We put the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 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 left side, bottom left side)
- No Jack audio output
- Dolby Atmos technology
Scoring
Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
134
audio
134
Playback
Timbre
130
158
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (158)
Dynamics
132
149
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (149)
Spatial
141
162
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (162)
Volume
123
162
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (162)
Artifacts
106
157
Asus ROG Phone 5
Best: Asus ROG Phone 5 (157)
133
Recording
Timbre
143
147
Honor Magic3 Pro+
Best: Honor Magic3 Pro+ (147)
Dynamics
125
146
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (146)
Spatial
101
159
Vivo X Fold
Best: Vivo X Fold (159)
Volume
113
170
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (170)
Artifacts
129
145
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (145)
Background
151
166
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (166)
Position in Global Ranking 50th
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+
139
28. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
139
28. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Snapdragon)
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 Plus (Snapdragon)
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
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 (Snapdragon)
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
97
189. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition
97
191. Black Shark 2 Pro
96
191. Honor 20 Pro
96
191. Oppo Find X3 Lite
96
191. Vivo X51 5G
96
195. LG G8 ThinQ
95
195. Sony Xperia 10 IV
95
197. Nubia Red Magic 3S
94
198. Fairphone 4
93
198. Sony Xperia 1
93
198. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)
93
201. Fairphone 5
92
202. Vivo X60 Pro+
91
203. Nokia 7.2
87
204. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
86
Position in Ultra-Premium Ranking 34th
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+
139
19. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
139
19. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Snapdragon)
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 Plus (Snapdragon)
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
95. Sony Xperia 1
93
96. Vivo X60 Pro+
91
Playback
Pros
- Good tonal balance
- Good dynamics
Cons
- Disappointing spatial performance
- Inconsistent volume steps
Recording
Pros
- Excellent recording quality at loud concerts
- Very good recording quality with main camera
- Decent side rejection with audio zoom feature
Cons
- Inconsistency across use cases, subpar performance when recording front camera video or with memo app
- Ineffective wind noise reduction
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 achieves a DXOMARK Audio score of 134, making it a great pick for audio-centric smartphone users. It’s especially great for recording loud music and an improvement over previous Galaxy devices in terms of playback quality. However, given the phone’s large dimensions in its unfolded state, our testers expected even better results from the Samsung.
In playback, it does best for listening to music, but it also a good option for watching movies and gaming, offering a good tonal balance and dynamics across all use cases. On the downside, individual sound sources are not easy to locate in the scene, and the volume steps are inconsistent.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 is also a very good recording device. In fact, it is one of the best to date for recording concerts and loud music with the main camera. Main camera audio performance is very good in general, and the audio zoom feature does well at rejecting sound sources located to the sides. However, performance is somewhat inconsistent across use cases, with front camera and memo app recordings achieving considerably worse results. Wind noise reduction is pretty ineffective 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
134
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
163
Black Shark 5 Pro
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.
Learn more about how we test audio playback
Listen to the tested smartphone’s playback performance in this comparison with some of its competitors:
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
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 Z Fold4 performs in playback use cases compared to its competitors:
Playback use-cases scores
In playback, the Z Fold4 delivers good timbre, with sonority that is similar to more conventional Galaxy phones, such as the S22 Ultra. The device offers a good tonal balance, with satisfying treble rendition, solid midrange, and decent bass. This said, some more depth in low-end extension would not hurt. The Samsung also does well for dynamics, thanks to a sharp attack, decent bass precision, and very good punch.
Results for the spatial attribute are pretty good, but there is some room for improvement. Wideness is good in landscape orientation, but considering the phone’s fairly large dimensions it could be wider still. Unfortunately, with the device unfolded and held in portrait orientation, only mono sound is available. Given the Z Fold4 design, this seems like a lost opportunity. Localizability in general isn’t great, with individual instruments sounding blurry in the scene. This said, distance and depth rendition are both pretty good.
The Z Fold4 achieves a good maximum volume level and is perceptually louder than other Samsung Galaxy models. Minimum volume is intelligible but not too loud. However, the distribution of volume steps is somewhat inconsistent. Like with most Samsung Galaxy phones, audio artifacts are pretty much a non-issue, but speakers are very easily occluded while the phone is held unfolded. Both speakers are located where you would usually place your palms.
Listen to the tested smartphone’s playback performance in this comparison with some of its competitors:
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
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 Z Fold4 performs in playback use cases compared to its competitors:
Playback use-cases scores
Timbre
130
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
158
Black Shark 5 Pro
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
132
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
149
Black Shark 5 Pro
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
141
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
162
Black Shark 5 Pro
Black Shark 5 Pro
The sub-attributes for spatial tests include pinpointing a specific sound's location, its positional balance, distance, and wideness.
Volume
123
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
162
Black Shark 5 Pro
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 Z Fold4 | 71.1 dBA | 67.3 dBA |
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max | 74 dBA | 71.1 dBA |
Xiaomi 12S Ultra | 72.6 dBA | 69 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
106
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
157
Asus ROG Phone 5
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
133
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
160
Honor Magic6 Pro
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.
Learn more about how we test audio recording
The Z Fold4 does well for recording and is especially recommendable for recording loud music with the main camera, where it delivers an excellent natural tonal balance, with very satisfying treble and good midrange as well as a clean and powerful low end. Unfortunately, timbre performance drops slightly when recording with the front camera or memo apps.
In a similar way, dynamics are good but somewhat inconsistent across use cases. Attack is sharp when using the main camera but less so when recording with other apps. Overall dynamics performance is excellent for recording loud music, with a very accurate envelope and impactful attacks.
Despite the device’s large dimensions, maximum volume is similar to, or even slightly lower, than other Samsung devices, and overall Volume performance is average. The same is true for recording artifacts. In addition to the usual moderate distortion and compression when recording loud content, speech appears to be slightly impaired by overzealous noise reduction. The device is immune to microphone occlusions when unfolded, but finger noises can be noticeable, especially in the folded state and when held in portrait orientation.
Wind noise reduction leaves room for improvement. Voices are hard to understand with a strong wind, especially with front camera video and when recording in the memo app. The main camera does better in this respect.
Here is how the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 performs in recording use cases compared to its competitors:
Recording use-cases scores
Timbre
143
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
147
Honor Magic3 Pro+
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
125
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
146
Black Shark 5 Pro
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
101
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
159
Vivo X Fold
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
113
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
170
Black Shark 5 Pro
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 Z Fold4 | -25.8 LUFS | -21.6 LUFS | -22.7 LUFS | -21 LUFS |
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max | -26 LUFS | -22.9 LUFS | -19.2 LUFS | -19.6 LUFS |
Xiaomi 12S Ultra | -28.3 LUFS | -20.8 LUFS | -19.1 LUFS | -20.4 LUFS |
Artifacts
129
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
145
Black Shark 5 Pro
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:
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Recordings of a voice sample with light background noise, facing a turbulent wind of 5 m/s
Background
151
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
166
Black Shark 5 Pro
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.