10 years ago, a loud phone was considered megacious, because everyone listened to music through the speakers.

You walk down the street, you want a muzla - please turn on your song. It is clear that such music lovers were not very fond of (especially moms walking with children), but the owner of the deafening phone was happy.

My most destructive device was the Fly MC100 - it gave out something beyond the bounds, no one could shout it out. Thanks to the Chinese - for a while I became the king of the class.

And then, towards the end of the zero, this fashion somehow curled up. Those who listen without headphones are equated to Gopnik. The speaker immediately ceased to be an important characteristic of a smartphone. Especially, for iPhones for nine years there was something farting and squeaking.

For example, my past iPhone 6s Plus is hoarse for six months. I just took him to the bathroom and turned on the music for a maximum when taking a shower. Because of the noise of water, the sound was almost inaudible, but in six months of such operation the volume fell by 30-40 percent (according to my feelings).

In addition, quality has dropped - there was a chronic rustle. I had to buy a JBL column and broadcast the sound to it. This is not very convenient, because the column needs to be charged, connected and so on.

In the iPhone 7 Plus, the speaker somehow magically became much more powerful. Without a clue why Apple took such a step, but I'm grateful to that genius from Cupertino who suggested this. I do not even know where my column is now, because it takes an iPhone.

First, I now have excellent discos in the shower - the words in the songs are recognized at any head of water.

Secondly, the brilliant alarm clock pleases: on old iPhones it could be ignored, here - without chances.

Thirdly, when you sit with friends in a noisy cafe and want to show something to someone, you do not have to worry and think about how to be with headphones. Just turn on the vidos and everything. Of course, the volume is adjusted so as not to interfere with other companies.

It's a pity that after six months the speaker again snorts and wheezes. It's unclear what Apple was counting on - they thought they would equip the phone with a stereo speaker, and users would not cut the music to the fullest? Somehow too naive.

By the way, other flagship smartphones, as a rule, have a clean, but very quiet sound. For example, Xiaomi Mi5 - a real whisperer, the guarantee of a missed alarm.

Samsung, LG and Sony seem to be better, but also not a gap. The top-end HTC - yes, it's worthy, but there are other problems (about them somehow later).

So the alternatives to the iPhone 7 Plus in this regard so far I do not see - it remains only to tighten the longevity of the speakers.

And what was the loudest phone you had?.

And anyway, is the volume of the speaker in the smartphone important to you or should you listen only to the headphones?.