Horrible speaker placement

[rjdangerous]

Anyone else think the speaker is in a horrible spot being on the back? When watching movies the sound goes the other way I have to "cup" it in my hand to have the sound come forward.

The biggest issue is if I sit my phone down on bed, couch or chair and it rings or alerts you can't hear it. I know it sounds silly but putting my phone down on bed it speakerphone is useless because you can't hear anyone.

 

[broadwayblues]

+1 this.
Totally agree. If I put my phone on the bed, I can't ever hear it ring.

 

[wildman]

I agree that the speaker is in a bad place but I never had any issue hearing my ringers or videos so far... I did before 2.2 update because the software bug but after update its been all good for me.

 

[Arelunde]

+1 on speaker placement and also mic placement.

A lot of cases muffle the mic on the back side (there are three mics - front, back and top for noise cancelling, I understand). If I take the case off mid-speakerphone conversation, callers consistently say there is a considerable improvement in my voice clarity. It's not restricted to just one case, either. I have several different brands and they all seem to do this.

BTW, at night, I place my X on its charger, face down inside a clean, dry (of course) washcloth to keep its flashing light from illuminating the room. This allows the speaker to be heard, as well.

 

[jerseyboy357]

extended batteries will increase the distance between surface and phone. I hear all my alarms great even when the phone is face up laid down. Although I use the Ultra Voltage 1 track from my Zedge app as my alarm