Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
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- anonymous
- 3Au
- 25 Apr 2022
Tell me 1 reason why this is rated 4 and note 11s is rated 3.7.Just to show you guys those reviews are TOTALLY random.
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- nw}
- 24 Apr 2022
pighean, 09 Apr 2022Good specs, but a huge design flaw with the earpiece/call v... moreThe Xiaomi 12X is the same.
Covering the top speaker makes no difference.
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- Cr5tt
- rK@
- 24 Apr 2022
Video are oversaturated
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- Donnie
- 8mp
- 20 Apr 2022
pighean, 20 Apr 2022Okay, but I think you can maybe fix it in the engineer mode... moreOk mate I will.Thank you for your advice and instructions!
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- pighean
- nDB
- 20 Apr 2022
Donnie , 20 Apr 2022The problem is even if I use this phone with headphones or ... moreOkay, but I think you can maybe fix it in the engineer mode, in Hardware testing > Audio > Volume > Audio playback. Make sure to NOT set the values too high!!! You could damage phone speakers, headphones and hearing. You could set it too high and damage your hearing over time without even noticing at first. Tinnitus is a bad condition which you don't want to have. So make minor changes to the settings and use at your own risk.
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- Donnie
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- 20 Apr 2022
pighean, 20 Apr 2022Engineering mode is accessed by dialing *#*#3646633#*#* . T... moreThe problem is even if I use this phone with headphones or earphones the maximum volume sound is much lower compared to Apple and my old Android OnePlus 6T
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- pighean
- nDK
- 20 Apr 2022
Donnie , 18 Apr 2022Ok but how do I enter engineering mode please? Engineering mode is accessed by dialing *#*#3646633#*#* . There's a minimal danger to ruin your speakers / phone if changing the values to unacceptable ones (basically don't turn the volume too high and don't modify values for settings you don't understand).
And yes, obviously the overall volume of the phone will be lower if you lower the values. Does anyone really listens to music on these ridiculous speakers? For watching a movie or youtube vids the speakers are enough, but for music audition use some headphones.
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- Donnie
- nGq
- 18 Apr 2022
LifeIsShort, 18 Apr 2022Then adjust the max level value for multimedia volume via e... moreOk but how do I enter engineering mode please?
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- LifeIsShort
- sEx
- 18 Apr 2022
Donnie, 18 Apr 2022Did you try to listen music oh full volume? It’s not loud enough Then adjust the max level value for multimedia volume via engineering mode
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- Donnie
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- 18 Apr 2022
LifeIsShort, 18 Apr 2022As far I'm concerned, there are options to modify audi... moreDid you try to listen music oh full volume? It’s not loud enough
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- LifeIsShort
- sEx
- 18 Apr 2022
As far I'm concerned, there are options to modify audio volume value for each volume level in MTK engineering mode. It is xioami fault which has forgotten to separate the value beetwen multimedia and in call mode. Just enter mtk engineering mode and lower the value for volume level 1 or 2. It should be fix the issue.
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- pighean
- nDK
- 18 Apr 2022
pighean, 13 Apr 2022For the problems with the in-call sound being too loud and ... moreIt works. By taping the top holes next to the audio jack and by changing the in-call volume profile from the engineer mode the sound no longer can be heard by others but is sufficiently loud to be heard by the user.
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- pighean
- nDK
- 13 Apr 2022
babak, 11 Apr 2022i had enough problems with this phone.
sound on bluetoot... moreFor the problems with the in-call sound being too loud and lacking privacy, there might be a relatively easy two-step solution consisting in covering the top loudspeaker holes and lowering the in-call volume values from the hidden MTK settings menu. I already made the modifications and I'm currently testing the device in various conditions to see if this is a reliable "hack" or not.
I'm guessing the headphones/earbuds volume issue could be addressed in a similar manner, changing the sound output values (turning them higher) to better suit your preferences.
I'll be back with more info after I learn more.
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- Donnie
- BiP
- 12 Apr 2022
babak, 10 Apr 2022i changed my unit with another one but it has another probl... moreI have same issue
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- babak
- a3g
- 11 Apr 2022
i had enough problems with this phone.
sound on bluetooth not high. everyone can hear me in public area, charging speed with its 33w charger is not that fast. phone gets hot while watching movie.
i will go back to Realme 8 pro which i had before, at least i didnt have any of these problems with that phone
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- babak
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- 10 Apr 2022
i changed my unit with another one but it has another problem, when i connect my buds live to my phone and listening to music the max volume is not loud. i had to install a sound booster from play store to help it increase the sound
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- pighean
- nDB
- 10 Apr 2022
pighean, 09 Apr 2022Good specs, but a huge design flaw with the earpiece/call v... moreTo be fair, unlike the video review, the written review here on GSMArena brushes over the potential earpiece issue. It's also confirmed that there is an earpiece. Here are the lines referring to this:
"The earpiece [...] gets a tiny mesh where the display glass meets the frame."
"The Poco M4 Pro has a stereo speaker setup with a typical Xiaomi arrangement, where the earpiece doubles as a second channel and that top speaker fires from the top as well, not just forward through the earpiece mesh. As such, you can expect sound to spill out more easily when on a call."
After more testing I've noticed that the majority of the sound during a call comes from the top and not the side mounted earpiece. I can't even figure out if there's any sound coming from the earpiece at all, or if the entire call is blasted through the top loudspeaker.
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- pighean
- nDB
- 09 Apr 2022
Good specs, but a huge design flaw with the earpiece/call volume.
Too bad everyone in a radius of 10 meters can hear everything said by the person on the other end of the call even with the in-call volume turned way down. Not talking about when the phone is on speaker mode either, but in normal operation when you listen through the so called earpiece. Virtually no private calls are possible since anyone around you can hear both what you say and what your party on the other end says.
I thought it was a problem with this model of the phone and that maybe it could be fixed with an update (I was thinking maybe it was bugged and the phone routed the call to the top speaker instead of the earpiece, but I'm not even sure this phone has a separate earpiece), but it turns out the same issue was reported back in 2020 on other models too (X3, Note 8 etc). So, most probably, it's a design flaw that can't be fixed.
Bottom line is: if you want to have normal conversations in public without the people around you being able to hear everything, then look elsewhere, this phone provides little call privacy. It seems this is also true for other Xiaomi models, old and new!
After researching far and wide for a good value phone, I settled on the POCO M4 Pro and now I'm pretty disappointed nobody in any reviews mentions this obvious problem ;( I am returning mine and probably go with a Samsung A22 or something similar.
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- babak
- a3p
- 08 Apr 2022
Donnie , 08 Apr 2022No I haven’t.i have this phone for about two weeks and I di... moremine still in warranty, i will ask them to change my unit with another one. maybe mine have problems
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- Donnie
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- 08 Apr 2022
babak, 08 Apr 2022did you update it? because i updated to latest one and my b... moreNo I haven’t.i have this phone for about two weeks and I didn’t notice any new update notifications yet