The best-sounding smartphones of 2023
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- 01 Jan 2024
Yuri84, 01 Jan 2024It would be great if there was an extra category for phones... moreI agree. However, some guy on YouTube tested the sound quality of the Xperia 1V over the 3.5mm jack and found it to be less than stellar. It was way inferior to Sony's cheapest digital Walkman that costs >50% less than the Xperia Phone.
So, despite being a premium flagship smartphone, touted for its great audio, it's inferior to even the cheapest dedicated audio playback devices.
LG used to build devices with terrific, outstanding, fantastic audio quality, e.g. in their VX0 series.
But LG phones are history...
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- 01 Jan 2024
Naveen Chaudhary, 31 Dec 2023It was started by HTC, or we can say the front facing stere... moreI think that making a margin in the smartphone, a little room for the fingers for a better grip of the smartphone, is a plus, not a minus!
Especially if you put FRONT-FACING speakers there.
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- 01 Jan 2024
Good morning 🌅
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- 01 Jan 2024
David, 31 Dec 2023I have never understood why anyone cares about the speakers... moreMost people watch content on youtube/ tiktok/ instagram/ … on their phone using the phone speakers
I’m pretty sure the guys who listen to music using quality headphones/ earphones with 3.5mm jacks are in the minority.
Anyway, you’ve got many bluetooth and USB DACs to chose from if you really want quality
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- 01 Jan 2024
Josephkarthic, 31 Dec 2023you must be 15 year old commenting like that bcoz you never... moreAnd you must be an old liar since you cant even prove your claims.
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- 01 Jan 2024
Yuri84, 01 Jan 2024It would be great if there was an extra category for phones... moremy old Redmi Note 3 pro have 3.5mm with dedicated amp that sound decent.
Xiaomi remove that dedicated amp in Redmi Note 5 and its noticable sound duller
something that ended pushing me to buy Dongle DAC.
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- 01 Jan 2024
moving from Xiaomi Poco X3 nfc to Samsung A54,
i realize that the poco speaker is a fair bit louder but the two speaker is noticably uneven sounding
A54 have more even sound and better quality/tuned sound but can't go as loud.
i wonder if Mi13 manage to be a good and louder.
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- Yuri84
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- 01 Jan 2024
It would be great if there was an extra category for phones that use headphone jack. Just a list of phones with jack and any notes on audio quality (doesn't have to be super detailed lab tests, I noticed some phones have very audible distortions with simple headphones like Shure SE215).
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- 31 Dec 2023
Anonymous, 31 Dec 2023That's just one more excuse for them to cheap out thou... moreOh I understand having to put up with awful speakers (looking at you vivo). I guess my point is ranking the best sounding phones is kind of like ranking the tallest Hobbits. On that note, ROG Phone 7 and the other vintage phones that are getting accolades here happen to be on the thicker side (>1 cm). I'm no expert in loudspeakers but acoustically it makes sense that resonance for lower frequencies does require a larger space.
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- 31 Dec 2023
AnonD-641645, 31 Dec 2023My own take is that multimedia (is that still a word?) cons... moreThat's just one more excuse for them to cheap out though.
Everyone is different and some people want our rely on those things. It's casual for some and important for others.
They are just being cheap despite their price tags going crazy.
I know you're not saying it should be t that way.
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- 31 Dec 2023
What's the best sounding through headphones or earphones?
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- 31 Dec 2023
My Asus Rog phone 7 speakers are so good
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- 31 Dec 2023
Vic.arena, 31 Dec 2023This is valid for the last 5 last years
Since the end of L... moreThe ROG phones look like an ordinary flagship if you turn off the LED effects. I have mine set to glow just a tiny bit so I can find it in the dark. It's an ordinary slab like thing by day.
People always ask me if it's the new .
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- 31 Dec 2023
David, 31 Dec 2023I have never understood why anyone cares about the speakers... moreTotally agree, I'd prefer to be able to listen to music in the best quality using good headphones, not let people listen to my Yoda message tone in Dolby Surround
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- 31 Dec 2023
Mediatek sux, 30 Dec 2023Whatever, just post proof.you must be 15 year old commenting like that bcoz you never heard those sound in person...
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- 31 Dec 2023
pralea, 31 Dec 2023How about motorola e398, e1000, nokia 6234. The moto e398 l... moree398 launched in 2004 and yes all those phones you mentioned had great speakers and no current phone can match it..
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- 31 Dec 2023
This is valid for the last 5 last years
Since the end of LG, only ROG can beat Iphone( acording to reviewers), but never seen anybody with that gaming phone.
No contest.
Period.
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- 31 Dec 2023
Anonymous, 30 Dec 2023Most phones has the big disadvantage that the speakers are ... moreIt was started by HTC, or we can say the front facing stereo speakers were the trademark of HTC, that was their identity, their unique feature. HTC One M7, M8 and few others.
Ever since they ditch this pattern/design, they are nowhere in the market. Don't know who was their design advisor.
Later Lenovo brought Vibe X3, was a great sounding device with its front facing quality speakers, sold like hotcake, but again Lenovo did the same thing that HTC did.
They are just chasing screen to body ratio thing or thin bezels, which is not a big concern for user, for me atleast
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- 31 Dec 2023
The question still remains, why is the ROG Phone 7 not even in the top 3 flagships?
From the included recording, it is clear that it has a better dynamic range, especially in the mid and low bass sectors, the treble is not as piercing as the iPhone and especially the Xiaomi.
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- 31 Dec 2023
why would casuals care about quality more than loudness ?
why would casuals care about best CPU/GPU more than experience ?
why would casuals care about best screen and refresh rate or color accuracy more than brightest ?
why would casuals care about battery life and quick charging when alot plug their phones 3 times a day ?
thing is they probably dont care about these specifically but are told about it and expect when they invest in the most expensive phone available they get their money worth ie best everything they could possibly have. so its natural to ask what is best hence we have an article like this.
the problem here is when the biggest and most prolific phone review site says best sounding = loudest sounding which every person should know is not true.
the article is misleading and an addition of shameful writing to what was once an honest source of reviews. i am sure casuals care about honest list of best sounding when they dont know tech and google best sounding phone get this and they believ it cause they are casuals as people put it here. people care, stop saying they dont. they just dont know they care which isnt an excuse to lie.