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Best smartphone/music player

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charlie310

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It's almost time to upgrade again, and I'm looking to buy a really good android phone (Galaxy S4 or Galaxy Note 2). My only peeve is that every android phone I've owned doesn't have fine-tuning volume control. The only smartphone I know that does is the iPhone, but I'd never buy that.

What android phone do you guys think is the best music player?
 
I'm only going by the speakers and a sound test I heard online but the HTC one sounds like a contender. I have no idea what the player software will be like though. Have you thought about a 3rd party music player? Poweramp Music Player seems to be the most popular around here. Myself I really like the plain old stock Music Player.
 
dontpanicbobby said:
I'm only going by the speakers and a sound test I heard online but the HTC one sounds like a contender. I have no idea what the player software will be like though. Have you thought about a 3rd party music player? Poweramp Music Player seems to be the most popular around here. Myself I really like the plain old stock Music Player.
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Anything with the "Beats" branding is garbage to me, especially when it's on a phone. Heck, all I need to do is up the highs and lows on the equalizer to mimic the "Beats Audio" trashy settings. Now, if it had fine-tuning volume control, then I might consider it.

BTW, I don't think what music player app you use makes any difference in the sound quality. The hardware is exactly the same.

I'll probably try the galaxy s4. The HTC One has no external storage & no removable battery.
 
The hardware is the same, but not all music players use the stock CODEC, with PowerAmp being one that uses its own. Also some have different audio settings (equalizers, replay gain, etc). So in some cases the music player can make a difference to the sound.
 
charlie310 said:
Anything with the "Beats" branding is garbage to me, especially when it's on a phone. Heck, all I need to do is up the highs and lows on the equalizer to mimic the "Beats Audio" trashy settings. Now, if it had fine-tuning volume control, then I might consider it.

BTW, I don't think what music player app you use makes any difference in the sound quality. The hardware is exactly the same.

I'll probably try the galaxy s4. The HTC One has no external storage & no removable battery.
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Try PowerAmp.
You just might be surprised.
Also what headphones you rocking?
It's not going to matter if the headphones are no good.
 
in my mind, android smartphone are the same that you can install different kinds of application whatever you like. But quality is the key, first you need to choose a right smartphone which owns wonderful sound effect, second download your favorite songs. On the other hand, headphone is also quite important! A good headphone makes the effect different.
Recently, my have bought a THL W8 which sounds good. I'm also looking forward to buy one.
 
I have the HTC one and everyone says that it has the best speakers on any smartphone. Headphone audio is also great too. Use poweramp it's not complicated at all and music sounds so much better with it.
 
charlie310 said:
Anything with the "Beats" branding is garbage to me, especially when it's on a phone.
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I "used" to feel that same exact way, until I got my new phone. I would actually stay away from products with the 'beats' branding. However it was not the only thing that I was looking at when buying a phone, and I had to look at everything the phone had to offer, and not just one feature. Like you I was thinking about getting a s4 but then I heard about the HTC One and compared them. In 9 out of 10 areas the HTC One smoked the s4, and yes, that includes the sound department. I've been in the recording industry for many years, so good sound is clearly very important to me. All I can tell you is that I'm VERY happy that I got the HTC One instead of the samsung s4.

As far as the whole 'beats' thing goes, now I don't care what they call it, this phone sounds great, period. I also thought that not having a microSD card slot would be an issue, but it isn't. My phone is loaded with apps and music and still I have more than enough space left over, so I am no longer concerned about the phone not having a microSD card slot. I use my phone all day long (with the brightness turned up all the way) and still I have enough battery to last me until I get home. From a full dead battery it only takes around 2 1/2 - 3 hours to fully charge it, so the battery is not an issue either. You asked what is currently the best "smartphone/music player" and that is clearly the HTC One. If sound/music not the most important feature then maybe look at other phones, but having used this HTC One I truly think you'll be shooting yourself in the foot getting the s4 instead of the One. Good luck with whatever you choose :)
 
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