The best-sounding smartphones of 2023
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- 31 Dec 2023
Lewen.., 31 Dec 2023I dont why speaker is still not that essential to android..... moreMy own take is that multimedia (is that still a word?) consumption on a phone is supposed to be a casual thing, just like watching Netflix on a 6" screen is a casual thing, so is listening to music on phone speakers. That is, considering that even a cheap bluetooth speaker or a pair of earphones would elevate the listening experience considerably, maybe phone speakers that are handicapped at low frequencies anyway are not a high priority for the manufacturers.
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- David
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- 31 Dec 2023
I have never understood why anyone cares about the speakers on a phone for music purposes. All that matters is it rings loudly for a call and that you can hear people talking on speakerphone.
I care so much more about the internal DAC and headphone audio performance, something that nearly all companies don’t make an effort with. Very few dedicated DAC’s and headphone jacks anymore.
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- 31 Dec 2023
Josephkarthic, 30 Dec 2023Have you guys ever heard of a phone called W550i? That thin... moreHow about motorola e398, e1000, nokia 6234. The moto e398 launched back in 1998 had stereo speakers with rhythm lights and bass. Still sounds better than many new phones.
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- cuerex
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- 31 Dec 2023
a proper healine for this post would be, the loudest smartphones of 2023 since your audio measurements are only related to loudness. not quality.
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- Ottonis
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- 31 Dec 2023
I appreciate this sound-comparison across various device categories quite a lot, as sound is actually as important part of the multimedia experience as is the video quality.
That being said, may I propose to the fine people at GSMArena to get into slightly more detail as to why and how they ranked the sound quality of devices.
Another extremely interesting aspect to be tested would be the audio recording quality. Every video recording depends on audio just as well. For example, we all know some amateur videos from live concerts that have been obviously taken on a phone and that sound quality literally crumbles under high sound pressure levels.
So maybe GSMArena could be among the first tech sites to extend their usual set of smartphone tests by the addition of some audio recording.
Best regards and happy new year!
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- Lewen..
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- 31 Dec 2023
I dont why speaker is still not that essential to android..we've seen this long before from apple starting from Iphone 9 or 10(X) i think..now,all of the iphone lineup from mobiles,tab,to Mac have thesame outstanding speakers as oppose,even Androids flagship barely just half as good..i mean if a good speaker would just cost another $100 then why not..not tech geek but this is just from my personal observations correct me or at least can some1 give a sensible elaboration as to why...?
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- 31 Dec 2023
Why couldn't S23fe feature in the list..nowhere..I mean it has 23.7 LUFS score
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- Anonymous
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- 31 Dec 2023
Smallworld, 30 Dec 2023Since when loudness = quality ?
And how come the Xperia 1 ... morehey... it is even louder than some phones listed there...
i also do not know why...
maybe...
it is to trigger "engagement" hahaha...
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- 31 Dec 2023
Ryuhoshi, 30 Dec 2023I'm sorry, but what? In what world is iPhone sounding ... moreYou're absolutely right I own rog phone 5 and I love watching movies on it loud and rich it's just iPhone fans
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- 31 Dec 2023
have u ever hear a xiaomi 11T pro or the12 pro?gsmsarena u dissapointed me
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- Mediatek sux
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- 30 Dec 2023
Josephkarthic, 30 Dec 202315 pro max? dude have you even heard that sony? it had 360 ... moreWhatever, just post proof.
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- 30 Dec 2023
Anonymous, 30 Dec 2023it can be both...if there is no distortion at max level the... morethey're definitely not clear and have weird peaky treble. You can't beat physics, dsp works only as long as there is headroom.
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- 30 Dec 2023
Ryuhoshi, 30 Dec 2023I'm sorry, but what? In what world is iPhone sounding ... moreRight? Came expecting an interesting article and was fed this junk instead
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- 30 Dec 2023
What a laughable top. Where is xperia 1 V. Rog phone just put out there like its even close. Please delete tbis and redo it with some explanation. That's just lazy
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- Ryuhoshi
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- 30 Dec 2023
I'm sorry, but what? In what world is iPhone sounding better than ROG Phone? Have you guys actually even listened to the samples you yourself recorded?
ROG Phone is by far the best-sounding smartphone, and it's not even close at all.
You would have to be hard of hearing to think otherwise, it's literally the only phone that has any bass, it also has easly the cleanest sound and also has FRONT-FACING speakers, which is already a win by default, even if it sounded as poor as iPhone.
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- Anonymous
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- 30 Dec 2023
Most phones has the big disadvantage that the speakers are not Front-Facing (like in Asus Rog or Sony phones). You can't watch the screen and get the best sound.
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- 30 Dec 2023
ye right the rog phone should be the loudest since it has 2 amplifiers, they probably didn't tweak the treble up in the settings as it actually makes a huge difference to the highs when I tested it, they probably also find the secret option called outdoor mode, it boosts the volume by around another 30% just to brag I guess, the bass is better than any other phone I heard too.
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- 30 Dec 2023
Ren, 29 Dec 2023I don't agree on Sony, tried many of their phones but ... moreI mainly use HibyMusic as my music player. Having MSEB is a huge advantage over other players.
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- 30 Dec 2023
I can say that the iPhone isn't the phone you're looking for when searching for a good sounding phone. It may have bass yes (if you don't take into account that these sound weird) but as shown in the audio graph, there's a weird dip in the mid-range that makes the sound unbearable. As soon as I turn up the volume, I'm disappointed.
Weird to see that the 1 V isn't listed at all, because it's really great in this regard