Audio Reviews - DXOMARK

126

158

129

149

146

162

128

162

157

138
Recording

138

147

127

146

109

159

120

170

144

145

122

166

Position in Global Ranking

50^th

1. Black Shark 5 Pro

161

2. Asus ROG Phone 6

155

2. Honor Magic6 Pro

155

4. Asus ROG Phone 5

151

5. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders

149

5. Black Shark 4S Pro

149

5. Black Shark 4 Pro

149

5. Honor Magic3 Pro+

149

9. Asus ROG Phone 7

148

10. Xiaomi Mi 10 S

147

11. Huawei Mate 50 Pro

144

11. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

144

13. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

143

14. Apple iPhone 15 Pro

142

14. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

142

14. Apple iPhone 14 Pro

142

14. Google Pixel 8 Pro

142

18. Apple iPhone 15 Plus

141

18. Apple iPhone 15

141

18. Apple iPhone 14 Plus

141

18. Apple iPhone 14

141

18. Huawei P60 Pro

141

23. Apple iPhone 12

140

23. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

140

23. Google Pixel 8

140

23. Xiaomi 13 Ultra

140

23. Xiaomi 13 Pro

140

28. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

139

28. Apple iPhone 13 Pro

139

28. Apple iPhone 12 mini

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

139

34. Apple iPhone 13

138

34. Asus ROG Phone 3

138

34. Google Pixel 6 Pro

138

34. Honor Magic5 Pro

138

34. Huawei Mate 60 Pro+

138

34. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

138

40. Apple iPhone 13 mini

137

40. Google Pixel 7 Pro

137

40. Google Pixel 6

137

40. Honor Magic Vs

137

40. Honor Magic4 Pro

137

40. Samsung Galaxy S23+

137

46. Google Pixel 6a

135

46. OnePlus Open

135

46. Oppo Find N2

135

46. Xiaomi 14

135

50. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

134

50. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)

134

50. Vivo X100 Pro

134

50. Xiaomi 13

134

54. Google Pixel Fold

133

54. Huawei Mate 20 X

133

54. Lenovo Legion Y90

133

54. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S23

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)

133

54. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

133

54. Vivo X90 Pro

133

63. Google Pixel 7a

132

63. Vivo X Fold

132

63. Vivo X90 Pro+

132

66. Apple iPhone XS Max

131

66. Asus Zenfone 10

131

66. Oppo Find X2 Pro

131

66. Oppo Find N2 Flip

131

70. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4

130

70. Xiaomi Mix Fold 3

130

72. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

129

72. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)

129

72. Xiaomi 12S Ultra

129

72. Xiaomi 12 Pro

129

76. OnePlus 11

128

76. Oppo Find X6 Pro

128

76. Oppo Find X5 Pro

128

76. POCO F4 GT

128

76. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)

128

76. Xiaomi Redmi K50 Gaming

128

76. Xiaomi 13T

128

76. Xiaomi 11T Pro

128

84. Oppo Find X6

127

84. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G

127

84. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

127

84. Xiaomi 12T Pro

127

88. Apple iPhone 11

126

88. Motorola Razr 40 Ultra

126

88. OnePlus 10T 5G

126

88. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

126

88. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G

126

88. Xiaomi 12T

126

88. Xiaomi 11T

126

95. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

125

95. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G

125

95. Vivo X80 Pro (MediaTek)

125

98. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro

124

99. Google Pixel 7

123

99. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

123

101. Apple iPhone SE (2022)

122

101. Apple iPhone SE (2020)

122

101. Xiaomi 13T Pro

122

101. Xiaomi 12

122

105. OnePlus 9 Pro

121

105. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)

121

105. Sony Xperia 1 IV

121

105. Xiaomi Mix Fold 2

121

109. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

120

109. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)

120

109. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)

120

112. Asus ROG Phone 2

119

112. Huawei P50 Pro

119

112. OnePlus 9

119

112. OnePlus 8

119

112. POCO F5 Pro

119

112. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming

119

112. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

119

119. Realme GT Neo 3

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)

118

125. Asus Zenfone 8

117

125. Google Pixel 4

117

125. OnePlus 10 Pro

117

125. OnePlus 8 Pro

117

125. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro

117

130. Motorola Edge 40 Pro

116

130. Motorola Edge+

116

130. Realme GT Neo 2 5G

116

130. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

130. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

130. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro+

116

130. Xiaomi Mi 11

116

137. Motorola Edge 30 Pro

115

137. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G

115

137. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

115

137. Xiaomi Mi 11i

115

141. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

114

141. Vivo iQOO 7 Legend

114

143. Google Pixel 5

113

143. LG V60 ThinQ 5G

113

143. OnePlus 7 Pro

113

143. Samsung Galaxy S20+

113

143. Samsung Galaxy S10+

113

143. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)

113

143. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (Exynos)

113

143. Sony Xperia 1 III

113

151. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro

112

151. Nubia Red Magic 5S

112

151. Realme GT 5G

112

151. Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G

112

155. Oppo A78 5G

111

155. Sony Xperia 5 IV

111

157. Oppo Find X3 Pro

110

158. Honor 70

109

158. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G

109

158. Oppo Find X5

109

158. POCO X3 NFC

109

158. Realme GT 2 Pro

109

158. Vivo X70 Pro+

109

158. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra

109

165. Huawei Mate 30 Pro

108

165. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

108

165. Oppo Find X3 Neo

108

165. Realme X2 Pro

108

169. Sony Xperia 5 V

107

170. Honor 90

106

170. Nothing Phone(1)

106

170. Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G

106

170. Oppo A77 5G

106

174. Lenovo Legion Phone Pro

105

174. Nothing Phone (2)

105

174. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro

105

174. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G

105

178. Honor V30 Pro

104

178. Oppo Reno8 5G

104

178. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G

104

181. Black Shark 3 Pro

103

181. Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro

103

181. Oppo Find X5 Lite

103

181. Sony Xperia 1 II

103

185. Huawei P40 Pro

102

185. Motorola Edge 20 Pro

102

185. Oppo Reno6 5G

102

188. Motorola Razr

101

189. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G

189. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition

191. Black Shark 2 Pro

191. Honor 20 Pro

191. Oppo Find X3 Lite

191. Vivo X51 5G

195. LG G8 ThinQ

195. Sony Xperia 10 IV

197. Nubia Red Magic 3S

198. Fairphone 4

198. Sony Xperia 1

198. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)

201. Fairphone 5

202. Vivo X60 Pro+

203. Nokia 7.2

204. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

Position in Premium Ranking

13^th

1. Black Shark 5 Pro

161

2. Asus ROG Phone 5

151

3. Black Shark 4S Pro

149

3. Black Shark 4 Pro

149

5. Apple iPhone 15

141

5. Apple iPhone 14

141

7. Apple iPhone 12

140

7. Google Pixel 8

140

9. Apple iPhone 12 mini

139

10. Apple iPhone 13

138

11. Apple iPhone 13 mini

137

12. Xiaomi 14

135

13. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)

134

13. Xiaomi 13

134

15. Lenovo Legion Y90

133

15. Samsung Galaxy S23

133

17. Asus Zenfone 10

131

18. OnePlus 11

128

18. Xiaomi 13T

128

18. Xiaomi 11T Pro

128

21. Xiaomi 12T Pro

127

22. Apple iPhone 11

126

22. OnePlus 10T 5G

126

24. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro

124

25. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

123

26. Xiaomi 13T Pro

122

26. Xiaomi 12

122

28. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)

120

28. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)

120

30. OnePlus 9

119

30. OnePlus 8

119

32. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)

118

32. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)

118

32. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)

118

35. Asus Zenfone 8

117

35. Google Pixel 4

117

35. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro

117

38. Xiaomi Mi 11

116

39. Motorola Edge 30 Pro

115

39. Xiaomi Mi 11i

115

41. Google Pixel 5

113

41. LG V60 ThinQ 5G

113

41. OnePlus 7 Pro

113

44. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro

112

45. Realme GT 2 Pro

109

45. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra

109

47. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

108

47. Oppo Find X3 Neo

108

49. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro

105

50. Honor V30 Pro

104

50. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G

104

52. Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro

103

53. Motorola Edge 20 Pro

102

54. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition

55. Vivo X51 5G

56. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)

57. Fairphone 5

58. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

Playback

Pros

Stable timbre performance at all volumes
Good dynamics performance
Good wideness for its size

Cons

Excessive treble boost
Inconsistent volume steps
Average artifacts performance

Recording

Pros

Good timbre performance overall
Good audio zoom despite the device missing a super tele zoom.
Very good wind noise performance in life video and selfie video.

Cons

Very sensitive to wind when using memo app
Treble sounds a bit metallic with the recorder app
General lack of brightness in all apps used

All the models in the Galaxy S24 series are equipped with the same audio specs, and performance results were relatively similar among all three models, except for a few minor differences. For example in playback, the S24’s sound was quite bright, but it lacked some bass and low-midrange. Upper treble was a bit resonant and not particularly pleasant.

In recording, all three devices provided very good audio-zoom performance.

Because the Galaxy S24’s audio performance was so similar to the other models in the S24-series, we direct you to the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s audio test results for more details.

Listen to the tested smartphone’s playback performance in this comparison with some of its competitors:

Samsung Galaxy S24

Apple iPhone 15

Huawei P60 Pro

Recordings of the smartphones playing some of our music tracks at 60 LAeq in an anechoic environment by 2 microphones in A-B configuration, at 30 cm

Here is how the Samsung Galaxy S24 performs in playback use cases compared to its competitors:

Playback use-cases scores

Here is how the Samsung Galaxy S24 performs in recording use cases compared to its competitors:

Recording use-cases scores

The post Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) Audio test appeared first on DXOMARK.

Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos) Audio test

DXOMARK — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:30:00 +0000

We put the Samsung Galaxy S24+ through our rigorous DXOMARK Audio test suite to measure its performance both at recording sound using its built-in microphones, and at playing audio back through its speakers.
In this review, we will break down how it fared in a variety of tests and several common use cases.

Overview

Key audio specifications include:

Top front-firing, bottom side-firing
No jack audio output

Scoring

Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.

Samsung Galaxy S24+

139

audio

139
Playback

135

158

132

149

147

162

133

162

157

138
Recording

138

147

127

146

109

159

120

170

144

145

122

166

Position in Global Ranking

28^th

1. Black Shark 5 Pro

161

2. Asus ROG Phone 6

155

2. Honor Magic6 Pro

155

4. Asus ROG Phone 5

151

5. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders

149

5. Black Shark 4S Pro

149

5. Black Shark 4 Pro

149

5. Honor Magic3 Pro+

149

9. Asus ROG Phone 7

148

10. Xiaomi Mi 10 S

147

11. Huawei Mate 50 Pro

144

11. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

144

13. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

143

14. Apple iPhone 15 Pro

142

14. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

142

14. Apple iPhone 14 Pro

142

14. Google Pixel 8 Pro

142

18. Apple iPhone 15 Plus

141

18. Apple iPhone 15

141

18. Apple iPhone 14 Plus

141

18. Apple iPhone 14

141

18. Huawei P60 Pro

141

23. Apple iPhone 12

140

23. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

140

23. Google Pixel 8

140

23. Xiaomi 13 Ultra

140

23. Xiaomi 13 Pro

140

28. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

139

28. Apple iPhone 13 Pro

139

28. Apple iPhone 12 mini

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

139

34. Apple iPhone 13

138

34. Asus ROG Phone 3

138

34. Google Pixel 6 Pro

138

34. Honor Magic5 Pro

138

34. Huawei Mate 60 Pro+

138

34. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

138

40. Apple iPhone 13 mini

137

40. Google Pixel 7 Pro

137

40. Google Pixel 6

137

40. Honor Magic Vs

137

40. Honor Magic4 Pro

137

40. Samsung Galaxy S23+

137

46. Google Pixel 6a

135

46. OnePlus Open

135

46. Oppo Find N2

135

46. Xiaomi 14

135

50. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

134

50. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)

134

50. Vivo X100 Pro

134

50. Xiaomi 13

134

54. Google Pixel Fold

133

54. Huawei Mate 20 X

133

54. Lenovo Legion Y90

133

54. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S23

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)

133

54. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

133

54. Vivo X90 Pro

133

63. Google Pixel 7a

132

63. Vivo X Fold

132

63. Vivo X90 Pro+

132

66. Apple iPhone XS Max

131

66. Asus Zenfone 10

131

66. Oppo Find X2 Pro

131

66. Oppo Find N2 Flip

131

70. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4

130

70. Xiaomi Mix Fold 3

130

72. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

129

72. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)

129

72. Xiaomi 12S Ultra

129

72. Xiaomi 12 Pro

129

76. OnePlus 11

128

76. Oppo Find X6 Pro

128

76. Oppo Find X5 Pro

128

76. POCO F4 GT

128

76. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)

128

76. Xiaomi Redmi K50 Gaming

128

76. Xiaomi 13T

128

76. Xiaomi 11T Pro

128

84. Oppo Find X6

127

84. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G

127

84. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

127

84. Xiaomi 12T Pro

127

88. Apple iPhone 11

126

88. Motorola Razr 40 Ultra

126

88. OnePlus 10T 5G

126

88. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

126

88. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G

126

88. Xiaomi 12T

126

88. Xiaomi 11T

126

95. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

125

95. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G

125

95. Vivo X80 Pro (MediaTek)

125

98. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro

124

99. Google Pixel 7

123

99. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

123

101. Apple iPhone SE (2022)

122

101. Apple iPhone SE (2020)

122

101. Xiaomi 13T Pro

122

101. Xiaomi 12

122

105. OnePlus 9 Pro

121

105. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)

121

105. Sony Xperia 1 IV

121

105. Xiaomi Mix Fold 2

121

109. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

120

109. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)

120

109. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)

120

112. Asus ROG Phone 2

119

112. Huawei P50 Pro

119

112. OnePlus 9

119

112. OnePlus 8

119

112. POCO F5 Pro

119

112. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming

119

112. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

119

119. Realme GT Neo 3

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)

118

125. Asus Zenfone 8

117

125. Google Pixel 4

117

125. OnePlus 10 Pro

117

125. OnePlus 8 Pro

117

125. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro

117

130. Motorola Edge 40 Pro

116

130. Motorola Edge+

116

130. Realme GT Neo 2 5G

116

130. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

130. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

130. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro+

116

130. Xiaomi Mi 11

116

137. Motorola Edge 30 Pro

115

137. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G

115

137. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

115

137. Xiaomi Mi 11i

115

141. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

114

141. Vivo iQOO 7 Legend

114

143. Google Pixel 5

113

143. LG V60 ThinQ 5G

113

143. OnePlus 7 Pro

113

143. Samsung Galaxy S20+

113

143. Samsung Galaxy S10+

113

143. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)

113

143. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (Exynos)

113

143. Sony Xperia 1 III

113

151. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro

112

151. Nubia Red Magic 5S

112

151. Realme GT 5G

112

151. Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G

112

155. Oppo A78 5G

111

155. Sony Xperia 5 IV

111

157. Oppo Find X3 Pro

110

158. Honor 70

109

158. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G

109

158. Oppo Find X5

109

158. POCO X3 NFC

109

158. Realme GT 2 Pro

109

158. Vivo X70 Pro+

109

158. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra

109

165. Huawei Mate 30 Pro

108

165. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

108

165. Oppo Find X3 Neo

108

165. Realme X2 Pro

108

169. Sony Xperia 5 V

107

170. Honor 90

106

170. Nothing Phone(1)

106

170. Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G

106

170. Oppo A77 5G

106

174. Lenovo Legion Phone Pro

105

174. Nothing Phone (2)

105

174. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro

105

174. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G

105

178. Honor V30 Pro

104

178. Oppo Reno8 5G

104

178. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G

104

181. Black Shark 3 Pro

103

181. Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro

103

181. Oppo Find X5 Lite

103

181. Sony Xperia 1 II

103

185. Huawei P40 Pro

102

185. Motorola Edge 20 Pro

102

185. Oppo Reno6 5G

102

188. Motorola Razr

101

189. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G

189. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition

191. Black Shark 2 Pro

191. Honor 20 Pro

191. Oppo Find X3 Lite

191. Vivo X51 5G

195. LG G8 ThinQ

195. Sony Xperia 10 IV

197. Nubia Red Magic 3S

198. Fairphone 4

198. Sony Xperia 1

198. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)

201. Fairphone 5

202. Vivo X60 Pro+

203. Nokia 7.2

204. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

Position in Ultra-Premium Ranking

19^th

1. Asus ROG Phone 6

155

1. Honor Magic6 Pro

155

3. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders

149

3. Honor Magic3 Pro+

149

5. Asus ROG Phone 7

148

6. Huawei Mate 50 Pro

144

6. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

144

8. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

143

9. Apple iPhone 15 Pro

142

9. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

142

9. Apple iPhone 14 Pro

142

9. Google Pixel 8 Pro

142

13. Apple iPhone 15 Plus

141

13. Apple iPhone 14 Plus

141

13. Huawei P60 Pro

141

16. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

140

16. Xiaomi 13 Ultra

140

16. Xiaomi 13 Pro

140

19. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

139

19. Apple iPhone 13 Pro

139

19. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)

139

19. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

139

19. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

139

24. Asus ROG Phone 3

138

24. Google Pixel 6 Pro

138

24. Honor Magic5 Pro

138

24. Huawei Mate 60 Pro+

138

28. Google Pixel 7 Pro

137

28. Honor Magic Vs

137

28. Honor Magic4 Pro

137

28. Samsung Galaxy S23+

137

32. OnePlus Open

135

32. Oppo Find N2

135

34. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

134

34. Vivo X100 Pro

134

36. Google Pixel Fold

133

36. Huawei Mate 20 X

133

36. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

133

36. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

133

36. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)

133

36. Vivo X90 Pro

133

42. Vivo X Fold

132

42. Vivo X90 Pro+

132

44. Apple iPhone XS Max

131

44. Oppo Find X2 Pro

131

44. Oppo Find N2 Flip

131

47. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4

130

47. Xiaomi Mix Fold 3

130

49. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

129

49. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)

129

49. Xiaomi 12S Ultra

129

49. Xiaomi 12 Pro

129

53. Oppo Find X6 Pro

128

53. Oppo Find X5 Pro

128

55. Oppo Find X6

127

56. Motorola Razr 40 Ultra

126

57. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

125

57. Vivo X80 Pro (MediaTek)

125

59. OnePlus 9 Pro

121

59. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)

121

59. Sony Xperia 1 IV

121

59. Xiaomi Mix Fold 2

121

63. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

120

64. Asus ROG Phone 2

119

64. Huawei P50 Pro

119

64. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

119

67. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

118

67. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

118

69. OnePlus 10 Pro

117

69. OnePlus 8 Pro

117

71. Motorola Edge 40 Pro

116

71. Motorola Edge+

116

71. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

71. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

75. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

115

76. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

114

77. Samsung Galaxy S20+

113

77. Samsung Galaxy S10+

113

77. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)

113

77. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (Exynos)

113

77. Sony Xperia 1 III

113

82. Sony Xperia 5 IV

111

83. Oppo Find X3 Pro

110

84. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G

109

84. Oppo Find X5

109

84. Vivo X70 Pro+

109

87. Huawei Mate 30 Pro

108

88. Sony Xperia 5 V

107

89. Lenovo Legion Phone Pro

105

90. Black Shark 3 Pro

103

90. Sony Xperia 1 II

103

92. Huawei P40 Pro

102

93. Motorola Razr

101

94. LG G8 ThinQ

95. Sony Xperia 1

96. Vivo X60 Pro+

Playback

Pros

Excellent timbre rendition
Good bass
Good performance overall

Cons

Volume steps consistency needs fine-tuning
Artifacts performance is a bit average

Recording

Pros

Good Timbre performance overall
Good Audio Zoom despite the device missing a super tele zoom
Very good Wind Noise performance in Life Video and Selfie Video

Cons

The device is very sensitive to Wind in Memo
Treble sounds a bit metallic with the recorder app
General lack of brightness in all apps used

All the models in the S24 series are equipped with the same audio specs, and performance results were relatively similar among all the three models, except for a few minor differences. For example in playback, the S24+ lost a few points in volume-step inconsistency when compared with the S24 Ultra. But some of those points were regained with the S24+’s better management of artifacts than the S24 Ultra.

The S24+ provided a very good overall recording performance.

Because the Galaxy S24+’s audio performance was so similar to the other models in the S24-series, we direct you to the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s audio test results for more details.

Listen to the tested smartphone’s playback performance in this comparison with some of its competitors:

Samsung Galaxy S24+

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Huawei Mate 60 Pro +

Recordings of the smartphones playing some of our music tracks at 60 LAeq in an anechoic environment by 2 microphones in A-B configuration, at 30 cm

Here is how the Samsung Galaxy S24+ performs in playback use cases compared to its competitors:

Playback use-cases scores

Here is how the Samsung Galaxy S24+ performs in recording use cases compared to its competitors:

Recording use-cases scores

In this audio comparison, you can listen to the way this smartphone handles wind noise relative to its competitors:

Recordings of a voice sample with light background noise, facing a turbulent wind of 5 m/s

The post Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos) Audio test appeared first on DXOMARK.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Audio test

DXOMARK — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:20:54 +0000

We put the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra through our rigorous DXOMARK Audio test suite to measure its performance both at recording sound using its built-in microphones, and at playing audio back through its speakers.
In this review, we will break down how it fared in a variety of tests and several common use cases.

Overview

Key audio specifications include:

Bottom side and top front
No jack audio output

Scoring

Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

139

audio

140
Playback

135

158

131

149

147

162

137

162

157

137
Recording

137

147

128

146

110

159

121

170

144

145

121

166

Position in Global Ranking

28^th

1. Black Shark 5 Pro

161

2. Asus ROG Phone 6

155

2. Honor Magic6 Pro

155

4. Asus ROG Phone 5

151

5. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders

149

5. Black Shark 4S Pro

149

5. Black Shark 4 Pro

149

5. Honor Magic3 Pro+

149

9. Asus ROG Phone 7

148

10. Xiaomi Mi 10 S

147

11. Huawei Mate 50 Pro

144

11. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

144

13. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

143

14. Apple iPhone 15 Pro

142

14. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

142

14. Apple iPhone 14 Pro

142

14. Google Pixel 8 Pro

142

18. Apple iPhone 15 Plus

141

18. Apple iPhone 15

141

18. Apple iPhone 14 Plus

141

18. Apple iPhone 14

141

18. Huawei P60 Pro

141

23. Apple iPhone 12

140

23. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

140

23. Google Pixel 8

140

23. Xiaomi 13 Ultra

140

23. Xiaomi 13 Pro

140

28. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

139

28. Apple iPhone 13 Pro

139

28. Apple iPhone 12 mini

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

139

34. Apple iPhone 13

138

34. Asus ROG Phone 3

138

34. Google Pixel 6 Pro

138

34. Honor Magic5 Pro

138

34. Huawei Mate 60 Pro+

138

34. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

138

40. Apple iPhone 13 mini

137

40. Google Pixel 7 Pro

137

40. Google Pixel 6

137

40. Honor Magic Vs

137

40. Honor Magic4 Pro

137

40. Samsung Galaxy S23+

137

46. Google Pixel 6a

135

46. OnePlus Open

135

46. Oppo Find N2

135

46. Xiaomi 14

135

50. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

134

50. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)

134

50. Vivo X100 Pro

134

50. Xiaomi 13

134

54. Google Pixel Fold

133

54. Huawei Mate 20 X

133

54. Lenovo Legion Y90

133

54. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S23

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)

133

54. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

133

54. Vivo X90 Pro

133

63. Google Pixel 7a

132

63. Vivo X Fold

132

63. Vivo X90 Pro+

132

66. Apple iPhone XS Max

131

66. Asus Zenfone 10

131

66. Oppo Find X2 Pro

131

66. Oppo Find N2 Flip

131

70. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4

130

70. Xiaomi Mix Fold 3

130

72. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

129

72. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)

129

72. Xiaomi 12S Ultra

129

72. Xiaomi 12 Pro

129

76. OnePlus 11

128

76. Oppo Find X6 Pro

128

76. Oppo Find X5 Pro

128

76. POCO F4 GT

128

76. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)

128

76. Xiaomi Redmi K50 Gaming

128

76. Xiaomi 13T

128

76. Xiaomi 11T Pro

128

84. Oppo Find X6

127

84. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G

127

84. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

127

84. Xiaomi 12T Pro

127

88. Apple iPhone 11

126

88. Motorola Razr 40 Ultra

126

88. OnePlus 10T 5G

126

88. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

126

88. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G

126

88. Xiaomi 12T

126

88. Xiaomi 11T

126

95. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

125

95. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G

125

95. Vivo X80 Pro (MediaTek)

125

98. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro

124

99. Google Pixel 7

123

99. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

123

101. Apple iPhone SE (2022)

122

101. Apple iPhone SE (2020)

122

101. Xiaomi 13T Pro

122

101. Xiaomi 12

122

105. OnePlus 9 Pro

121

105. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)

121

105. Sony Xperia 1 IV

121

105. Xiaomi Mix Fold 2

121

109. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

120

109. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)

120

109. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)

120

112. Asus ROG Phone 2

119

112. Huawei P50 Pro

119

112. OnePlus 9

119

112. OnePlus 8

119

112. POCO F5 Pro

119

112. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming

119

112. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

119

119. Realme GT Neo 3

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)

118

125. Asus Zenfone 8

117

125. Google Pixel 4

117

125. OnePlus 10 Pro

117

125. OnePlus 8 Pro

117

125. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro

117

130. Motorola Edge 40 Pro

116

130. Motorola Edge+

116

130. Realme GT Neo 2 5G

116

130. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

130. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

130. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro+

116

130. Xiaomi Mi 11

116

137. Motorola Edge 30 Pro

115

137. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G

115

137. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

115

137. Xiaomi Mi 11i

115

141. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

114

141. Vivo iQOO 7 Legend

114

143. Google Pixel 5

113

143. LG V60 ThinQ 5G

113

143. OnePlus 7 Pro

113

143. Samsung Galaxy S20+

113

143. Samsung Galaxy S10+

113

143. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)

113

143. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (Exynos)

113

143. Sony Xperia 1 III

113

151. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro

112

151. Nubia Red Magic 5S

112

151. Realme GT 5G

112

151. Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G

112

155. Oppo A78 5G

111

155. Sony Xperia 5 IV

111

157. Oppo Find X3 Pro

110

158. Honor 70

109

158. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G

109

158. Oppo Find X5

109

158. POCO X3 NFC

109

158. Realme GT 2 Pro

109

158. Vivo X70 Pro+

109

158. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra

109

165. Huawei Mate 30 Pro

108

165. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

108

165. Oppo Find X3 Neo

108

165. Realme X2 Pro

108

169. Sony Xperia 5 V

107

170. Honor 90

106

170. Nothing Phone(1)

106

170. Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G

106

170. Oppo A77 5G

106

174. Lenovo Legion Phone Pro

105

174. Nothing Phone (2)

105

174. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro

105

174. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G

105

178. Honor V30 Pro

104

178. Oppo Reno8 5G

104

178. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G

104

181. Black Shark 3 Pro

103

181. Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro

103

181. Oppo Find X5 Lite

103

181. Sony Xperia 1 II

103

185. Huawei P40 Pro

102

185. Motorola Edge 20 Pro

102

185. Oppo Reno6 5G

102

188. Motorola Razr

101

189. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G

189. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition

191. Black Shark 2 Pro

191. Honor 20 Pro

191. Oppo Find X3 Lite

191. Vivo X51 5G

195. LG G8 ThinQ

195. Sony Xperia 10 IV

197. Nubia Red Magic 3S

198. Fairphone 4

198. Sony Xperia 1

198. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)

201. Fairphone 5

202. Vivo X60 Pro+

203. Nokia 7.2

204. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

Position in Ultra-Premium Ranking

19^th

1. Asus ROG Phone 6

155

1. Honor Magic6 Pro

155

3. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders

149

3. Honor Magic3 Pro+

149

5. Asus ROG Phone 7

148

6. Huawei Mate 50 Pro

144

6. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

144

8. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

143

9. Apple iPhone 15 Pro

142

9. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

142

9. Apple iPhone 14 Pro

142

9. Google Pixel 8 Pro

142

13. Apple iPhone 15 Plus

141

13. Apple iPhone 14 Plus

141

13. Huawei P60 Pro

141

16. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

140

16. Xiaomi 13 Ultra

140

16. Xiaomi 13 Pro

140

19. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

139

19. Apple iPhone 13 Pro

139

19. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)

139

19. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

139

19. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

139

24. Asus ROG Phone 3

138

24. Google Pixel 6 Pro

138

24. Honor Magic5 Pro

138

24. Huawei Mate 60 Pro+

138

28. Google Pixel 7 Pro

137

28. Honor Magic Vs

137

28. Honor Magic4 Pro

137

28. Samsung Galaxy S23+

137

32. OnePlus Open

135

32. Oppo Find N2

135

34. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

134

34. Vivo X100 Pro

134

36. Google Pixel Fold

133

36. Huawei Mate 20 X

133

36. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

133

36. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

133

36. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)

133

36. Vivo X90 Pro

133

42. Vivo X Fold

132

42. Vivo X90 Pro+

132

44. Apple iPhone XS Max

131

44. Oppo Find X2 Pro

131

44. Oppo Find N2 Flip

131

47. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4

130

47. Xiaomi Mix Fold 3

130

49. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

129

49. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)

129

49. Xiaomi 12S Ultra

129

49. Xiaomi 12 Pro

129

53. Oppo Find X6 Pro

128

53. Oppo Find X5 Pro

128

55. Oppo Find X6

127

56. Motorola Razr 40 Ultra

126

57. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

125

57. Vivo X80 Pro (MediaTek)

125

59. OnePlus 9 Pro

121

59. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)

121

59. Sony Xperia 1 IV

121

59. Xiaomi Mix Fold 2

121

63. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

120

64. Asus ROG Phone 2

119

64. Huawei P50 Pro

119

64. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

119

67. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

118

67. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

118

69. OnePlus 10 Pro

117

69. OnePlus 8 Pro

117

71. Motorola Edge 40 Pro

116

71. Motorola Edge+

116

71. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

71. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

75. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

115

76. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

114

77. Samsung Galaxy S20+

113

77. Samsung Galaxy S10+

113

77. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)

113

77. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (Exynos)

113

77. Sony Xperia 1 III

113

82. Sony Xperia 5 IV

111

83. Oppo Find X3 Pro

110

84. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G

109

84. Oppo Find X5

109

84. Vivo X70 Pro+

109

87. Huawei Mate 30 Pro

108

88. Sony Xperia 5 V

107

89. Lenovo Legion Phone Pro

105

90. Black Shark 3 Pro

103

90. Sony Xperia 1 II

103

92. Huawei P40 Pro

102

93. Motorola Razr

101

94. LG G8 ThinQ

95. Sony Xperia 1

96. Vivo X60 Pro+

Playback

Pros

Very good performance overall
Deep and powerful bass
Stable timbre and dynamic performances at all volumes

Cons

Volume steps consistency needs fine-tuning
Limited width of sound scene, given the device’s dimensions

Recording

Pros

Good timbre performance overall
Good and very natural audio zoom performance
Very good wind noise performance in life video and selfie video

Cons

Too sensitive to wind in memo app
Treble sounds a bit metallic with the recorder app
General lack of brightness in all apps used

With a DXOMARK Audio score of 139, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra performed very well in our tests, and was very little changed from the S23 Ultra’s audio performance. The built-in speakers delivered good overall sound quality with a nice timbre and a deep and powerful bass, making the Samsung a great option for listening to music, watching movies or gaming alike.

Recording results were best with the main camera, but the S24 Ultra also did a decent job with the selfie camera. Recordings with the memo app were limited by the default memo setting. Overall, the built-in microphones delivered good results. The audio zoom feature was capable of reducing background noise and focusing on the main subject. Wind noise reduction worked effectively as well.

Test summary

About DXOMARK Audio tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone audio reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests and undertake more than 20 hours of perceptual evaluation under controlled lab conditions.
(For more details about our Playback protocol, click here; for more details about our Recording protocol, click here.)
The following section gathers key elements of our exhaustive tests and analyses performed in DXOMARK laboratories. Detailed performance evaluations under the form of reports are available upon request. Do not hesitate to contact us.

Playback

140

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

163

Black Shark 5 Pro

How Audio Playback score is composed

DXOMARK engineers test playback through the smartphone speakers, whose performance is evaluated in our labs and in real-life conditions, using default apps and settings.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra goes all-in with bass power, and brings a warm and pleasant timbre to the table. In our tests, treble rendition could have benefited from more high-end extension, but it was overall natural and pleasant. The midrange was satisfying but sounded slightly resonant mainly in the low midrange/upper bass, which tended to sound muddy. While the bass low-end extension was quite good, it could have gone further. This said, the muddiness/boxiness from the upper bass will be the main issue for most users. As far as volume dependency goes, the S24 Ultra, like the S23 Ultra, sounded harsh at maximum volume, but it managed to maintain excellent bass rendition at soft volume.

The Galaxy S24 Ultra delivered a good dynamics performance, with sharp attack, very good bass precision and an accurate envelope. At maximum volume, distortion resulted in a more noticeable drop in attack sharpness. Bass sounded quite compressed and less accurate as well. Punch remained excellent, though.

The Samsung did very well for the spatial attribute as well. The stereo scene sounded quite wide, allowing for nice immersion in the movie, game, and music use cases. Given the S24 Ultra’s large dimensions, the sound scene could have been even wider, however. Our testers also found localizability to be pretty good, despite occasional difficulties in pinpointing some sound sources in the scene. Distance rendition and the sensation of depth in the rendered sound scene were very good.

The S24 Ultra delivered a good volume performance. We found the maximum volume setting to be quite loud, as well as with the Galaxy S23 series. The minimum volume was both intelligible and quiet enough, but volume consistency could have been better, though.

Unwanted audio artifacts were overall well under control on the S24 Ultra, even though our testers observed some distortion and compression at maximum volume. The built-in speakers still can be easily occluded when holding the phone, but the effects of occlusion were pretty negligible.

Listen to the tested smartphone’s playback performance in this comparison with some of its competitors:

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Huawei Mate 60 Pro +

Recordings of the smartphones playing some of our music tracks at 60 LAeq in an anechoic environment by 2 microphones in A-B configuration, at 30 cm

Here is how the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra performs in playback use cases compared to its competitors:

Playback use-cases scores

Timbre

135

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

158

Black Shark 5 Pro

The Timbre score represents how well a phone reproduces sound across the audible tonal range and takes into account bass, midrange, treble, tonal balance, and volume dependency. It is the most important attribute for playback.

Music playback frequency response

A 1/12 octave frequency response graph, which measures the volume of each frequency emitted by the smartphone when playing a pure-sine wave in an anechoic environment.

Dynamics

131

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

149

Black Shark 5 Pro

The Dynamics score measures the accuracy of changes in the energy level of sound sources, for example how precisely a bass note is reproduced or the impact sound from drums.

Spatial

147

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

162

Black Shark 5 Pro

The sub-attributes for spatial tests include pinpointing a specific sound's location, its positional balance, distance, and wideness.

Volume

137

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

162

Black Shark 5 Pro

The Volume score represents the overall loudness of a smartphone and how smoothly volume increases and decreases based on user input.

Here are a few sound pressure levels (SPL) measured when playing our sample recordings of hip-hop and classical music at maximum volume:

	Hip-Hop	Classical
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra	74.8 dBA	71.8 dBA
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max	75.1 dBA	72.3 dBA
Huawei Mate 60 Pro+	74.9 dBA	71.5 dBA

The following graph shows the gradual changes in volume going from minimum to maximum. We expect these changes to be consistent across the range, so that all volume steps correspond to users’ expectations:

Music volume consistency

This line graph shows the relative loudness of playback relative to the user selected volume step, measured at different volume steps with a correlated pink noise in an anechoic box recorded in axis at 0.20 meter.

Artifacts

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

157

Asus ROG Phone 5

The Artifacts score measures the extent to which the sound is affected by various types of distortion. The higher the score, the less the disturbances in the sound are noticeable. Distortion can occur because of sound processing in the device and because of the quality of the speakers.

Playback Total Harmonic Distortion (Maximum Volume)

This graph shows the Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise over the hearable frequency range.
It represents the distortion and noise of the device playing our test signal (0 dB Fs, Sweep Sine in an anechoic box at 40 cm) at the device's maximum volume.

Recording

137

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

160

Honor Magic6 Pro

How Audio Recording score is composed

DXOMARK engineers test recording by evaluating the recorded files on reference audio equipment. Those recordings are done in our labs and in real-life conditions, using default apps and settings.

When recording audio, the S24 Ultra offered an overall good performance for the timbre attribute, which was quite close to what we had previously seen on the S23 series of devices. Treble rendition was good overall, despite being slightly dark. When recording memos, lower treble was slightly inconsistent, inducing a metallic and thin sound rendition, especially when recording in urban environments.

Midrange was overall fairly nicely rendered, despite low-midrange resonance and a lack of clarity in the upper-midrange. When recording video with the front camera, our measurements showed a stronger lack of low-midrange, but this wasn’t too much of a problem when recording in urban or home settings. Our testers found bass rendition to be very good, with pretty consistent overall rendition and good low-end extension. However, at high sound pressure levels, bass was slightly intrusive, negatively impacting the tonal balance.

The device offered a very good performance overall for dynamics. The signal-to-noise ratio was good, which helped with the intelligibility of voices. Envelope rendition was accurate and realistic, which also contributed to intelligibility, especially in scenarios with a louder background, such as urban environments.

The S24 Ultra also did well for the spatial attribute. When recording video with the main camera, the good wideness offered a large and immersive sound stage. Audio recordings made it easy to locate individual sound sources, and provided realistic distance rendition. When using the front camera to record selfies, wideness was decent but not quite as immersive as with the main camera. However, directivity was excellent. Sound sources located laterally or behind the camera were nicely reduced, improving intelligibility of the selfie subject. This was especially true in scenes with a loud background, such as urban areas or other outdoor settings.

Spatial performance was drastically limited when using the memo app because the device records memos in mono.

Volume performance in recording was good overall, with good loudness across all use cases.

Like the S23 Ultra, the S24 Ultra’s audio recordings were almost free of unwanted artifacts, even when recording at high sound pressure levels, for example concerts. Microphone occlusion was not an issue and even with the microphones fully covered, recording quality remained almost unchanged. Noises caused by the user’s fingers touching the device could be loud, impairing recording quality and causing gating on voices as well as volume drops.

Backgrounds were overall well-rendered, natural, and realistic. But in front-camera videos, the background sometimes lacked a bit of clarity and sounded slightly muffled.

Here is how the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra performs in recording use cases compared to its competitors:

Recording use-cases scores

Timbre

137

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

147

Honor Magic3 Pro+

The Timbre score represents how well a phone captures sounds across the audible tonal range and takes into account bass, midrange, treble, and tonal balance. It is the most important attribute for recording.

Life video frequency response

A 1/12 octave frequency response graph, which measures the volume of each frequency captured by the smartphone when recording a pure-sine wave in an anechoic environment.

Dynamics

128

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

146

Black Shark 5 Pro

The Dynamics score measures the accuracy of changes in the energy level of sound sources, for example how precisely a voice's plosives (the p's, t's and k's, for example) are reproduced. The score also considers the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), for example how loud the main voice is compared to the background noise.

Spatial

110

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

159

Vivo X Fold

The sub-attributes for spatial tests include pinpointing a specific sound's location, its positional balance, distance, and wideness on the recorded audio files.

Recording directivity

Directivity graph of the smartphone when recording test signals using the camera app, with the main camera. It represents the acoustic energy (in dB) over the angle of incidence of the sound source. (Normalized to the angle 0°, in front of the device.)

Volume

121

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

170

Black Shark 5 Pro

The Volume score represents how loud audio is normalized on the recorded files and the how the device handles loud environments, such as electronic concerts, when recording.

Here are the sound levels recorded in the audio and video files, measured in LUFS (Loudness Unit Full Scale); as a reference, we expect loudness levels to be above -24 LUFS for recorded content:

	Meeting	Life Video	Selfie Video	Memo
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra	-26.5 LUFS	-21.8 LUFS	-22.4 LUFS	-21.6 LUFS
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max	-24.9 LUFS	-22.1 LUFS	-20.5 LUFS	-19.2 LUFS
Huawei Mate 60 Pro+	-25.4 LUFS	-20.2 LUFS	-18.9 LUFS	-21.4 LUFS

Artifacts

144

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

145

Black Shark 5 Pro

The Artifacts score measures the extent to which the recorded sounds are affected by various types of distortions. The higher the score, the less the disturbances in the sound are noticeable. Distortions can occur because of sound processing in the device and the quality of the microphones, as well as user handling, such as how the phone is held.

In this audio comparison, you can listen to the way this smartphone handles wind noise relative to its competitors:

Recordings of a voice sample with light background noise, facing a turbulent wind of 5 m/s

Background

121

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

166

Black Shark 5 Pro

Background evaluates how natural the various sounds around a voice blend into the video recording file. For example, when recording a speech at an event, the background should not interfere with the main voice, yet it should provide some context of the surroundings.

The post Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Audio test appeared first on DXOMARK.

Xiaomi 14 Audio test

DXOMARK — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:54:49 +0000

We put the Xiaomi 14 through our rigorous DXOMARK Audio test suite to measure its performance both at recording sound using its built-in microphones, and at playing audio back through its speakers.
In this review, we will break down how it fared in a variety of tests and several common use cases.

Overview

Key audio specifications include:

Two speakers (Top front under screen, bottom side)
No Jack audio output

Scoring

Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.

Xiaomi 14

135

audio

137
Playback

132

158

133

149

143

162

134

162

105

157

129
Recording

121

147

127

146

116

159

118

170

145

134

166

Position in Global Ranking

46^th

1. Black Shark 5 Pro

161

2. Asus ROG Phone 6

155

2. Honor Magic6 Pro

155

4. Asus ROG Phone 5

151

5. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders

149

5. Black Shark 4S Pro

149

5. Black Shark 4 Pro

149

5. Honor Magic3 Pro+

149

9. Asus ROG Phone 7

148

10. Xiaomi Mi 10 S

147

11. Huawei Mate 50 Pro

144

11. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

144

13. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

143

14. Apple iPhone 15 Pro

142

14. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

142

14. Apple iPhone 14 Pro

142

14. Google Pixel 8 Pro

142

18. Apple iPhone 15 Plus

141

18. Apple iPhone 15

141

18. Apple iPhone 14 Plus

141

18. Apple iPhone 14

141

18. Huawei P60 Pro

141

23. Apple iPhone 12

140

23. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

140

23. Google Pixel 8

140

23. Xiaomi 13 Ultra

140

23. Xiaomi 13 Pro

140

28. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

139

28. Apple iPhone 13 Pro

139

28. Apple iPhone 12 mini

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

139

34. Apple iPhone 13

138

34. Asus ROG Phone 3

138

34. Google Pixel 6 Pro

138

34. Honor Magic5 Pro

138

34. Huawei Mate 60 Pro+

138

34. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

138

40. Apple iPhone 13 mini

137

40. Google Pixel 7 Pro

137

40. Google Pixel 6

137

40. Honor Magic Vs

137

40. Honor Magic4 Pro

137

40. Samsung Galaxy S23+

137

46. Google Pixel 6a

135

46. OnePlus Open

135

46. Oppo Find N2

135

46. Xiaomi 14

135

50. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

134

50. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)

134

50. Vivo X100 Pro

134

50. Xiaomi 13

134

54. Google Pixel Fold

133

54. Huawei Mate 20 X

133

54. Lenovo Legion Y90

133

54. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S23

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)

133

54. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

133

54. Vivo X90 Pro

133

63. Google Pixel 7a

132

63. Vivo X Fold

132

63. Vivo X90 Pro+

132

66. Apple iPhone XS Max

131

66. Asus Zenfone 10

131

66. Oppo Find X2 Pro

131

66. Oppo Find N2 Flip

131

70. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4

130

70. Xiaomi Mix Fold 3

130

72. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

129

72. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)

129

72. Xiaomi 12S Ultra

129

72. Xiaomi 12 Pro

129

76. OnePlus 11

128

76. Oppo Find X6 Pro

128

76. Oppo Find X5 Pro

128

76. POCO F4 GT

128

76. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)

128

76. Xiaomi Redmi K50 Gaming

128

76. Xiaomi 13T

128

76. Xiaomi 11T Pro

128

84. Oppo Find X6

127

84. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G

127

84. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

127

84. Xiaomi 12T Pro

127

88. Apple iPhone 11

126

88. Motorola Razr 40 Ultra

126

88. OnePlus 10T 5G

126

88. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

126

88. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G

126

88. Xiaomi 12T

126

88. Xiaomi 11T

126

95. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

125

95. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G

125

95. Vivo X80 Pro (MediaTek)

125

98. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro

124

99. Google Pixel 7

123

99. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

123

101. Apple iPhone SE (2022)

122

101. Apple iPhone SE (2020)

122

101. Xiaomi 13T Pro

122

101. Xiaomi 12

122

105. OnePlus 9 Pro

121

105. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)

121

105. Sony Xperia 1 IV

121

105. Xiaomi Mix Fold 2

121

109. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

120

109. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)

120

109. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)

120

112. Asus ROG Phone 2

119

112. Huawei P50 Pro

119

112. OnePlus 9

119

112. OnePlus 8

119

112. POCO F5 Pro

119

112. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming

119

112. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

119

119. Realme GT Neo 3

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)

118

125. Asus Zenfone 8

117

125. Google Pixel 4

117

125. OnePlus 10 Pro

117

125. OnePlus 8 Pro

117

125. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro

117

130. Motorola Edge 40 Pro

116

130. Motorola Edge+

116

130. Realme GT Neo 2 5G

116

130. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

130. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

130. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro+

116

130. Xiaomi Mi 11

116

137. Motorola Edge 30 Pro

115

137. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G

115

137. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

115

137. Xiaomi Mi 11i

115

141. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

114

141. Vivo iQOO 7 Legend

114

143. Google Pixel 5

113

143. LG V60 ThinQ 5G

113

143. OnePlus 7 Pro

113

143. Samsung Galaxy S20+

113

143. Samsung Galaxy S10+

113

143. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)

113

143. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (Exynos)

113

143. Sony Xperia 1 III

113

151. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro

112

151. Nubia Red Magic 5S

112

151. Realme GT 5G

112

151. Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G

112

155. Oppo A78 5G

111

155. Sony Xperia 5 IV

111

157. Oppo Find X3 Pro

110

158. Honor 70

109

158. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G

109

158. Oppo Find X5

109

158. POCO X3 NFC

109

158. Realme GT 2 Pro

109

158. Vivo X70 Pro+

109

158. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra

109

165. Huawei Mate 30 Pro

108

165. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

108

165. Oppo Find X3 Neo

108

165. Realme X2 Pro

108

169. Sony Xperia 5 V

107

170. Honor 90

106

170. Nothing Phone(1)

106

170. Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G

106

170. Oppo A77 5G

106

174. Lenovo Legion Phone Pro

105

174. Nothing Phone (2)

105

174. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro

105

174. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G

105

178. Honor V30 Pro

104

178. Oppo Reno8 5G

104

178. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G

104

181. Black Shark 3 Pro

103

181. Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro

103

181. Oppo Find X5 Lite

103

181. Sony Xperia 1 II

103

185. Huawei P40 Pro

102

185. Motorola Edge 20 Pro

102

185. Oppo Reno6 5G

102

188. Motorola Razr

101

189. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G

189. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition

191. Black Shark 2 Pro

191. Honor 20 Pro

191. Oppo Find X3 Lite

191. Vivo X51 5G

195. LG G8 ThinQ

195. Sony Xperia 10 IV

197. Nubia Red Magic 3S

198. Fairphone 4

198. Sony Xperia 1

198. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)

201. Fairphone 5

202. Vivo X60 Pro+

203. Nokia 7.2

204. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

Position in Premium Ranking

12^th

1. Black Shark 5 Pro

161

2. Asus ROG Phone 5

151

3. Black Shark 4S Pro

149

3. Black Shark 4 Pro

149

5. Apple iPhone 15

141

5. Apple iPhone 14

141

7. Apple iPhone 12

140

7. Google Pixel 8

140

9. Apple iPhone 12 mini

139

10. Apple iPhone 13

138

11. Apple iPhone 13 mini

137

12. Xiaomi 14

135

13. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)

134

13. Xiaomi 13

134

15. Lenovo Legion Y90

133

15. Samsung Galaxy S23

133

17. Asus Zenfone 10

131

18. OnePlus 11

128

18. Xiaomi 13T

128

18. Xiaomi 11T Pro

128

21. Xiaomi 12T Pro

127

22. Apple iPhone 11

126

22. OnePlus 10T 5G

126

24. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro

124

25. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

123

26. Xiaomi 13T Pro

122

26. Xiaomi 12

122

28. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)

120

28. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)

120

30. OnePlus 9

119

30. OnePlus 8

119

32. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)

118

32. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)

118

32. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)

118

35. Asus Zenfone 8

117

35. Google Pixel 4

117

35. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro

117

38. Xiaomi Mi 11

116

39. Motorola Edge 30 Pro

115

39. Xiaomi Mi 11i

115

41. Google Pixel 5

113

41. LG V60 ThinQ 5G

113

41. OnePlus 7 Pro

113

44. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro

112

45. Realme GT 2 Pro

109

45. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra

109

47. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

108

47. Oppo Find X3 Neo

108

49. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro

105

50. Honor V30 Pro

104

50. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G

104

52. Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro

103

53. Motorola Edge 20 Pro

102

54. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition

55. Vivo X51 5G

56. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)

57. Fairphone 5

58. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

Playback

Pros

Good timbre and dynamics
No artifacts at nominal volume

Cons

Timbre lacks bass
Narrow stereo image
Distortion and clipping at maximum volume

Recording

Pros

Good wind noise resilience, especially with main camera, effective noise-canceling in difficult conditions
Good audio zoom, noticeable side rejection at tele and super tele zoom, maintaining tonal balance without artifacts

Cons

Tonal balance could be better in most use cases
Envelope lacks sharpness and precision
Phasing issues in loud environment might impair distance rendition

With a score of 135, the Xiaomi 14 delivered fairly average results in the DXOMARK Audio tests. Our testers liked the playback performance through the built-in speakers, thanks to good timbre and dynamics. However, they also noted a lack of low-end, as well as some distortion and clipping when playing back sound at maximum volume. Playback results were overall best when playing games, but almost on the same level for listening to music and watching movies.

The Xiaomi did less well in the recording category, with recorded audio clips showing some issues with timbre, as well as dynamics that left some room for improvement. On the plus side, the results for audio zoom and wind noise were good, making the Xiaomi 14 a decent option for isolating specific sound elements from the background and recording in windy conditions. In recording the Xiaomi 14 did best for voice memos. Recordings with the main and selfie cameras were not quite on the same level.

Test summary

Playback

137

Xiaomi 14

163

Black Shark 5 Pro

How Audio Playback score is composed

DXOMARK engineers test playback through the smartphone speakers, whose performance is evaluated in our labs and in real-life conditions, using default apps and settings.

Listen to the tested smartphone’s playback performance in this comparison with some of its competitors:

Xiaomi 14

Nubia Redmagic 8 Pro

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

Recordings of the smartphones playing some of our music tracks at 60 LAeq in an anechoic environment by 2 microphones in A-B configuration, at 30 cm

Here is how the Xiaomi 14 performs in playback use cases compared to its competitors:

Playback use-cases scores

Timbre

132

Xiaomi 14

158

Black Shark 5 Pro

Music playback frequency response

A 1/12 octave frequency response graph, which measures the volume of each frequency emitted by the smartphone when playing a pure-sine wave in an anechoic environment.

Dynamics

133

Xiaomi 14

149

Black Shark 5 Pro

The Dynamics score measures the accuracy of changes in the energy level of sound sources, for example how precisely a bass note is reproduced or the impact sound from drums.

Spatial

143

Xiaomi 14

162

Black Shark 5 Pro

The sub-attributes for spatial tests include pinpointing a specific sound's location, its positional balance, distance, and wideness.

Volume

134

Xiaomi 14

162

Black Shark 5 Pro

The Volume score represents the overall loudness of a smartphone and how smoothly volume increases and decreases based on user input.

Here are a few sound pressure levels (SPL) measured when playing our sample recordings of hip-hop and classical music at maximum volume:

	Hip-Hop	Classical
Xiaomi 14	73.6 dBA	70.2 dBA
Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro	77 dBA	76.6 dBA
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE	74.1 dBA	70.9 dBA

Music volume consistency

Artifacts

105

Xiaomi 14

157

Asus ROG Phone 5

Playback Total Harmonic Distortion (Maximum Volume)

Recording

129

Xiaomi 14

160

Honor Magic6 Pro

How Audio Recording score is composed

DXOMARK engineers test recording by evaluating the recorded files on reference audio equipment. Those recordings are done in our labs and in real-life conditions, using default apps and settings.

Here is how the Xiaomi 14 performs in recording use cases compared to its competitors:

Recording use-cases scores

Timbre

121

Xiaomi 14

147

Honor Magic3 Pro+

Life video frequency response

A 1/12 octave frequency response graph, which measures the volume of each frequency captured by the smartphone when recording a pure-sine wave in an anechoic environment.

Dynamics

127

Xiaomi 14

146

Black Shark 5 Pro

Spatial

116

Xiaomi 14

159

Vivo X Fold

The sub-attributes for spatial tests include pinpointing a specific sound's location, its positional balance, distance, and wideness on the recorded audio files.

Recording directivity

Volume

118

Xiaomi 14

170

Black Shark 5 Pro

The Volume score represents how loud audio is normalized on the recorded files and the how the device handles loud environments, such as electronic concerts, when recording.

Here are the sound levels recorded in the audio and video files, measured in LUFS (Loudness Unit Full Scale); as a reference, we expect loudness levels to be above -24 LUFS for recorded content:

	Meeting	Life Video	Selfie Video	Memo
Xiaomi 14	-24.4 LUFS	-19.7 LUFS	-17.6 LUFS	-18.8 LUFS
Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro	-33.5 LUFS	-24.4 LUFS	-19.2 LUFS	-28.4 LUFS
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE	-24.2 LUFS	-21.1 LUFS	-19.6 LUFS	-20.7 LUFS

Artifacts

145

Xiaomi 14

In this audio comparison, you can listen to the way this smartphone handles wind noise relative to its competitors:

Recordings of a voice sample with light background noise, facing a turbulent wind of 5 m/s

Background

134

Xiaomi 14

166

Black Shark 5 Pro

The post Xiaomi 14 Audio test appeared first on DXOMARK.

Honor Magic6 Pro Audio test

DXOMARK — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 12:00:24 +0000

We put the Honor Magic6 Pro through our rigorous DXOMARK Audio test suite to measure its performance both at recording sound using its built-in microphones, and at playing audio back through its speakers.
In this review, we will break down how it fared in a variety of tests and several common use cases.

Overview

Key audio specifications include:

Two speakers (Top front under screen, bottom side)
No jack audio output

Scoring

Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.

Honor Magic6 Pro

155

audio

152
Playback

147

158

137

149

157

162

142

162

157

160
Recording

146

147

141

146

151

159

155

170

145

154

166

Position in Global Ranking

2^nd

1. Black Shark 5 Pro

161

2. Asus ROG Phone 6

155

2. Honor Magic6 Pro

155

4. Asus ROG Phone 5

151

5. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders

149

5. Black Shark 4S Pro

149

5. Black Shark 4 Pro

149

5. Honor Magic3 Pro+

149

9. Asus ROG Phone 7

148

10. Xiaomi Mi 10 S

147

11. Huawei Mate 50 Pro

144

11. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

144

13. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

143

14. Apple iPhone 15 Pro

142

14. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

142

14. Apple iPhone 14 Pro

142

14. Google Pixel 8 Pro

142

18. Apple iPhone 15 Plus

141

18. Apple iPhone 15

141

18. Apple iPhone 14 Plus

141

18. Apple iPhone 14

141

18. Huawei P60 Pro

141

23. Apple iPhone 12

140

23. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

140

23. Google Pixel 8

140

23. Xiaomi 13 Ultra

140

23. Xiaomi 13 Pro

140

28. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

139

28. Apple iPhone 13 Pro

139

28. Apple iPhone 12 mini

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

139

34. Apple iPhone 13

138

34. Asus ROG Phone 3

138

34. Google Pixel 6 Pro

138

34. Honor Magic5 Pro

138

34. Huawei Mate 60 Pro+

138

34. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

138

40. Apple iPhone 13 mini

137

40. Google Pixel 7 Pro

137

40. Google Pixel 6

137

40. Honor Magic Vs

137

40. Honor Magic4 Pro

137

40. Samsung Galaxy S23+

137

46. Google Pixel 6a

135

46. OnePlus Open

135

46. Oppo Find N2

135

46. Xiaomi 14

135

50. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

134

50. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)

134

50. Vivo X100 Pro

134

50. Xiaomi 13

134

54. Google Pixel Fold

133

54. Huawei Mate 20 X

133

54. Lenovo Legion Y90

133

54. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S23

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)

133

54. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

133

54. Vivo X90 Pro

133

63. Google Pixel 7a

132

63. Vivo X Fold

132

63. Vivo X90 Pro+

132

66. Apple iPhone XS Max

131

66. Asus Zenfone 10

131

66. Oppo Find X2 Pro

131

66. Oppo Find N2 Flip

131

70. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4

130

70. Xiaomi Mix Fold 3

130

72. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

129

72. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)

129

72. Xiaomi 12S Ultra

129

72. Xiaomi 12 Pro

129

76. OnePlus 11

128

76. Oppo Find X6 Pro

128

76. Oppo Find X5 Pro

128

76. POCO F4 GT

128

76. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)

128

76. Xiaomi Redmi K50 Gaming

128

76. Xiaomi 13T

128

76. Xiaomi 11T Pro

128

84. Oppo Find X6

127

84. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G

127

84. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

127

84. Xiaomi 12T Pro

127

88. Apple iPhone 11

126

88. Motorola Razr 40 Ultra

126

88. OnePlus 10T 5G

126

88. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

126

88. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G

126

88. Xiaomi 12T

126

88. Xiaomi 11T

126

95. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

125

95. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G

125

95. Vivo X80 Pro (MediaTek)

125

98. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro

124

99. Google Pixel 7

123

99. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

123

101. Apple iPhone SE (2022)

122

101. Apple iPhone SE (2020)

122

101. Xiaomi 13T Pro

122

101. Xiaomi 12

122

105. OnePlus 9 Pro

121

105. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)

121

105. Sony Xperia 1 IV

121

105. Xiaomi Mix Fold 2

121

109. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

120

109. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)

120

109. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)

120

112. Asus ROG Phone 2

119

112. Huawei P50 Pro

119

112. OnePlus 9

119

112. OnePlus 8

119

112. POCO F5 Pro

119

112. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming

119

112. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

119

119. Realme GT Neo 3

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)

118

125. Asus Zenfone 8

117

125. Google Pixel 4

117

125. OnePlus 10 Pro

117

125. OnePlus 8 Pro

117

125. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro

117

130. Motorola Edge 40 Pro

116

130. Motorola Edge+

116

130. Realme GT Neo 2 5G

116

130. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

130. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

130. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro+

116

130. Xiaomi Mi 11

116

137. Motorola Edge 30 Pro

115

137. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G

115

137. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

115

137. Xiaomi Mi 11i

115

141. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

114

141. Vivo iQOO 7 Legend

114

143. Google Pixel 5

113

143. LG V60 ThinQ 5G

113

143. OnePlus 7 Pro

113

143. Samsung Galaxy S20+

113

143. Samsung Galaxy S10+

113

143. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)

113

143. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (Exynos)

113

143. Sony Xperia 1 III

113

151. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro

112

151. Nubia Red Magic 5S

112

151. Realme GT 5G

112

151. Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G

112

155. Oppo A78 5G

111

155. Sony Xperia 5 IV

111

157. Oppo Find X3 Pro

110

158. Honor 70

109

158. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G

109

158. Oppo Find X5

109

158. POCO X3 NFC

109

158. Realme GT 2 Pro

109

158. Vivo X70 Pro+

109

158. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra

109

165. Huawei Mate 30 Pro

108

165. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

108

165. Oppo Find X3 Neo

108

165. Realme X2 Pro

108

169. Sony Xperia 5 V

107

170. Honor 90

106

170. Nothing Phone(1)

106

170. Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G

106

170. Oppo A77 5G

106

174. Lenovo Legion Phone Pro

105

174. Nothing Phone (2)

105

174. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro

105

174. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G

105

178. Honor V30 Pro

104

178. Oppo Reno8 5G

104

178. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G

104

181. Black Shark 3 Pro

103

181. Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro

103

181. Oppo Find X5 Lite

103

181. Sony Xperia 1 II

103

185. Huawei P40 Pro

102

185. Motorola Edge 20 Pro

102

185. Oppo Reno6 5G

102

188. Motorola Razr

101

189. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G

189. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition

191. Black Shark 2 Pro

191. Honor 20 Pro

191. Oppo Find X3 Lite

191. Vivo X51 5G

195. LG G8 ThinQ

195. Sony Xperia 10 IV

197. Nubia Red Magic 3S

198. Fairphone 4

198. Sony Xperia 1

198. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)

201. Fairphone 5

202. Vivo X60 Pro+

203. Nokia 7.2

204. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

Position in Ultra-Premium Ranking

1^st

1. Asus ROG Phone 6

155

1. Honor Magic6 Pro

155

3. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders

149

3. Honor Magic3 Pro+

149

5. Asus ROG Phone 7

148

6. Huawei Mate 50 Pro

144

6. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

144

8. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

143

9. Apple iPhone 15 Pro

142

9. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

142

9. Apple iPhone 14 Pro

142

9. Google Pixel 8 Pro

142

13. Apple iPhone 15 Plus

141

13. Apple iPhone 14 Plus

141

13. Huawei P60 Pro

141

16. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

140

16. Xiaomi 13 Ultra

140

16. Xiaomi 13 Pro

140

19. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

139

19. Apple iPhone 13 Pro

139

19. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)

139

19. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

139

19. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

139

24. Asus ROG Phone 3

138

24. Google Pixel 6 Pro

138

24. Honor Magic5 Pro

138

24. Huawei Mate 60 Pro+

138

28. Google Pixel 7 Pro

137

28. Honor Magic Vs

137

28. Honor Magic4 Pro

137

28. Samsung Galaxy S23+

137

32. OnePlus Open

135

32. Oppo Find N2

135

34. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

134

34. Vivo X100 Pro

134

36. Google Pixel Fold

133

36. Huawei Mate 20 X

133

36. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

133

36. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

133

36. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)

133

36. Vivo X90 Pro

133

42. Vivo X Fold

132

42. Vivo X90 Pro+

132

44. Apple iPhone XS Max

131

44. Oppo Find X2 Pro

131

44. Oppo Find N2 Flip

131

47. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4

130

47. Xiaomi Mix Fold 3

130

49. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

129

49. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)

129

49. Xiaomi 12S Ultra

129

49. Xiaomi 12 Pro

129

53. Oppo Find X6 Pro

128

53. Oppo Find X5 Pro

128

55. Oppo Find X6

127

56. Motorola Razr 40 Ultra

126

57. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

125

57. Vivo X80 Pro (MediaTek)

125

59. OnePlus 9 Pro

121

59. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)

121

59. Sony Xperia 1 IV

121

59. Xiaomi Mix Fold 2

121

63. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

120

64. Asus ROG Phone 2

119

64. Huawei P50 Pro

119

64. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

119

67. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

118

67. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

118

69. OnePlus 10 Pro

117

69. OnePlus 8 Pro

117

71. Motorola Edge 40 Pro

116

71. Motorola Edge+

116

71. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

71. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

75. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

115

76. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

114

77. Samsung Galaxy S20+

113

77. Samsung Galaxy S10+

113

77. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)

113

77. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (Exynos)

113

77. Sony Xperia 1 III

113

82. Sony Xperia 5 IV

111

83. Oppo Find X3 Pro

110

84. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G

109

84. Oppo Find X5

109

84. Vivo X70 Pro+

109

87. Huawei Mate 30 Pro

108

88. Sony Xperia 5 V

107

89. Lenovo Legion Phone Pro

105

90. Black Shark 3 Pro

103

90. Sony Xperia 1 II

103

92. Huawei P40 Pro

102

93. Motorola Razr

101

94. LG G8 ThinQ

95. Sony Xperia 1

96. Vivo X60 Pro+

Playback

Pros

Strong overall performance, especially for timbre, spatial and volume
Snappy attacks, punchy sound
Great performance when gaming

Cons

Slight boost in the low end can sound resonant
Moderate distortion
Bass precision could be better

Recording

Pros

Excellent audio zoom, well-controlled wind noise
Natural and pleasant timbre, for both main signal and background
Very loud recordings, excellent signal-to-noise ratio
Consistent performance across use cases

Cons

Maximum loudness has some room for improvement
Very subtle distortion and compression at high-SPL

With a DXOMARK Audio score of 155, the Honor Magic6 Pro is among the very best devices tested to date under our Audio protocol, delivering strong results across all playback and recording sub-tests. In playback our experts particularly liked the Magic6 Pro’s performance for timbre, spatial and volume. Attacks were snappy and the sound quite punchy overall. A slight boost in the low end brought more depth, although it could also lead to some resonances or light distortion, which could also deteriorate bass precision. Playback quality was especially good when playing games, but results were also excellent for watching movies and music consumption.

In recording tests, the audio zoom feature is excellent and very effective, while wind noise was very well under control. The timbre was pleasantly natural for both the main signal and the background, in all use cases. In addition, recordings were very loud, with an excellent signal-to-noise ratio. Recording with the main camera delivered the best results, although the performance was also very consistent across all our use cases.

Test summary

Playback

152

Honor Magic6 Pro

163

Black Shark 5 Pro

How Audio Playback score is composed

DXOMARK engineers test playback through the smartphone speakers, whose performance is evaluated in our labs and in real-life conditions, using default apps and settings.

Listen to the tested smartphone’s playback performance in this comparison with some of its competitors:

Honor Magic6 Pro

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Huawei Mate 60 Pro +

Recordings of the smartphones playing some of our music tracks at 60 LAeq in an anechoic environment by 2 microphones in A-B configuration, at 30 cm

Here is how the Honor Magic6 Pro performs in playback use cases compared to its competitors:

Playback use-cases scores

Timbre

147

Honor Magic6 Pro

158

Black Shark 5 Pro

In our playback tests, timbre was very good across all use cases and volumes, offering an excellent balance between treble, midrange and bass, with great consistency. Treble sounded very natural and was accompanied by a pleasant and warm midrange. Bass was quite deep and powerful but left some room for improvement, as the boost in low end could bring some subtle resonances or distortion. Overall, timbre worked extremely well for gaming with the phone but it was also very good for watching movies and listening to music.

Music playback frequency response

A 1/12 octave frequency response graph, which measures the volume of each frequency emitted by the smartphone when playing a pure-sine wave in an anechoic environment.

Dynamics

137

Honor Magic6 Pro

149

Black Shark 5 Pro

The Dynamics score measures the accuracy of changes in the energy level of sound sources, for example how precisely a bass note is reproduced or the impact sound from drums.

Dynamics results were very good, especially for attack and punch. Attack was very snappy, especially at nominal volume, but also with distortion well under control at maximum volume, the transients managed to stand out very well. Punch was remarkably good thanks to the solid low midrange energy. Results for bass precision were not quite on the same high level, however, as the bass envelope was impaired by subtle distortion, and potentially by the resonance mentioned previously in the timbre section as well.

Spatial

157

Honor Magic6 Pro

162

Black Shark 5 Pro

The sub-attributes for spatial tests include pinpointing a specific sound's location, its positional balance, distance, and wideness.

The device put in an excellent performance in the spatial category as well, thanks notably to a very wide sound scene. The stereo image, perfectly centered, also rotated adequately with device orientation, even adapting to portrait orientation, adding to the user experience. Individual sound sources were very easy to locate within the sound scene, and both distance and depth rendition were excellent in our tests.

Volume

142

Honor Magic6 Pro

162

Black Shark 5 Pro

The Volume score represents the overall loudness of a smartphone and how smoothly volume increases and decreases based on user input.

The Honor Magic6 Pro provided very good consistency across the volume scale. Tuning of the minimum volume level was excellent, offering good intelligibility of soft sections in highly dynamic audio content, such as classical music, without being too loud. The maximum setting was tuned nicely as well, providing excellent loudness.

Here are a few sound pressure levels (SPL) measured when playing our sample recordings of hip-hop and classical music at maximum volume:

	Hip-Hop	Classical
Honor Magic6 Pro	72.1 dBA	68.7 dBA
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max	75.1 dBA	72.3 dBA
Huawei Mate 60 Pro+	74.9 dBA	71.5 dBA

Music volume consistency

Artifacts

Honor Magic6 Pro

157

Asus ROG Phone 5

Unwanted artifacts in audio playback were overall well managed on the Magic6 Pro. Distortion was well under control, with only some moderate distortion noticeable, especially in the upper low end. Compression was not an issue but our testers noted some very subtle volume fluctuations at soft volume levels.

Playback Total Harmonic Distortion (Maximum Volume)

Recording

160

Honor Magic6 Pro

How Audio Recording score is composed

DXOMARK engineers test recording by evaluating the recorded files on reference audio equipment. Those recordings are done in our labs and in real-life conditions, using default apps and settings.

Here is how the Honor Magic6 Pro performs in recording use cases compared to its competitors:

Recording use-cases scores

Timbre

146

Honor Magic6 Pro

147

Honor Magic3 Pro+

Timbre was excellent in the Magic6 Pro recording tests, with a very flat frequency response and great tonal balance, that was consistent across use cases. Recordings sounded pleasant and natural. Midrange was notably excellent, and so was treble, although it could sound even brighter arguably. In the Concert use case, the device managed to perform quite well under the high SPL delivered by the lab speakers, as tonal balance was not drowned out by an excess of low end, and treble was not aggressive.

Life video frequency response

A 1/12 octave frequency response graph, which measures the volume of each frequency captured by the smartphone when recording a pure-sine wave in an anechoic environment.

Dynamics

141

Honor Magic6 Pro

146

Black Shark 5 Pro

Recording dynamics was very good as well, thanks to an excellent signal-to-noise ratio. In our tests, the device did a great job at reducing background noise without impairing the main signal. Our testers found the background to be unintrusive yet natural. Compression could be noticed on occasion, for example on shouting voices, but it was well under control and didn’t impair envelope.

Spatial

151

Honor Magic6 Pro

159

Vivo X Fold

The sub-attributes for spatial tests include pinpointing a specific sound's location, its positional balance, distance, and wideness on the recorded audio files.

The recorded sound scene was very wide, with good localizability of individual sound sources. Distance rendition was very good as well.

Recording directivity

Volume

155

Honor Magic6 Pro

170

Black Shark 5 Pro

The Volume score represents how loud audio is normalized on the recorded files and the how the device handles loud environments, such as electronic concerts, when recording.

Recording loudness was excellent. The Honor Magic6 Pro is the loudest device tested to date, both in the lab and in our real-life tests.

Here are the sound levels recorded in the audio and video files, measured in LUFS (Loudness Unit Full Scale); as a reference, we expect loudness levels to be above -24 LUFS for recorded content:

	Meeting	Life Video	Selfie Video	Memo
Honor Magic6 Pro	-21.4 LUFS	-16.9 LUFS	-16.2 LUFS	-18 LUFS
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max	-24.9 LUFS	-22.1 LUFS	-20.5 LUFS	-19.2 LUFS
Huawei Mate 60 Pro+	-25.4 LUFS	-20.2 LUFS	-18.9 LUFS	-21.4 LUFS

Artifacts

145

Honor Magic6 Pro

Recording artifacts were well under control. Compression was slightly noticeable but not problematic overall. Our experts observed some slight distortion when recording at high sound pressure levels but it was well within acceptable limits. The device also dealt well with microphone occlusions.

In this audio comparison, you can listen to the way this smartphone handles wind noise relative to its competitors:

Recordings of a voice sample with light background noise, facing a turbulent wind of 5 m/s

Background

154

Honor Magic6 Pro

166

Black Shark 5 Pro

Recording background was excellent, unintrusive, with a pleasant brilliance as well as a homogenous and natural timbre.

The post Honor Magic6 Pro Audio test appeared first on DXOMARK.

Vivo X100 Pro Audio test

DXOMARK — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:38:11 +0000

We put the Vivo X100 Pro through our rigorous DXOMARK Audio test suite to measure its performance both at recording sound using its built-in microphones, and at playing audio back through its speakers.
In this review, we will break down how it fared in a variety of tests and several common use cases.

Overview

Key audio specifications include:

Two speakers (Top front under screen, bottom side)
No jack audio output

Scoring

Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.

Vivo X100 Pro

134

audio

135
Playback

130

158

130

149

151

162

126

162

101

157

133
Recording

120

147

125

146

112

159

124

170

139

145

130

166

Position in Global Ranking

50^th

1. Black Shark 5 Pro

161

2. Asus ROG Phone 6

155

2. Honor Magic6 Pro

155

4. Asus ROG Phone 5

151

5. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders

149

5. Black Shark 4S Pro

149

5. Black Shark 4 Pro

149

5. Honor Magic3 Pro+

149

9. Asus ROG Phone 7

148

10. Xiaomi Mi 10 S

147

11. Huawei Mate 50 Pro

144

11. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

144

13. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

143

14. Apple iPhone 15 Pro

142

14. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

142

14. Apple iPhone 14 Pro

142

14. Google Pixel 8 Pro

142

18. Apple iPhone 15 Plus

141

18. Apple iPhone 15

141

18. Apple iPhone 14 Plus

141

18. Apple iPhone 14

141

18. Huawei P60 Pro

141

23. Apple iPhone 12

140

23. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

140

23. Google Pixel 8

140

23. Xiaomi 13 Ultra

140

23. Xiaomi 13 Pro

140

28. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

139

28. Apple iPhone 13 Pro

139

28. Apple iPhone 12 mini

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

139

28. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

139

34. Apple iPhone 13

138

34. Asus ROG Phone 3

138

34. Google Pixel 6 Pro

138

34. Honor Magic5 Pro

138

34. Huawei Mate 60 Pro+

138

34. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

138

40. Apple iPhone 13 mini

137

40. Google Pixel 7 Pro

137

40. Google Pixel 6

137

40. Honor Magic Vs

137

40. Honor Magic4 Pro

137

40. Samsung Galaxy S23+

137

46. Google Pixel 6a

135

46. OnePlus Open

135

46. Oppo Find N2

135

46. Xiaomi 14

135

50. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

134

50. Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)

134

50. Vivo X100 Pro

134

50. Xiaomi 13

134

54. Google Pixel Fold

133

54. Huawei Mate 20 X

133

54. Lenovo Legion Y90

133

54. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S23

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

133

54. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)

133

54. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G

133

54. Vivo X90 Pro

133

63. Google Pixel 7a

132

63. Vivo X Fold

132

63. Vivo X90 Pro+

132

66. Apple iPhone XS Max

131

66. Asus Zenfone 10

131

66. Oppo Find X2 Pro

131

66. Oppo Find N2 Flip

131

70. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4

130

70. Xiaomi Mix Fold 3

130

72. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

129

72. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)

129

72. Xiaomi 12S Ultra

129

72. Xiaomi 12 Pro

129

76. OnePlus 11

128

76. Oppo Find X6 Pro

128

76. Oppo Find X5 Pro

128

76. POCO F4 GT

128

76. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)

128

76. Xiaomi Redmi K50 Gaming

128

76. Xiaomi 13T

128

76. Xiaomi 11T Pro

128

84. Oppo Find X6

127

84. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G

127

84. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

127

84. Xiaomi 12T Pro

127

88. Apple iPhone 11

126

88. Motorola Razr 40 Ultra

126

88. OnePlus 10T 5G

126

88. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

126

88. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G

126

88. Xiaomi 12T

126

88. Xiaomi 11T

126

95. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

125

95. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G

125

95. Vivo X80 Pro (MediaTek)

125

98. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro

124

99. Google Pixel 7

123

99. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G

123

101. Apple iPhone SE (2022)

122

101. Apple iPhone SE (2020)

122

101. Xiaomi 13T Pro

122

101. Xiaomi 12

122

105. OnePlus 9 Pro

121

105. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)

121

105. Sony Xperia 1 IV

121

105. Xiaomi Mix Fold 2

121

109. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

120

109. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)

120

109. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)

120

112. Asus ROG Phone 2

119

112. Huawei P50 Pro

119

112. OnePlus 9

119

112. OnePlus 8

119

112. POCO F5 Pro

119

112. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming

119

112. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

119

119. Realme GT Neo 3

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)

118

119. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)

118

125. Asus Zenfone 8

117

125. Google Pixel 4

117

125. OnePlus 10 Pro

117

125. OnePlus 8 Pro

117

125. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro

117

130. Motorola Edge 40 Pro

116

130. Motorola Edge+

116

130. Realme GT Neo 2 5G

116

130. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

130. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

130. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro+

116

130. Xiaomi Mi 11

116

137. Motorola Edge 30 Pro

115

137. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G

115

137. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

115

137. Xiaomi Mi 11i

115

141. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

114

141. Vivo iQOO 7 Legend

114

143. Google Pixel 5

113

143. LG V60 ThinQ 5G

113

143. OnePlus 7 Pro

113

143. Samsung Galaxy S20+

113

143. Samsung Galaxy S10+

113

143. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)

113

143. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (Exynos)

113

143. Sony Xperia 1 III

113

151. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro

112

151. Nubia Red Magic 5S

112

151. Realme GT 5G

112

151. Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G

112

155. Oppo A78 5G

111

155. Sony Xperia 5 IV

111

157. Oppo Find X3 Pro

110

158. Honor 70

109

158. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G

109

158. Oppo Find X5

109

158. POCO X3 NFC

109

158. Realme GT 2 Pro

109

158. Vivo X70 Pro+

109

158. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra

109

165. Huawei Mate 30 Pro

108

165. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

108

165. Oppo Find X3 Neo

108

165. Realme X2 Pro

108

169. Sony Xperia 5 V

107

170. Honor 90

106

170. Nothing Phone(1)

106

170. Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G

106

170. Oppo A77 5G

106

174. Lenovo Legion Phone Pro

105

174. Nothing Phone (2)

105

174. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro

105

174. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G

105

178. Honor V30 Pro

104

178. Oppo Reno8 5G

104

178. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G

104

181. Black Shark 3 Pro

103

181. Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro

103

181. Oppo Find X5 Lite

103

181. Sony Xperia 1 II

103

185. Huawei P40 Pro

102

185. Motorola Edge 20 Pro

102

185. Oppo Reno6 5G

102

188. Motorola Razr

101

189. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G

189. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition

191. Black Shark 2 Pro

191. Honor 20 Pro

191. Oppo Find X3 Lite

191. Vivo X51 5G

195. LG G8 ThinQ

195. Sony Xperia 10 IV

197. Nubia Red Magic 3S

198. Fairphone 4

198. Sony Xperia 1

198. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)

201. Fairphone 5

202. Vivo X60 Pro+

203. Nokia 7.2

204. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)

Position in Ultra-Premium Ranking

34^th

1. Asus ROG Phone 6

155

1. Honor Magic6 Pro

155

3. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders

149

3. Honor Magic3 Pro+

149

5. Asus ROG Phone 7

148

6. Huawei Mate 50 Pro

144

6. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

144

8. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

143

9. Apple iPhone 15 Pro

142

9. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

142

9. Apple iPhone 14 Pro

142

9. Google Pixel 8 Pro

142

13. Apple iPhone 15 Plus

141

13. Apple iPhone 14 Plus

141

13. Huawei P60 Pro

141

16. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

140

16. Xiaomi 13 Ultra

140

16. Xiaomi 13 Pro

140

19. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

139

19. Apple iPhone 13 Pro

139

19. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Exynos)

139

19. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

139

19. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

139

24. Asus ROG Phone 3

138

24. Google Pixel 6 Pro

138

24. Honor Magic5 Pro

138

24. Huawei Mate 60 Pro+

138

28. Google Pixel 7 Pro

137

28. Honor Magic Vs

137

28. Honor Magic4 Pro

137

28. Samsung Galaxy S23+

137

32. OnePlus Open

135

32. Oppo Find N2

135

34. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

134

34. Vivo X100 Pro

134

36. Google Pixel Fold

133

36. Huawei Mate 20 X

133

36. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

133

36. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

133

36. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)

133

36. Vivo X90 Pro

133

42. Vivo X Fold

132

42. Vivo X90 Pro+

132

44. Apple iPhone XS Max

131

44. Oppo Find X2 Pro

131

44. Oppo Find N2 Flip

131

47. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4

130

47. Xiaomi Mix Fold 3

130

49. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

129

49. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)

129

49. Xiaomi 12S Ultra

129

49. Xiaomi 12 Pro

129

53. Oppo Find X6 Pro

128

53. Oppo Find X5 Pro

128

55. Oppo Find X6

127

56. Motorola Razr 40 Ultra

126

57. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

125

57. Vivo X80 Pro (MediaTek)

125

59. OnePlus 9 Pro

121

59. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)

121

59. Sony Xperia 1 IV

121

59. Xiaomi Mix Fold 2

121

63. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

120

64. Asus ROG Phone 2

119

64. Huawei P50 Pro

119

64. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

119

67. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

118

67. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

118

69. OnePlus 10 Pro

117

69. OnePlus 8 Pro

117

71. Motorola Edge 40 Pro

116

71. Motorola Edge+

116

71. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

71. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

116

75. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)

115

76. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

114

77. Samsung Galaxy S20+

113

77. Samsung Galaxy S10+

113

77. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)

113

77. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (Exynos)

113

77. Sony Xperia 1 III

113

82. Sony Xperia 5 IV

111

83. Oppo Find X3 Pro

110

84. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G

109

84. Oppo Find X5

109

84. Vivo X70 Pro+

109

87. Huawei Mate 30 Pro

108

88. Sony Xperia 5 V

107

89. Lenovo Legion Phone Pro

105

90. Black Shark 3 Pro

103

90. Sony Xperia 1 II

103

92. Huawei P40 Pro

102

93. Motorola Razr

101

94. LG G8 ThinQ

95. Sony Xperia 1

96. Vivo X60 Pro+

Playback

Pros

Decent timbre at nominal volume
Good spatial performance

Cons

Timbre lacks bass support
Fairly unpleasant timbre at maximum volume
Distortion and clipping at maximum volume

Recording

Pros

Very good timbre in both urban and home scenarios, natural and accurate audio rendition
Pretty good distance rendition in most use cases
Pretty good wind noise reduction especially with main camera recordings, preserving intelligibility even in strong wind conditions

Cons

Slight upper treble and high-end extension deficiency, particularly noticeable in urban scenarios, affecting overall clarity and brightness
Limited wideness with selfie camera
No audio zoom feature

With a DXOMARK Audio score of 134, the Vivo X100 Pro delivered a fairly average performance in our tests. Distortion was noticeable when playing back audio at high volume, but our audio experts liked the solid timbre rendition in playback at nominal volume, despite a lack of low-end extension. Recording performance was very consistent overall, and timbre delivered from the microphones was deemed particularly pleasant and natural. Thanks to effective wind noise reduction the X100 Pro did very well when recording in windy conditions, but the Vivo is one of few Ultra-Premium phones not to offer an audio zoom feature.

In the playback tests, the X100 Pro performed best for gaming, but the results were close when listening to music or watching movies. Recording scores were highest when using the memo app. Selfie video was almost on the same level, but main camera video and meeting room recordings dropped a little lower.

Test summary

Playback

135

Vivo X100 Pro

163

Black Shark 5 Pro

How Audio Playback score is composed

DXOMARK engineers test playback through the smartphone speakers, whose performance is evaluated in our labs and in real-life conditions, using default apps and settings.

In our tests, the Vivo X100 Pro delivered an overall decent timbre, with very good high-end extension, and decent midrange but only average bass. Dynamics performance was good, thanks to decent attack as well as good bass precision and punch. The built-in speakers offered a good sense of wideness across all use cases. Thanks to the wide stereo scene, individual sound sources were easy to pinpoint as well. Both distance and depth rendition were fairly accurate.

Our testers found the minimum volume setting to be slightly too quiet, which made it hard to hear low-volume passages in highly dynamic content, such as classical music. Maximum volume was pretty good, but the volume step distribution from minimum to maximum could have been more consistent. In terms of playback artifacts, the Vivo delivered an average performance. At nominal volume, it appeared to be free of artifacts. However, at maximum volume, our testers noticed high levels of distortion when gaming, watching movies, or playing music. When gaming, it was quite easy to accidentally cover the right speaker. This said, the effect on sound quality was pretty negligible.

Listen to the tested smartphone’s playback performance in this comparison with some of its competitors:

Vivo X100 Pro

Xiaomi 13T

Google Pixel 8

Recordings of the smartphones playing some of our music tracks at 60 LAeq in an anechoic environment by 2 microphones in A-B configuration, at 30 cm

Here is how the Vivo X100 Pro performs in playback use cases compared to its competitors:

Playback use-cases scores

Timbre

130

Vivo X100 Pro

158

Black Shark 5 Pro

Music playback frequency response

A 1/12 octave frequency response graph, which measures the volume of each frequency emitted by the smartphone when playing a pure-sine wave in an anechoic environment.

Dynamics

130

Vivo X100 Pro

149

Black Shark 5 Pro

The Dynamics score measures the accuracy of changes in the energy level of sound sources, for example how precisely a bass note is reproduced or the impact sound from drums.

Spatial

151

Vivo X100 Pro

162

Black Shark 5 Pro

The sub-attributes for spatial tests include pinpointing a specific sound's location, its positional balance, distance, and wideness.

Volume

126

Vivo X100 Pro

162

Black Shark 5 Pro

The Volume score represents the overall loudness of a smartphone and how smoothly volume increases and decreases based on user input.

Here are a few sound pressure levels (SPL) measured when playing our sample recordings of hip-hop and classical music at maximum volume:

	Hip-Hop	Classical
Vivo X100 Pro	76.1 dBA	72.8 dBA
Xiaomi 13T	74.2 dBA	70.4 dBA
Google Pixel 8	74.8 dBA	70.1 dBA

Music volume consistency

Artifacts

101

Vivo X100 Pro

157

Asus ROG Phone 5

Playback Total Harmonic Distortion (Maximum Volume)

Recording

133

Vivo X100 Pro

160

Honor Magic6 Pro

How Audio Recording score is composed

DXOMARK engineers test recording by evaluating the recorded files on reference audio equipment. Those recordings are done in our labs and in real-life conditions, using default apps and settings.