At this time’s greatest telephones function extra exterior ports, notches and sensors than you may shake a stick at, so there’s no disgrace in stumbling on an orifice (sorry) in your machine that you just didn’t know existed.
The perfect Samsung telephones are coated in hard-to-spot openings, and probably the most well-hidden is a camera-specific microphone that’s been a function of each Samsung Galaxy telephone because the Samsung Galaxy Notice 10 Plus.
As defined in a recent post by X consumer @sondesix, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely contains a small, defect-like notch tucked away on the right-hand facet of its ultra-wide sensor. As above, that is really an additional microphone, whose primary operate is to choose up and focus sound when the digicam is recording a zoom video.
Galaxy S24 Extremely customers, remember the fact that your telephone has this additional microphone situated on the best facet of the ultra-wide digicam lens.The principle operate is for audio zoom when recording a video.This isn’t new. All different Galaxy S Extremely telephones have the identical microphone situated… pic.twitter.com/sQ99wfdc4lFebruary 14, 2024
Each the Samsung Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Plus function the identical hidden microphone in the identical location. On earlier Galaxy units, this microphone has been situated on the backside of (i.e. beneath) the ultra-wide sensor, which maybe explains why many Galaxy customers weren’t conscious of its existence till now.
“Wow, I did not know this microphone existed till I learn this submit,” one X user wrote. “It is very onerous to note except you actually search for it.”
“Thanks for pointing that out,” another said. “I nearly went to Samsung Middle to verify if that is a defect or not.”
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Apparently, Samsung itself doesn’t disclose the existence of this microphone in any official Galaxy paperwork. In a latest Samsung Group submit, one Galaxy S24 Extremely proprietor requested: “Has anybody else seen the small cutout notch on the rear digicam ring on the S24 Extremely? I’ve searched on-line and a few have mentioned it is a microphone for the zoom mic. However in line with Samsung, the S24 Extremely solely has two mics; one at backside, and one on the high.”
In fact, this ‘microphone’ behaves extra like a sensor than a standard microphone, so maybe its performance isn’t vital sufficient to warrant inclusion on Samsung’s official Galaxy spec sheets.
Certainly, in response to @sondesix’s submit, some X customers requested whether or not utilizing a case with their Galaxy S24 telephone (i.e. one which sits flush across the lenses) impacts the performance of this tiny microphone, however the reply seems to be ‘no’. “It doesn’t have an effect on the audio high quality in any means. I checked and double checked,” AKSCHD wrote.
By the way, these tiny, camera-specific microphones aren’t unique to Samsung units. On the very best iPhones, these zoom microphones seem as small, cylindrical dots within the glass housing that surrounds the rear cameras. It’s simply that, on Samsung units, they’re a lot, a lot tougher to identify.
For extra info on Samsung’s newest flagship telephones, try our Samsung Galaxy S24 assessment, hands-on Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus assessment, and Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely assessment.
