Defy Sound Quality (Music)

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I just purchased PowerAmp and I'm blown away with the sound quality of Motorola Defy and how PowerAmp can utilise it.

I never thought I would be happy to use a mobile phone over my Sony Walkman NWZ-S639F. This Motorola Defy thing is simply a jewel : )

BTW, I've been worried about using my in-ear headphone in case I'm going to damage the speaker as it was reported. I'll report back if that was the case over the time of using the jack.

please do!, how long of music playback can you get before your battery dies?

poweramp + defy = awesome

Originally Posted by Jt612

please do!, how long of music playback can you get before your battery dies?

I'm running a test for you and I'll let you know based on my two hours test. The battery was fully charged when started playing back...

Here is the battery test after 4 hours playback.

Network Type: GSM
Software: PowerAmp
MP3: Most tracks were ripped with 320 bit rates
Volume Level: 60%-65%

The battery was fully charged to start with and after 2 hours the battery status was at 10% usage. Two more hours later the battery status still remained at 10%. The battery icon on notification bar didn't lose any bars.

I was so puzzled and impressed at same time that I restarted the phone to make sure all status info remain the same and they were.

Notes:

I hear that the headphone type can impact the battery life. The lower frequency response is the less battery is used.

wicked! so it used less then 10% over 4 hours O.o very good, no idea why i havn't bought this phone yet!
edit: im not sure if you know or not but apparently the battery only changes in 10% increments so its charge would be anywhere between 90-100%

Further test result under the same condition apart from using the phone ever so lightly...

2 Hours more playback + 8 hours standby + a phone call (5 mins)

Battery usage was increased to 30% losing one bar battery icon on the notification bar.

sound quality

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Cant wait to get this phone, my current phone a HTC desire has poor sound quality .

I am quite amazed about your statement. Since the first day of my defy ownership, I have been worrying about the poor sound quality compared to my previous Sony Ericsson P1. Since the earphones have a cheap (IMO) feel to them, and dont fit me well either, I decided to hunt for a replacement.

I grabbed some Sony DR-EX39PP earphones, but found that even worsened the situatiuon. I also tried my wife's Defy (yes, I was once quite excited about this device), but hers isn't any better.

I have to turn volume all the way up to get a decent sound level, and the sound itself is thin and like metal. Using PowerAmp even lowers the available volume, and doesnt improve the sound much.

All in all NOT really usable, IMO. On my next android device purchase, I'll make sound quality a high priority item which I will be checking closely. The defy is not a candidate in that race, IMO.

just my opinion, for a balance
chris