Saramonic Smartmic+ UC Compact USB-C Condenser Microphone

Saramonic Smartmic+ UC Compact USB-C Condenser Microphone: Record clearer smartphone audio

Phone video often relies on its built-in mic, which can leave your voice competing with sounds around you. The Saramonic Smartmic+ UC is a compact USB-C condenser microphone with a cardioid pickup pattern, so it focuses its recording on sound in front of the mic. It’s made for smartphones with a USB-C connection and gives you a straightforward way to capture speech for a video, a solo interview or a spoken update. The directional pickup is particularly relevant when you’re recording one person: place the phone and mic toward the speaker, rather than relying on the phone to pick up the room from a distance. A headphone socket on the mic also lets you listen to audio while recording, which is useful for checking that speech is coming through as expected. The connection is plug-and-play, and the phone supplies the microphone’s power. That keeps the setup compact, with no separate battery to manage. For phone-based recording where clear, speech-focused sound matters, the Smartmic+ UC keeps the equipment simple and adds monitoring in one small accessory.

Highlights

• Cardioid directional pickup: The microphone is intended to favour sound from in front of it. That makes it a focused option for recording a presenter or speaker, rather than relying on the phone’s built-in microphone alone.
• USB-C connection: It connects directly to smartphones equipped with a USB-C port. This gives compatible phones a compact external mic without a separate audio cable between the microphone and device.
• Plug-and-play operation: Connect the microphone to use it, with the phone providing its power. There’s no separate battery to charge or replace as part of this recording setup.
• Headphone socket: A 3.5 mm jack on the back accepts headphones for listening during recording or reviewing sound afterwards. It’s a useful way to keep an ear on spoken audio while making a phone video.
• 75 Hz–20 kHz frequency range: This stated range covers the low and high frequencies captured by the microphone. It’s a useful specification to compare when choosing a mic for voice-led recordings.
• 75 dB signal-to-noise ratio: The signal-to-noise figure describes the relationship between the recorded signal and background noise. It gives you a concrete audio specification alongside the directional pickup pattern.
• Compact, lightweight format: At 40 g, the microphone adds little weight to a phone recording setup. Its dimensions are 71.6 × 25.5 × 48.6 mm, and a windscreen is included for use over the microphone.

What's Included

• Saramonic Smartmic+ UC Compact USB-C Condenser Microphone
• Windscreen

Technical Specifications

• Brand: Saramonic
• Model: Smartmic+ UC
• Type: Compact USB-C condenser microphone
• Pickup pattern: Cardioid
• Connection: USB-C
• Frequency range: 75 Hz–20 kHz
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 75 dB
• Headphone connection: 3.5 mm jack
• Power: Supplied by the connected phone
• Weight: 40 g
• Dimensions: 71.6 × 25.5 × 48.6 mm