I heard a Samsung S8 audio and it was loud. My old LG G3 was too low in volume for me. Recently I bought a LG G6+ from Amazon for $400. The sound is great, the internet reception is much better, the video sharp. The dual cameras take really great photos. I took a photo with the LG G3 of a pond feature and the same with the LG G6+
The 6+ was sharp when zoomed in while the older G3 when zoomed in was fuzzy.
I cannot spend $800 to a $1,000 for a phone. I had my last phone for nearly 5 years and bought 3 more LG G3’s last year for $60 for backup and for a relative.
Get a couple of Galaxy S10 and they can charge each other
Samsung’s Galaxy S10 lineup: Foldable phones, 5G and phones that charge each other
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/20/tech/samsung-galaxy-s10/index.html