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BoomSound on the HTC One is really fat (video)

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BoomSound on the HTC One is really fat (video)
The HTC One is slowly trickling down through the reviewing machine, and some tests have started to appear here and there that demonstrate the superior sound capabilities of the handset.

The One sports dual-membrane mics and two frontal stereo speakers with amplifier. The twin-membrane microphone trio aims to capture a wider sound range, topping out at 120 dB, which, while not quite the Nokia 808 PureView or Lumia 920's 140 dB from the HAAC mics, is still a very respectable range, and should do well to capture concerts without much distortion.

What about the audio output, however - HTC touts its amplified twin speaker system, which finally someone decided to put at the front of a phone instead being muted on the back. The specs say that the speakers can pump out up to 93 dB of sound, which is up with the best mobile speakers, and in stereo to boot. These are the dry numbers, however, as their are other prerequisites for a good audio experience like sound fullness and the like, so check out how the twin-speaker system on the HTC One sounds like in reality with the video below.

source: ZDNet

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1. feres13 posted on 12 Mar 2013, 07:23 37

Since the top speaker is also an earpiece, imagine answering a phone call without knowing that the speaker is ON!
Just kidding, this is really awesome, how many times did you have to bring your phone close to your ear because you're in a really loud place.
THIS, IS AWESOME.
Phone manufacturers should care more anout this kind of things like speakers, camera, instead of making huge displays with 8 core processors.

3. tiara6918 posted on 12 Mar 2013, 07:28 15

Yes,other phone manufacturers should also improve the sound quality on their phones. I always have to place my hand on the speaker so that I can hear the sound but it's great to hear that HTC has already improved the quality with boom sound

9. rizevnarastek posted on 12 Mar 2013, 07:44 6 2

Whatever you wanted to know about the HTC One.

This is a great promo video. It's about the device and tells you all about the main features. It is almost exactly how the official promo should look like. Different theme and ambiance with real live footage. Great!

http://youtu.be/2isfiSe51yw

11. rizevnarastek posted on 12 Mar 2013, 08:02 1 1

An example of boomsound...http://youtu.be/X0bTm5B6Hok

19. rizevnarastek posted on 12 Mar 2013, 08:38 1 1

Another example of boomsound...http://youtu.be/kz1ep0Z8Atk

20. user996 posted on 12 Mar 2013, 08:39 4 3

yeah awesome sound ooh yes. oops battery's dead! lol speakers big as this need energy to work it isn't portable speaker so it will empty the battery with normal usage and background playback after about 6 hours

4. darkskoliro posted on 12 Mar 2013, 07:31 16 7

8 core is gimmick mate. If its only utilizing 4 cores every time, then make the same 4 power saving as well!!

12. jaytai0106 posted on 12 Mar 2013, 08:11 6

You can't really say it's a gimmick. They are just future proof the phone. The same way they put 2GB of ram in SGS3 and at the time, ICS 4.0 doesn't require that much ram. 8 cores won't push its limit until the later on version of OS.

36. mail2eswar posted on 12 Mar 2013, 13:18 2 1

It is a gimmick mate. Because it is not a real Oct core. It has two quad cores and at a time only one quad core works. So, its just like any other quad core in terms of performance.

40. Taters posted on 12 Mar 2013, 16:21 3

Um no, read my reply. It is not just any other quad. Just like the Exynos 5 dual isn't just like any other dual core.

39. Taters posted on 12 Mar 2013, 16:20 4

Um...lol

You need 8 cores to even make an A15 chip set run on phones. Samsung giving us true A15 power is definitely not a gimmick.

I would rather have a true A15 quad rather than Nvidias approach with the Tegra 4i which is a gutted A15 that is no different from the fake A15 cores approach used by Qualcomm and Apple.

The tegra 4 is a beast but it is starting to look like that is reserved for tablets and higher while the gimped Tegra 4i will be for phones.

Using brute force and building a solid foundation is hardly a gimmick compared to other approaches that cut corners to try and achieve A15 performance in a cell phone.

48. true1984 posted on 13 Mar 2013, 12:21

samsung's 8 core processor isnt a true 8 core. it's a quad-core A15 and a quad-core A7.it also sounds like you didnt do any research on at all and you barely even know what you're talking about as far as the Exynos Octa

5. asianface posted on 12 Mar 2013, 07:31 4

Speakers, camera, AND BATTERY Life :D I have to say general public have no idea what a 8 core processors really is for, but only geeks like us do :P Let's be honest, general public want a good phone with good price and good bonus, but not what's inside of a phone. Bc you can show for how great of the pictures your camera takes instead of how fast you can opening up a game like angry bird XD (However, I do care about how fast I can switch from app to app flawlessly.)

13. user996 posted on 12 Mar 2013, 08:17 2 6

and buying Lumia 920 u get great camera and great speakers

43. lsutigers posted on 12 Mar 2013, 20:14 1

Absolutely awesome. I haven't heard a speaker this good since my old Nextel Motorola work phone. I always asked myself why manufacturers never put better speakers in their phones...clearly, it's possible.

2. asianface posted on 12 Mar 2013, 07:27 3

Took all the companies a while to figure that out. Bc i just love how not to hear my phone while using it as GPS while driving XD

6. dexter_jdr posted on 12 Mar 2013, 07:33 10 1

nice that htc did something good for once... real dual speakers are rare this days..

21. clark posted on 12 Mar 2013, 08:43 1 5

I agree on you at least they have their very first innovation to be proud of (and that is dual speaker and the so called ultra pixel) I guess thats just two haha welcome HTC in the innovation world LOL

46. dexter_jdr posted on 13 Mar 2013, 04:02

nokia 5800 xpressmusic phone has dual stereo speakers. year 2008

7. xperiaDROID posted on 12 Mar 2013, 07:37 8 3

Imagine listening dubstep with this phone, that would be awesome. HTC is AWESOME.

8. dexter_jdr posted on 12 Mar 2013, 07:40 4

im still waiting for audio capture by htc one. (along with video capture of course)

10. rodkurt posted on 12 Mar 2013, 07:52 2 12

i don't really use speakers that much...

24. Urgency posted on 12 Mar 2013, 09:06 1

Then dont buy it..
Period.

27. rodkurt posted on 12 Mar 2013, 09:42 1 5

I'm just saying...cus speakers drain my battery...

14. PushpaLal posted on 12 Mar 2013, 08:27 2

i really wana own this phone. bestest phone ever made!..love it!..but m bit skeptical about its camera...since Ultra pixel is a new kind in the market. Hope camera won't disappoint me!.

18. clark posted on 12 Mar 2013, 08:36

wow I read a new word "BESTEST" nice grammar. Look like you learned a lot. on school lol

22. xperiaDROID posted on 12 Mar 2013, 08:50

lol hahahaha...... the word "bestest" cracked me up. xD

23. clark posted on 12 Mar 2013, 09:00

yeah me too, it just kicks my ass, that bestest Lol

31. amats69 posted on 12 Mar 2013, 11:24 2

best- bester- bestest! LOL!

47. dexter_jdr posted on 13 Mar 2013, 08:02

tough luck kid!!!! you are now disappointed.

15. RaKithAPeiRiZ posted on 12 Mar 2013, 08:31 1 1

Now , if this had a tripod , it will make it a good microphone for podcasts

16. amats69 posted on 12 Mar 2013, 08:34 1

wow!great! im excited to got one

17. therealestmc posted on 12 Mar 2013, 08:34 6 2

This is the best phone on the market right. power hardware and beautiful design. I might get that phone for the wife. I love my note 2, but this looks nice. I dont know what to do.

25. BattleBrat posted on 12 Mar 2013, 09:16 4

This would be great when it in in the car dock giving GPS directions.

26. Eonnaydra posted on 12 Mar 2013, 09:29 4 1

This is going to be my next phone soon!

28. simplyj posted on 12 Mar 2013, 10:23 5 1

Holy s**t. This will be my next Android phone

29. anjel1708 posted on 12 Mar 2013, 10:35 4 1

This is going to be a nice phone. I do use my speakers a bunch. As a result, I am pretty much sold on this phone. The picture samples look good for a camera on a phone and they are only 4 megapixles. Who really needs a 16 megapixel picture of anything stored on their phone. That will use a lot of memory. I think HTC has a great job.

30. moe53 posted on 12 Mar 2013, 11:15 1 1

overall the phone is perfect, but a little bit disappointing on the camera level, its great but not wow. i would definitely buy the htc one, yet its better to wait for sg4 for comaprison

32. moolotovzz posted on 12 Mar 2013, 11:28 2

I can imagine a guy in his sport suit, playing russian music out loud with this phone in public transport...

33. PhoneArenaUser posted on 12 Mar 2013, 12:50

I'm waiting for a drop tests. :)

34. aco96 posted on 12 Mar 2013, 12:55 1 2

This would be a perfect replacement for my Nokia X7. I hate phones with weak speaker and poor sound quality like my mom's Optimus 2X and my friend's Galaxy S II. My X7 kicks their asses when it comes to music ;)

35. ImQ009 posted on 12 Mar 2013, 12:56 1

Honestly? I'd rather want know something about the DAC it has. Because that's what makes a phone good for music - a decent sound unit - not loud speakers...
So.... So far I wouldn't expect any revolution unless they pack something actually good instead of that Beats Audio thingy which is just an equalizer.

41. Taters posted on 12 Mar 2013, 16:25 1

It will use whatever DAC is in the Qualcomm 600 I believe. So nothing special.

37. Cannabis posted on 12 Mar 2013, 14:50

No doubt this is going to support HD voice on T-MO

38. ChafedBanana posted on 12 Mar 2013, 15:53 8

No removable battery? Pitiness. Lol

45. Urgency posted on 12 Mar 2013, 22:00

Oh.. pity on you too.. you get a removable battery in exchange of getting a plastic body.. lol..

42. tha.fox posted on 12 Mar 2013, 19:14 1

Just thought id say I ported sense 5 to my dna today And its very fast. The dialer contacts the gallery is instant. Pulls up 500 plus pictures/videos instantly. You can make it very slim and basic. Its my favorite rom Ive ever had and its Beta #1 haha. HTC is doing it big i wish my DNA could get those Speakers!! lol

44. InspectorGadget80 posted on 12 Mar 2013, 21:28

Bass Beats OVER RATED and u should at least PLAY "KUSH" by Dr. Dre too FEEL THE BASS

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