Old iPhone 4, better VoiceOver voice? (opens in new tab)

Has anyone noticed that some VoiceOver voices actually sound worse today than they did years ago? (Example: Flemish Ellen) I've been wondering for years whether I'm the only one experiencing this. Last week I powered up my old iPhone 4 out of curiosity. To my surprise, the Flemish Dutch VoiceOver voice "Ellen" sounded noticeably better than the version available on my current iPhone running iOS 27 beta. The difference wasn't subtle. The older version sounded richer, clearer and more natural. ...