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| Galaxy Note 10.1 |
Sound quality on mobile devices was, often, a very overlooked feature. When I had the HTC Sensation, I eventually return it because of the terrible speaker it had. These days I feel like sound quality is becoming more important to manufacturers. The new Kindle Fire HD has Dolby digital surround sound speakers, and the HTC 8X has enhanced music playback with Beats audio.
One device that really stood out to me in the area is the Galaxy Note 10.1. Not because of speaker quality, but because of speaker placement. Reason being, the speakers are on the front. That's right, they face you! For some reason(that I cannot figure out), companies have chosen to place speakers in the exact spots you would use to grip the device.
Here are some examples:
The Asus Transformer Prime
When holding the tablet in it's natural landscape format, the speaker is on the right side, at the edge, towards the bottom......right where your hand would go.....
The HTC One X
This guy has the speaker conveniently located on the back towards the bottom.
Since most people hold their devices like this:
You can see why this is a problem.
Those are just 2 examples of this problem. By now you would think that more companies would take after Apple and Samsung when it comes to speaker placement. Just take a look at what I mean.
The Samsung Galaxy S3
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| Speaker is placed at the top of the backside of the phone - away from hands |
The Apple iPhone 5
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| Speakers are one the bottom of the phone - away from hands - Never blocked when placed on table or any other surface |
You see what I mean? I don't know why certain OEMs have chosen put speakers in the exact places where you hold your device, but it needs to stop.
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