It’s really hard to choose an Android headset with the silk of an Android phone.

I have been conceiving the idea of ​​matching earphones for Android phones for a long time. I have always wanted to use a high-end atmosphere to express the B grid, but I don’t know how many brain cells are consumed. The level is really limited, so it can only be expressed in the most inferior way today. For the god horse, it is the life of the Android phone. Let me write for everyone. (In fact, the author is also lying , can't afford to hurt with Android!)

In the current domestic mobile phone market, Apple's mobile phone still occupies the position of the best mobile phone. The market share of Shenma's miscellaneous family does not know, but the popularity of the iPhone 5S is obvious. Apple's exclusive iOS operating system, built-in Appstore software The platform has created a unique ultra-boutique product effect. So far, the most recognized by the public is the iPhone.

In fact, relatively speaking, the popularity of iOS system has a high Android system. When it comes to Android phones, it is not a single-brand mobile phone, but a general name for all mobile phones that use Android. And there are so many mobile phone brands that use Android. Samsung, Sony, Huawei, Xiaomi, Meizu, vivo, OPPO, HTC, Motorola, Lenovo, etc., except for Nokia and Apple, the phones on the market are basically equipped with Android system. (Blackberry God horse goes to the corner to cry !) As for Nokia's Windows system, it is still in development, occasionally let it make a soy sauce.

According to the different operating systems of mobile phones, mobile phones are divided into camps, and as an important accessory for them, the headphones are repositioned accordingly, so Apple's remote control and Android remote control headphones are born.

Take Apple's iOS to say things: Apple's influence is big, I don't want to go into details. Every year, Macworld conferences are basically all Apple peripheral products. As an important accessory, many headset brands are involved. For headset manufacturers, Apple equipment is very convenient to produce headphones, as long as Apple's own line-controlled IC is OK, many products under the major headset brands will write Made for iPod iPhone iPad, which also shows that with Apple's wire-controlled IC It is indeed a profit for the major brands, and most high-end headphones are also equipped with Apple's wire-controlled ICs. This shows that the demand for high-end earphone products by the consumer groups of Apple products has attracted the headset manufacturers to do so.

On the other hand, the Android camp: Although the popularity of Android phones is extremely high, it has made the market prosperous, but because the brand is quite complicated, there is no standard industry standard between brands, and compatibility is not guaranteed, which brings serious problems to the headset manufacturers. Troubled, and as a consumer, our biggest problem is that I don’t know what kind of headphones I have for my Android phone.

The following is a compatibility test of the "Millet Piston Headphones" of the Android camp. The result should be able to explain some problems.

Summary of compatibility issues with millet piston headphones:

1. When using Xiaomi Piston Headphones with Xiaomi 2S: It is very interesting. Although the Xiaomi Piston Headphones are designed with three keys, there is no volume adjustment function. The "+" "-" keys can only be used. The previous song and the next song are operated, and the double-click master control button is also the "next song", the three-stroke is the "previous song", there is overlap in the function, and there is no "fast forward, fast backward" function, I do not know What kind of design is this design? Xiaomi as a function of the original overlap, and the lack of volume adjustment is really amazing, because at the time of testing, the author has a millet 3 mobile phone, so I do not know whether it can now achieve volume adjustment. There is an error in the red part. The UI of the Xiaomi mobile phone has the design of debugging and line control function. You can set the volume of the "+" and "-" keys or switch the song settings. The optimization of Xiaomi is worthy of recognition, and thank you for your tips.

2, Xiaomi piston headset with vivo Xplay: Instead, the volume adjustment function is realized, but the above becomes "-", the following becomes "+", just the other way around, in addition, click the master button as "start" , pause ", double-click to switch to "next song", three hits as "last song", relatively speaking, if the volume adjustment is not reversed, then the millet headphones are simply designed for vivo Xplay, at the same time, in Meizu The test on MX and Nokia lumia920/720 is exactly the same as vivo Xplay.

3, Xiaomi Piston Headphones and iPhone 4S/5: Basically can be used normally, can complete the call and hang up operation, but the "+" "-" button will be invalid, no effect, click the main control button as "Start , pause ", double-click to switch to "next song", three hits as "previous song".

4, Xiaomi Piston Headphones with LG nexus: can play normally, but only click the main control button for "Start, Pause", double-click to switch to "Next Song" function, the volume is not adjustable, can not switch For the previous song;

5. When the Xiaomi Piston Headphones are paired with the Samsung GALAXY S4: You can play normally. Click the main control button to "Start, Pause", double-click to switch to the "Next Song" function, and press the volume to "-". , press the "+" volume, but can't switch to the previous track.

6. Normal listening can be performed on HF-901, Colorful C4, Avery and AK100, SONY ICD-SX1000 voice recorder and other fever equipment.

Summary: This test, IOS, Android, Windows three systems have been in battle, the result! After a lap, there is no one can use all functions, in the Android system vivo Xplay, Meizu MX and The lumia920/720 mobile phone equipped with Windows system has all functions in the millet piston headset. The only drawback is that the volume adjustment is reversed.

Can a single headset explain the problem? Well, I found a headset product specially made for the Android system phone, Selbel G02, let's take a look at its test situation.

Summary of the compatibility issues of the Celbel G02:

1, sister 720 and other Windows Nokia mobile phones: full control of the line control, volume adjustment is very sensitive, just three strokes to adjust the previous one is difficult. Need to master the rhythm

2, Meizu MX2: line control functions are all achieved, with good, praise

3, Meizu MX3: all the line control is invalid, and this also shows that the compatibility of Meizu has changed.

4, SONY LT22i: all the wire control functions are realized

5, SONY Z1: The volume adjustment is normal, the main control button becomes the volume "+", so only the volume can be adjusted, which means that the compatibility of SONY has changed with the phone model change.

6, HTC one: volume adjustment change song switch, other normal

7, vivo Xplay: the volume is adjusted normally, double-click to switch to the next normal, but can not switch to the previous song

8, Samsung GALAXY S4: can not switch to the previous song, other functions are normal

9, Samsung MEGA: just can't switch to the previous song, other functions are normal

10, Samsung 9100 (Android 2.3.6): all the line control is invalid

11. Finally, the author tried the iPhone 4S: the result is the same as that of the Xiaomi Piston Headphones. The volume adjustment button has no effect. Click the main control button for "Start, Pause" and double-click to switch to "Next Song". Three hits are "previous songs".

Summary: Well, the Selbel G02 is a wire-controlled headset product developed specifically for mobile phone interface problems. Through the above tests, we can also see that there are some improvements over some of the line-controlled headsets on the market, Nokia for Windows. And Android's Meizu MX2, SONY LT22i can be used normally, but many models will still have problems, which again shows that the compatibility of Android phones is still a problem so far, and there will be differences within a single brand. Here Let's assume that if you are a headset manufacturer, facing the complex market and compatibility issues of Android phones, the headphones you produce can only be suitable for some models, and these models may be updated soon, and your Headphones are probably not available in the next generation of mobile phones. What should you do in the face of this situation?

Note: For the test of Xiaomi mobile phone, because it does not consider the ability to set the headphone wire control inside the UI, this test for the Xiaomi mobile phone is invalid, the author will re-test the Xiaomi three generation products in the next few days.

Android's silky life is especially prominent in front of iOS

I saw the test of the above two Android-controlled headsets. I don’t know what you think. At the same time, I believe that everyone understands that most of the headset manufacturers only produce Apple-controlled headsets. The brands of the Android camp are among the brands. Compatibility is a serious problem, and even if it is a mobile phone model of its own, the compatibility is different. In the eyes of the headset manufacturers, isn’t it a joke to invest in Android phones?

As a single brand, Apple enjoys its own iOS system. With its excellent performance, it occupies the mainstream market. The mobile phone models are in the same line, updated once a year, and the compatibility is excellent. Therefore, all the major earphone manufacturers are equipped with the line control for their production. Headphones, don't worry about the update of the phone, the headset has not been sold.

Right, let's talk about something, that is the problem of the plug standard. The current four-stage pin structure is divided into international standard (CTIA) and non-international standard (OMTP). The difference is that the ground GND is different from the microphone. As shown in the figure, the headphone plug of the national standard series from the front end to the handle is the left channel L, the right channel R, and the ground GND, microphone; the non-national standard series headphone plug is the left channel L , right channel R, microphone and ground GND.

If the international standard headphones are connected to this non-international standard interface, only the background sound will appear. Pressing the call button on the microphone will cause the vocal phenomenon to appear normally. I believe many people have encountered this.

Originally, the author believes that all major mobile phone brands are already using international standards, so the plugs are basically versatile, and the poor compatibility is all due to the problems of the wire-controlled IC and the system. However, in an Apple Earpods port In the test of the National Bank headset, the author broke heartbreak again, it really seems to go again, please see the test results below:

First of all, Apple has specially modified the Earpods headsets launched in the Chinese market to meet the domestic OMTP standards. Therefore, the Earpods of Apple and Bank of America's Apple phones are mutually versatile. (iPhone4S/5/5s)

In principle, the standard is the same, even if the line control IC, the system is different, the normal listening can still be satisfied, but in the test using Earpods, Xiaomi 2, Samsung S4, Meizu MX3 use the national line Earpods can't listen to music normally, only the background sound, well, it seems that the interface standards of major mobile phone brands are really different!

In daily life, most users who use Android phones generally use the headset products that are standard on the phone, but in fact, many people know that many people are very uncomfortable when using headphones. What makes the headset become a consumable, what if the headset is broken? Users of Android phones generally have three choices, the highest standard, and then buy a brand of wire-controlled headphones, which is basically at 70, 80 yuan or 100 yuan In the eyes of many people, a broken earphone is so expensive to sell, they will have a second choice, go to Taobao to buy a genuine original earphone, buy it back and continue to use it as a consumable item, most of which are priced at 20-50. There are many people, and a large number of people, found that the "10 yuan big magic sound" sold on the road side, over the bridge, underground passage is also very good, the sound quality is bursting, so often buy, no There is no remote control for the line control!

So, this also has the idea of ​​"using the Android phone to kill the silk", with Apple's bad luck, the apple white that has been smashed for more than N years is better than most Android phones, the headphones are broken. Some people will choose to buy another white (of course, there are many people who go to Huaqiang North to buy high imitation). You can look at the major headphones brands, basically each has a standard headset model with Apple remote control, Made for iPod iPhone iPad can be seen everywhere, and high-end models are also quite a lot, AKG K3003i, IE8i, etc., but there is an i behind, that is Apple's wire-controlled headphones! You said that Android silk is not silky. Or just that sentence, then I’m using Android’s friends to do it? Although I’m using an Android phone, I want to have a better headset for my phone, look for it, and want to change the fate of the silk! Well, today I’ll give it to everyone. Search and see if you have an optional wire-controlled earbud on your Android phone!

Sennheiser: MM 70s, CX 275s, HD 219s, HD 429s (common function - support any smartphone with 3.5mm headphone jack, including Android, Windows Mobile, Blackberry and iOS devices)

Beyerdynamic: MMX 41 iE, MMX 101 iE (for iPhone, iPad, iTouch, Blackberry and HTC, offers optional conversion adapters for Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola, LG, etc., Beyerdynamic also Provide CTIA to OMTP adapter)

AKG: AKG is currently in the domestic sales of headphones, there is no compatible Android phone model, but on the AKG English website, I saw the K323XS A line control headset, which is compatible with most smartphones.

Sony: MDR-EX110AP, MDR-EX15AP, MDR-E8AP, DR-E9AP, DR-EX102VP, DR-EX14VP, DR-XB23VP (specially used for 3.5mm headphone jacks, compatible brands include iPhone, Nokia, Motorola , Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson, HTC, Blackberry, etc. The wide compatibility of DR-XB23VP allows you to never have to buy headphones again due to brand conversion.)

Iron triangle: ATH-C505iS, ATH-CK313iS, ATH-CK323iS, ATH-CK400iS, ATH-CKF77iS, ATH-CKL202iS, ATH-CKM300iS, ATH-CKM500iS, ATH-CKS55iS, ATH-CKS55XiS

Among the many brands, the Iron Triangle has launched a number of wire-controlled headset products that can be applied to Android phones. As long as the is-mark is behind the headset model, it means that it is designed for Android phones.

The Iron Triangle replaces the remote IC design by designing independent volume adjustments on the headphones, so that the volume of the headphones itself can be adjusted on any mobile phone or music player, and only a single control button is designed for music playback. Start pause, double-click, three-click song switch and call hang up. In the use test, Meizu MX, SONY Z1, iPhone4s/5/5s iron triangle headset wire control all functions have been realized; but in vivo Xplay, Samsung On the GALAXY S4, it is not possible to switch to the previous song by three strokes, and the rest of the functions are all implemented normally.

Tested here, the author has been exhausted, it seems that the iron triangle's call headphones still can not be fully compatible with Android phones, but the volume adjustment design does make the line control a more useful function. As for the other few Brands, the problems faced are the same as those of the Iron Triangle. They can't guarantee that their headset products can be perfectly applied to mobile phones equipped with Android system. Then, this is not to say it again... Okay. The author continues to think of ways.

This is the most tragic place. At the beginning of this article, I thought that there might be a happy ending. I also always think that the Iron Triangle provides the best solution, and it can be a worldly event. Our final conclusion is fundamental. I can't find a line-control headset model that can be completely universal in Android phones. It's really not a headset manufacturer that doesn't work hard. It's really a sad reminder for Android phones. As a user of Android phones, if you want to experience high-quality sound quality, then you have to. Choose a big brand of headphones without a wire control and a microphone, and if you want to find the best wire-controlled headphones, you still have to choose your own brand of headphones, and you want to find the sound-quality headphones with your own search to change the Android The fate of the silk is quite difficult.

Is it really such a tragedy? Well, the author has a brainstorming, and finally thought of the way to let the Android phone dislocate, that is to choose the Bluetooth headset, the current big names such as Jabra, Plantronics and other Bluetooth headsets have been launched Bluetooth music headphones, this thing can not be limited by the line control, suddenly felt that Android phones have made outstanding contributions to promote the popularity of Bluetooth music headphones, well, really only like this. But, but not many people Said that the sound quality of the Bluetooth headset is not good? I am going to go, it is much better than your original earphones, if you have to choose, you will be satisfied!