I notice it covers the phone's speaker. How does this affect the volume and clarity of the external speaker?
584296
The clarity is good. It does sound better with the stock battery but the battery life outweighs the speaker sound. I get better sound quality with zero lemons durable case.
584297
It greatly muffles it. I forgot to mention that initially in my review. Volume maxed out you can hear somewhat clearly but it's much quieter since it's covered.
584298
the external speaker does lose some of its volume with the extended battery/case. If you listen to music/use speakerphone a lot I would recommend headphones. Clarity may have suffered a little but it wasn't very noticeable to me.
584299
I really haven't noticed a big difference. It may mute the volume a little. I don't play music on mine but use the speaker when on calls a lot and that volume has okay. I really don't have any complaints. I had the Razzr Max for the previous 2 plus years. I love long lasting battery's. I' very happy with the larger battery. Hope this helped.
584300
It muffles the noise quite a bit. The clarity of the sound is definitely affected.
584301
yes, it does cover the speak in the back of the phone, but it does not affect the volume or clarity of the sound, at least not a great deal, I speak for myself, and I can hear the music very clear. Battery is awesome power lasts 3x than the original battery
584302
i've actually created a slit in the bottom of the casing from between the battery and phone to allow the sound to escape the casing. It seems like it is just as loud and clear as with the original case, but without a side by side comparison, I couldn't be sure of that. I also had to make an additional hole for the IR blaster.
752653
There is a cut out for the speaker. I use mine on speaker phone and have never had an issue being heard or hearing the caller. I love this case. I highly recommend it.
908461
It doesn't effect the phone in any way. It only protects the device from drops and scratches. I still love mine!
662302
Dust and debris gets into the little slits designed for the speakers. This dust and debris comes to rest in between the screen and the screen protector. Also pocket lint and dust accumulate in the opening for the phone call sensor, so the device has a hard time telling if the phone is to your face or not. You can remove the case and clean it frm time to time, but this gets old and tiresome the case isn't the easiest to remove. Hope this helps
1817268
In my experience, plugging in a microphone makes the phone expect an external speaker too, so outbound sound is lost without one.
1331987
The extra hole mentioned in another user's answer is probably for the proximity sensor, which disables the touchscreen when you're holding the phone to your ear.
1537869
I agree with Gary. When set up as a stand, I think the cover resonates the sound pretty well - whatever loss there is seems to be compensated for by it directing the sound more to the sides rather than straight out the back (who thought that was a good idea?!). When flat behind the G Pad, it does muffle it some. If I want to listen to something on it, I usually use headphones or a bluetooth speaker, anyway.
537117
Talking on the phone I can hear clearly but I do not know how well they can hear me. So far I haven't had problems. Things like speaker and ringing is quieter(as expected) but I've put mine under water, been around drywall dust and hasn't leaked into the case to the phone
1368850
No the case has a bottom, and in the bottom six tiny holes in the case by the microphone. It does not seem to effect the clarity of the call.
5522
The volume buttons are covered and functional. The bottom port and headphone jack are not covered with anything. The screen is not covered either, but a simple screen cover will do.
1287158
The inner layer, which is rubber, is cut out around the speaker. The inside part of the hard case is also cut out around it too; at the bottom, where your charger plugs, in there is a little cut out in the plastic as well. With this design it basically amplifies the music. I listen to music often when cleaning and such, it is clear and I don't even turn up the volume all the way. I think my music sounds better with the case on.
2279243
When the iphone is just in the case, the bottom is completely exposed. When the cell phone is slid into the holster/carrier, then the bottom is mostly covered with only the audio port exposed.
1988920
Good question, There are holes in the case corresponding to the microphone holes. It doesn't seem to affect quality, judging from the voicemails I've heard of my voice left with this phone.
324867
I have not noticed that it affects the volume of the earpiece or speaker whatsoever... no issues there
424441
It's not covered. There's an opening. It actually sounds great when using the speaker. I've used this cover on my S4 for several months.
1699335
There is a cutout in the back of the cover for the speaker, so the sound comes through fine. Also, the power switch, volume buttons and headphone jack are completely accessible when the Nook is in the case. I originally thought the power button was covered up, but it turned out I had the case rotated to an upside down position (you can rotate it a full 360 degrees) when I put my Nook in it.
1854876
The only time I've done was on speakerphone or using bluetooth, I'm sure though that it wouldn't much effect the volume of your call either way.however the cover may accidentally touch a button on your screen if you move and turn the screen on. When I'm using my phone to take calls I fold the cover the other way around and hold it as you would any other phone / case.