A huge number of music lovers live in the world. Such people want the best possible sound from technology. They buy a home theater system with a receiver and a gorgeous audio system. And when choosing a smartphone, they pay attention to whether it has a central audio processor, which separately deals with sound processing. If you also want to buy yourself a music smartphone, then be sure to take a look at our rating of such devices!
What determines good sound?
Many people believe that all portable devices are roughly the same in their sonic qualities. Usually such users think that the differences lie only in the musical dynamics. But in fact, even on headphones, the sound is far from the same. It all depends on what component converts digital sound into analog (and you can't do without it, the headphones themselves have not yet learned how to solve such a problem). In most inexpensive smartphones, sound is processed by a processor or a very simple audio processor. Both of these cases are not suitable for the music lover, since the following happens:
- The sound is quiet;
- The quality of the music is far from ideal, since the sampling rate is greatly reduced;
- It is impossible to connect large on-ear headphones - the signal does not have enough strength in order to overcome the increased impedance.
This is why some manufacturers build a separate audio processor into their products, and sometimes even supplement this with an audio amplifier. A phone with such components becomes a musical one, as it sounds much better than many of its competitors. But don't try to compare it to music centers, receivers and computer sound cards- larger audio processors with completely different characteristics are built into stationary devices. And they have much more dynamics.
Portable Hi-Fi Player
If you consider yourself a real music lover, then pay attention to the top music players. They still exist today, occupying a certain market share. No need to place a 4G module inside them, large volume random access memory and other similar components. This gives them room for a high-quality audio processor and an extremely powerful amplifier. Such players sound much better than any smartphone. But they also cost from 45,000 rubles, and therefore not everyone can afford to buy them.
There are many MP3 players on the electronics market that will satisfy the needs of even the most sophisticated music lover. However, in recent times, manufacturers are trying to produce such universal smartphones that can replace a full-fledged camera, video camera, navigator, power bank and even a player. Let's take a closer look at the TOP 4 smartphones with good sound 2017.
Smartphone Onkyo DP-CMX1
Before dwelling on technical characteristics device, it is worth noting that Onkyo announced this model as a smartphone for real music lovers. Because of this, Onkyo DP-CMX1 uses a number of specific technical solutions typical for professional sound reproducing equipment.
- Design and equipment. It is difficult to say something specific about the packaging of a smartphone, tk. in Russia it is known mainly from presentations. The design is rather laconic: the front panel of the device with a large bright screen looks more like an audio player with sophisticated functions. Two audio-out jacks 2.5 and 3.5 mm are located at the end of the top panel. The overall impression of the design is noble conservatism. There is no information on the complete set yet.
- Display five-inch FullHD, made using IPS technology, resolution 1920x1080 pixels, 16 million colors, screen protection - Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
- Specifications. OS Android 6.0 Marshmallow, communication standards: GSM, 3G, LTE. The smartphone supports two SIM cards and operates in 4G, slot2 - 3G and 2G standards. Interface languages: English, Chinese, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Spanish, French, Italian. High performance is supported by hardware capabilities. With this, here is complete order: onboard RAM 3 GB and ROM 128 GB with support for memory cards with a capacity of up to 256 GB. The card is connected to an external slot. Six-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon The 650 MSM8956 manages the assigned tasks easily. The device supports micro SDXC memory cards with a capacity of up to 256 GB. Support for two navigation standards is provided: GPS and Glonass, Wi-Fi a / b / g / n / ac and Bluetooth 4.1.
- Multimedia. Both separate sound amplifiers, together with a digital-to-analog converter, are moved to their own printed circuit board to minimize the influence of the radio frequency path of the telephone. Sound signal brought out to connectors with a diameter of 2.5 (balance) and 3.5 mm (normal). A highlight is the use of a balanced amplifier in one of the sound paths, which allows you to transmit sound without distortion over a cable up to 150 m long (without this, distortions will begin already in a 15-meter audio cable). A separate question is how it will come in handy for the owner of a smartphone, except to boast of the exceptional sound characteristics of the player. And they are really impressive: output power channels 150 and 75 mW, respectively, with a harmonic distortion no higher than 0.01%, signal-to-noise ratio - 115 dB. In addition to the usual sound formats, the smartphone supports: FLAC, DSD and MQA. Onkyo has its own directory where you can directly upload audio content. There are special utility to work with a PC. The main camera has a resolution of 16 megapixels, a photosensitive matrix Sony Exmor RS IMX298, supports 4K video recording, is equipped with an LED flash and autofocus. Front-camera 8 Mpix resolution supports fullHD video recording.
- Autonomy. Li-ion rechargeable battery with a capacity of 3000 mAh provides fast charging by technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0.
- Additionally. The smartphone is housed in an aluminum case with dimensions 142.3x72x11.9 mm. The device weighs 234 grams. The smartphone control buttons are located at its ends, but the volume control wheel is deeply recessed into its rear panel, which protects against accidental operation.
ZTE AXON 7 Smartphone
Gold metallic and gun steel - this is how you can describe the appearance of the smartphone, which comes in two main colors. In terms of the smoothness of the lines, the thoroughness of the assembly and the quality of the case, it can be safely attributed to the devices of the flagship class.
- Design and equipment. According to the manufacturer's information, voiced during the presentation of the device in China, above its appearance worked by BMW specialists. Thanks to their work, ZTE AXON 7 sits like a glove in the palm of your hand. And the smoothness of the lines of the metal case is successfully combined with the quality and reliability of the assembly. The dimensions of the smartphone are 151.7x75x7.9 mm, the weight is 175 grams.
- Display. As is customary, in smartphones of this class, touch screen, measuring 5.5 inches, is equipped with an AMOLED matrix with a clarity of 2560 x 1440 pixels. It has a protective Gorilla Glass 4 coating that reliably protects it from damage and scratches. It should be noted the high-quality color rendition without gray highlights between black and white. The excellent oleophobic coating provides a good glide of your finger across the screen, which makes it easier to control gestures. There is no air gap here, so the image seems to float out of the depth of the screen, which is typical for top models.
- Performance. OS Android 6.0 has become a standard in flagship class devices. The smartphone is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 quad-core processor (two operate at 2.15 GHz, the rest at 1.6 GHz) and an Adreno 530 video accelerator. The rest is quite traditional: size internal memory- 4 GB, which is guaranteed enough for installing modern applications, plus 64 GB of internal memory. The slot for connecting a memory card is traditionally combined with a slot for a SIM card. The smartphone supports the main network standards: 2G / 3G / LTE (800/1800/2600), which are served by two SIM cards. ZTE AXON 7 provides navigation according to Glonass, GPS, A-GPS standards, supports operation in Wi-Fi networks on the main protocols, data exchange Bluetooth 4.2 and A2DP.
- Multimedia. The manufacturer positions the accessory of its smartphone as a musical one, therefore it is worth dwelling on these characteristics in more detail. For playing and recording sound, a special audio chip is used here, which provides excellent sound and volume level of built-in stereo speakers, headphones and microphones. At maximum playback volume, the speakers sound without wheezing, and the presence of the Dolby Atmos system provides increased bass transmission. We should also dwell on the characteristics of the main and front cameras. The main one provides a resolution of 20 megapixels and, most importantly, has optical stabilization images, which uniquely allows you to bring the quality of photographs closer to those taken by modern digital cameras... And the resolution of the front camera of 8 megapixels ensures the quality of shooting quite acceptable for selfies.
- Autonomy. ZTE AXON 7 has a non-removable battery with a capacity of 3250 mAh, with support for QuickCharge 3.0 technology. A charger is included in the delivery. The manufacturer declares the duration of the device's operation is 8 hours when watching a video at maximum brightness and turning on the flight mode and 15 hours when setting 30% brightness in flight mode.
- Additionally. The smartphone has an NFC (Near Field Communication) module on board, which allows the phone to be used as a contactless payment terminal or mobile wallet when downloading the appropriate software. On the back there is a fingerprint scanner, identification errors are minimal. A good help to the user in winter will be the ability to use a smartphone directly with gloves. This function is in its menu. The only drawback is that there is no backlight. touch buttons under the screen.
Alcatel Idol 4S Smartphone
Alcatel products have a special place in the market. Moreover, it can be described in two words: expressiveness and pragmatism. In a word, Alcatel traditionally promotes fresh technical solutions to the market, keeping its smartphones in the middle price range.
- Design and equipment. Although today it is difficult to offer the buyer something fundamentally new, this smartphone catches the eye right on the store counter, because the device is offered to the buyer along with the phone. virtual reality... It is made in the form of a plastic box for the phone, which can be easily converted into an attachment to the device. Smartphone control is quite traditional. At the same time, it is worth noting the presence of the Boom softkey, which can be assigned additional functions... For example, starting burst shooting or controlling equalizer modes. The front panel has a fairly noticeable event indicator light that is disabled in the settings menu.
- Display. The smartphone uses a 5.5-inch display, made using AMOLED technology, with a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels. Despite the use of a rather not new matrix from Samsung, a high-quality picture is provided that looks good in street lighting and indoors. The color rendition is also quite good, which is especially evident when watching movies. Additional parameters related to energy saving, the display has no.
- Performance. The hardware of the new smartphone is pretty typical. The user is offered a device with an 8-core Snapdragon processor 652 (4 cores operate at up to 1.8 GHz, the rest at 1.4 GHz). The Adreno 510 processor handles the graphics. The device has 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory (the user has access to 25 GB). Management is carried out through OS Android 6.0.1. The device works with a pair of SIM-cards, additional memory cards up to 512 GB are supported. From network technologies: NFC, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, Wi-Fi 802.11 2.4 / 5 GHz. Built in mobile modem LTE cat. 4 is capable of transmitting data in 4G networks at speeds up to 150 MB / s.
- Multimedia. A pleasant surprise is the smartphone's audio system, which perfectly broadcasts stereo sound in any orientation of the phone. The manufacturer guarantees the rated power of the speakers of the stereo system at 3.6 W, which is a lot for portable device, weighing only 149 grams. At the same time, they are installed so that they broadcast sound equally well, regardless of the position of the phone. It is worth noting that even in the talk mode, the bass is clearly present. Both IDOL 4s cameras are equipped with LED flashes. Especially for selfies, there are all sorts of options to improve the appearance of the skin, facial contours, etc. You can turn them off if you want. The front camera has a resolution of 8 megapixels, while it provides good image quality. The main camera is noticeably better, it has phase detection autofocus, which allows you to get good pictures, the quality is noticeably higher than that of many devices from China.
- Autonomy. The manufacturer guarantees a day of operation of the device with an average load or 2-3 days with a moderate one. The capacity of the 3000 mAh Li-ion rechargeable battery is enough for 11 hours of talk time or 300 hours of standby. The battery provides 8.5 hours of continuous video viewing. It should be noted that the power saving utility available in the device turns off certain functions (the list can be edited) at a charge level of 15%. "Battery Optimization" flexibly limits the work of background applications, which is implemented in the flagship Samsung models. Quick technology Charge implemented in the standard charger, fully charges battery in about 95 minutes.
LG V20 Smartphone
The South Korean company has once again delighted users with a new smartphone with unique characteristics. Metal case, two high-quality cameras, a separate audio chip, and a removable battery have once again made LG a trendsetter.
- Design. Sometimes it is compared to a fresh breath of air among competitors of the same type. The elegant body of the smartphone is made of aluminum used in aviation and shipbuilding. MIL-STD-810 certification confirms shock, moisture and dust resistant design. The weight of the smartphone is 174 grams.
- Display. The news was the presence of two displays in the smartphone: the main one, made using IPS technology (size - 5.7 inches) and additional (2.1 inches, 160x1040 and also IPS). According to the manufacturer's idea, this should significantly reduce the smartphone's appetites in inactive mode.
- Performance. It is worth noting that the LG V20 was the first of the top-class smartphones to acquire the Android 7.0 Nougat OS. How cool it is, time will tell, but already now the manufacturer declares a significantly increased operating time. All this splendor runs on four cores Qualcomm processor Snapdragon 820 (two cores run at 1.6 GHz and two at 2.15 GHz). The Adreno 530 chip handles graphics. On board the device 64 GB of permanent and 4 gigabytes of RAM. It is equipped with 2 slots for Nano SIM-cards, as well as a separate slot for connecting micro SD. The device fully supports modern communication protocols: 4G (LTE Cat.12), 3G, Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 b / g / n / ac), Bluetooth 4.2, NFC and, of course, GLONASS and GPS.
- Multimedia. A high level of matrix contrast can be noted. Although its color temperature is somewhat blue, which will be felt in darkened photos. The oleophobic coating of the screen is really good quality, so it gets less dirty. The sub display when the main one is turned off shows the time and date. It can also be used to call your favorite contacts, control your player, or installed programs... The basic rear camera supports wide format and has a resolution of 16 Megapixels. It is equipped with autofocus and provides a video recording mode of 3840 x 2160 pixels. The optional front camera can also capture wide format images, especially when shooting in a small space. Its resolution is 8 megapixels and has autofocus. In addition, video recording with a resolution of 3840x2160 is supported. Especially good rear camera works in daylight, providing excellent detail, sharpness and correct color reproduction even in automatic mode. The front camera dispenses with a flash; when taking selfies, the high-brightness mode of the main monitor is automatically activated. The sound quality of the speaker and its volume margin exceed all expectations. However, in order to enjoy truly top-end sound of headphones, you will have to use headphones with an electrical resistance of at least 50 ohms (most of the widespread ones have resistance up to 32 ohms), which clearly does not allow the audio chip to unfold in full force.
- Autonomy. The smartphone uses a removable Li-Ion battery with a capacity of 3.2 Ah. When playing video from a memory card and display brightness of 200 cd per square meter, the operating time is fourteen and a half hours, in game mode, a full charge of the battery is enough for 5 hours of operation, reading books is possible for 18 hours. The LG V20 uses power saving modes. In addition, for gaming, there is an option to reduce the video frame rate and monitor clarity. For fast battery charging, the manufacturer recommends using a device that supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0.
We reviewed the TOP 4 smartphones with good sound in 2017. Each of these models is designed for music lovers. The capabilities of these smartphones in combination with a high-quality headset reproduce a very spacious and pleasant sound.
There are very few smartphones on the market that can match the sound quality of conventional audio players. The most important thing in a smartphone that is designed for music is an amplifier, a “DAC” converter (Digital-to-Analogue) and best of all, it should support HiRes.
The first to bring to your attention is a smartphone called Onkyo DPCMX1, which is not so bad in terms of characteristics, runs on a Snapdragon650 processor. The smartphone has a built-in memory of 128 gigabytes and an operational memory of 3 gigabytes. The diagonal of the screen is 5 inches. Him good cameras(front - 8 megapixels and main - 16 megapixels). This smartphone stands out in that you can insert two MicroSD flash drives up to 240 gigabytes into it. The design is also interesting, the volume can be adjusted with a wheel on the rear panel. This unit has good audio capabilities. Equipped with a gadget with two DACs and two amplifiers. But the cost this device about 49 thousand rubles.
Apple Iphone6S
The entire line of smartphones from Apple has always been famous for its good sound in headphones. Participates in the rating this model because the Iphone 7 is already without a 3.5 mm input for standard headphones. If you have exactly the "seven", then do not be discouraged. You can buy an adapter for it for about 900 rubles and enjoy good sound.
The Iphone 6s has a built-in powerful amplifier of 30 MW, so this device can easily pump professional headphones.
MeizuPro 6
This company became famous for its production of music players. This helped her in creating a sufficiently high-quality smartphone with excellent sound. Its cost starts from 41 thousand rubles. For this amount you will receive: 4 gigabytes of RAM, 5.7 inch display AMOLED, and the processor is identical to the Samsung Galaxy chip and of course the sound quality.
ZTE Axon7
The Axon7 smartphone does not have stereo speakers, but it plays music perfectly in any headphones. The DAC was developed by the Japanese company Kasei and an amplifier was developed for it. The price category of the gadget is from 40 thousand rubles. The characteristics of the smartphone are excellent: the screen with "Amoled" technology with 5 inch screen, 2 cameras with 20 and 8 megapixels, 64 gigabytes of internal memory and 4 gigabytes of RAM. Software is already the very last of the series Android version 7.0.
Htc
Finally, HTC's market position is not the most favorable, but latest smartphone they did it wonderfully well. In addition to good hardware, it has a flawless camera with new technology"DualPixel". The smartphone has a 24-bit DAC with HiRES support. External speakers sound great, some are responsible for the high frequencies, and others for the low. Hence the sound is so wonderful. The only disadvantage in the flagship is the high price. Now its cost has exceeded 50 thousand rubles.
Lenovo VibeX3
This phone is considered one of the most balanced. It is not new and costs only 16 thousand rubles in the online store. It boasts a DAC and an amplifier, it gives a very bright, surround and high-quality sound in headphones that in its triple speakers. The built-in speakers support a technology called "DolbyAtmos". Other characteristics also did not disappoint: a SnapDragon808 processor, 32 gigabytes of internal memory, 3 gigabytes of RAM with the ability to expand, a screen diagonal of 5 inches and a camera of 20 and 8 megapixels.
Well, Highscreen Bost 3 closes the list of music smartphones. If we are talking about music, then we cannot fail to mention this smartphone. His characteristics are certainly not outrageous, but he excelled in music. Installed a DAC called Saber and an amplifier to it. It plays almost all audio formats up to 384/32 bit. If you want a smartphone that is not expensive and with excellent sound, then this model is for you.
