Qualcomm wants to fix wireless audio with Snapdragon sound

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As the industry continues to move to wireless audio, Qualcomm plans to make the audio quality of Bluetooth headsets sound a little more like the sound you hear on cables.

A new standard called Snapdragon Spounds is designed to dramatically improve the audio quality you get from mobile devices connected to current wireless headphones. While it may seem like a lofty goal, Qualcomm’s James Chapman, vice president of voice, music, and laptops, said Snapdragon Sound was created to offer “high-quality, wired audio” without sacrificing the comfort of today’s wireless devices.

Here is a list of some of the technologies and programs that are used to support Snapdragon Sound.

Here is a list of some of the technologies and programs that are used to support Snapdragon Sound.
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Snapdragon Sound’s core technology takes advantage of the company’s latest mobile processors and combines them with Bluetooth latencies that Qualcomm claims are 45% lower than its competitors to offer.24-bit quality audio at 96 kHz.

At launch, Xiaomi has already logged in to create at least one new mobile device with Snapdragon Sound, while Audio-Techniche said 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 variety of mobile devices, which will be marked with the Snapdragon Sound badge, including phones, tablets, laptops, smart watches and more.

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Expect to see this brand in headphones and wireless headphones in the near future.

Expect to see this brand in headphones and wireless headphones in the near future.
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Snapdragon Sound is more than just music. Qualcomm claims its audio platform offers 32 kHz higher resolution voice quality via Bluetooth, as well as lower power consumption for features such as active noise cancellation and voice detection for digital alarm clock assistants.

Finally, to ensure that wireless headphones are not cut off at random while walking around the city, Qualcomm claims that Snapdragon Sound will be “virtually trouble-free,” even in crowded situations, such as a terminal. of buses. or train stop with lots of people and wireless devices hiding RF space.

Meanwhile, while we wait for Snapdragon Sound devices to be available, Qualcomm has teamed up with Amazon Music to create high-quality, lossless audio. Snapdragon Sound playlist with numerous well-known bands, with a selection of other audio samples available at Qualcomm’s website here.

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