Qualcomm wants to solve wireless audio with Snapdragon audio

Qualcomm wants to solve wireless audio with Snapdragon audio

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As the industry continues to switch to wireless audio, Qualcomm has a plan to make the audio quality on Bluetooth headphones sound a little more like the audio you hear on wires.

Called a new standard Snapdragon Soven is designed to greatly upgrade the sound quality you get from mobile devices connected to today’s wireless headphones. While it may seem like a high goal, James Chapman, Qualcomm, vice president of voice, music, a drag, says Snapdragon Sound was created to deliver ‘high resolution and wired quality’ sound without sacrificing the convenience of today’s wireless devices.

Here is a list of the technologies and software used to support Snapdragon Sound.

Here is a list of the technologies and software used to support Snapdragon Sound.
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Snapdragon Sound’s core technology utilizes the company’s latest mobile processors and combines it with Bluetooth delays, which Qualcomm says are 45% lower than its competitors at highquality 24-bit 96kHz sound.

At launch, Xiaomi has already announced plans to create at least one new mobile device with Snapdragon Sound, while Audio-Technica said it will also partner with Qualcomm to support Snapdragon Sound in a range of upcoming products. And in the future, Qualcomm hopes to support a wide range of mobile devices, which will be marked with the Snapdragon Sound badge, including phones, tablets, laptops, smartwatches and more.

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Expect to see this brand soon on headphones and wireless earbuds.

Expect to see this brand on headphones and wireless earbuds soon.
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Snapdragon Sound is about more than just music. Claim Qualcomm its audio platform delivers higher quality 32kHz voice quality via Bluetooth, as well as lower power consumption for features such as active noise cancellation and voice detection for awake digital assistants.

Finally, to ensure that your wireless headphones do not cut out randomly while walking around the city, Qualcomm claims that Snapdragon Sound will be ‘virtually flawless’, even in extremely busy situations such as a bus terminal. or train stops with lots of people and wireless devices that build up the RF space.

While we wait for devices to be available with Snapdragon Sound, Qualcomm has meanwhile partnered with Amazon Music to create high quality lossless sound playlist for Snapdragon Sound with a number of well-known bands, with a variety of other sound samples available on Qualcomm website here.

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