I'm thinking about buying the ST18a Ray and was hoping that folks here could comment on the *outgoing* voice quality. The reason is that I do not have a a clear voice, it is soft and low frequency. Unless I have an exceptional microphone on the phone and a good compression codec, people have a very hard time understanding me on the other end. The two very best modern phones today for outgoing voice quality are the Moto RAZR and the Moto Defy, which I found after testing dozens of phones. The way I test is I call into a voice mail and record myself, and then listen to myself. Probably the worst phones out there today in terms of outgoing voice are anything made by Samsung, with the Galaxy S and Galaxy S2 being absolutely horrible. LG makes a few good and a few awful models for outgoing voice. Nokia tends to run middle of the road, though they don't have an Android offering. Apple Iphone I was terrible, Iphone4 is almost, but not quite as good as RAZR.
Can anyone tell me about the outgoing voice quality of the GSM Ray?
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i think you should contact with sony ericsson support for the quality.
they can be tell more than anyone.
raidxperia said:
i think you should contact with sony ericsson support for the quality.
they can be tell more than anyone.
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Are you serious? Do you mean call Sony? I'm asking for some first hand reports from users, not opinions of a marketing department.
last bump in case there's anyone out there that still actually uses their phone to talk on the phone
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Hello,
My Acer Liquid E had a recent battle with gravity and a sidewalk. Sadly, the Liquid was the loser. My carrier has a list of replacement phones that includes the x10, and I was hoping perhaps one of you folks might be able to give me an idea of how the x10 compares. I know, for instance, that the x10 has less ram than the liquid, so I'm a bit worried that I may notice a drop in performance. Is there anyone who may have experience with the liquid who would be able to comment?
Also, how is the build quality? And sound quality? Would you recommend this handset?
Thanks in advance
As we hve got the x10 GB update ,its not that laggy.U can try custom ROM which has no lag what so ever..
Music sound quality is good.
One of the best phone camera.
I would recommend u to go for it.
get something newer; the x10 is outdated now. there are cheaper android phones that are better. e.g in australia; the lg optimus black is on a $25 plan while the samsung galaxy s is on the $29 plan. u can also get 2 samsung galaxy s2' s on a $85 plan lols.
OT: to answer your question; yes the x10 is better than the acer
BUT other options have superseded it in terms of performance and value
Thanks for the advice. Sadly, my choices are currently limited. My carrier offers only specific phones for their handset replacement plan:
X10, Del Streak, Nokia E5, LG 60, Nokia N97, Motorola Quench, Samsung Wave, Blackberry 9300 or 9800, and iphone 3G. Not a lot of options until I'm ready for a renewal. Not sure why it's limited to these phones only, but unless I'm willing to pay full price, these are my only offerings. (April 2012, I'll be trading up )
I'd say go for the x10, it seems to be the best option there, unless your into 5in screens (dell streak )
With the new gingerbread out, there is virtually no lag at all!
Display, sound and build quality are great. Battery life is good. One thing you should be aware of however, the in call volume is unusually low, its hard to hear who you're talking to in loud environments.
Plus its virtually impossible to brick
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Frosty666 said:
I'd say go for the x10, it seems to be the best option there, unless your into 5in screens (dell streak )
With the new gingerbread out, there is virtually no lag at all!
Display, sound and build quality are great. Battery life is good. One thing you should be aware of however, the in call volume is unusually low, its hard to hear who you're talking to in loud environments.
Plus its virtually impossible to brick
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My short list was the x10 and the Streak. But I'm not sure if I could fit the Streak in my pocket! Lol... The form factor between the Sony and the Acer seems pretty similar, so at least know it'll feel more natural in my hands.
Thanks again for the tips, everyone! I'll be back here in 5 - 7 business days to join you
Good to hear
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Hi All,
I've doing a lot of research on DAC for this phone and still cannot find an answer!?
I was going for Samsung GS2 originally, but found out it has crappy Yamaha DAC running inside. So I'm thinking getting this phone or the upcoming Nexus hoping for a better listening pleasure..
Does anyone knows what DAC is this phone using??
Thanks in advance for the replies
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola-Droid-RAZR-Teardown/7048/3 lists most internal parts for the RAZR. The phone has great audio quality for movies/music, tbh I wouldn't even worry about it.
Having both the International RAZR & GSII, RAZR trumps the SII for audio quality by a fair margin. Surprisingly, the audio 'enhancement' options that are so often terrible on phones aren't unbearable. I'd not read anything about them prior to getting the device, so their existence and decency were both nice surprises.
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Quoting onslaught86.
I've tested SGS2 vs RAZR vs ATRIX and I can say, I can't hear any really noticeable difference between RAZR and ATRIX, while SGS2 is a little crappier.
Anyway, RAZR's sound output seems good. The speaker is really, really, really loud... and with my earpiece the music experience is good. Obviously it's not comparable to my X-Fi, but anyway, hey! It's a PDA!
zetsumeikuro said:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola-Droid-RAZR-Teardown/7048/3 lists most internal parts for the RAZR. The phone has great audio quality for movies/music, tbh I wouldn't even worry about it.
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That is a crazy website!
Thanks for sharing that site!
(Or am I the only one who doesn't about that site!? )
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That is a crazy website!
Thanks for sharing that site!
(Or am I the only one who doesn't about that site!? )
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No problem! I think's it's been up for awhile.
looks like this phone is using ST Ericsson CPCAP 6556002
which I have no knowledge on it what so ever
but from fellow users' experiences, I guess it's not bad?
thanks for all the replies guys
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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i am sure i posted here
who deleted it :/
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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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!
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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.
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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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Lets talk about SQ, DAC and anything related to thread title here:
Nokia is known to produce good sounding mobiles even in the old days... Since 920 bares same chipset that of HTC One-S (which is good enough), i expect 920 to be good also...
I want the old Nokia sound output
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The WP8 Lumia's will have a EQ with customizable settings!
http://www.wpcentral.com/nokias-custom-equalizer-gets-picture-lumia
The DAC will be good my sister has the One S and it does sound good better than my One X so can only imagine with dolby and EQ this will sound just as awesome.
I just love the free music streaming I'm a music lover and that will be a pretty nifty service.
The more I look at WP8 the more I want one!
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Lets talk about SQ, DAC and anything related to thread title here:
Nokia is known to produce good sounding mobiles even in the old days... Since 920 bares same chipset that of HTC One-S (which is good enough), i expect 920 to be good also...
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No good DAC, no sale.
Dunno if anyone has seen the 920 in person, although it is probably hard to judge this anyway on the showfloor. This has always been a priority on a top-rate handset for me: Speaker quality. I've been generally disappointed with smartphone speakers in general compared to my older candybar and even slider phones, since modern smartphones are so thin. Nokia is known for great speakers in their phones, at least back when I still followed Nokia a good 4-5 years ago, and their stereo speakers were little boomboxes. How good do you think the Lumia 920 will be in this area? Can anyone with a Lumia 900 or 800 comment? The best smartphone I've heard so far in the modern smartphone era has been the Galaxy Note. It has a great full sound and bass, for a phone that is. The smaller Samsung phones are quite far behind their big brother. The HTC One X was okay but I heard the older models had terrible speakers.
On another note, my closed thread is near the top of the page. Either xda is a terrible place to gauge windows phone and nokia activity or there is something seriously wrong with the buzz surrounding this phone, which all the blogs and tech sites would have you believe otherwise.
I dont think you can base the fact the one s has good audio down to the DAC in the dual core snapdragon S4 because quite frankly the sony xperia T sucks plain and simply it is horrid low volume and no bass.
Also I really wish nokia went android as I would have snapped this phone up have always loved nokia phones and their cameras/video and sound quality and battery life not to mention the the great multi tasking.
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N9 player will be good for this device.:angel:
This looks pretty positive:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/635554/nokia-lumia-920-sound-quality
Being a big fan of the sound on my Nokia N9 and iPhone (4/4s/5), the sound on the Lumia 920 is easily on-par.. I'm paring them with Shure SE535's ..
For those curious, I'm NOT a fan of the sound of the HTC One X or Lumia 800..
I'm a happy camper as I was ultra concerned about this.. Nokia did it right with the 920 on the audio quality front.. :good:
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Being a big fan of the sound on my Nokia N9 and iPhone (4/4s/5), the sound on the Lumia 920 is easily on-par.. I'm paring them with Shure SE535's ..
For those curious, I'm NOT a fan of the sound of the HTC One X or Lumia 800..
I'm a happy camper as I was ultra concerned about this.. Nokia did it right with the 920 on the audio quality front.. :good:
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Agreed the sound quality on the 800 really isn't great despite the update the pushed out a while back. My N9 is way better so it's good to know the 920 is on par.
I still dont understand how the N9 takes better pictures and video despite having the same sensor as the 800. A lot of this stuff comes down to software so atleast nokia didnt screw that one up.
Anyone seen any hard stats on audio quality? Places I normally see them have not reviewed 920 yet.