Maybe I got a bad device, but I am extremely disappointed with the audio quality of the external speaker.
As soon as I got in the car after my purchase and began to check out the ringtones I thought the speaker sounded a little low. Upon further testing, I found the speaker to be just garbage. Even if the volume isn't exceptionally loud, the audio is FAR from clear.
I did a comparison test with my original droid incredible (the device I just upgraded from) and even THAT has a far superior sound quality.
This is honestly quickly becoming a deal breaker for me. I can deal with not being able to enjoy listening to Pandora frequently, however, even ringtones don't sound as well as they should. I could potentially not even hear my phone ring due to this issue.
The lack of quality is disturbing to me. Seems like a demonstration of cheap Chinese manufacturing and a Verizon ploy to pass on another low quality Beats Audio device.
Has anyone else experienced this issue, or should I go get another one because I might have a bum device?
***EDIT/UPDATE:
So I lived out a full 2 weeks with my original purchase to test it out. The speakers were still bothering me and the haptic feedback on the keyboard seemed a little excessive. Tonight I went back to Best Buy to exchange the device for another Dinc 4G, just to do more testing.
The speaker STILL sucks so I've come to the conclusion that HTC simply opted to use a shittier quality speaker to save money.
On the other hand, I think the other phone I has wasn't put together well because this phone feels lighter and the haptic feedback is nicer.
Conclusion: I think I'll be searching for a new device, too many shitty flaws for me to be truly happy. I'm very disappointed. ***
As soon as I got in the car after my purchase and began to check out the ringtones I thought the speaker sounded a little low. Upon further testing, I found the speaker to be just garbage. Even if the volume isn't exceptionally loud, the audio is FAR from clear.
I did a comparison test with my original droid incredible (the device I just upgraded from) and even THAT has a far superior sound quality.
This is honestly quickly becoming a deal breaker for me. I can deal with not being able to enjoy listening to Pandora frequently, however, even ringtones don't sound as well as they should. I could potentially not even hear my phone ring due to this issue.
The lack of quality is disturbing to me. Seems like a demonstration of cheap Chinese manufacturing and a Verizon ploy to pass on another low quality Beats Audio device.
Has anyone else experienced this issue, or should I go get another one because I might have a bum device?
***EDIT/UPDATE:
So I lived out a full 2 weeks with my original purchase to test it out. The speakers were still bothering me and the haptic feedback on the keyboard seemed a little excessive. Tonight I went back to Best Buy to exchange the device for another Dinc 4G, just to do more testing.
The speaker STILL sucks so I've come to the conclusion that HTC simply opted to use a shittier quality speaker to save money.
On the other hand, I think the other phone I has wasn't put together well because this phone feels lighter and the haptic feedback is nicer.
Conclusion: I think I'll be searching for a new device, too many shitty flaws for me to be truly happy. I'm very disappointed. ***