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Samsung Galaxy S23 Audio test

February 23, 2023
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We put the Samsung Galaxy S23 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.

Overview


Key audio specifications include:

  • Two speakers (1 top front under-screen, 1 bottom side)
  • No jack audio output
  • Dolby Atmos technology

Scoring

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

Samsung Galaxy S23
Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
133
audio
131
playback
Timbre
126

158

Dynamics
129

149

Spatial
146

162

Volume
130

162

Artifacts
89

157

136
recording
Timbre
127

147

Dynamics
128

146

Spatial
109

159

Volume
120

170

Artifacts
145

Best

Background
122

166

AUDIO
Position in Global Ranking
34th
1. Black Shark 5 Pro
161
2. Asus ROG Phone 6
155
3. Asus ROG Phone 5
151
4. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders
149
4. Black Shark 4S Pro
149
4. Black Shark 4 Pro
149
4. Honor Magic3 Pro+
149
8. Xiaomi Mi 10 S
147
9. Huawei Mate 50 Pro
144
9. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
144
11. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
142
11. Apple iPhone 14 Pro
142
13. Apple iPhone 14 Plus
141
13. Apple iPhone 14
141
15. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
140
15. Apple iPhone 12
140
15. Xiaomi 13 Pro
140
18. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
139
18. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
139
18. Apple iPhone 12 mini
139
18. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Snapdragon)
139
22. Apple iPhone 13
138
22. Asus ROG Phone 3
138
22. Google Pixel 6 Pro
138
25. Apple iPhone 13 mini
137
25. Google Pixel 7 Pro
137
25. Google Pixel 6
137
25. Honor Magic4 Pro
137
25. Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus (Snapdragon)
137
30. Google Pixel 6a
135
30. Oppo Find N2
135
32. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
134
32. Xiaomi 13
134
34. Huawei Mate 20 X
133
34. Lenovo Legion Y90
133
34. Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
133
34. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
133
34. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
133
34. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
133
34. Vivo X90 Pro
133
41. Vivo X Fold
132
41. Vivo X90 Pro+
132
43. Apple iPhone XS Max
131
43. Oppo Find X2 Pro
131
43. Oppo Find N2 Flip
131
46. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
130
47. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
129
47. Xiaomi 12S Ultra
129
47. Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
50. OnePlus 11
128
50. Oppo Find X5 Pro
128
50. POCO F4 GT
128
50. Xiaomi Redmi K50 Gaming
128
50. Xiaomi 11T Pro
128
55. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
127
55. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
127
55. Xiaomi 12T Pro
127
58. Apple iPhone 11
126
58. OnePlus 10T 5G
126
58. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
126
58. Xiaomi 12T
126
58. Xiaomi 11T
126
63. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
125
63. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
125
63. Vivo X80 Pro (MediaTek)
125
66. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro
124
67. Google Pixel 7
123
67. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G
123
69. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
122
69. Apple iPhone SE (2020)
122
69. Xiaomi 12
122
72. OnePlus 9 Pro
121
72. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
121
72. Sony Xperia 1 IV
121
72. Xiaomi Mix Fold 2
121
76. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
120
76. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
120
76. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
120
79. Asus ROG Phone 2
119
79. Huawei P50 Pro
119
79. OnePlus 9
119
79. OnePlus 8
119
79. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming
119
79. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
119
85. Realme GT Neo 3
118
85. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
118
85. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
118
85. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
118
85. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
118
85. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
118
91. Asus Zenfone 8
117
91. Google Pixel 4
117
91. OnePlus 10 Pro
117
91. OnePlus 8 Pro
117
91. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
117
96. Motorola Edge+
116
96. Realme GT Neo 2 5G
116
96. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
116
96. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
116
96. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro+
116
96. Xiaomi Mi 11
116
102. Motorola Edge 30 Pro
115
102. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G
115
102. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
115
102. Xiaomi Mi 11i
115
106. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
114
106. Vivo iQOO 7 Legend
114
108. Google Pixel 5
113
108. LG V60 ThinQ 5G
113
108. OnePlus 7 Pro
113
108. Samsung Galaxy S20+
113
108. Samsung Galaxy S10+
113
108. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (Exynos)
113
108. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (Exynos)
113
108. Sony Xperia 1 III
113
116. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
112
116. Nubia Red Magic 5S
112
116. Realme GT 5G
112
116. Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G
112
120. Sony Xperia 5 IV
111
121. Oppo Find X3 Pro
110
122. Honor 70
109
122. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G
109
122. Oppo Find X5
109
122. POCO X3 NFC
109
122. Realme GT 2 Pro
109
122. Vivo X70 Pro+
109
122. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra
109
129. Huawei Mate 30 Pro
108
129. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
108
129. Oppo Find X3 Neo
108
129. Realme X2 Pro
108
133. Nothing Phone(1)
106
133. Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G
106
133. Oppo A77 5G
106
136. Lenovo Legion Phone Pro
105
136. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
105
136. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
105
139. Honor V30 Pro
104
139. Oppo Reno8 5G
104
139. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G
104
142. Black Shark 3 Pro
103
142. Oppo Find X5 Lite
103
142. Sony Xperia 1 II
103
145. Huawei P40 Pro
102
145. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
102
145. Oppo Reno6 5G
102
148. Motorola Razr
101
149. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition
97
150. Black Shark 2 Pro
96
150. Honor 20 Pro
96
150. Oppo Find X3 Lite
96
150. Vivo X51 5G
96
154. LG G8 ThinQ
95
154. Sony Xperia 10 IV
95
156. Nubia Red Magic 3S
94
157. Fairphone 4
93
157. Sony Xperia 1
93
157. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)
93
160. Vivo X60 Pro+
91
161. Nokia 7.2
87
162. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
86
AUDIO
Position in Premium Ranking
11th
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 14
141
6. Apple iPhone 12
140
7. Apple iPhone 12 mini
139
8. Apple iPhone 13
138
9. Apple iPhone 13 mini
137
10. Xiaomi 13
134
11. Lenovo Legion Y90
133
11. Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
133
13. OnePlus 11
128
13. Xiaomi 11T Pro
128
15. Xiaomi 12T Pro
127
16. Apple iPhone 11
126
16. OnePlus 10T 5G
126
18. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro
124
19. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G
123
20. Xiaomi 12
122
21. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
120
21. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
120
23. OnePlus 9
119
23. OnePlus 8
119
25. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
118
25. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
118
25. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
118
28. Asus Zenfone 8
117
28. Google Pixel 4
117
28. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
117
31. Xiaomi Mi 11
116
32. Motorola Edge 30 Pro
115
32. Xiaomi Mi 11i
115
34. Google Pixel 5
113
34. LG V60 ThinQ 5G
113
34. OnePlus 7 Pro
113
37. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
112
38. Realme GT 2 Pro
109
38. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra
109
40. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
108
40. Oppo Find X3 Neo
108
42. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
105
43. Honor V30 Pro
104
43. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G
104
45. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
102
46. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition
97
47. Vivo X51 5G
96
48. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)
93
49. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
86

Playback

Pros

  • Timbre performance stable at all volumes
  • Good dynamics performance
  • Good wideness for its size

Cons

  • Excessive treble boost
  • 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 S23 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 S23’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 an excellent audio-zoom performance, but the S23 Ultra had the upper edge over the other two because of its extensive tele zoom level, which allowed the S23 Ultra to gain significant points in the timbre attribute.

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

Samsung Galaxy S23
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
Apple iPhone 14
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 S23 performs in playback use cases compared to its competitors:
Playback use-cases scores

Because the Galaxy S23’s audio performance was the same in all other testing areas, we direct you to the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s audio test results for the full details.

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