how are the speakers?

[Jazzamuffin]

I'm considering the note 8 but speaker quality is important to me...how is music and call quality? Thanks

 

[Baby_Doc]

Good volume. So, so sound quality.
Still it is clear enough. I wish there were stereo speakers, but I am not sure that with speakers only a couple of inches apart, it would be a great improvement.

 

[toenail_flicker]

I've had better. typical Sammy speaker

 

[PainFX]

I'm considering the note 8 but speaker quality is important to me...how is music and call quality? Thanks

Samsung speakers not great. You should get an iphone if you want call quality.

 

[j_hansen]

it's ok but if it's a deal breaker for you then you should pick a different device (can't advise which one unfortunately) Note 8 isn't bad but I'm sure it's not the best either due to the ip68 certification it can't be

 

[jeetu4444]

I find speaker loud and clear...call quality is great...I am using exynos version

 

[naturalguy]

Not loud enough

 

[Note8uzer]

Okay at best. Don't expect to much

 

[j_hansen]

I probably didn't express myself correctly, call quality is excellent and loud speaker itself is OK but not audiophile quality but no phone speakers are, then that is probably one of the FEW weak points of the Note 8

 

[galaxyfive]

I'm considering the note 8 but speaker quality is important to me...how is music and call quality? Thanks

While it's not stereo the mono speaker is solid and there are ways to increase the volume and quality of sound without accessories. If as you say speaker quality is important then send the audio through a BT speaker or headphones. Not a big deal.

 

[anon(3641385)]

I find speaker loud and clear...call quality is great...I am using exynos version

Agreed. I've got the Australian version.

 

[evohicks]

Call quality is better than my Note 4, which was good anyway, speaker seems louder too, I use a Bluetooth speaker or headphones for audio, so speaker quality is never going to be an issue with me, I'm very happy with the sound/speaker setup.

 

[mundyb]

Being a musician and somewhat of an audiophile this device has one of the worst speakers I've seen on a device in a long time. VERY thin and tinny sounding. so bad that it hurts my ears to listen to human voices on it. I end up carrying the included headphones around so that I don't have to listen to anything play on the speaker besides notifications. The speaker is great for notifications as it is so annoying sounding you definitely want to grab the device to dismiss the sound! haha

 

[strikeIII]

Lol, speakers on any device will never be audiophile quality. Cmon people. If you just want loud and clear enough speakers then get the Pixel 2, the Razer phone or iPhone X. All have stereo speakers.

https://youtu.be/Rh_iWXRxIY4

 

[Jay Sacks]

I think the Motorola line of phones with the speaker mod is hard to beat if that is what you are looking for in a phone. The Pixel 2 is decent.
The speaker in my Note 8 is probably the least important reason I purchas ed this phone.
Don't think any speaker in the confinement of a phone can offer the sound quality of all the available bt devices.

 

[donm527]

I'm considering the note 8 but speaker quality is important to me...how is music and call quality? Thanks

Call quality has been good/excellent... Clear. Haven't played music on it so can't say. But IMO I feel the speakers are weak.

Just this morning I'm lounging the clubhouse pool area and tried to watch a video on Netflix... No people to make noise but it still had a hard time competing with light surrounding background noise like water from fountain and was thinking sucks to have one of the best screens available on a phone and the speakers are weak to enjoy in a relatively quiet area.

They should have put an second speaker at top a la iPhone. The sound on my wife's X is loud and clear with a nice albeit smaller screen.

I'm not one for wired headphones so this morning made me think I'll have to consider finding some Bluetooth set.

 

[p5200]

Not loud enough

Kind of the way I thought so I downloaded an audio booster app but, don't need much boost.

 

[Spencurious]

Seems loud enough to me - just not good quality of the sound for music. The volume on calls is better than my Sony, which was always a bit quiet.

 

[ocramida]

Lol, speakers on any device will never be audiophile quality. Cmon people. If you just want loud and clear enough speakers then get the Pixel 2, the Razer phone or iPhone X. All have stereo speakers.

https://youtu.be/Rh_iWXRxIY4

Couldn't agree more. These speakers are not for music. In fact I'd argue that there isn't a huge incentive for manufacturers to include good speakers on a flagship phone. Because accessories. Rather have better BT, i.e. aptX.

These seem to be getting good reviews, if you like the style and want excellent call quality with out loud music listening.

https://www.amazon.com/Bose-Soundwe...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU6086274

Or this if you want cheaper and more compact

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0748N1BZ...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU6086274

Fwiw

 

[chanchan05]

I just find it funny that most Android flagships record video with stereo sound but plays it in mono, while iphones record in mono and play it in stereo. Lol.

But yeah, Samsung speakers seemed to have never had music in mind.