In 2023, we reviewed more than 110 phones. One of the tests we run evaluates the quality of the loudspeaker setup. Besides the output quality, we also measure sheer loudness.
Curious as always, we dug into the numbers, and we present you the Top 15 loudest smartphones from the past year.
Motorola smartphones have some serious presence. Apparently, the company’s phones are often tuned for loudness. Tecno also stands out for having two Phantom phones featured on the list.
Loudest reviewed phones of 2023
Motorola ThinkPhone
-21.6
Motorola Edge 40 Pro
-22.6
Tecno Phantom V Flip
-22.7
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
-23.7
Motorola Edge 40 Neo
-23.8
Nothing Phone (2)
-23.9
Honor Magic5 Pro
-24.2
Motorola Edge 40
-24.2
Xiaomi Poco F5
-24.3
ZTE nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
-24.3
Tecno Phantom V Fold
-24.3
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
-24.5
vivo X100 Pro
-24.6
ZTE nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
-24.8
Oppo Find N3 Flip
-24.8
It is important to note that we measure the average loudness of the speakers as opposed to the peak momentary loudness. Loudness is measured in LUFS, which is represented as a negative value, so the lower the absolute number, the louder the device.
Just for the fun of it, we also ran a quick query on our database to find the quietest devices we’ve tested throughout 2023. As expected, the list is mostly full of budget phones, many of which also feature a single-speaker setup.
Quietest reviewed phones of 2023
vivo V29
-28.7
Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
-28.9
vivo V27 Pro
-29.1
Tecno Spark 10 Pro
-29.2
vivo X Flip
-29.2
Huawei nova 11 Pro
-29.6
Honor 90
-29.9
Xiaomi Redmi 12
-29.9
Samsung Galaxy A05s
-30.0
vivo V29 Pro
-30.0
Fairphone 5
-31.0
Honor Magic5 Lite
-31.4
Xiaomi Poco C65
-31.4
Realme Narzo N55
-31.8
Realme C55
-31.8
Just to be clear, the loudest phone doesn’t mean the phone has the best audio output quality. That is a whole other thing. You can find more detailed quality info on each one of the devices in their respective reviews.
