market.The speed and smoothness has yet to be matched and battery life isn't bad either. Then you have the 8MP camera which takes some really good pictures in day light and even better pictures in macro mode. So if you thought the X10s camera was good, you're in for a treat.
From one previous X10 user to another, Galaxy SII will not disappoint. The only advantage in getting the Sensation would be Dre's Beats©. But who honestly listens to music through their phones speaker? And unless you have Dre Beats headphones then there really isn't a noticeable difference.
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Totally S II... the specifications speak for it self... way more awesome from X10...
I too had to chose between sensation and sg2 .... I chose the SG2 and I am happy i did
samsung galaxy s2 its amazing. just dont get the GT-I9100P version as i am finding it very hard to find a rom for it :L
Presently have a Galaxy Nexus & an S2. Both are fine phones in their own right but....
I don't think there all that good at audio reproduction..
I want to use my flac music files with kplisch earphones with Poweramp.
Can you recommend an andriod smartphone thats got excellent sound quality?
As the title says....I'm looking for a Smartphone for an Audiophile.
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HTC amaze
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a HTC maybe? they have beats audio
Sensation, Sensation XE, One X, S, V...
You should install Equalizer on whatever phone you get. It has a system wide EQ that doesn't require root.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smartandroidapps.equalizer
I'm not really sure what Beats Audio does, I imagine its just an equalizer. I imagine the beats headphones are a total scam as they are made by Monster the same company that rips people off by selling them overpriced HDMI cables saying they are somehow better.
Rezound or One X
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You do know Texas instruments bought burr brown a few years ago? On that note I prefer ti's sound chip over wolfson's slightly. The sound is cleaner and more balanced. The wolfson sounds great but has muddier bass.
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Any phone with Beats Audio (some say it isn't THAT good) or any Xperia phone (the Xperia P have xLoud + 3D Sound)
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I'm in the UK so it'd have to be a model that works over here.
I've heard that beats audio doesn't make that much difference & doesn't really improve the sound
Try the Sony Ericsson smart phones as they produce the best quality audio. Like Xperia, Walkman Live, etc...
Stay away from anything with beats. The headphones are overpriced rubbish (you have your own anyway) and the sowftware is just a glorified EQ which in my opinion is far to exaggerated and detracts from the sound quality. I'm not sure which phones have the best DAC chips but I bet it would be one of the Sony phones marketed for music playback. if you really wanted to figure it out you could go through each prospective phones spec sheets and compare the data.
Or you could do what I did and accept that phones arent very good at audio playback and get yourself a decent music player. i went and bought sansa clip which is so much better than my galaxy s2 at music playback
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Say NO to beats audio - it's overpriced and you get nothing special in terms of hardware. Almost every HTC's are SoC and are all the same with audio hardware.
I own HD2 and sound quality is very good, though far from superior. Some samsung's are good too, few motorola's have excellent audio quality.
I've always thought beats to be a gimmick.
Is there anyway of finding out what DAC is in a smart phone. I tried google but didn't get very far.
Whats the new HTX One X like for music with beats off of course.
Any other recommendation's would be cool.
Get the Galaxy S. Remember: only the original Galaxy S and its variants (captivate, vibrant, epic touch something). Its Wolfson DAC is awesome, it's even more powerful with Voodoo Sound. And with a decent audio player (like PowerAmp) = perfect.
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Get the Galaxy S. Remember: only the original Galaxy S and its variants (captivate, vibrant, epic touch something). Its Wolfson DAC is awesome, it's even more powerful with Voodoo Sound. And with a decent audio player (like PowerAmp) = perfect.
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What about the galaxy S Plus?
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What about the galaxy S Plus?
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SGS Plus also uses a Wolfson DAC like the original SGS, but not exactly the same one. Supercurio (Voodoo sound developer) said there will be no Voodoo Sound for the SGS+ because of that.
WOW. Do not listen to ANYTHING people say regarding Beats and HTC. It's just a terrible equalizer that bloats the bass, and shatters the mids and don't even ask about highs. To get straight to the point: no phone currently out is good source material. At all. You should get a portable amp, like say, the E7 or E17 and run with that. Beats is THE ABSOLUTE WORST thing you can go for right now.
That being said, I suppose the Galaxy S is best for your needs. I would hazard a guess that most Sony phone have decent source components in them as well.
Seriously can't believe people are recommending the One X or the Rezound. If it's just because Beats, that's silly. Has NOTHING to do with the quality of the source components. Beats Audio is a terrible program and nothing more (outside of the terrible earbuds and terrible cans)
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WOW. Do not listen to ANYTHING people say regarding Beats and HTC. It's just a terrible equalizer that bloats the bass, and shatters the mids and don't even ask about highs. To get straight to the point: no phone currently out is good source material. At all. You should get a portable amp, like say, the E7 or E17 and run with that. Beats is THE ABSOLUTE WORST thing you can go for right now.
That being said, I suppose the Galaxy S is best for your needs. I would hazard a guess that most Sony phone have decent source components in them as well.
Seriously can't believe people are recommending the One X or the Rezound. If it's just because Beats, that's silly. Has NOTHING to do with the quality of the source components. Beats Audio is a terrible program and nothing more (outside of the terrible earbuds and terrible cans)
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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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So far, I've found one concert recorded by a Samsung Galaxy S3, and quite frankly, I'm pretty disappointed in the audio quality.
youtube . com/watch?v=JIv7qyaZJlY
Compare that to the iPhone 4s - at a NERO show nevertheless, with even more bass (which is the key reason why some phones fail at recording audio, they can't handle the bass and the sound gets very distorted.)
youtube . com/watch?v=6VNFlCqEnKY
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing the phone, I REALLY want to buy one when it's released in the States, but the key selling point in my next phone is how well the phone can record audio at concerts. Maybe that video was a fluke? Does anybody care to chime in? Is there any way to get it to record as well as the iPhone, or the Sony Xperia S - which has really good sound quality as well?
Thanks!
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Just wanted to clarify that I have been searching the forums to not much of an answer, although I found these two posts which didn't give me any help.
forum.xda-developers . com/showthread.php?t=1684709
forum.xda-developers . com/showthread.php?t=1633685&page=2#post25655048
I alsoo ask aboute this question.
Yesterday I brought s3 and test sound quality and I am little disappointed aboute that that the phone who cast aboute 630 euros can record the sound beter.
Ok, I also have s2 and the sound in galaxy s3 is not that loude and is batter but low frequency galaxy s3 dont recorde at all.
I this video you will see difrend aboute sound quality of s3 and logitect web cam
Samsung galaxy s3 video and sound
youtube . com/watch?v=ZHUl-Shk8-Y&feature=plcp
Logitech C510 web cam
youtube . com/watch?v=ocf_X7SgLaE&feature=plcp
From what I've seen on youtube the s3 has a very bad mic. I don't understand why? Why would Samsung put such a cheap mic in a flagship product. This was a problem for the s2 as well and it's a shame that Samsung didn't bother to fix it.
Hello all,
When I got my HTC Desire a year and a bit ago, I got really disappointed with the Sound quality on it.
I love listening to music, and I think I am quite picky on the music quality as well.
Now when listening to music on my desire, I can clearly hear interference with WLAN/2g/3g, a bit similar to how it sounds when a phone is too close to a regular phone when having a call.
Now that really winds me up, as the phone is practically unusable for me as a music player and I am looking for a replacement.
Can anyone of you recommend me a Android phone with a very good sound quality?
Or is my Desire just an exception?
Thanks!
Well you can try Galaxy S with voodoo (slightly outdated but the best) , S2(Yamaha chips aren't that great) or S3 (if you have the cash:silly Nexus S with Voodoo and Galaxy Nexus are also exceptionally good. Some Samsung phones have DAC, but NOT ALL.
The new Xperia phones are worth a go, or do a bit of modding with the older ones to have the same functionality (clearbass, surround etc.) They have excellent sound, but it is expected of a Sony phone.
You "can" try out BEATS in HTC, though I wouldn't recommend doing so.
The HTC Desire is the exception for a high-end at that time, my Milestone XT was great.
P.S If you want more info go GSMArena and check out the sound quality section for phones in reviews.
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Hello all,
When I got my HTC Desire a year and a bit ago, I got really disappointed with the Sound quality on it.
I love listening to music, and I think I am quite picky on the music quality as well.
Now when listening to music on my desire, I can clearly hear interference with WLAN/2g/3g, a bit similar to how it sounds when a phone is too close to a regular phone when having a call.
Now that really winds me up, as the phone is practically unusable for me as a music player and I am looking for a replacement.
Can anyone of you recommend me a Android phone with a very good sound quality?
Or is my Desire just an exception?
Thanks!
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Real life experience: Galaxy SIII or Xperia S.
Ps: if you really care about sonic experience in your phone, Try PowerAmp (trial version/paid) from market, it gives the best sound quality ever even on a crappy sound-chip of Samsung galaxy SII
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