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Hi everybody! Please someone could help me with this: well, when I was a Iphone user, I used to insert my guitar plug into a guitar rig devidc and play the guitar with very low latency times, including effects processing in "real time". Then the Galaxy become more interesting than IPhones, and I changed to Galaxy S3, then to Galaxy S4 and finally to Galaxy S5. As much as I Know, the latency issue is a matter of software. Does Anyone in the forum knows if the android team is already working on it? Kit Kat 4.4.2 have any improvement?
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I am considering leaving my beaten Samsung Note 2 for a Z3. I don't use the SPen a lot so I don't think I will miss that features from my Note .
My main priorities are:
Good battery life
Fast upgrade to Android L
Responsive
Great audio quality on headphones
Any opinions?
Thanks, Trond
Trondeh said:
Hi
I am considering leaving my beaten Samsung Note 2 for a Z3. I don't use the SPen a lot so I don't think I will miss that features from my Note .
My main priorities are:
Good battery life
Fast upgrade to Android L
Responsive
Great audio quality on headphones
Any opinions?
Thanks, Trond
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Do it!
I did a similar upgrade, Note 2-> Xperia Z for approx 6 months -> Xperia Z3.
It's definitely worthwhile, the Note 2 seems old and clunky in comparison, and IMHO Touchwiz sucks compared to Sony's android software. The build quality is in another league also.
tooch1 said:
Do it!
I did a similar upgrade, Note 2-> Xperia Z for approx 6 months -> Xperia Z3.
It's definitely worthwhile, the Note 2 seems old and clunky in comparison, and IMHO Touchwiz sucks compared to Sony's android software. The build quality is in another league also.
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Thank you! How would you rate the audio quality of the Z3 compared to the Note? Even if the Note 2 has a Wolfson DAC, which is supposed to be good, I am not happy at all with the sound quality using my high-quality earbuds (Shure 535). Audio quality is one of the most important decision factors for me.
How is the office-part of the Z3, Exchange email and calendar especially.
Do it, bro. I upgraded from a S III. Best decision I've ever made, I suffered with the craptastic Android 4.3 update on the S III so much I'd take any other phone that is a lot more responsive.
In terms of audio quality, I can't perceive any difference. Both the S III and the Z3 sound great. Though, I'd prefer the Z3 to be a bit louder, I know I'm possibly destroying my ears but I like loud music.
Trondeh said:
Thank you! How would you rate the audio quality of the Z3 compared to the Note? Even if the Note 2 has a Wolfson DAC, which is supposed to be good, I am not happy at all with the sound quality using my high-quality earbuds (Shure 535). Audio quality is one of the most important decision factors for me.
How is the office-part of the Z3, Exchange email and calendar especially.
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Sound quality was a big thing for me as well, and the Z3 does not disappoint. I had a quick listen to a HDTracks 24/192 master of Miles Davis-Kind Of Blue this morning with my Sennheiser HD-25-II and it was amazing. It sounds great with everything I've thrown at it so far.
Z3 also officially supports USB DACs and DSD playback. It's designed to sound great
Can't comment too much on the office side of things as I only really use Gmail and Google Calendar, but they both work flawlessly as on most modern Android devices
Any clue if and when the new Z3 will get Android L? Could it be that Sony would only provide this on a future Z4 to be released perhaps early next year? Perhaps this is only paranoia :silly:
If you want fast updates, then take a look at the new Google nexus 6. The z3 will get updated to Android L and z4 should come early next year with Android L as Sony has been doing the two phones a year cycle. But if updates are a priority, then nexus is the way to go. Also the new note 4 looks like a great phone.
You can't go wrong with the z3, note 4 or nexus 6. All three should be good for a while.
Sony are not known for their quick updates and due to their bi yearly release cycle it would be safe to say that the Nexus 6 or Note 4 will 'last you longer'. However on the hardware front you cannot go wrong with any of the three.
They were fast with the Kitkat update.
And the hardware stays the same. If it won't last long enough, it's because you want a new phone.
paysen said:
They were fast with the Kitkat update.
And the hardware stays the same. If it won't last long enough, it's because you want a new phone.
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Just read this: http://www.androidbeat.com/2014/10/sony-bringing-android-5-0-lollipop-entire-xperia-z-series/
If it is true, it is rather impressive of Sony!
Trondeh said:
Just read this: http://www.androidbeat.com/2014/10/sony-bringing-android-5-0-lollipop-entire-xperia-z-series/
If it is true, it is rather impressive of Sony!
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They will prioritise updates for the Z3 series and the Z2.
ive gone from the note 2 to the z3 and cant complain other than no root at the mo for locked bootloader as this messes with the drm keys for the camera for low light conditions
Two things to consider. One is the very low headphone volume. It's much too low. Second is the excessively blue tint on the screen. I am constantly adjusting my white balance, it's driving me crazy.
Ditto on the output volume. Guess Sony is a bit overzealous in implementing the EU volume restrictions which stipulated a 85 dBa limit. According to GSMArena tests, the Z3 tops up at about 86 dBa, with no option to increase it without firmware mods.
Having had the note 2 end 2012- early 13 was one of the worst and most boring phones have ever owned!!
I got the z3 on thursday (same day I got my note 4 aswell) and the z3 is better than the note 2 in every way I can think of.
especially audio and battery life. The Z3 is my main phone now its the first sony phone I have really been interested in in a long time. The last sony phone I had was the z1 and I had the Z, T & S before and while I liked the Z in the way it looked at the water resistance, the audio volume/loud speaker was rather low and the battery life wasn't great and the camera I found slow to focus same can be said for the S & T aswell. The Z2 was much improved but still had low audio volume for my use, the Z3 fixed that, along with I prefer the z3s more rounded design makes the phone look smaller than it is.
Is it only mine or the note 4 loudspeaker sucks?
The sound distorts its scratchy when it is in its max volume.
Note 3 was better. ?
Notification Sound is also scratchy with max volume
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I find the sound of the Note 4 to be much better than the Note 3. Much Much better. I have the 910C Exynos version.
ozaghloul said:
I find the sound of the Note 4 to be much better than the Note 3. Much Much better. I have the 910C Exynos version.
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On my note 3 snapdragon I was using a volume hack to boost overall volume level, while on note 4 I find the sound level is much better, I still find it a little low on speaker phone and incall volume. Hope someone can make a volume hack on exynos this time.
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I find the sound of the Note 4 to be much better than the Note 3. Much Much better. I have the 910C Exynos version.
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I've got a note 2 to compare with, and I find the Note 4 speaker to be much louder and clearer than the note 2. I've also got the Exynos version.
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what color is your phones? its funny but i think white one speaker volume is less! every review on black one (like gsmarena) says a very good speaker but the reviews on white one (like phonearena) says its low and tiny, what is it?!
KINGTATu said:
what color is your phones? its funny but i think white one speaker volume is less! every review on black one (like gsmarena) says a very good speaker but the reviews on white one (like phonearena) says its low and tiny, what is it?!
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I've got a white Exynos model.
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what color is your phones? its funny but i think white one speaker volume is less! every review on black one (like gsmarena) says a very good speaker but the reviews on white one (like phonearena) says its low and tiny, what is it?!
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Mine is the White snapdragon ahahah
How can the CPU type affect that much how good or bad the speaker is?
i was in a samsung store yesterday and tested three different kind of note 4 N910C (white, black and another white one in a near store) , tested speaker with default samsung musics and a music that i sent over bluetooth to note 4, with bass enabled in samsung music player or going over volume 12 to 15 the sound was disorted like hell! i couldn't believe what i heard, the quality was good till volume 12 but enabling bass or going over volume 12 makes the sound just awful what is wrong with these devices i tested? it completely made me change my mind of buying this device
It's fairly decent (but will still mod soon as always do to boost max on all outputs)..
The new software coding and virtualization does seem to make the single mono speaker ok and a tad better then the Note 3...also the position is a bit better being lower on the back for landscape media viewing but I'm still very disappointed that they didn't rock this thing with "dual stereo FRONT facing" speakers..
That was what I was hoping for and kind of expecting on this new model but never happened (like IP67 water resistance rating, USB3, wireless charging built in, temp sensor, full metal casing) but such is life....still a great phone but COULD have been more amazing and more of a groundbreaking jump from the 3...
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I tested the Note4 today and compared the sound with my Note2. The Note2 sounds better to me and it made me not wanting to upgrade... until I took some photos with the cameras. The Note4 camera takes so much better pictures than my Note2 (probably thanks to the OIS). Still very disappointed with the Note4 speaker though
The Note 4 is far superior to the Note 3 in the sound department.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Speaker Test vs Note 3: http://youtu.be/_UYwfonN2hM
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Peccoskaify said:
Hi,
at the moment I'm thinking about switching from LG v10 to Sony Z5 Premium, but I'm not quite sure about it just yet. V10 has few very important features (to me) which I'm not sure Z5 Premium has. I would really appreciate if someone checked the list and told me if it's possible on Z5 Premium. Thank you.
LG v10 Features:
Changing of quick android buttons (downline with back/home/apps buttons)
Quick snap of a photo and possibility to draw on it and edit it immediately after taking the shot
Manual Videa and Photo (if it's not possible, is there a way to use LG v10 camera on Z5)
Is the smaller size of the device a big problem?
Can I control TV/Projectors/Air Condition by using of the phone?
Is this phone lagging when I use it a lot? (LG v10 does lag quite often)
Can I use fingerprint scanner to unlock apps?
[Ill add new ideas, at the moment I can't think of any other]
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Hello check this : http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=7536&idPhone2=7606 !!!
I HAVE NO PROBLEM AND NO LAG WITH MY SONY XPERIA Z5 PREMIUM 4K STÉRÉO SOUND WITH 23MPX WATERPROOF !!!
V10 is VERY VERY attractive and promising phone! the only problem is its not SONY!
i find over all LG Stock rom very heavy and spaghetti, so many thing, feature, drains battery! , but v10 struck me because of military design, customizable hot buttons, on second screen. and Huge screen!
but at the end! i bought Xperia Z5 recently over many many choices!
the features you mentioned, its mainly because of other LG devices with your mobile!
z54 don't work that way! also z5 is 3gb ram! , i guess v10 is 4gb
It is very upsetting that the sound quality on this phone is not even close to the rich sound found on the Samsung S4 made 3 years before.
Is there anyway I can upgrade the sound chip on this phone? I mostly listen to Music on Youtube, Soundcloud and other streams.
for having the s4 also, I find the g6 much better, either via headphones or via the speaker (which is really good for a mono positioned on one side)
I selected the equalizer "QuadBeat", the sound is rich and detailed, yet my model is the h870, it does not have the quad DAC but the quality is superb
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What? You are comparing Galaxy S4 and G6? ? H870 (without quad DAC) have pretty solid DAC and AMP, and detailed test showed that even the Galaxy S8 Exynos haven't better audio chip than G6 H870 with standard DAC. Bottom firing speaker is also crispy and very detailed. Galaxy S4, oh man please don't...