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Pixel 3xl Audio Issue

Pitou
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is it as bad as reddit is making it out to be?

 

little back story im between the 6t or the pixel 2 and idk which one i want

Current: CPU: Intel i7-8700k. Mobo: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5. RAM: 16gb G Skill Trident Z RGB. GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 Super.

 

First: CPU: AMD FX-8350 @4.5GHz. Mobo: Asus ROG crosshair V formula-Z. RAM: 8GB Patriot Viper XTreme. GPU: Asus Radeon 7950.

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Yes, Pixel 3/XL video audio is unusable

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15 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Yes, Pixel 3/XL video audio is unusable

oof, looks like im going with the 6t, i was really wanting front speakers, wireless charging, and the call screening but at least its usable 

Current: CPU: Intel i7-8700k. Mobo: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5. RAM: 16gb G Skill Trident Z RGB. GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 Super.

 

First: CPU: AMD FX-8350 @4.5GHz. Mobo: Asus ROG crosshair V formula-Z. RAM: 8GB Patriot Viper XTreme. GPU: Asus Radeon 7950.

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Just picked up a Pixel 3 XL.

At low volume I get a buzzing out of the bottom speaker.  I'm not sure if it's a physical defect, it sounds almost like they're running a volume leveler (compressor) or active EQ and at low volumes it just butchers the signal, hoping they might be able to patch it.

Having dual front spacing speakers is kind of a moot point because the top speaker is smaller than the bottom speaker and it doesn't sound like Google did anything to even out their volumes, should be patchable but it seems like an obvious detail they should've worked on.

Anyway, waiting it out a bit before I RMA to see if any of it gets ironed out in software.  Other than those issues I'm loving this phone.  The display is great, the camera is amazing, I'm getting amazing battery life and it's very snappy and responsive.

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