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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jeffonion:
Compare to iPhone 6s Plus the sound quality from phone jack are about same but Galaxy s7 has better eq setting. iPhone 6s Plus volume is 20 percent larger tho. I mean thro head phone not loud speaker

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And I mean the sd version .
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] MDaveUK:
It's 20% less loud then the iPhone through the headphone jack? It doesn't have a loud digital amp then, that is a bummer. I was hoping it could drive a decent pair of over-ear headphones like my ipod can.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] osmosizzz:
IPhones generally are loud out of the box. Most android don't get near as loud. Quality wise, idk about the snapdragon variant but I know Samsung with the exynos pairs a Wolfson dac...the dac in the s6 could handle loudesound but Samsung just didn't make it that loud for Quality purposes
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jeffonion:
I'm using a Sony xda-a3 and it can get very loud on Galaxy s7. Not sure about over ear tho
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] mikey_sk:
bear in mind that the SD 820 version of the s7/s7 edge will have the integrated QualcommsDAC and I think the exynos version of the phone will use the much better WOLFSON DAC. I have heard both variants through headphones and the exynos version sounds louder and more richer.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Sk17z0:
The S7 Edge is louder than my last phone the S5. I would say that Samsung improved the speaker in the S7 Edge.

I would have loved to see a dual speaker on the S7 Edge. The other speaker could have went where the headphone jack is and the headphone jack could be up top in between the Sim card drawer and microphone.

I'm not a fan (ascetic wise) of front facing speakers on a phone. Yeah I know the sound would be better but the phone loses it elegance.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] roycedavies:
I came from the Harmon Kardon M8 and I'm seriously considering trying to find another phone because the audio is so "meh" on the S7. It's about half as loud as the M8, the sound is not nearly as clear. I listen to classical music and have never had a problem until this phone. I plugged it into the audio jack in my car today and had to turn both the car and phone volume all the way up in order to even hear any minorly quiet parts of the opera I was listening to (Fidelio isn't exactly quiet).

The tracks are muddy most of the time and certain vocal timbres are randomly accentuated, overpowering the rest of the track.

I understand that Samsung isn't in the market to satisfy audiophiles with their audio quality, but it's a far cry from acceptable in my mind.

I will say that pop music provides a much better experience as it's recorded at higher volumes, but it's still extremely lacking.

Just to clarify, I tried every audio mode and even tried modifying the decibel levels manually with very little noticeable variation. On the flip side, I tired out the LG V10 a couple of weeks ago and it's brilliant. I haven't heard better audio in a phone. Too bad it's design and battery life is under par.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] DroidBiteApple:
I'm sorry to hear that.

I don't understand why in 2016 we can't get a "complete" all rounded device..

It just feels like we have to settle for an almost perfect device, even though we pay a hefty price for it...

By the way are you using the SD version or the Exynos version?

I heard that the Exynos version has a supposedly better DAC... Maybe an owner can comment?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Teo032:
I would not compare anything with a nexus 5 (not sure about 5x). The Nexus 5 and 6 were good at performance, but they really skimped out on everything else like camera, battery life (n5), sound, and probably some other things but can't think off the top of my head. Point being, these early nexus phones should be more considered like entry/beta phones for google to help develop their UI and iron out their OS.

Think about it... what's the best way to get real life user data to help develop something quick enough to catch up to their competitors? Build cheap phones with a good enough processor/memory to run their OS.

Don't get me wrong, they are great performance phones, but hardware specs... they skimped... I'm not even sure if they had a stock built in equalizer for the nexus series, but that wasn't really what they were aiming to achieve unlike the HTC series with their boom,beats,dolby,harmon, etc sounds they partnered up with.

Just my 2 cents.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] roycedavies:
I agree with you about the almost perfect phone situation. I must say that compared to the phones already on the market, the S7 is pretty amazing. Maybe I am just spoiled from using my M8.

To answer your question, I was unaware there were different versions so I do not know which one I am using. All I know is that it's black and from At&t. It's a 32gb model all stock. Haven't even unlocked the bootloader yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Willyman:
Will certainly have a more than capable amp.

Apple plays a strange game with their headphone output levels. iPhones sold in Asia and the US have a higher maximum output level than their European counterparts. Reason being that Europe has guidelines for how loud the output from a media player can be (smartphones included).

I believe Samsung keeps the same output level worldwide. The Note 5 I have was purchased in Hong Kong and satisfies the EU requirements.

Be grateful that Samsung takes this approach, because the iPhones with high output are seriously dangerous for your hearing at max level.

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To add to my post, the measurement I did of the Note 5 showed excellent performance. You can find it in a thread here on xda somewhere. I'd be surprised this new lineup performs worse.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] dannejanne:
Hmm I have listened some more in headphones and I change my findings a bit. It has no chance when it comes to audio quality when I compare it to my Huawei Mate 8. Though that phone has the best sound ever in any phone probably. But dissapoiting none the less the S7 has a very flat sound without dynamics. Its weakest point for me personally. They did put the 3,5mm jack in the right end though. Thanks for that.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yvibes:
Okay so I just got the s7 edge today (exynos variant). I've got my s6 edge with me right now and I've just done a test between them both. I don't know why but the sound quality from the s6 edge through headphones just sounds better. The s7 edge sounds muffled when I'm listening to music with my Vmoda m100 over ear headphones. I'm using Spotify on both and both are connected to the same WiFi. The s6 edge seems like it can go louder as well. Just a few things I've analysed after comparing the two for the last hour
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Ausboy 2011:
I agree guess have to wait for root to fix the audio
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] dannejanne:
Running the "Adapt Sound" feature seems to improve things somewhat at least.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yvibes:
Can confirm it does make it slightly better.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Ausboy 2011:
Not by much though still crappy sound
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] dannejanne:
Yeah seemed to make the sound a bit more dynamic, better separation. Though it still has no chance against my Mate 8. It has amazing audio output.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] CuBz90:
Not sure about aux via stereo but it's quiet throgh earphones or i'm deaf
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] digz6666:
I found out that S7 edge sound quality is bad compared to S5. I plugged S7 edge earphone, Sennheiser HD 349, S5 earphone and Samsung Level in ear earphone. There's almost no bass except S7 edge earphone. But other earphones work great in my laptop.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] desiregeek:
Perhaps this will be where the new LG5 shines or the new M10 shines
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] DroidBiteApple:
Such a bummer... This is a deal breaker for me
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] MDaveUK:
I'm guessing your s6 edge is also exynos?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Kapitein187:
I just compared my new S7E with my S6, and the S6 wins both on loudness and quality. (Only compared speakers, as my headphones are at the office)

I'm happy with my S7E though.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] yvibes:
Yup
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] hayder989:
I use a Galaxy S6, it sounds loud and clear. I think it will be same for the S7.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] DroidBiteApple:
How is the sound using bluetooth headphones?

When connected through the 3.5mm output i can use an amplifier.. So i hope that at least on Bluetooth it will be ok...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] NYanakiev1:
I personally found the sound to be great- I am enjoying it more than I did my iphone 6s plus.

Take a look at the discussion on the head-fi forums as well- some interesting findings towards the end!

I cannot post any links to outside websites yet, unfortunately.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Ausboy 2011:
My note 4 runs audio rings around the s7e exynos
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] iurisimo:
gsmarena did the review for s7, said audio quality "doesn't disappoint", such statement is already quite disappointing to me.

"Audio output doesn't disappoint

The Samsung Galaxy S7 almost perfectly matched the output of its predecessor with an active external amplifier. This is to say the smartphone delivered flawlessly clean output with just above average volume levels for an excellent showing.

Stereo crosstalk did increase a bit more compared to what the Galaxy S6 had, but output remained very solid when headphones came into play. Volume didn't drop either, so it was all very good and worthy of a modern-day flagship."

..but anyway i guess its still best to try it yourself.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] M@rs:
I read on head fi, maybe I try the power amp alpha this weekend. Their is an preamp option which repordly increased output volume without root on note 4. And the sound even with out this app (on exynos) seems to be good (some say it's only ok-good) with low impedance headphones according to the reports.

http://www.head-fi.org/t/785235/samsung-galaxy-s7-best-next-audiophile-phone
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] hungy89:
I came from the iPhone and have no problem with the audio jack quality at all.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Willyman:
FIrst impressions are good (Tidal HiFi + Fidelio X1 headphones). Will do some thorough testing on Monday. Might even do some AudioPrecision measurements for the hell of it (like I did for Note 5 ... http://xdaforums.com/note5/general/note-5-headphone-jack-audio-performance-t3186790)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Darkseth:
Yoo, some experience from me, even if it's just a little.

I came from an Galaxy S3 (Exynos, Very good Wolfson DAC. used some Kernel tweaks back then), over to an HTC One m8 (1.2 Ohm Output impedance, 1.2V Output Voltage. very clean audio, in my opinion), now to an S7 Edge (Germany, so it's the Exynos with Cirrus Logic/Wolfson Audiochip. Its the "Lucky CS47L91 Sound". Sounds like an Samsung own chip, but the Number really sounds like Cirrus Logic, which bought Wolfson.

- I am Using Logitech UE 900 in-ear-monitors. 399€ UVP, Quad-Driver BA inears, so i guess this will do for any high sensetive IEM tests, which are the most important for mobile Hifi audio.

And also, i trued with my 250 Ohm Beyerdynamic T90 headphones.

- On M8 i used 320 kbit/s MP3, or Flac files. On Galaxy S7 edge i used mainly Spotify Premium, but even on PC i don't really hear much difference there, so keep that in Mind.

Despite switching over to Spotify, the Soundquality was very similar. I did Not notice any step back in soundquality. Everything sounded fine. So i have nothing to complain. At least with the Exynos Variant.

Audio was very Clean. No hissing, no distortions, nothing.

- My UE 900 sounded just fine. Frequency response also was very clean, how i am used to --> Output Impedance shoudl be quite Low.

- i've not used any Equalizer settings, or Anything.

- So yea... From ME: Green Light. You "may" hear some differences between this and the "best mobile DACs", if you want to dissect your music. But if you want to chill and enjoy, i think the Quality is perfectly Fine (like i said, i have quite expensive headphones and IEMs, and have no issues driving them).

So just try it for yourself. There are always people who exaggerate to no End. In ANY Forum. Saw more then Enough saying "oooh get this Amp, it sounds WORLDS better". Got that, and i've searched for any differences. Didnt found any.

Now the interesting Part. A Korean page did some measurements. Output Voltage for S7 and S7 Edge (Both Exynos Versions, because Korea) is around 0.7 - 0.8 Volt. Output Impedance is around 2,8-2.9 Ohm. This is perfectly Fine for anything.

S7: https://www.seeko.co.kr/zboard4/zboard.php?id=m_device&no=51

S7 edge: https://www.seeko.co.kr/zboard4/zbo...&sc=off&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=52
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] mathieulh:
All variants aren't as loud as most handset when it comes to volume.

The Exynos 8890 variants sound fine, it's DAC seem capable of handling 24bits at 96khz which is uncommon for phones, although it's not as good as some other DACs in the market, it's still decent, the Snapdragon 820 sports an average (if not mediocre) Qualcomm DAC, I would advise you to use a custom DAC through USB or even to use APT-X bluetooth rather than using anything through the phone's 3.5 jack.

Finally, the android audio stack isn't good by any means (in fact, it's so bad that sony had to write its own for the ZX2 walkman), if you want to listen to music with good sound, then using a USB DAC (or headphones with built in DAC) through USB Audio Player Pro (which uses its own driver) is a must, test it if you like, use a usb DAC with the stock android sound library, then load UAPP, the difference is just night and day, sound quality is clearly not a priority to google at this point.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Zeffir:
Sounds great after boosting it through my CMOY amp. Beforehand it's a little lacking though but still passable.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] johentie:
I totally agree with you!!

I have my note 5 and my s7 edge side by side and the headphones sound better on my Note 5...

i have to crank my volume up to like 80% just to get a decent volume... anything below 60% i can't even hear... i might have a defective unit and i might go exchange it... but i doubt it cause the sound is there.. just nothing below 60%

i am using poweramp though... and after adjusting the adaptive sounds i had to restart cause the sound was just static and messed up...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] nakia2001:
I came from Iphone 6 to Galaxy S7 Edge and the sound through headphones, car jack and Bluetooth are bar none no comparison to Iphone 6. I only listen to Spotify and I have to have my sound through my car nearly jacked to its highest and still lacks in comparison at half the level with Iphone. Hugely disappointed and desperately looking for a mod or fix or I'm screwed. Had no idea it would that dramatic difference.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] blane237:
Output power on the S7 Edge is nowhere near the levels I was experiencing on my M9.

When I plug my S7 Edge into AUX in my car, with my M9 max volume, I would set the car's volume to 8 and get great volume for normal driving, meanwhile the S7 Edge with the volume maxed out, sounds really low if I set the car to the same volume of 8 and I find myself having to raise my car's volume up to about 14-16 to get the same volume I get with the M9 set to 8.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Diddy555:
I installed poweramp 3 alpha and activated high-res output for headset in settings - audio - output. The volume is much higher now and the sound is nicer too. But the Samsung audio effects from settings don't work with that, you have to use poweramp inbuild equalizer... Hope it helps, I like it and don't miss my m8 with Dolby and Viperx anymore :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] mikeyaj:
I use headphones and it's alright. I don't use my phone as a music player without headphones and I'm always bemused when people do lol
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] tipter.alexandru:
My headphones sound much better and powerfull on my Meizu MX4 Pro

This phone's audio does sound better with Poweramp installed, but it's still not good enough compared to my other Meizu MX4 pro smartphone, which not only sounds clearer and crisper, but also more powerfull, both on the headphones and Bluetooth. I tested 3 pairs of earbuds and one Sony MDR1 A, and all of them were louder, more powerfull bass and had a more detailed sound on my chinese MX4 pro. I was planning on selling that old banger, but I'd rather carry 2 large smartphones with me, than listen to the music on this one...Also, as others have said, Iphones, HTC One M7/8 have slightly louder and more powerfull sound (still nowhere near as powerfull as my Meizu). :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] srajapar:
s7 edge sound quality

Dear ALL,

I HAVE REVIEW BOTH OF SOUND QUALITY AND COMPARE FOR THE VERY BEST. USING HEADPHONE HYPERX CLOUD 2 CORE.

IM A FAN OF APPLE BEFORE AND UNTIL NOW STILL USING IPHONE 6, RECENTLY I HAVE AWN OFFER FROM MY LOCAL NETWORK PROVIDER. SO I BOUGHT S7 EDGE.

FIRST IMPRESSION I WAS SO HEPPY WITH THE BEAUTY OF TITANIUM SILVER FOR S7. BUTTTTTTTT WHEN IT COME TO AUDIO JACK TEST/SOUND QUALITY USING JOOX APPS...IPHONE STILL THE BEST DUDE....BELIEVE ME.. S7 EVEN MAXIMUM VOLUME ITS STILL DIDNT DELIVER THE PUNCH AS IPHONE DELIVER. GGWP GUYS HAPPY SHOPPING.

THANKS
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] LennARTpas:
Sound is great!

especially when using Dolby Atmos and Viper Audio for android
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jaman_vvip:
Samsung sound quality is always great. I love samsung mobile a lot.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] babeliak:
+1

Absolutely fine to my ears and gear and in line with LG V10 and G5 + Hifi Plus
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] drummerman:
Samsungs 7 series audio output through headphone out has been measured a few times.

Figures concerning Dynamic Range and S/N are about the same as the ones from the current HTC/LG flagships. It supports 24bit 192khz audio.

Whether you think you can hear the difference between 96khz and 192khz ... some think they can. - It could be worse; iPhones current DAC is limited to 24bit 48khz through its headphone out. This can be circum-navigated by using the phones lightning socket with a suitable cable to an external DAC. Needless to say this will cost extra. - What the iphone has is a more powerful amplifier.

For anyone else, 24bit/48khz is still better than Red book CD :)

The Exynox has probably the better DAC (in co-operation with Wolfson) than the SD version.

Both however have relatively low maximum output.

So, Sound quality per se is good but if you like it loud (very loud) you need an external Headphone amplifier.

I'd recommend something like a Dragonfly from Audioquest if you are really into your audio.

It will have a small impact on battery life, naturally, but will be a large jump in quality.

Alternatively, get yourself something like Fiio's X1, a dedicated High-Resolution Player for not much money.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] apvinod2003:
Having used s3 (on boeffla kernel. Read: wolfson sound enabled) for almost 4 years, I moved on to S7 edge recently. I can simply say that s7 (with stock kernel) is no comparison to s3. S3 sound is miles ahead. When I say sound quality, I don't mean loudness; it is the detail in mids, depth in lows and pleasant highs. Unless one listens to the S3 with boeffla sound, he wouldn't be able tell what he is missing...

Still eagerly waiting for a custom kernel to unlock the Lucky Chip..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Lelelelel:
Sound volume has NOTHING to do with sound quality. In EU/European Commission there are rules for how loud a phone/media player can output through mini-jack. Of course, that might not be the reason, but it would make sense since EU is such a huge market and most nearby countries are forced to comply.

If you want louder sound than what the manufacturer made available, download FauxSound and install a fauxsound kernel. It can double the volume, however, I wouldn't turn it up more than 30% or so, unless white noise/broken equipment is your desire. Personally, I used it to remove white-noise from ****ty Xperia Z5 Compact output.

Edit: I meant to say don't turn it past +15 on the slider. And this is only worth it if you actually need it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jgalvez21:
its not samsung fault really

but the note 5 was loud on the exysnos version lets hope s8 gets a better amp and dac in both qualcoom and exysnos version
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supremeweb:
On my way to get new smartphone, hyundai make is it good?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bitpushr:
We don't have many users using hyundai phones... moving your thread to the android general category for better visibility.
[Desire 820 General] Elro74:
Hello , I search the ( meta -inf ) for the HTC Desire 820 A51_UL 64bits french thank you for your help.:good:
[Desire 820 General] QkiZMR:
And what you do with this "meta-inf"?

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[Desire 820 General] Akshay Waghela:
Help me to download the wolf among us game in HTC desire 820.... Without root
[Desire 820 General] QkiZMR:
Off top. Use Google.

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[XDA Assist] roselljaypee:
My lenovo k860 is stuck in CWM Recovery. Pls Help :(
[XDA Assist] Vatsal:
Hello,

Can you tell us what exactly were you doing?

-Vatsal
[XDA Assist] roselljaypee:
i install the cwm recovery using terminal emulator :( and my phone stuck in CWM recovery :( Can you help me?
[XDA Assist] Vatsal:
Hello,

Did you flash the right device recovery? Where did you download it from?

-Vatsal
[XDA Assist] roselljaypee:
i think no? :( i can't remember where i download the recovery.
[XDA Assist] Vatsal:
Hello,

You may visit here [ROOT][CWM][ROM's] Lenovo IdeaPhone (LePhone) K860(i) and read the entire thread carefully.

You may try flashing the right recovery for your device if that doesn't work, you may try reverting back to stock firmware.

-Vatsal
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ComfySofa:
As above. While the phone technically works I cannot flash the latest stock rom (the set about unlocking, rooting, installing a custom recovery) as it loops....ive dropped back to the original stock image (4.4.4) which boots fine....I then went back up to LMY47V which loops and currently downloading KTU84 to see if that works....now just to add to all of this I was given the phone with a cracked screen which ive replaced but it came to me dead so I don't know the previous history....and thought that the advent of me fitting the screen caused it which I doubt....but the thought was there.....

The only other option if KTU84P doesn't work is to drop back to 4.4.4 and go up gradually......

Anyone else had this...?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ComfySofa:
Well, so far, nothing works apart from the stock image (tried a few other stockers) but nothing - tried installing custom recovery TWRP 3.x which installs fine....just wont boot...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hjicons:
Try stock flashing using Nexus root kit and check Soft bricked radio button