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Qualcommâs Snapdragon Sound solution aims to improve wireless audio on smartphones
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Chipmaker Qualcomm is launching a new end-to-end audio solution called Snapdragon Sound to bring high-quality wireless audio on phones.
Smartphone audio is not always at its best when youâre listening to music or playing games through wireless earbuds. You might experience quality drops, glitches, or latency issues.
Snapdragon Sound aims to solve all these problems with series of existing and new hardware and software solutions, including processors, DACs (Digital to Analog Convertors), and codecs.
Now, we canât really know what âbetterâ audio means till we talk some numbers. Snapdragon Sound claims to achieve three things: 24-bit 96kHz signal support for music, 32kHz sampling frequency support for calls, and 89ms latency for videos and gaming.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound is the latest audio technology from Qualcomm that aims to refine the wireless audio experience on smartphones and audio products.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound Announced, Promises Better Connectivity and Sound Quality on Supported Devices
Snapdragon Sound suite is a combination of all of the company’s audio technologies and software. By Ali Pardiwala | Updated: 4 March 2021 22:44 IST
Qualcomm’s latest announcement is designed for source devices and audio products
Highlights
The technology suite includes the aptX Adaptive Bluetooth codec
Other Qualcomm technologies for audio products are also present
Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound has been launched as a new suite of audio technologies for both smartphones and audio products such as wireless headphones and earphones. It was initially announced at the Qualcomm summit in December 2020. The product suite enables improved interoperability between Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset-enabled smartphones as well as wireless headphones and earphones, promising better connectivity, sound quality, and additional features such as active noise can
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 870 5G mobile platform
January 20, 2021
Equipped with the Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System and the Qualcomm FastConnect 6800 Subsystem
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc has announced the launch of its Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform, a follow-on to the flagship Snapdragon 865 Plus.
The mobile platform is set to power a selection of flagship devices from OEMs including Motorola, iQOO, OnePlus, OPPO, and Xiaomi. Commercial devices based on Snapdragon 870 are expected to be announced in the first quarter of 2021, said Qualcomm.
The Snapdragon 870 features the Qualcomm Kryo 585 Octa-core CPU. It has a 7nm process technology. As for the GPU, it features the Qualcomm Adreno 650 GPU. The platform is also equipped with the Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System and the Qualcomm FastConnect 6800 Subsystem.