{"id":194525,"date":"2021-03-04T19:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/qualcomms-snapdragon-sound-solution-aims-to-improve-wireless-audio-on-smartphones\/"},"modified":"2021-03-04T19:00:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T16:00:15","slug":"qualcomms-snapdragon-sound-solution-aims-to-improve-wireless-audio-on-smartphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/qualcomms-snapdragon-sound-solution-aims-to-improve-wireless-audio-on-smartphones\/","title":{"rendered":"#Qualcomm\u2019s Snapdragon Sound solution aims to improve wireless audio on smartphones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Qualcomm\u2019s Snapdragon Sound solution aims to improve wireless audio on smartphones<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                                Chipmaker Qualcomm is launching a new end-to-end audio solution called Snapdragon Sound to bring high-quality wireless audio on phones.<\/p>\n<p>Smartphone audio is not always at its best when you\u2019re listening to music or playing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s through wireless earbuds. You might experience quality drops, glitches, or latency issues.<\/p>\n<p>                <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/epvmxh57cx?videoFoam=true&amp;autoplay=true&amp;silentAutoPlay=true\" title=\"Bumper 06 Video\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wistia_embed\" name=\"wistia_embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Snapdragon Sound aims to solve all these problems with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of existing and new hardware and software solutions, including processors, DACs (Digital to Analog Convertors), and codecs.<\/p>\n<p>Now, we can\u2019t really know what \u201cbetter\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p>For consumers, this mainly means that you can listen to high-fidelity music on your smartphone, take calls without any audio drops, and play games or watch movies without sound lags.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re confused by what that kHz means, I beg you to read this explainer of audio sampling rate by my colleague Callum. DO IT.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1341389 lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"633\" height=\"438\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-04-at-12.14.22-PM.png\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-04-at-12.14.22-PM.png 633w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-04-at-12.14.22-PM-280x194.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-04-at-12.14.22-PM-390x270.png 390w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-04-at-12.14.22-PM-195x135.png 195w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-04-at-12.14.22-PM-632x438.png 632w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2021\/03\/04\/qualcomms-snapdragon-sound-solution-aims-to-improve-wireless-audio-on-smartphones\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F03%2F04%2Fqualcomms-snapdragon-sound-solution-aims-to-improve-wireless-audio-on-smartphones%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Snapdragon Sound claims\" data-title=\"Share Snapdragon Sound claims on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Snapdragon Sound claims on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Snapdragon Sound claims<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The road to getting these numbers or performance is not straightforward. Your smartphone needs to have a Snapdragon 8-series processor, a Fastconnect 6900 chip for connectivity, and Qualcomm Aqstic DAC; your Bluetooth-enabled earbuds to\u00a0need to have a special Qualcomm SoC listed below in the picture. Plus, both these devices should support an array of Qualcomm codecs and standards such as AptX.<\/p>\n<p>So hardware designers will have to take care of all of these while making their gadgets Snapdragon Sound compliant.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1341390 lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"349\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-04-at-12.27.11-PM-796x349.png\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-04-at-12.27.11-PM-796x349.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-04-at-12.27.11-PM-280x123.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-04-at-12.27.11-PM-540x237.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-04-at-12.27.11-PM-270x118.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-04-at-12.27.11-PM.png 1087w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2021\/03\/04\/qualcomms-snapdragon-sound-solution-aims-to-improve-wireless-audio-on-smartphones\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F03%2F04%2Fqualcomms-snapdragon-sound-solution-aims-to-improve-wireless-audio-on-smartphones%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound stack\" data-title=\"Share Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound stack on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound stack on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound stack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Qualcomm says that even if you don\u2019t use wireless earbuds, the Aqstic DAC supports audio formats with\u00a0<span>384kHz 32-bit frequency sampling. Which doesn\u2019t mean much if you don\u2019t have high-quality audio files on your phone, but you can still be assured that you\u2019ll get some good output from your phone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The first three companies to enroll in the Snapdragon Sound program are phone manufacturer Xiaomi, audio hardware company Audio-Technica, and Amazon Music HD. Xiaomi has promised that it\u2019ll bring support for high-quality audio through Qualcomm components in its flagship phones. Audio-Technica promised to dish out some certified gear in the near future, and Amazon Prime HD has built a special playlist for Snapdragon Sound.<\/p>\n<p>Qualcomm said the program involves rigorous testing for devices to be Snapdragon Sound certified. We\u2019ll see devices with this label only later this year to check if it truly delivers high-fidelity audio. Hopefully, it\u2019ll be one way to ensure that phones or audio gear that you\u2019re buying will deliver decent sound quality.<\/p>\n<p>The chipmaker says that while the current program includes smartphones and Bluetooth headphones, it wants to expand it to PCs, smartwatches, and mixed reality glasses.<\/p>\n<p><i>Did you know we have a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letter all about consumer tech? 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Smartphone audio is not always at its best when you\u2019re listening to music or playing games through wireless earbuds. 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