We put the Samsung Galaxy S24+ through our rigorous SBMARK Audio test suite to measure its performance in both recording audio using the built-in microphones and playing audio through speakers.
In this review, we’ll break down how it performed in a variety of tests and several common use cases.
Overview
Key audio specifications include:
- Top front focus, bottom side focus
- No jack audio output
Playback
Pros
- Excellent tone rendering
- Good bass
- Good performance overall
Against
- The consistency of the volume steps needs fine-tuning
- Artifact performance is a bit average
Registration
Pros
- Good tonal performance overall
- The audio zoom is good although the device lacks a super telephoto zoom
- Excellent wind noise performance in Life Video and Selfie Video
Against
- The device is very sensitive to wind in Memo
- The treble sounds a little tinny with the recorder app
- General lack of brightness in all apps used
All models in the S24 series feature the same audio specs, and performance results were relatively similar between all three models, except for a few minor differences. For example in playback, the S24+ lost a few points in volume inconsistency compared to the S24 Ultra. But some of these points have been regained thanks to the S24+’s better handling of artifacts compared to the S24 Ultra.
The S24+ provided very good recording performance overall.
Since the audio performance of the Galaxy S24+ was so similar to other models in the S24 series, we invite you to the Galaxy S24 Ultra audio test results for more details.
Listen to the playback performance of the tested smartphone in this comparison with some of its competitors:
Recordings of smartphones playing some of our music tracks at 60 LAeq in an anechoic environment using 2 microphones in AB configuration, at 30 cm
Here’s how the Samsung Galaxy S24+ fares in playback use cases compared to its competitors:
Playing use case scores
Here’s how the Samsung Galaxy S24+ performs in recording use cases compared to its competitors:
Recording use case scores
In this audio comparison you can hear how this smartphone handles wind noise compared to its competitors:
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