Help Buzzy/loud and weak vibrator

[jkc120]

There seem to be quite a few people reporting this on XDA and I found some youtube videos showing the symptom that my phone (and its replacement) both have:

Nexus 5 Loud Vibration - YouTube

Nexus 5 Keyboard noisy and strong vibration - YouTube

I hear people saying this is "normal" but I have a friend with one that sounds like the quiet one in the 1st youtube link. I know the vibrator used is different than other phones, but I really find it hard to believe this buzzing/whirling noise is normal. 4.4.2 helped with the feel of the haptic feedback, but the noise of the vibrator is a hardware thing, right? No amount of software is going to make it quiet (short of disabling it entirely lol).

I didn't see a thread here about this, so I figured I'd see if anyone here has one that sounds like an engine revving up like that or if I've just been unlucky and gotten two defective devices!

 

[BigCiX]

My vibrator is pretty weak.

 

[jkc120]

My vibrator is pretty weak.

Is it loud, too? Mine feels like it WOULD be strong if it were attached properly.

 

[BigCiX]

Is it loud, too? Mine feels like it WOULD be strong if it were attached properly.

No not loud. I actually have a Neo Hybrid case around it so maybe that's why it feels weak.

http://jonchoo.blogspot.com/2013/11/sgp-spigen-neo-hybrid-lg-nexus-5-review.html?m=1

 

[jkc120]

No not loud. I actually have a Neo Hybrid case around it so maybe that's why it feels weak.

jonchoo: SGP Spigen Neo Hybrid for LG Google Nexus 5 case review

Ok, sounds like you don't have this problem then. Mostly this is an issue with motor noise from it. It actually isn't that weak I guess, just VERY loud and like it's having trouble getting revved up or something, hard to explain but the youtube videos demonstrate it.