My commute is mostly on a two-lane city street with light traffic, but there are buses, trucks, and other loud things to contend with. With the phone chest-high, the speaker is close enough to my ear that I can hear it over almost anything. Usually. I have a Pixel; I'm surprised at how loud it gets.
Originally Posted by
ItsJustMe
What environment do you ride in? Sounds residential. I don't think in some places in my ride I could even hear actual speakers. I've had times when I couldn't even hear the earbud because of wind and traffic noise and had to just give up. Even with my current phone which has the best/loudest speaker of any I've owned, I doubt I'd be able to hear much more than enough to know it was on, there's no way I'd be able to hear what it was saying.