Sound Recording Tickling / Tics / Noises / Spikes

Question

I successfully record sound on an Android 2.3.4 device (full settings: AudioSource.MIC + 44100Hz + AudioFormat.CHANNEL_IN_MONO + AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT ).

I also correctly write PCM data to a WAV file.

The problem is that there are noises that make the recording terrible.

The attached file shows what I mean . Look for obvious spikes.

I tested the same recording (music in the attached file) with some applications for recording sound on the market, and they are recorded in a perfect way without noise in general - how is this done? Is this the setting I have to set (I use AudioRecord )? Should I manually filter these noises using some kind of algorithm? What should I look for?

If for some reason the attached file does not load or the link is simply broken, just let me know with a comment.

Thanks!

Edit # 1:
I'm with the Galaxy S2.

Answer 1

I think 44100Hz is too much for your phone, and in general for all the features of phones: mobile phones are not HI-FI.
Try with 8000 Hz.
You can then change this value until you find an acceptable recording quality.