If you play games in landscape mode, your fingers very easily end up covering the speakers while you play. Where else can they put the speakers on the new iPhone?
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They need to reposition the speakers
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Maybe they can put them on the front of the phone somewhere. Like a circular band surrounding the home button, or up at the top near the ear speaker.
Phone have the speakers on the back so they bounce back on a flat surface (ie table) so that the "echo" make the sound louder. You can try it.
and on something like your bed.
I voted No because I honestly don't know where would be a better place. I do agree that it's annoying sometimes but I definitely think it's better than having the speaker on the back.
Depends on the surface. I have a leather ottoman and it nearly completely mutes my dumb phone.
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Wrong side of the bed this morning?
eastercat said:FYI: there's one speaker on the phone. Maybe you shouldn't start your post with an ignorant statement.
Also, you can move your fingers. Millions of intelligent people do so every day when they play in landscape mode.
Wrong side of the bed this morning?
How about using the glass screen as a flat panel speaker? A bit like those ones that turn a window into a speaker.
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Eastercat FTW. If you knew how to hold your phone properly, you'd be utilizing apple's design brilliance, and be " funneling" the sound toward your ears.
Eastercat FTW. If you knew how to hold your phone properly, you'd be utilizing apple's design brilliance, and be " funneling" the sound toward your ears.
The speakers are quite louder than older models like the 3G. I'm glad about that.
There's gotta be a placement that doesn't interfere with landscape holding.
There's gotta be a placement that doesn't interfere with landscape holding.
Another possible area would be around the steel antennae. Not sure how larger this would make the phone though.
Well, if it's on the antenna, it might get muted out by your fingers when in portrait mode.
Sure, it's okay to "just move your fingers," but the grasp of the device is sometimes critical for gameplay. If you just naturally hold the device, many of us end up muting the sound. Moving our fingers to hear the speakers sometimes gives us a less-than-ideal grasping position.
Sure, it's okay to "just move your fingers," but the grasp of the device is sometimes critical for gameplay. If you just naturally hold the device, many of us end up muting the sound. Moving our fingers to hear the speakers sometimes gives us a less-than-ideal grasping position.