I am exchanging. This is the only issue I have. I have seen some people getting one that doesn't have it.
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Buzzing / static sound coming from back of new iPhone 7 Plus
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Your chance to get the good one is less than 10%. This is why i keep saying i would not waste time and energy for this. Just return it and wait up.
No. almost all say they don't have the processor hissing but all the camera have louder white noise.
When the replacement gets here, if it has issues, I plan on sending the replacement back and keep my original phone.
It projects through when I am on the phone. Getting annoying. But if the replacement phone gets here and has other issues as well, it will be sent back.
I have the noise when I put my ear up to the logo but I don't plan to be doing that. The issue the bothers me is the white noise but I don't have any other issue besides that. I spoke to apple and they said it's a software issue not a hardware. The lady tried to say this was the first she has heard of it. I guess I will wait and see if they come out with a update. I would hate to take the chance of getting one with even more wrong with it.
Note 7 is a good phone on paper but 2 days after preordering it I got so frustrated with my S7 lagging I just wanted to throw it against the window. So knowing that the Note 7 is just a S7 with S-Pen I canceled my preorder. Samsung sucks at updating their phones because the carriers (especially Verizon) have too much control and they delay updates. Another issue is that Samsung just can't update their phones in a timely matter. Let's see how long it takes Samsung to update their 2015 flagships to Android N.
The other issue is the Snapdragon processor. Samsungs home grown processors are so much better.
Damn. Projects when on phone. You should film that with another phone. No one has produced video of the phone giving off sound without actually filming from their actual
Phone
I've tried pushing my iPhone 7 through the limits. And I haven't heard anything. So I'm wondering if this is a batch issue. Haven't heard anything from apple thus far.
Not trying to support daddy since he is know to be an android person on these forums and pushes it very hard. But I will say I just returned my iPhone 7 plus and trying to get my hands on a note 7 once AT&T processes my return. I've had my s7 edge for a work phone since it came out and it's been fine. Rarely does it lag. At least it doesn't hiss and pop.
Lol, this is the S model! I want to believe that Apple will surprise everyone by calling next years model the iPhone 8. It's time to retire the S designation.
I bought a iPhone 7 Plus but this has to be one of the most lackluster major updates I've spent money on. I don't see how Apple can throw us a iPhone 7S with the same design.
So, Apple said it was a software issue then said it's the first time they heard of it. Isn't that kind of contradictory?
Yep. Just got complaints again about the static noises being heard by the other caller. I was on speakerphone. She said"what's all that weird static noise" and then proceeded to imitate the exact stuttery choppy buzzing sounds I can hear when I put my ear to the back of the phone. Sure, I can only hear it if I put the phone to my ear, but the other side of the conversation hears it loud and clear. If Apple isn't able to fix the mic gain on speakerphone I will have to exchange it under warranty.
Oh well. I have replacement coming. I can't hear the noise unless I place my ear to the back of the phone but the problem is that same static noise gets recorded in video. I'm not talking white noise. It is a static buzzing sound that comes and goes in no specific pattern. It's concerning because it's on the video and even more importantly, what is it. Is this some component that will fail down the road? We don't know. Every other Apple device including phones I place my ear against doesn't make the same sound.
It's a cheap capacitor is what some people are saying. It won't get worse and it won't get better. I think either Apple has to mask the problem by filtering it out from the microphone gain or replace the logic board.
You got to witness Samsung in action before passing judgement and I can speak from experience. I've owned the Galaxy S, Note 2, 3, 4, S6, S7 and the Note 10.1 and all of these devices have one thing in common, lack of timely updates or no updates at all. The most disappointing device has to be the Note 10.1. Samsung left that device out to die while they released tablet after tablet. You would figure that I learned my lesson 2 years ago but no, Samsung finds a way to bring you back with new tricks (Gear VR).
I've owned countless Android devices from 2010 to present and the only Android device I trust now is Nexus.
This is my second year using iPhones consistently and while my experience with iPhone 6 was horrible I came back to iPhone with the 6S and it's been great. Then I purchased an SE and it's been a tiny power house. And right now I'm holding a iPhone 7 Plus in hand with no regrets, CPU noise in all. I don't have an issue with it because I don't use my phones cocked to my ear while watching YouTube and my videos are no different than what I typically see. If it bothered me that much I would have returned it or waited until October 4th for Pixel. One thing is for certain, no Samsung device until they fix their nonexistent update policy. That actually goes for all Android OEM's. That S7 you have will be forgotten and pushed back to the end of the line when the S8 comes out, trust me on that.
Hmm and you can only hear this when it is next to your ear. That's strange. Seems like your CPU would be more similar to stories of hearing noise further away.
Apple can probably fix what the mic picks up.
Did Apple really send you a replacement phone while you still had the original on your possession?