I just got this tab brand new 5 days ago at a Samsung store and just only the bottom left speaker started created static noises while playing sounds. I've read somewhere that someone else had had this problem and some apps were making it worse but that's not the case for me. Anyone knows if this is a common issue, should I replace it or it is a software issue.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5OZkShu7IuPW6Upqt60OQGX8iDCRPh6/view?usp=drivesdk
A video showing the static noise
Seems to be a pretty common issue with this tablet, my first had it. I'd replace it.
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Received my Aria from Amazon this week. $339 for this thing is pretty sweet for a no-contract phone. This is my first Android phone and I really like it. Two items are bugging me. If everyone else has the same issues then I'm not going to worry about it.
1. Headphone jack seems a little hissy/staticy on podcasts and music with decent quality earbuds. More noticable on podcasts though. Probably just spoiled by my Zune and my Nokia 5800 as these devices make headphone output a top priority. Is this par for the course?
2. Flipping the phone over in a dark room there is a light leak around the right rear bottom screw hole showing through the cover. There is a little gap that is not there around the other holes. There is no light showing anywhere else. Almost looks like the hole for the cover was just cut slightly too large so it left a little gap. Nothing major, but just wanted to see if it was just my unit. I could definitely photograph it.
1. Audio quality for me seems decent. Then again I'm not an audiophile and have never had a Zine.
2. I have it too. Dann! Cannot unsee!
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I have also noticed the hiss problem. It is readily apparent to me in listening to podcasts, but not music (except in parts containing silence).
The second part I am unsure of as I never bothered to look at the back of my phone in darkness. I'll do so later tonight and edit this post if I remember.
Edit: I just went into the bathroom with the lights off and the bottom right corner does show light through the screw hole. Maybe it allows you to orient the phone when looking at the back in complete darkness?
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after reading the posts on the Hiss on the HTC Aria. I searched Google-HTC aria hiss and came up with several major phone reviewers writing about hearing the hiss sounds on calls. they didnt mention if the hiss was coming from the earbud but this will change my mind about purchasing the ARia.
with music you wont hear it but my ears cant stand hiss on phone calls as they are many slient spots in conversation.
With decent headphones there is most definitely hiss coming from the headphone out. I've tried it with several different compression formats. It's not horrible, but there is more than exists on a DAP. It's unfortunate if you care about quality at all, but the phone will still work as a backup player I guess.
At first couple days I did not notice this issue, yesterday I found the the sound from the right speaker is louder than the left one. Anyone has the same feeling? I'm not sure if it is a problem with the hardware or the software.
I did notice something like that yesterday. Don't know if it was what I was watching, or if it was the Tablet, but it does warrant some more investigation.
xddy1979 said:
At first couple days I did not notice this issue, yesterday I found the the sound from the right speaker is louder than the left one. Anyone has the same feeling? I'm not sure if it is a problem with the hardware or the software.
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I can say I don't have this issue. I had originally thought mine was the other way around but then realized it was my audio source, sounds balanced now.
Have you checked with earbuds to make sure that it's really a problem? I've found that not only where I hold the tablet in relation to the side speakers will effect the perceived balance, but also how I hold my hands which changes how sound reflects off them thus changing the perceived sound balance.
Earbuds worked with no problems. I'm thinking it should be the speakers' issue.
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Have you checked with earbuds to make sure that it's really a problem? I've found that not only where I hold the tablet in relation to the side speakers will effect the perceived balance, but also how I hold my hands which changes how sound reflects off them thus changing the perceived sound balance.
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My sound is off, but that was after I opened up my device. The speaker wire is close to the edge and are a bit flimsy - just moving them slightly seems to affect the volume. Could be a hardware defect that affects some devices more than others, that's my guess.
At one point, I had actually put some electrical tape over one speaker as my "DIY" volume reduction fix.
I've had my gtablet for about five days. The left speaker would sometimes work, but mostly would not. I tried different ROMs, different media players. Earphones worked perfectly. Sending it back for a replacement... I'll just end up breaking something else if I open the thing up, lol.
Hello guys,
I was wondering if anyone else noticed a difference in loudness between the top and bottom speakers. I first noticed the difference while watching some youtube vids, but thought the youtube app was to blame. But when playing a song over the speakers in mono( to better hear the difference) with poweramp, the bottom speaker is still a bit louder. The phone is still stock 17.1.A.2.55.
This normally wouldn't bother me that much, as I mainly listen to music through in-ears. But combined with rubbish other end call quality and minor gap issues, it makes me think about returning the phone.
I don't think there is a quick fix to this but I'm curious to see if there are more people experiencing this.
You may try rotate your phone 180 degree when playing video so that you know exaclty that both sound channels are intentionally made one to be louder than another or its your phone defect. I can feel the unequal sometimes but when I rotate the phone, I know that the source is unequal, not the phone itself
sharkmarc said:
Hello guys,
I was wondering if anyone else noticed a difference in loudness between the top and bottom speakers. I first noticed the difference while watching some youtube vids, but thought the youtube app was to blame. But when playing a song over the speakers in mono( to better hear the difference) with poweramp, the bottom speaker is still a bit louder. The phone is still stock 17.1.A.2.55.
This normally wouldn't bother me that much, as I mainly listen to music through in-ears. But combined with rubbish other end call quality and minor gap issues, it makes me think about returning the phone.
I don't think there is a quick fix to this but I'm curious to see if there are more people experiencing this.
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Hi dude..I had the same.issue..I bought a z2 this Tuesday n found this issue...I took it to the showroom n crosschecked with the demo handset...
I compared the firmwares secretly.. As Indian sellers will tell nethn and everthing that doesn match to b the problem...
The told me to go to service center and get a DOA letter...and come back..upon whch they wud replace it...
If u bot the phone very recently..I advise you to rush n get it replaced..
I read Xperia z2 facing lot of.manufacturing faults...I sorta regret shelling out cash n giving away my z1 for this now...
Its a daily driver and now m helpless..
The service people will keep the phone under observations for 48 hours...
On a Lil blasting they agreed to give DOA by evening..
I tried downgrading it.. Repairing it using pc companion...but nothing works.. So dun waste ur bandwidth on the above
My bottom speaker is louder then the top speaker. Going to return it as i have a few other issues as well.
Hey Bro..I got the DOA for my 3 day old Xperia z2
In India here is how it went..
I spent half a day trying to convince the personnel there that
There is a hardware problem...
They were denying it.. And finally after doing a syrvey qith other customers there in their presence..they gave me a DOA..
Good news I get a new phone from the retailer..
Bad news...
Well at the retailer shop..who had 4 z2 in stock...
Found that the problem persisted in all...
The demohandset ran a initial firmware release
I suspect its sonys firmware 402 kk update that is breaking the stereo functionality...
Currently I rooted it and trying tl work on the issue for a manual fix..
If you look at a teardown of the Xperia Z2, you'll notice that the bottom speaker module is greater than the top speaker module.
This could be the reason
sharkmarc said:
Hello guys,
I was wondering if anyone else noticed a difference in loudness between the top and bottom speakers. I first noticed the difference while watching some youtube vids, but thought the youtube app was to blame. But when playing a song over the speakers in mono( to better hear the difference) with poweramp, the bottom speaker is still a bit louder. The phone is still stock 17.1.A.2.55.
This normally wouldn't bother me that much, as I mainly listen to music through in-ears. But combined with rubbish other end call quality and minor gap issues, it makes me think about returning the phone.
I don't think there is a quick fix to this but I'm curious to see if there are more people experiencing this.
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The bottom speaker on the Z2 is indeed slightly louder than the top speaker. This is on all of them, due to the difference in drive units and their physical housings. So, it's a feature rather than a fault.
You can adjust the relative volume of the top and bottom speakers in mixer-paths.xml if you so wish. Sony ought to have done this....!
Personally, if it bothered me, I would buy an M8.
It's pointless returning your unit unless you want to exchange for another phone brand and model.
LenAsh said:
You can adjust the relative volume of the top and bottom speakers in mixer-paths.xml if you so wish. Sony ought to have done this....!
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Do you have to know on which part should I be editing on that file? I see bunch of volume optimization levels and its a long list.
My Top one is louder than the bottom...
I recently started to hear rattle from my top speaker on the m7, so i ordered a replacment online, but it too sounded blown and rattled when i put it in to the phone. i thought just bad luck and ordered 3 more from another seller on ebay, all those speakers sound bad as well. i am in the process of having replacements being shipped over from both sellers, but i dont understand why all four speakers would have the same issue. Has anyone had similar problems with their replacement speakers?
I tested first by inserting the speakers in the phone but it was getting tiring replacing speakers and it also started to damage my phone the repeated pulling of the boards and pushing them, so i found an audio amp that could play the speakers at usual levels, all of them rattle when not in the phone, next i had a htc frame laying around that i inserted them in after cleaning them with duct tape, they still rattle.
I cant seem to fix this issue. I am thinking of using a bottom speaker as a replacment for the top after possibly modifying it, it seems to be more powerful and resistant to wear, but has anyone tried this before, if so please tell me what modifications were made.
Check the headphone output for distorted sound. If so, the internal audio amplifier might be blown, and replacing the speakers will make no difference.
Hello if there is anyone out there who can help I recently switched out my screen on my lgv30+ ls998 and for some reason my loud speaker doesn't work. I've ordered another one off ebay and that one didn't work either. Not sure what's going on. The pins look like they are touching the correct places.
I'm not sure how relevant it is, but when putting the ZTE Axon 7 back together I put in the speaker backwards (really hard to tell) and it (obviously) didn't work. Screw around with the orientation and see if things change?
The LG v30 has a contact pin situation with almost all of the hardware components including the speakers which makes it easy to put in and out. I just can't understand y the speaker isn't working out of all things. I tried to finesse the placement of the pins a little but still nothing. I just keep getting an extremely faint crackling noise from it
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The LG v30 has a contact pin situation with almost all of the hardware components including the speakers which makes it easy to put in and out. I just can't understand y the speaker isn't working out of all things. I tried to finesse the placement of the pins a little but still nothing. I just keep getting an extremely faint crackling noise from it
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Did you ever find a solution to this issue?
I replaced the screen and frame on my LG V30 a couple of days ago and I am having the exact same problem.