In comparison to the droid 1, its not as loud (ringtone, sms tone, speakerphone wise) Clarity wise its amazing! Probably one of the best compared to other android devices I've used. If you use the phone to listen to pandora or music you've loaded onto the device there's equalizer options (finally) that allow you to change how the music sounds coming from both the devices speaker and any connected headset or headphones.