[Guppy_]

   
It would be nice if a few headfi members could review the audio of the HTC 10.

We need a shoot out from LG G5 vs V10 vs HTC10

 

[Guppy_]

  You have it
 
http://store2.up-00.com/2016-04/146116140331851.jpg

No BS = boomsound, it can be disabled completely?

 

[Whitigir]

I thought that was mean to say no ******** lol

 

[Gosod]

you already said it!

 

[Silent Xaxal]

How's the Huawei P9 and P9 Plus?

 

[tusharthegamer]

got my phone today.. installed poweramp and played some flac files on it.. overall good improvement over my Fiio x1 and Mi3 .. I have tested g4 and g3 even iphone 6.. this device is much better than iphone 6,.. i would say miles ahead..


 

 The phone comes with a 32-bit ESS Sabre ES9018K2M DAC (same as that on the LG V10) with 3x TI OPA1612, and that's just for the music playback, with a CirrusLogic Wolfson WM8281 doing phone call duty. @gsmarena

 
 

 

 

 

[Whitigir]

Nice! I would buy it if it wasn't for the USA LTE compatibility

 

[thepooh]

Nice! I would buy it if it wasn't for the USA LTE compatibility

I often read that your main concern is LTE !?

When looking for the best sounding smartphone, will LTE be the deal breaker?

 

[tusharthegamer]

Nice! I would buy it if it wasn't for the USA LTE compatibility

what bands do you need.. its a VOLTE device..i am not sure which 4g bands are being used in US
 
 
 

 TechnologyGSM / HSPA / LTE2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bandsLTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)SpeedHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps

GPRS Yes  EDGE Yes
from GSMarena

 

[Whitigir]

1700/2100/1900/700 are the bands the USA LTE needs cheer!

 

[Whitigir]

I often read that your main concern is LTE !?

When looking for the best sounding smartphone, will LTE be the deal breaker?

Yes, LTE for 4G services, and without it, it defeats the purpose of having a phone .

Vivo xplay 5 works with USA LTE , but it only has 128 go built in and no expandable slot

 

[HipHopScribe]

Yes, LTE for 4G services, and without it, it defeats the purpose of having a phone

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Vivo xplay 5 works with USA LTE , but it only has 128 go built in and no expandable slot

 
I'm not sure that defeats the purpose of having a phone, it'll still work fine for most tasks, but it is a handicap, especially if you do any video streaming

 

[VonBoedfeld]

This specifications regarding the bands I have found on the Lenovo Webpage: http://www.lenovo.com.cn/product/50975.html
 
2GGSM：Band2,3,5,8 3GWCDMA：Band1,2,5,8 3G TD-SCDMA：Band34,39 4G FDD-LTE：Band1,3,7 4G TDD-LTE：Band38,39,40,41NW (2555MHz-2655MHz) CA：B3_C/B7_C/B38_C/B40_C/B41NW_C(Cat6)/B39+B41NW(_C Mean Intra CA)
 
These specifications differ to those of GSMarena. Specifically, the band 20 is missing. Since I come from Germany and here band 20 is very common, this is a shame.
 
But what I still wonder (and still have not found an answer) is whether the version Vibe X3 Youth has the same audio chip set.
On the Lenovo website both versions are advertised the same in terms of audio.
If this is true, one could get a smartphone with a 32-bit ESS Sabre DAC ES9018K2M (same as did on the LG V10) with 3x TI OPA1612 for under 200 $.

 

[GiantRealistic]

I found these graphs on a pocket now video. Looks like the HTC 10 will preform just as good as the LG V10.

 

[Pastapipo]

Originally Posted by VonBoedfeld /img/forum/go_quote.gif
But what I still wonder (and still have not found an answer) is whether the version Vibe X3 Youth has the same audio chip set.
On the Lenovo website both versions are advertised the same in terms of audio.
If this is true, one could get a smartphone with a 32-bit ESS Sabre DAC ES9018K2M (same as did on the LG V10) with 3x TI OPA1612 for under 200 $.

 
GSMArena states the youth does have the audio power:
"All three phones come with some serious audio prowess. There's a total of three Texas Instruments OPA1612 amplifiers, a Cirrus Logic WM8281 codec for noise and echo cancellation to handle the input from the three mics, and a high-end Sabre 9018C2M DAC as found in the LG V10."
 
Price is around $300 they state:
"List prices in China are CNY 2,999 ($470) for the top-specced model with 64GB of ROM, CNY 2,499 ($390) for the 32GB version, and CNY 1,899 ($300) for the Youth version"