Hi everybody, I was wondering how is the call quality on the S3. I've been using HTC phones (S710 and Tilt2) for the last 5 years, and I haven't been happy with the call quality on either device, my old Nokias used to have much clearer sound.
josemald said:
Hi everybody, I was wondering how is the call quality on the S3. I've been using HTC phones (S710 and Tilt2) for the last 5 years, and I haven't been happy with the call quality on either device, my old Nokias used to have much clearer sound.
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From what i can tell its amazing. I can hear everything on this end of the call, if not too much, and the other person can hear me perfectly clear.
Thank you. It's very hard to find reliable firsthand info on call quality about smartphones.
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Thank you. It's very hard to find reliable firsthand info on call quality about smartphones.
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I second that. Would like to hear more users about the call quality and reception. Especially in comparison with other devices.
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I second that. Would like to hear more users about the call quality and reception. Especially in comparison with other devices.
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Well compared to my Desire HD, its a lot lot better. Even little things like when you press phone, it does it instantly instead of a delay before it starts ringing.
I can confirm the superb call audio quality. I had a HTC Desire before, which was always too quiet when I was in a loud environment. No problems with the SG3 in that situation.
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I had a galaxy nexus before the sgs3 and i must say its a huge improvement. I had to push the nexus to my ear to hear my girlfriend -_-.. Now its so loud and clear i had to lessen the volume xD!
I really like it.. Its like al the shortcomings of the galaxy nexus are gone and with free extra's like quad core.. BETTER screen without crappy smugdes in de back that u see if u scroll if u know what i mean. The camera is freakin awesome
So i went off topic.. all in all the phone has a very loud and clear soud for voicecalling
Thnx for the feedback. My Desire Z is perfect, but the call quality is horrible. It's not nearly loud enough. Glad to hear that it's way better with the Galaxy. Sorry HTC, i'll jump the ship for that reason.
aside from firsthand info from people who have just gotten the phone, there many reviews out already regarding this topic and all of them are in agreement that sgs3's call quality is very good.
i had a gs2 and 0 audio problems... now with S3 i have metallic voice when calling, solved turning off noise reduction. i'm italian, and other people here have the same problem too. dunno if is firmware problem or a bad unit.
my firmware is XXLE8.
Call quality is very good however several people have complained about not been able to hear me very clearly. I have had to hold mic pretty close to my mouth in comparison to HOX to ensure clarity when speaking.
Perhaps I have faulty handset, don't know.
I also have had people saying they can't hear me properly or that I am under water.
I have also noticed that the "startup" speed of the voice/microphone is slow... (if this is even possible) however that is how it feels e.g. someone calls, you say "hello" then they say hello? hello? then you say hello? then they can hear you, it's like sometimes they don't hear you at first until you repeat yourself.
in comparison with my Optimus 2x, the sound is far better, clear and loud on the S3..
Really better.
Ive got complains that i also sound underwater or "canned", i hear the other part perfectly but they say they hear me bad.
Hardware or software issue?
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From what i can tell its amazing. I can hear everything on this end of the call, if not too much, and the other person can hear me perfectly clear.
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its just amazing. far better than s2 and note. S3 is just awesome when it comes to call quality.
ergal said:
i had a gs2 and 0 audio problems... now with S3 i have metallic voice when calling, solved turning off noise reduction. i'm italian, and other people here have the same problem too. dunno if is firmware problem or a bad unit.
my firmware is XXLE8.
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Thank you very much!
I'm on my second S3 because of extremely poor call quality, and this one had it too. I could hear people perfectly fine, but people could barely hear me and the sound was very badly garbled.
Odd thing is that it only seemed to happen when I was home, so I've been shutting off every electronic device I could find to see what was causing interference. Strange thing is that I didn't have a problem if I was using speakerphone.
Anyway, I disabled the noise reduction and my problem went away!!
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Thank you very much!
I'm on my second S3 because of extremely poor call quality, and this one had it too. I could hear people perfectly fine, but people could barely hear me and the sound was very badly garbled.
Odd thing is that it only seemed to happen when I was home, so I've been shutting off every electronic device I could find to see what was causing interference. Strange thing is that I didn't have a problem if I was using speakerphone.
Anyway, I disabled the noise reduction and my problem went away!!
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How to disable it?
Don't forget that there are three different voice settings for the earpiece.
I disabled noisereduction and callers hear me waaaay better now.
Anyone tried noisereduction on and some EQ settings?
If so whats the best settings you got for far.
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Thank you very much!
I'm on my second S3 because of extremely poor call quality, and this one had it too. I could hear people perfectly fine, but people could barely hear me and the sound was very badly garbled.
Odd thing is that it only seemed to happen when I was home, so I've been shutting off every electronic device I could find to see what was causing interference. Strange thing is that I didn't have a problem if I was using speakerphone.
Anyway, I disabled the noise reduction and my problem went away!!
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Experiencing the same on my second sgs3, people think I'm in the toilet/bathroom. Exchanged my first sgs3 cause people could not hear me well (garbled, metallic voice).
Will look into disabling noise reduction.
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Sound recording quality is poor.
I love messing about with sound, and wish the audio quality was better for voice recording particularly.
I just wondered if I'm alone in this, but I have always found that my Galaxy S2 was never exactly amazing quality when recording audio, for example using one of the many dictaphone programs I have tried. I don't think there is anything mechanically wrong, there is just always a lot of background hiss the recorded words are fairly clear. I've messed around with all settings, and it's the same with the external headset plugged in.
I use voice to text software often, and I don't get as good and accuracy as I did with my old HTC wildfire phone.
With the wildfire, there was a tiny bit of interference noise recording on the handset, but it was virtually crystal clear with a headset plugged in.
Just wondered if anything can be done about this.
Also the hands-free calling is virtually unusable on my S2, people say I sound like I'm in a fish tank.
I don't think there's anything wrong with a microphone, using the phone in the normal way people can hear me fine, and like a thorough get fairly good recording.
I have to say is pretty much the one thing that bugs me about the S2, I wonder if it is a Samsung thing
Because I have their 5 inch media player and that give similarly poor audio results when recording. Though not quite as bad as my S2.
Your thoughts will be much appreciated
Good day expert,
I love Sony Xperia Ultra Z. But I found out that Xperia Z Ultra can't perform a good phone function especially the speaker. The sound produced from the speaker is really low and unclear especially during phone call. This doesn't help even I have put it to loudspeaker. I have adjusted the volume control to max. I barely listen clearly the others party conversation. I feel shame.
I even tried the setting of (Normal, Bright, ..., slow talk) but it doesn't help. I confirmed it is not my Z Ultra defect as I checked others Z Ultra at retail store. All have the same poor and low sound output from the speaker.
How to really enjoy such a great phone if the sound produced is not loud and clear?
The sound really not acceptable (blur and poor volume output).
Seeking for help from SONY and experts.
Here is how I've ranked the audio (headphones) performance:
1)Nokia Phones (N9/Lumia)
2) HTC One X
3) iPhone 4s
4) Xperia Z Ultra
in regards to speaker output, i believe because of its placement vs. HTC OneX, for me its an improvement
I hope there are mods to increase the stock speaker volume as well as beats audio algorithms for music because its lacking right now!
only dumb people can talk about poor sound from external dynamic on water proof devices. Sorry but I'm sick and tired of threads like this.
Sound through headphones is beautiful and very audiophiliac with ClearAudio+ (enable)
Try to change your build prop at system and see what happen. You can search for xda forum to see how to change your build prop for increase device volume.
But first you need to rooted device.
I tried, now better than earlier. And remember don't too loud
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I agree with you
the sound is very very very low
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You should have researched well before buying. Almost all reviews noted that the 2 weaknesses of the ultra are speaker volume and lack of flash. Most of us knew this and bought it, as this is truly a great device.
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ring_GT said:
You should have researched well before buying. Almost all reviews noted that the 2 weaknesses of the ultra are speaker volume and lack of flash. Most of us knew this and bought it, as this is truly a great device.
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I don't really know why so many people complain about it. It's pretty par for the course in terms of tiny "external" speakers. Fairly tinny, but loud enough to be too loud in a quiet room. Note that the volume drops by a large amount after submerging the device in water. You need to wait for the speaker grille to purge itself of liquid before the volume returns.
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Sound through headphones is beautiful and very audiophiliac with ClearAudio+ (enable)
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LOLZZZZ
disagree. you must not be an audiophile :highfive:
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corrado85 said:
LOLZZZZ
disagree. you must not be an audiophile :highfive:
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corrado85 please tell me my friend any other "phone" with better listening time you experienced.
Regards
avetny said:
only dumb people can talk about poor sound from external dynamic on water proof devices. Sorry but I'm sick and tired of threads like this.
Sound through headphones is beautiful and very audiophiliac with ClearAudio+ (enable)
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I agree with you 100%. I have no idea how anyone can complain about the audio quality.
The audio quality on my Ultra is great. The in-call volume is sufficient and the sound is perfectly good both on both sides.
I just don't care about the speakers too much since I use headphones. I wouldn't even think about the idea of using a phone as a "stereo" by playing music through its speakers.
The audio quality through headphones is great too. I certainly agree that it provides high quality even for "mobile audiophile use".
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I agree with you 100%. I have no idea how anyone can complain about the audio quality.
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I do hope the Bluetooth Headset (is it SBH52?) can keep up with the Good quality Audio... I don't want to plug in my headphones directly on the phone since the earphone jack's placement is awkward if you ask me.. It would be better if it was placed on the top edge and not on the side.
I use wired headphones, bluetooth headphones and headsets and stream audio bluetooth in my car. I don't really need or actually think that a phone's speakers are all that important so I am glad to have efforts focused elsewhere. I'd get a Jawbone Jambox or something similiar if I really needed good audio from speakers on the go.
I have a friend who has an HTC One and I agree they are the best speakers I have heard on a smartphone but I still think they are pretty crappy. I appreciate the speakers on my Nexus 10 but again I think it is a waste of time ever expecting good speakers on a small and slim device.
Errrr....
OP is talking mainly about earpiece volume. Maybe his choice of words is not brilliant but my god, people here need to read before jumping on him thinking he is complaining about loudspeaker.
From my Galaxy S4 Exynos, in your face.....
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Errrr....
OP is talking mainly about earpiece volume. Maybe his choice of words is not brilliant but my god, people here need to read before jumping on him thinking he is complaining about loudspeaker.
From my Galaxy S4 Exynos, in your face.....
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Well, I got that he was talking about the earpiece volume, but it also seemed he was saying that switching to the loud speaker didn't help either and I guess the thread evolved from there.
Anyway, a headset of some description should help in either case.
You're right though a couple of people did jump on him a bit harshly but it is pretty normal for people to get defensive about their devices.
kevincheong said:
Good day expert,
I love Sony Xperia Ultra Z. But I found out that Xperia Z Ultra can't perform a good phone function especially the speaker. The sound produced from the speaker is really low and unclear especially during phone call. This doesn't help even I have put it to loudspeaker. I have adjusted the volume control to max. I barely listen clearly the others party conversation. I feel shame.
I even tried the setting of (Normal, Bright, ..., slow talk) but it doesn't help. I confirmed it is not my Z Ultra defect as I checked others Z Ultra at retail store. All have the same poor and low sound output from the speaker.
How to really enjoy such a great phone if the sound produced is not loud and clear?
The sound really not acceptable (blur and poor volume output).
Seeking for help from SONY and experts.
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I dont mind the sound, but make sure your ear is over the speaker on top. Its a big phone if you go to the right or left it will sound muffled. Maybe you are already doing this but if not try it. Night and day for me.
Nio doubt quality is great but speaker sound is not sufficient, atleast you guys agree on this despite the fact it is waterproof or what ever!!!!!!!
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Only dumb people (or an average mature 6th grader) call other people dumb when they hear an opinion they don't like.
If the OP doesnt like the sound he doesn't like it. If you dont like a thread, here's a thought: stay the hell out of it.
avetny said:
only dumb people can talk about poor sound from external dynamic on water proof devices. Sorry but I'm sick and tired of threads like this.
Sound through headphones is beautiful and very audiophiliac with ClearAudio+ (enable)
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rockky said:
Only dumb people (or an average mature 6th grader) call other people dumb when they hear an opinion they don't like.
If the OP doesnt like the sound he doesn't like it. If you dont like a thread, here's a thought: stay the hell out of it.
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Noobs need to search before open the same threads every 20 minutes.
Example kids like you with 0 reputation trying to be smart.
I was hoping for some advice. I have received my Z2 today - the overall phone seems amazing, but the call quality through the earpiece seems really poor. There is muffled sound, clearly some digital background and sometimes it is quite hard to hear the other person. I have changed settings and sim (as I thought it could be static) but all to no avail.
Any advice I would be grateful.
I am with Vodafone UK and quality on my iPhone 5s was amazing but this is poor.
Thanks
nickhem said:
I was hoping for some advice. I have received my Z2 today - the overall phone seems amazing, but the call quality through the earpiece seems really poor. There is muffled sound, clearly some digital background and sometimes it is quite hard to hear the other person. I have changed settings and sim (as I thought it could be static) but all to no avail.
Any advice I would be grateful.
I am with Vodafone UK and quality on my iPhone 5s was amazing but this is poor.
Thanks
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Maybe a stupid question but could it have been the person at the other end's phone? Have you tested more than one call?
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Maybe a stupid question but could it have been the person at the other end's phone? Have you tested more than one call?
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Hi I have yes and called into voicemails etc as well. All the same.
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Hi I have yes and called into voicemails etc as well. All the same.
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Move the phone around your ear. You maybe positioning it too low.
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zodiac100 said:
Move the phone around your ear. You maybe positioning it too low.
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I have tried that as well. The calls just sound digitised and there is a lot of noise with the calls - it is louder than the voices themselves.
I hear quiet noise during call exactly when opposite speak...looks like speaker generize voice and strange noise in background.
EDIT: noise is present all time but when opposite speaks it is little louder...
cedropol said:
I hear quiet noise during call exactly when opposite speak...looks like speaker generize voice and strange noise in background.
EDIT: noise is present all time but when opposite speaks it is little louder...
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That sounds quite similar - but it is causing me not to be able to easily hear the other person.
Are there only two such cases? Should we exchange our devices?
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Are there only two such cases? Should we exchange our devices?
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No, mine does this too. I'm hoping an update addresses it.
I also hear a little bit of noise when the other person speaks, and the earpiece seems to not be 100% fixed and I can notice some vibration with loud sound (might be just my phone).
I love everything about this phone except sound quality that I found disappointing in general (earpiece, loud speakers, headphone sound...)
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No, mine does this too. I'm hoping an update addresses it.
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I hope that an update fixes this but it seems hardware related on my handset.
Called Sony - they know nothing of this issue!
I received my Z2 yesterday and I have absolutely no issues with my earpiece. Call quality is great comparing to my iPhone 5. It's nice and clear. It is also so loud that others (people around me) can hear my earpiece too. This is a first phone I had to turn down the earpiece volume down.
BTW I on Three UK.
Yes I agree. I love the phone but disappointed with the call quality. Im In the UK on EE.
One thing I would say I did notice a similar noise on my Iphone 5s but not as bad so maybe because the Z2 is much louder and clearer I am now noticing it more.
I dont notice it all the time.
Other than that I love the phone.
I can see that on very quiet places noise level is higher, on little loud places it disappear; could it be bad job of noise reduction alghoritm?
It is mediocre at best for me. Hissing and some noise. Same for people on the other end. AT&T here.
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I'm on Three UK and have not experienced any issues at either end of the conversation with the Z2.
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It might be network related. Please post your mobile providers.
No issues here on the O2 network. Calls are clear and noise free for both ends of the conversation.
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3 UK here,
Love the phone, no issues with call quality AT ALL.
Perfect phone.
Go to call settings then equaliser select smooth. Did same and no problem after that I'm on Vodafone UK.Hope this help if so please click thanks button
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When you call granny, does she keep saying "Huh?! Wut?!" or does the conversation flow pretty well? Rate this thread to express how you feel about the LG G6's call quality. A higher rating indicates that calls are clear and crisp, and that regardless of background noise, you can hear the other party clearly (and with ample volume) and they can hear you.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Amazingly, it sounds ultra clear and when I use it with my car through bluetooth people can actually hear me without me having to speak extra loud.
FREAKY STORY!! This is serious
OH, another crazy thing, using this phone with my car FIXED MY SPEAKERS. Generally my audio in the car played loud, but after pairing my phone and running music through a downloaded app it sounded kind of whatever.. just the norm. But immediately after I played the same song through the stock app and it was ultra loud, clear, more BASS, MID, and TREBLE, etc. After unconnecting my phone, the car now plays music at around the 30% volume level as if it were on maxium volume. Friggin AWESOME!!!! That's probably a freak incident that just happened and may not have anything to do with the phone, but it's been that way for years and the first time I used bluetooth in the car it fixed that.
This is the best phone I've used in a long time in terms of call quality. It is EXCELLENT.
Speaker phone goes through very clear as well. My grandmother is very grouchy about whether I sound muffled or "far away" and she has yet to complain... she is an excellent way to soundtest my bluetooth/equpment
But actually, mostly everyone has mentioned the phone sounding really fantastic when I call.
The ear piece is adequately loud but just can't get over the quality. I come in very clear to people on the other side, so not having to repeat myself as much. Just can't remember the last time I had this much clarity... HD Voice I'm sure helps, but the last time I had a great "phone" persay was a Nokia.
Clear and strong, on T-Mobile in Ohio.
My first LG G6 kept dropping network, and I would cut in and out on phone calls very often. I'm not sure if it was a Freedom network issue or the G6, but I've never had that issue on my G4, so I swapped out the G6 for another one. I'm hoping this one doesn't have any issues, but I also switched to Public Mobile's much better network now too, so hopefully no issues at all anymore. I'm very impressed by everything else, only complaint would be speaker phone volume is a bit low, coming from the G4, but the clarity (most of the time) makes up for it.
I'm om Fido right now and my call quality is terrible. I can hear people fine but they say they can't hear me. And it cuts in and out. Im very skeptical about changing phones because it seems like I will have the same issue. I will dig deeper and see if it's a lg problem or Fido problem
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I'm om Fido right now and my call quality is terrible. I can hear people fine but they say they can't hear me. And it cuts in and out. Im very skeptical about changing phones because it seems like I will have the same issue. I will dig deeper and see if it's a lg problem or Fido problem
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I randomly have same issue with mine but 1. It's random. 2. I'm on Verizon, usually never an issue. 3. Most calls are made to cell phones so it could be on their end
I fixed the problem and it's confirmed. I turned off voice over lte (VoLTE)
I will try that. I can hear people really well. But with about half my calls, I cut out for them. Cells and landlines both. Very frustrating. I have AT&T version.
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I cannot find the VoLTE setting on my AT&T version. Anyone tried adjusting the noise suppression or clarity settings?
Poor Outbound Call Quality!
I'm with Fido as well and I have VoLTE disabled since I got the phone (as recommended by the rep at Fido).
I have found if I have a case on the phone (any case and I have a few all of which are good reputable companies with excellent cut outs on all ports) I need to (almost 100% of the time) need to yell for the other end to hear me without cutting out, even that doesn't always work. If I pull the case off during the call they hear me fine (almost all the time). In all cases I can hear them perfectly.
This is driving me nuts as I always have my phone in a case and can't figure out what the issue might be. Nearest I can guess is that the mics do not like being recessed in the cases or causes weirdness that the noise cancellation can't figure out.
SOOO frustrating when a phone can be a phone! The rest of the device is pretty rock solid!
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I'm with Fido as well and I have VoLTE disabled since I got the phone (as recommended by the rep at Fido).
I have found if I have a case on the phone (any case and I have a few all of which are good reputable companies with excellent cut outs on all ports) I need to (almost 100% of the time) need to yell for the other end to hear me without cutting out, even that doesn't always work. If I pull the case off during the call they hear me fine (almost all the time). In all cases I can hear them perfectly.
This is driving me nuts as I always have my phone in a case and can't figure out what the issue might be. Nearest I can guess is that the mics do not like being recessed in the cases or causes weirdness that the noise cancellation can't figure out.
SOOO frustrating when a phone can be a phone! The rest of the device is pretty rock solid!
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Try to turn OFF both noise suppression and enhance voice clarity under call settings
I honestly hear people better when i call them with whapp, and they hear me better aswell...
Acutally if i am going to be honest, lots of people are complaing to me that they hear me but have a feeling like i am 10m from the phone.. So idk.
I had to disable all the sound "enhancements" to get decent voice quality.
VoLTE= Off
Noise Suppression=Off
Voice Clarity=Off
WiFi Calling=Off
Now, nobody complains.
I have people complaining that they don't hear me well. I have to press phone to my cheek :/ . Will try settings from above, and post results in a day or two.
I can hear them but they don't hear me
Help. Everyone says my voice cuts out constantly and they can't hear me on regular voice calls. On Koodo.
I believe kenweise solution to remove the enhancement is the right solution. By turning off the Noise Suppression, people could now hear me clearly.
All my friends tell me my pocophone mic quality is horrible when I call them like muffled and distanced voice..
dezzadk said:
All my friends tell me my pocophone mic quality is horrible when I call them like muffled and distanced voice..
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Seems fine for me.
I have similar problem with Microphone on POCO F1 . It works fine on Calling and PUBG, but works very poor,compared to other phone, in Voice Recorder app , and Video recording, and even voicemail on facebook messenger. In order to get better Sound , I need to place the microphone very near my mouth, or source of sound. I am not sure whether the microphone on all POCO F1 is like this , or it is just in mine. And is it a hardware or software problem?
No problem with me. Sound is good and clear and loud too (atleast for me). While listening in ear plugs also, it's good. I usually don't prefer too loud. So, yeah it's quite good for me.!
I don't have any problem with that. I live in India and I even talked to my friends in US. From my side everything is clear.
I also have issues with the microphone quality. Would you guys, who don't have a problem, try the internal voice recorder and let us know the quality?
When I use the internal voice recorder, the recording quality is so bad, that I am mostly unable to understand myself. This is how other people hear me, when I am using the hands-free mode on either WhatsApp or Skype, even on cell the quality drops a lot, but at least they can understand me a little bit.
When using another recording app, the quality is fine, so it seems the problem is not hardware related.
Yes. Experiencing the same thing. From what people have told me it is worse when I'm using the loud speaker. They say I sound so muffled that they can't understand what I'm saying. Not great. Does anyone have any idea how we get this sorted? Cheers
It is probably the noise cancelation messing with it. I think a lot of different xiaomi phones have mic and screen problems that not many will notice because I've seen many complaints for other models not just the poco. For some people with loud voices, maybe it isn't a problem for them and they are able to live with it compared to others with soft voices.
For my redmi note 4, someone from the community released a disable noise cancelation mod which can be flashed through twrp/magisk and seems to have fixed this problem. Someone might eventually do it for poco as well depending on who is part of the community and if there's enough complaints for it
This is probably new to people who are trying xiaomi for the first time because xiaomi brand seems like it just started getting popular with users in the US thanks to all the hype but it looks like only those on ATT are able make use of it due to limited bands
it is generally too quiet and too thin for me in the recording