Is it really bad? I do not use to pump up disco music, I just want to hear incoming calls, SMS and emails, and listen to YouTube videos.
Opinions are splitted. What about your Nexus?
Opinions are splitted. What about your Nexus?
We've had very different experiences with the Nexus 5s we've used, you and I.The Nexus 5's speaker is terrible. That's the first thing I noticed about my Nexus 5. When I hold my N5 up to watch a video, my thumb blocks the speaker, and the sound is completely muted. What's worse is that even though there are two speaker grills, the sound only comes out of the left grill. The right speaker grill is just for show. Kind of stupid IMO.
The volume is also weak.
LoL, no its a piece of sh#t. Hardware or software is hard to tell but in its current state, it sucks!
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We've had very different experiences with the Nexus 5s we've used, you and I.
Just do a quick test for me and you can confirm how much the speaker sucks.
Play a song and press your thumb over the right speaker grill. Notice how the sound is barely muted?
Now do the same with the left speaker grill, and notice how the sound is almost muted now.
It's astonishing how bad the speaker is.
Just do a quick test for me and you can confirm how much the speaker sucks.
Play a song and press your thumb over the right speaker grill. Notice how the sound is barely muted?
Now do the same with the left speaker grill, and notice how the sound is almost muted now.
It's astonishing how bad the speaker is.
Why would anyone listen to music without Stereo headphones, bluetooth speakers or use it over the bluetooth in your car? It is plenty loud for speaker phone, ring tones and notifications. I laugh every time I see that HTC commercial at the car wash that gives up screen space to put in big boom speakers which I would never use.
I do, because my car bluetooth doesn't work with media streaming, and my ear hurts with 1 or 2 hour of music through earphone.
I don't think I am the only one...
I hear ya. My truck doesn't Bluetooth stream either, so I ended up getting a Bluetooth speaker (Monster) and use it in the truck when driving, and take it with me on travels. I have to wear earplugs on the job all day, so the last thing I want to do is wear headphones when off work!
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The HTC One has great speakers and the volume level is exceptional.
I agree with others, Nexus 5 speaker is weak.
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The HTC One has great speakers and the volume level is exceptional.
I agree with others, Nexus 5 speaker is weak.
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One side is a Mic and the other side is a Mono speaker. Why would anyone listen to music without Stereo headphones, bluetooth speakers or use it over the bluetooth in your car? It is plenty loud for speaker phone, ring tones and notifications. I laugh every time I see that HTC commercial at the car wash that gives up screen space to put in big boom speakers which I would never use.
Now some of the early N5 had too much glue in the speaker holes you can see with a very bright flashlight and can have those bad speakers RMA to Google.