However, one of the things that probably put many would - be buyers off the 10 was HTC's decision to do away with the two front - facing BoomSound speakers that we'd come to know and love, and, instead, go with a bottom - facing primary speaker / woofer with the device's
earpiece doubling as a tweeter; it's a similar setup as we eventually saw on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.
Samsung's Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 + smartphones come with stereo speakers one at
the earpiece doubling and other on the bottom.
The earpiece doubles as the phone's only speaker, and lacks the full - bodied sound provided by other listening methods, as you'd expect.
The setup is similar to what we see on other phones these days: The primary speaker is located at the bottom (on the left of the USB Type - C port instead of the right) and
the earpiece doubles up as the second speaker.
Like the Z2 Play and G5 Plus,
the earpiece doubles as a speaker.
It is important to note though that the iPhone X's
earpiece doubles as the speaker that works with the traditional speaker at the bottom of the device in delivering stereo sounds.
The earpiece doubles as the loudspeaker.
Not exact matches
The tiny
earpiece at the top of the phone that you use to listen to phone conversations on now
doubles as a speaker when you play videos and games on your iPhone 7.
The power button and volume rocker on the right side of the E4 Plus feel surprisingly clicky, and the front - facing fingerprint scanner works just as fast as my Google Pixel running Android O. Near the top of the phone is the
earpiece for phone calls, but this also
doubles as a front - facing speaker that sounds way better than expected.
The phone's
earpiece now
doubles as a second speaker, which gives the S9 far better sound output.
It consists of a single speaker that
doubles as the phone's
earpiece.
As for audio, when you want to unplug your headphones, Moto eschews the typical bottom - mounted speaker for an
earpiece that also
doubles as a front - facing speaker.
A long press, single press, or
double press on each
earpiece will accomplish different tasks.
Unfortunately, ASUS is only using one speaker here, and not
doubling the
earpiece as the second speaker like most other manufacturers right now.
There is only one speaker on the Z2 Force and it's the
earpiece that
doubles as a single speaker.
The left
earpiece will skip forward a track with a single tap, or backward with a
double tap.
Tapping the left
earpiece once controls playback and call management, while
double tapping it summons Siri or Google voice commands.
There's a single speaker on the device, which can be found at the top of the screen,
doubling as the
earpiece for phone calls.
On the front of the phone, near the top, you'll find a speaker that
doubles as an
earpiece.
Well that's because the
earpiece also
doubles as a loudspeaker in a configuration somewhat akin to HTC's current implementation of BoomSound.
The
earpiece is still only an
earpiece and will not
double up as the second speaker.
That same assessment applies to the G4 Plus
earpiece, too, which
doubles as the device's sole speaker.
To further improve the audio experience, the
earpiece on the S9 Plus
doubles as a speaker to compliment Samsung's already existing bottom firing unit.
As far as the audio goes, the Galaxy S9 + finally makes better use of its
earpiece by having it
double as a speaker.
On its front, you'll find the usual suspects, like a front facing camera, an LED flash and an
earpiece that
doubles as a speaker.
Here we have just one speaker at the bottom of the device and the
earpiece does not
double as another speaker.
With iOS 11, you can skip to the next track by
double tapping on the AirPod
earpiece and
double tap on the other one to go back to the previous track.
The metal frame still extends beyond the boundaries of the screen, and that's where you'll find the phone's
earpiece and microphone that also
double as stereo front - facing speakers.
The exterior of each
earpiece is fitted with an indented gold button that also wears the linear Sol Republic logo,
doubling as a reminder of
earpieces» orientation in their charging cradles.
I even had the option to automatically lower the music volume or mute it altogether whenever it was engaged by
double - tapping the main button on the right
earpiece.