Qualcomm is looking to fix wireless sound with Snapdragon sound

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As the industry continues to switch to wireless audio, Qualcomm has a plan to make the audio quality of Bluetooth headphones sound a little louder than the sound you hear on wired ones.

A new standard called Snapdragon Sound is designed to greatly improve the audio quality you get from mobile devices connected to today’s wireless headphones. Although it may seem like a high goal, Qualcomm’s James Chapman, vice president of voice, music, and portable, said Snapdragon Sound was created to deliver “high-resolution, wired sound” without having to sacrifice the convenience of today’s wireless devices.

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

Here is a list of some of the technology and software 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.96 kHz 24-bit quality sound.

At launch, Xiaomi has already logged in to create at least one new mobile device with Snapdragon Sound, while Audio-Technicsaid It will also partner with Qualcomm to support Snapdragon Sound for a range of future products. And in the future, Qualcomm hopes to support a wide variety of mobile devices, which will be marked with Snapdragon Sound badge, including phones, tablets, laptops, smart watches and more.

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

Expect to see this brand on headphones and wireless headphones in the near future.
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The sound of Snapdragon is about more than music. Supports Qualcomm its audio platform offers 32kHz voice quality with higher resolution via Bluetooth, along with low power consumption for features such as active noise cancellation and voice detection for digital wake-up assistants.

Finally, to make sure your wireless headphones don’t cut out at random as you walk around town, Qualcomm claims that Snapdragon Sound will be “virtually error-free,” even in extremely crowded situations, such as a bus terminal or stop the train with a lot of people and wireless devices hiding the RF space.

Meanwhile, while we wait for Snapdragon Sound devices to become available, Qualcomm has partnered with Amazon Music to create a lossless, high-quality sound. playlist for Snapdragon Sound with a number of well-known bands, with a selection of other audio samples available on Qualcomm’s website here.

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