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Pls help in deciding to buy S2 or GNex

Hey Guys,
I am sorry for opening this, i know there are similar threads but not able to find those.
I am in a confusion.. below are the offers for the two phones..
Galaxy S2 (Rs. 29500/- around 600$)
Galaxy Nexus (Rs. 30500/- around 620$)
just not able to decide which one to buy, both have their own Pros and Cons..
S2 has better camera, external storage option and better Processor.
GNex has better Screen, AOSP and fast updates.
Pls help me in deciding which one to buy.
Thanks

Well do you listen to music and if you do that, do you like good sound quality?

Sckank said:
Well do you listen to music and if you do that, do you like good sound quality?
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have an ipod for Music.. but off course will prefer good sound quality on cell phones when i am paying so much

Personally, Nexus all day for me. ICS is by far the best iteration of android and you'll get the real deal with the nexus, not some skinned, bloated version. Also, better screen for web browsing, and apparently better sound quality for music.
The SGS2 was and still is a fantastic phone, but the game has been moved on IMO.

If I should have invested another 20$ before I would have a better screen and updated software
Gnex.
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In India u will get i9100G and its very bad and no dev
So go for nexus
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Galaxy Nexus for fast software update from Google

also can anyone confirm if USB OTG is avaialble in Nexus ?
i have read people say that stronger GPU in S2... is there too much difference in performece btwm the two ?

sahibunlimited said:
In India u will get i9100G and its very bad and no dev
So go for nexus
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No i am talking about i9100 not i9100G

Horoscope said:
Hey Guys,
I am sorry for opening this, i know there are similar threads but not able to find those.
I am in a confusion.. below are the offers for the two phones..
Galaxy S2 (Rs. 29500/- around 600$)
Galaxy Nexus (Rs. 30500/- around 620$)
just not able to decide which one to buy, both have their own Pros and Cons..
S2 has better camera, external storage option and better Processor.
GNex has better Screen, AOSP and fast updates.
Pls help me in deciding which one to buy.
Thanks
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Gnex with warranty for 30k?
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Horoscope said:
also can anyone confirm if USB OTG is avaialble in Nexus ?
i have read people say that stronger GPU in S2... is there too much difference in performece btwm the two ?
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there's a huge difference in quadrant scores, and in higher end gaming =S there are currently games only available through samsung apps on the SGS2 because it has a superior GPU as of right now
The Gnex unfortunately got shafted with the camera and processing hardware... everything else is pretty good.

..Galaxy S II is better in all ways and prettyer ...nexus is only better because google orginal android look and OS updates....only you can decide!!!

kryptoner said:
Gnex with warranty for 30k?
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Nexus is not launched in India, but the dealer is telling me he will take care of the warranty.

Screen nicer on Galaxy Nexus but I don't think I could live with 16GB storage. Very happy with my SGS2 with 16+32GB

I got a SGS2 and its a great phone.
But i have to say, if you are interested in development, go for the Galaxy Nexus.
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You need to think about practicality. If you use your phone a lot searching the web and watching videos, then the GalNex is the best choice (maybe you could consider the Note). Also software wise the GalNex is the winner too because it will most likely have a longer period when it will recieve updates. Also is better for development.,On the other hand if you want a power-house, take photos and movies with your phone daily and play games with more "advanced" graphics smoother you should consider the S2 (or again, the Note). In the end they are both great handsets. It onlymatters how practically you find them using on day by day schedule.

I will try to sell my SGS2 to get a Nexus. Samsung is starting to annoy me with their dev "support" and I would like a Nexus device. I'm personally changing because of dev and rom support and of course the screen looks great. As for 16gb, I've been using a 16gb iPhone for 3 years and just now it's starting to be just slightly small but I can easily manage.

xxhorseriderxxx said:
there's a huge difference in quadrant scores, and in higher end gaming =S there are currently games only available through samsung apps on the SGS2 because it has a superior GPU as of right now
The Gnex unfortunately got shafted with the camera and processing hardware... everything else is pretty good.
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Not to be rude mate but quadrant scores don't determine ****........
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I prefer SGS2, it has more storage, screen SuperAMOLED Plus and 1.4 Gh CPU.

Horoscope said:
Hey Guys,
I am sorry for opening this, i know there are similar threads but not able to find those.
I am in a confusion.. below are the offers for the two phones..
Galaxy S2 (Rs. 29500/- around 600$)
Galaxy Nexus (Rs. 30500/- around 620$)
just not able to decide which one to buy, both have their own Pros and Cons..
S2 has better camera, external storage option and better Processor.
GNex has better Screen, AOSP and fast updates.
Pls help me in deciding which one to buy.
Thanks
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How's it u r getting it only for 30500rs ?
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S3 vs One X Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6I22fiPfI4

Both great phones but I prefer the s III looks moot sleek, but I would go for the one x if you like best audio that much.
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crap

I did not know the GS3 had half those extra things. Awesome.

S3 audio with voodoo enhancements is much better than hox
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Is there a mod for voodoo for the GS3?
Edit: Scratch that last question, Just found some info on the subject.

Murdhie said:
Is there a mod for voodoo for the GS3?
Edit: Scratch that last question, Just found some info on the subject.
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Could you please share said info?
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It's nothing really. I knew nothing about Voodoo so I thought it was a mod. Realised it was an app that is available on Google Play and will be available when it is available.
That's it. Hope I didn't get your hopes up.

tehsprayer said:
Both great phones but I prefer the s III looks moot sleek, but I would go for the one x if you like best audio that much.
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beats beating wolfson and voodoo?really?
lols
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are u really guys so naive? All those specifications are on HOX too!! We dont call it S-BEAM we call it NFC like Pure android . You have S-Voice. We have HTC speak. You have led indicator/notif we have it too!! Just get your brain into the hood and see some things and read more before u buy something. Both phones are fuking perfect and have the same specs.Get it over just HOX has Tegra and Sammy has exynoss thats the end of story. you can believe what ever esle u want

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are u really guys so naive? All those specifications are on HOX too!! We dont call it S-BEAM we call it NFC like Pure android . You have S-Voice. We have HTC speak. You have led indicator/notif we have it too!! Just get your brain into the hood and see some things and read more before u buy something. Both phones are fuking perfect and have the same specs.Get it over just HOX has Tegra and Sammy has exynoss thats the end of story. you can believe what ever esle u want
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No, they aren't all on HOX, in fact most aren't. Watch again.
HTC doesn't have s-beam.
S-beam isn't NFC, it uses NFC to start a Wi-Fi direct connection to transfer files.
HOX doesn't have it.
You should take your own advice and read more before you post about something you don't understand.
Same specs? Don't think so.
S3 beats the **** out of HOX.
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nodstuff said:
Same specs? Don't think so.
S3 beats the **** out of HOX.
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And might i add the Exynos chip is better than the Tegra 3 in every way

That video was just lame

radeonxt said:
beats beating wolfson and voodoo?really?
lols
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Voodoo doesn't work I just downloaded it and it says that it doesn't support kernal applications?
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tehsprayer said:
Voodoo doesn't work I just downloaded it and it says that it doesn't support kernal applications?
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It hasn't been released for S3 yet
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gee2012 said:
Go back to the HOX thread
I had the One X and after a day with the S3 i can say i kills the One X in so many ways. Usebility, sound, screen, so many different options you can choose, better email client, better keyboard, much much better battery life. Don`t get me wrong, the One X isn`t a bad phone at all but the S3 is superior to it.
I have 5,5 hrs. screentime after the 1st charge :victory:
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Both email clients have their advantages over the other. The gs3 is a great phone but:
The screen is nowhere near as readable in bright conditions (and the dark themes are not helping)
The radio on the One X is heaps better. Has more bars and I can make calls where the Samsung drops out.
Haven't quite decided which one to keep and other than the above points the differences are not that not (except the sd card and battery of course)
Don't know why people bag the gs3 design either.....I think it's just fine!

If Samsung had put the best materials in SG3, would not discuss what the best phone. That's my opinion.

Yesterday Ive put galaxy s3 and hox side by side with a friend and now my friend wants too trade, but I still don't Luke Samsung
I don't like the design, the GPS performance and the UI. Still a lover for sense. Inside on an old building ive got 2bars off network and none on samsung. I make a call and didn't work on samsung.
Bluethoot integracion with my fiat works better with hox than samsung. For some reason I can't copy my contacts from samsung to my car, that's kill me.
Htc have much more options for personalization than galaxy s3. Ok we can put cm9 and miui and transforme this phone's completly and turn daily use the same cheat
The things I like on samsung its only 3. Dialer with 3g video call, better camera on video and the back speaker its much better
That's my review
sergiofct said:
If Samsung had put the best materials in SG3, would not discuss what the best phone. That's my opinion.
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Closed, we have a sGS3 vs HOX comparison thread right here.
Also I would like to remind people that flaming is not acceptable on XDA.

How big a Difference can a DAC make?

Hi Guys.
I'm wanting to chuck my iPhone 4s at a wall and get a S4.
Being from Australia, I understand that only the Snapdragon 600 with the Krait DAC. I have quite a bit of FLAC recordings I want to play off the phone and was wondering if waiting for the Exynos with the Wolfram WM5102 is really worth it. I use SE535 and Westone 4 more than any of my other headphones.
The CPU isn't an issue for me its more the DAC that is holding me back. Is there enough of a difference in quality?
Any advice you guys can give would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Tyriall (a.k.a Mike)

Tyriall said:
Hi Guys.
I'm wanting to chuck my iPhone 4s at a wall and get a S4.
Being from Australia, I understand that only the Snapdragon 600 with the Krait DAC. I have quite a bit of FLAC recordings I want to play off the phone and was wondering if waiting for the Exynos with the Wolfram WM5102 is really worth it. I use SE535 and Westone 4 more than any of my other headphones.
The CPU isn't an issue for me its more the DAC that is holding me back. Is there enough of a difference in quality?
Any advice you guys can give would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Tyriall (a.k.a Mike)
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There was a previous thread on xda
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39559528&postcount=27
Hope this helps

mr_sock said:
There was a previous thread on xda
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39559528&postcount=27
Hope this helps
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hi... and thanks.
I had read that thread... I was really hoping for some real world feed back... maybe comparing the Krait to the Wolfram in the SIII and what not... ideally i would love to get the one with the best SQ..
out of curiosity... are you able to bypass the DAC with an external unit?

Tyriall said:
hi... and thanks.
I had read that thread... I was really hoping for some real world feed back... maybe comparing the Krait to the Wolfram in the SIII and what not... ideally i would love to get the one with the best SQ..
out of curiosity... are you able to bypass the DAC with an external unit?
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I honestly cant notice a difference between S3 LTE and S4 LTE.
People are too hung up on the Wolfson brand name.Yes they are great but so is the Qualcom DAC in my opinion.
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Obagleyfreer said:
I honestly cant notice a difference between S3 LTE and S4 LTE.
People are too hung up on the Wolfson brand name.Yes they are great but so is the Qualcom DAC in my opinion.
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That's because both phones you listed use the same DAC lol
If I helped you out be sure to hit thanks
Swyped from a minimalist S2

I'm also from Australia and got my S4 yesterday.
I have some FLAC stuff that I put on both the S3 (Quad-Core with Wolfson) and the S4 (Quad-Core with Qualcomm) for comparison - I listened to both through a set of Bose QC15's.
Honestly, there was a A LITTLE bit of difference in the mid and high frequencies, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it was better or worse, just different - and I'm pretty anal about my audio. I'm pretty impressed with all aspects of the S4 currently, and the audio is no exception. You won't be disappointed.

Krimsonmyst said:
I'm also from Australia and got my S4 yesterday.
I have some FLAC stuff that I put on both the S3 (Quad-Core with Wolfson) and the S4 (Quad-Core with Qualcomm) for comparison - I listened to both through a set of Bose QC15's.
Honestly, there was a A LITTLE bit of difference in the mid and high frequencies, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it was better or worse, just different - and I'm pretty anal about my audio. I'm pretty impressed with all aspects of the S4 currently, and the audio is no exception. You won't be disappointed.
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Good to know. I picked mine up today so ill get to play with it later today. I wonder though, the QC15s are subject to Bose's emphasized mids and highs. I'm going to spend a few hours testing them with my se535 and westone 4s and then move onto my vmodas and grados

No, the S3 LTE (I9305) uses the same Wolfson DAC as the i9300.
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Come on guys, Wolfson founders were in diapers when Yamaha was founded. Stop trashing Yamaha.
Signed,
A Yamaha fan and Yamaha piano owner.
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[Q] N9005 Audio Quality?

Could anyone with a Qualcomm version the Note leave an opinion on how the audio fares?
I'm coming from an old Galaxy S1 + Voodoo Sound, will there be a significant difference?

I have the Qualcomm version and it is wayyyyyyyyyyy better sounding than my previous Tegra 3 HTC One X. Played some flac music and I was in audio heaven!

killa12222 said:
I have the Qualcomm version and it is wayyyyyyyyyyy better sounding than my previous Tegra 3 HTC One X. Played some flac music and I was in audio heaven!
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Could you share which earphones are u using?

dmstar said:
Could you share which earphones are u using?
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JVC HA-FX101 which I picked for cheap up after reading some glowing reviews over at HeadFi forums.

I can only compare it with my note 1 and i think it's awesome
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Has anyone been able to confirm that the AT&T version has the same high-spec audio capabilities as the international variants?

Thanks for the replies. Guess I'll be getting one too (Primarily because my old phone is running out of space )

ShadedCyan said:
Could anyone with a Qualcomm version the Note leave an opinion on how the audio fares?
I'm coming from an old Galaxy S1 + Voodoo Sound, will there be a significant difference?
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here:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_3-review-996p8.php

External speaker audio, is thin in general, be warned.

BenG7 said:
here:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_3-review-996p8.php
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The review is great, but I can't find a comparison to the original SGS WITH headphones plugged in, so i thought I'll ask around.
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External speaker audio, is thin in general, be warned.
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My phone's silent nearly 90% of the day, but thanks for the heads up! :good:

ShadedCyan said:
The review is great, but I can't find a comparison to the original SGS WITH headphones plugged in, so i thought I'll ask around.
My phone's silent nearly 90% of the day, but thanks for the heads up! :good:
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Did you bought N9005? I am using N9005 but i think i will buy 2nd hand Galaxy S for music quailty. One my friend still uses Galaxy S for music. If you tried N9005 can you tell which ones music quailty better?

Look at the date of the last post October 2013 and person you are asking not currently active on the forum .

JJEgan said:
Look at the date of the last post October 2013 and person you are asking not currently active on the forum .
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I know the date sir but we are talking about music... It is so important.

Note N9005 music quality fine for me.
You are welcome to wait for a reply from those that last posted in 2013 .

Wolfson DAC on Note 4?

Are all variants of the Note 4 using the Wolfson DAC?

Only the Exynos ones use the WM5110.

AndreiLux said:
Only the Exynos ones use the WM5110.
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Will the voodoo/wolfson type mods work with proper kernel support?

Sure.

Oh this hurts, :crying:
What DAC does the Snapdragon use, snapdragon itself?
I've had a very satisfying experience with the Wolfson DAC on my Note 2.
I remember having to suffer with the crappy Yamaha Codec that was found in the Galaxy S2 and Note 1.

arjun90 said:
Oh this hurts, :crying:
What DAC does the Snapdragon use, snapdragon itself?
I've had a very satisfying experience with the Wolfson DAC on my Note 2.
I remember having to suffer with the crappy Yamaha Codec that was found in the Galaxy S2 and Note 1.
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Built-in WCD 9330 DAC for SD805 variant....
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If people are listening to compressed content on <$100 headphones the Wolfson DAC isn't going to help them.

kannanX10 said:
Built-in WCD 9330 DAC for SD805 variant....
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Can't find any info on this... any good?

mikesnav said:
Can't find any info on this... any good?
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I guess it's alright, but nothing special. Probably does a decent job.

For a $750+ device, I would really appreciate the Wolfson DAC, especially since I do consider myself an audiophile. The Yahama Codec in the S2 and Original was awful, haha.

I was really hoping for a similar quality of audio in the Note 4, there is just so much you can do tuning a wolfson chip that can't be done with the soc snapdragon- I recently got into some of their documentation and was able to adjust the bands of the "Retune" equalizer of the wolfson DAC at least in the Note 2 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/adjust-parametric-equalizer-wolfson-dac-t2903392)
It seems like upgrading to a Note 4 at least for the USA models is a step back as far as audio goes.

bjrmd said:
I was really hoping for a similar quality of audio in the Note 4, there is just so much you can do tuning a wolfson chip that can't be done with the soc snapdragon- I recently got into some of their documentation and was able to adjust the bands of the "Retune" equalizer of the wolfson DAC at least in the Note 2 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/adjust-parametric-equalizer-wolfson-dac-t2903392)
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What has NOT been available is a way to adjust the frequency, bandwidth of the bands.
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Ehhhhhh. I made that available for both the S3/N2/S4 and even calibrated the rear speaker frequency response for those devices.
Not my fault that other devs refused to adopt it (similar to the display controls). I can get the whole thing running on the N4 in like 1-2 hours once I have it in my hands.

If you are truly an audiophile you need to go and by a separate dedicated dac. Me personally, I will be happy if u can get vyper to work.

eddhard said:
If you are truly an audiophile you need to go and by a separate dedicated dac. Me personally, I will be happy if u can get vyper to work.
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I use mine with a diy cmoy amp and a pair of JVC HA-S500 (cheap but cheerful), like I did with the S3. I'm quite glad I went for the exynos after seeing this thread, I wasn't aware of any differences in audio quality between the two.

AndreiLux said:
Ehhhhhh. I made that available for both the S3/N2/S4 and even calibrated the rear speaker frequency response for those devices.
Not my fault that other devs refused to adopt it (similar to the display controls). I can get the whole thing running on the N4 in like 1-2 hours once I have it in my hands.
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Sorry for not giving you credit, I looked for days and couldn't find a thing--if you give me the link I will update my post.

AndreiLux said:
Ehhhhhh. I made that available for both the S3/N2/S4 and even calibrated the rear speaker frequency response for those devices.
Not my fault that other devs refused to adopt it (similar to the display controls). I can get the whole thing running on the N4 in like 1-2 hours once I have it in my hands.
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Now it is clear that which is what...so which version you are getting and will support?
Missing your kernel!
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ipsuvedi said:
Now it is clear that which is what...so which version you are getting and will support?
Missing your kernel!
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He will get Exynos version.

Andrei's Perseus kernel FTW, the audio quality from the Wolfson DAC on my Exynos S4 with Perseus + Synapse is incredible.
(If this TRULY matters to you, DONATE to the cause... I have already, and I don't even own the device yet!: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/note-4-exynos-development-device/x/8868000 )

so the s2 i9100 had a wolfson? must have been one of thier failures, because my s2 sounds like ass...

Xanode said:
so the s2 i9100 had a wolfson? must have been one of thier failures, because my s2 sounds like ass...
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No it had a yamaha dac...thats y it sucked..was a great phone though..