Qualcomm announces Snapdragon Sound for better audio quality with wireless earbuds
Mar 4, 2021 11:00 EST with 9 comments
Today, Qualcomm is introducing Snapdragon Sound, its new brand that you ll see on devices that are optimized for a great wireless audio experience. As the San Diego company pointed out, truly wireless earbuds are becoming more and more popular, and the human ear is very perceptive to the slightest issues with playback, such as latency. That s the problem that Snapdragon Sound aims to solve.
Snapdragon Sound combines a variety of components in the stack, starting with the Snapdragon 888 Mobile Platform. On top of that, you ll need FastConnect 6900, and QCC514x, QCC515x, or QCC3056 Bluetooth Audio SoCs. It also includes Qualcomm ANC technology, AptX Adaptive, AptX Voice, Aqstic audio, and the Qualcomm Audio and Voice Communication Suite. Note that there aren t any current devices that support this.
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
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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
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