Nope. I ran games like AG Drive and Asphalt 8 and there's a noticeable ticking and a faint borderline dial up/Spectrum loading sound noise from the back of the phone ... granted only heard when you put your ear to the back of the phone.
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Buzzing / static sound coming from back of new iPhone 7 Plus
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Nope. I ran games like AG Drive and Asphalt 8 and there's a noticeable ticking and a faint borderline dial up/Spectrum loading sound noise from the back of the phone ... granted only heard when you put your ear to the back of the phone.
I get a very very faint hissing on mine doing the speed test. However this is a non-issue for me really.
Edit: Just tried the speed test on my work 5c and that's hissing much louder. Also you aren't listening while it's charging are you? Did the first test on my 5c whilst it was charging and got the ticking/zx spectrum loader/modem noises. Unplugged and it changed to just the hiss.
Edit: Just tried the speed test on my work 5c and that's hissing much louder. Also you aren't listening while it's charging are you? Did the first test on my 5c whilst it was charging and got the ticking/zx spectrum loader/modem noises. Unplugged and it changed to just the hiss.
Yet the guy I spoke to who escalated it to his manager on the phone couldn't have been more helpful and said it was an issue, they are aware of it, and it should be replaced.
Woefully inconsistent service. I spoke to people in the Ireland contact centre.
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Noise for me are very faint, I have to stress that and for me it's not worth the hassle of getting a potentially louder phone at this stage. They also occur regardless of whether the phone is being charged or not.
so is the issue being reported by (AT&T, T-Mobile=1 gen INTEL Modem) or (Sprint, Verizon=Qualcomm Modem) or ALL then a different issue?
Don't think Apple will ever fix this
I have this on a dell xps 13 as well, they never fixed it. People went through multiple replacements with no luck ;/
Skimmed through about 5-6 pages of the thread and it seems only audible if you have the back of the phone placed to your ear if its say a reading distance way it should not be audible?
Based on the sound samples it sounds very similar to a coil whine on a computer PSU / GPU
Based on the sound samples it sounds very similar to a coil whine on a computer PSU / GPU
Woeful attempt at humour/sarcasm/whatever you want to try and pass it off as.
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I'm on O2 in the UK.
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Coil whine would be acceptable if not for the fact I don't think the iPhone has components that feature enough coil to whine. On a large PC component like a GPU card then yeah, even my Xbox One had coil whine when the room is quiet, but just how much coil is present on iPhone components? Enough to make noise?
Agree that you can hear a similar noise on other phones and I wouldn't be bothered if it was just when holding the back of the phone against my ear but this can be heard easily at arms length and that level of noise or interference is not acceptable!
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Can everyone who's claiming their week 38 (or whatever) phone is 'perfectly silent' confirm that they're not only listening for acoustic noise from the back of the phone itself, but also the constant whine recorded to video?
Ie, shoot a video in a very quiet room, and play it a back through the phone speakers with the volume up a fair bit. I bet you get the whine.
Ie, shoot a video in a very quiet room, and play it a back through the phone speakers with the volume up a fair bit. I bet you get the whine.
in real life though, how often are your recording in a room completely silent? i have this issue, but i'm never re
on some people, doesn't interfere with my videos or calls
Pretty much, I can't hear mine unless I press my ear right up to the back however problem is it's picked up if you record video or live photos with the rear microphone and I can hear it there, since this issue came to light lots of people have realised their old iPhone made noises as well and some have even said it was noticeable in recordings and some say it isn't. (personally I've experienced it on phones and laptops before)
My guess is if it's similar to coil whine then it's down to manufacturing variances and they all do it just in different amounts, if so it's total luck which you get, I'm hoping Apple tweak the gain on that rear microphone so in quiet situations so it doesn't pick it up in video as that is the only time it's a issue for me, I wouldn't mind that at all as currently I feel it becomes way too sensitive because if I record in the kitchen with no other sound it will make the slight hum from my fridge that I can hardly hear in real life really really noticeable in recordings as well as the ticks and buzzes from the phone., if I record in the same room as my nearly silent PC it picks that up too and makes it really loud, it seems to become super sensitive so if someone stops taking you get a lot of ambient noise suddenly from a fan in the room or a TV in the background and it becomes really sensitive until they talk again which sounds very unnatural.
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Yes, some phones seem to be ok. Here's hoping Apple gets a grip on this quickly. I thought the 7 was hands-down a much better phone than the 6 in every way. I'd like to replace my two 6es but I'm not going to buy a phone that's got issues like this.
And turn the volume all the way up you are bound to get noise. That's how much gain works.
I had no idea what this issue was until I followed the directions on this thread. I ran Speedtest with the back of the phone pressed right up against the back of my ear. Practically speaking, this is really a non-issue...unless you are a dog
iPhone 7 Plus 128GB Black - Week 37
Got the hissing issue recorded on camera. I ordered it on Apple Online Store. Can I just walk-in to Apple Store in Hong Kong and ask for an exchange? (Preferring new unit... is it possible? or will I just get refurbish iPhone 7 Plus?)
Here are two videos showing my iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone SE. Both recorded in a regular city apartment nearby a busy street. Windows closed but outside noise leaked in + my pc fan is making some white noise...
iPhone 7 Plus
iPhone SE
Got the hissing issue recorded on camera. I ordered it on Apple Online Store. Can I just walk-in to Apple Store in Hong Kong and ask for an exchange? (Preferring new unit... is it possible? or will I just get refurbish iPhone 7 Plus?)
Here are two videos showing my iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone SE. Both recorded in a regular city apartment nearby a busy street. Windows closed but outside noise leaked in + my pc fan is making some white noise...
iPhone 7 Plus
iPhone SE
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