Discontinued "concert friendly" MEMS microphones in HTC One?

[wocketpatch]

I read elsewhere that the advanced MEMS microphones in the HTC One have been discontinued due to a legal issue with Nokia around the technology and/or the supplier, but that they still made quite a few with the 'fancy' mic setup. Well, I recently picked up an HTC One from T-mobile...

How can I tell whether mine has the "concert friendly" mics? I'm still able to send it back and am considering the GS4 (I like the microSD option AND having plenty of control functions in my pull-down menu) or the Xperia Z (the water resistance really appeals to me) but being able to shoot a video of a band without it sounding like I was shooting a fleet of diesel engine would really top out my list of desirable features.

I did try cranking up a guitar ungodly levels and comparing the One to my Galaxy S2 and it definitely came out better, though maybe not so much better that it answered this question for me.

Any suggestions appreciated!

 

[adriandb]

I'd love to know this as well. I got mine very early so I assume I have it.

 

[jgreeson25]

The last I heard anything about it HTC ceased future orders of the microphone but continued to use the ones it had already purchased. As far as when their supply ran out, I doubt any lay person outside the company would know without tearing apart the device to compare the microphone parts. Also, HTC did say that the new microphones they were going to use were to be "better" than the old ones, if that is of any consolation to you.

 

[Gator352]

I read elsewhere that the advanced MEMS microphones in the HTC One have been discontinued due to a legal issue with Nokia around the technology and/or the supplier, but that they still made quite a few with the 'fancy' mic setup. Well, I recently picked up an HTC One from T-mobile...

How can I tell whether mine has the "concert friendly" mics? I'm still able to send it back and am considering the GS4 (I like the microSD option AND having plenty of control functions in my pull-down menu) or the Xperia Z (the water resistance really appeals to me) but being able to shoot a video of a band without it sounding like I was shooting a fleet of diesel engine would really top out my list of desirable features.

I did try cranking up a guitar ungodly levels and comparing the One to my Galaxy S2 and it definitely came out better, though maybe not so much better that it answered this question for me.

Any suggestions appreciated!

As for your control function dilemma, you can download power toggles from the play store and voila', control functions in the pull down menu.

Here's a link: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...wyLDEsImNvbS5wYWlubGVzcy5wYyJd&token=13F0lxv9

 

[GadgetGator]

The last I heard anything about it HTC ceased future orders of the microphone but continued to use the ones it had already purchased. As far as when their supply ran out, I doubt any lay person outside the company would know without tearing apart the device to compare the microphone parts. Also, HTC did say that the new microphones they were going to use were to be "better" than the old ones, if that is of any consolation to you.

Yeah, but are these supposed new microphones really going to be "better" or was that just CYA marketing BS? I really wonder. It's frustrating that consumers have real no way of knowing what mic the phone they are about to purchase has or if it is better or worse then any previous version. After dealing with some REALLY crappy mics in earler devices, and ruined videos because of it, this is really important to some of us.

 

[Scott Kenyon]

Yeah, but are these supposed new microphones really going to be "better" or was that just CYA marketing BS? I really wonder. It's frustrating that consumers have real no way of knowing what mic the phone they are about to purchase has or if it is better or worse then any previous version. After dealing with some REALLY crappy mics in earler devices, and ruined videos because of it, this is really important to some of us.

I don't think HTC can afford the marketing BS at this point. I could be totally wrong here, but if I was them I'd be designing a new mic myself rather than trying to put one over on customers.

 

[GadgetGator]

I don't think HTC can afford the marketing BS at this point. I could be totally wrong here, but if I was them I'd be designing a new mic myself rather than trying to put one over on customers.

Don't know that HTC has the experience and expertise to design their own microphone. Especially one "better" then state of the art. Just like they don't make their own screens either.

 

[wocketpatch]

As for your control function dilemma, you can download power toggles from the play store and voila', control functions in the pull down menu.

Hey thanks, this helps a lot! I think I'll hold onto the One after all. Whether it has the nice microphones or not, it's at least better than my GS2 so.. here's to progress! It'd still be nice if there were some way to find out though.

 

[Scott Kenyon]

Don't know that HTC has the experience and expertise to design their own microphone. Especially one "better" then state of the art. Just like they don't make their own screens either.

They don't have to design their own microphone. It would be cool if they did, I guess.

Nobody thought they'd design a phone that was better than the state of the art either, but they did. They sure the hell did =)