[iRar]

Welp, Samsung tech and local authorized tech think it could be a bad lot of phones that got delivered to the store.

Can anyone else confirm they do or do not get any type of hiss or feedback after a certain volume level?

 

[bobbooo]

Welp, Samsung tech and local authorized tech think it could be a bad lot of phones that got delivered to the store.

Can anyone else confirm they do or do not get any type of hiss or feedback after a certain volume level?

Do you have the Exynos or Snapdragon variant?

 

[iRar]

Snapdragon

 

[Wes S]

Welp, Samsung tech and local authorized tech think it could be a bad lot of phones that got delivered to the store.

Can anyone else confirm they do or do not get any type of hiss or feedback after a certain volume level?

Hey there,

I just bought an S10+ snapdragon, and it sounds great with my Campfire Lyra II, with a pitch black background. I have really good hearing, and don't hear any hiss, at all. Also, the phone has a really good soundstage and separation, with killer bass. Overall, I am really happy with my S10+, and it will work for me.

 

[iRar]

Hey there,

I just bought an S10+ snapdragon, and it sounds great with my Campfire Lyra II, with a pitch black background. I have really good hearing, and don't hear any hiss, at all. Also, the phone has a really good soundstage and separation, with killer bass. Overall, I am really happy with my S10+, and it will work for me.

Thanks for the response. From my understanding the plus and regular S10 share the same audio hardware bits so I must have got a phone from a bad lot like they thought. I'll go through the process and see what happens at the end.

 

[knivek]

Thanks for the response. From my understanding the plus and regular S10 share the same audio hardware bits so I must have got a phone from a bad lot like they thought. I'll go through the process and see what happens at the end.

My wife's had similar issues as yours. Returned and replaced and issue was gone.

 

[Wes S]

Thanks for the response. From my understanding the plus and regular S10 share the same audio hardware bits so I must have got a phone from a bad lot like they thought. I'll go through the process and see what happens at the end.

I really hope they get you fixed up, with a good one! I am continuing to be impressed by the audio, coming from the 3.5mm jack. The black background really helps with the separation and opens up the soundstage. I am coming from the Note 5, and really like the improved sound on the S10+.

 

[Dexter22]

Thanks for the response. From my understanding the plus and regular S10 share the same audio hardware bits so I must have got a phone from a bad lot like they thought. I'll go through the process and see what happens at the end.

Yes but I think the extra power on s10plus battery is utilities to improve the audio by 1 db snr and 1 db crosstalk. Hope someone compares both.

 

[bobbooo]

Snapdragon

Strange, I don't hear any hiss with my Snapdragon S10e. I'm using Neutron Player by the way.

 

[Dexter22]

Strange, I don't hear any hiss with my Snapdragon S10e. I'm using Neutron Player by the way.

Hiss comes from amplifier, not from anything in software. If earphone is sensitive enough u will hear it if it exists.

 

[bobbooo]

Hiss comes from amplifier, not from anything in software. If earphone is sensitive enough u will hear it if it exists.

I'm using balanced armature in-ears so they're likely pretty sensitive.

 

[Gee Simpson]

Don't really wanna search through 11 pages so I'll just ask here. Does the S10+ European version (Exynos) sound good? I currently have the S7 Edge and I'm pretty happy with it but now I'm getting the itch to upgrade. Is the S10+ worth it? I would have went with the Note 10 but they have ridiculously removed the 3.5mm headphone jack! Idiots!

 

[bobbooo]

Don't really wanna search through 11 pages so I'll just ask here. Does the S10+ European version (Exynos) sound good? I currently have the S7 Edge and I'm pretty happy with it but now I'm getting the itch to upgrade. Is the S10+ worth it? I would have went with the Note 10 but they have ridiculously removed the 3.5mm headphone jack! Idiots!

I'd get the Snapdragon variant over the Exynos. The Exynos version has poor audio implementation in comparison, as shown by Anandtech here (bottom of the page): https://www.anandtech.com/show/14072/the-samsung-galaxy-s10plus-review/16. It's also sightly faster, more efficient (better battery life, stays cooler), and with sightly better camera performance. You also get an FM radio and dual-band GPS as a bonus.

If you do decide to go for the Snapdragon and you're in Europe, get the Hong Kong version (G9750), which will have all the network bands you need, and will be cheaper than importing the US version. You might have issues with carrier aggregation (although I fixed this with a small tweak) and Samsung Pay (which I don't use), but I think it's worth it for the better audio alone. Also be aware to repair the phone under the Samsung warranty you'd have to send it back to Hong Kong, but I have mobile phone insurance with my Nationwide FlexPlus account so that covers any repairs that can be done in the UK.

I got my Hong Kong Snapdragon S10e from Eglobal Central UK. I've heard the occasional problem from others with them and stock delays, but everything went smoothly for me. Just pay with PayPal and it should be fine. You can get the S10+ from them for around £600 currently: https://www.eglobalcentraluk.com/sa...-8gb-128gb-dual-sim-black.html#/product/28494

 

[Gee Simpson]

I think I'll just stick with my S7 Edge for now then, I don't want to risk buying a phone from Hong Kong. I would have wanted the 512GB version anyway.

 

[bobbooo]

I think I'll just stick with my S7 Edge for now then, I don't want to risk buying a phone from Hong Kong. I would have wanted the 512GB version anyway.

Fair enough. But there's zero risk if you pay via PayPal, and it's only a very small minority who have experienced the odd delay with Eglobal from what I've seen. With a microSD card slot that takes up to 1TB I think 128GB internal storage is more than enough.