All items tagged with smartphones (115)
2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress Surpasses Record 100,000 Visitors
February 26, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress Surpasses Record 100,000 Visitors

Visitors to the 2016 edition of the Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona, surpassed the 100,000 mark for the first time in the event’s history, with nearly 101,000 attendees, an increase of more than six per cent over last year, the GSMA reports. MWC2016 featured more than 2,200 exhibitors, and the conference program featured 12 keynote sessions and 48 in-depth track sessions over four days.
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LG Introduces G5 Modular Smartphone with LG Hi-Fi Plus with B&O Play Audio Player
February 24, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

LG Introduces G5 Modular Smartphone with LG Hi-Fi Plus with B&O Play Audio Player

LG Electronics newest idea was revealed at the 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and signals an important trend on mobile devices. The LG G5 modular concept features Qualcomm’s aptX HD for wireless 24-bit sound over Bluetooth, and offers a high quality audio player, designed in cooperation with B&O Play, featuring an ESS Tech DAC and amplifier.
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New ESS ES9028 SABRE Mobile DAC & ES9603 Headphone Amplifier
February 1, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

New ESS ES9028 SABRE Mobile DAC & ES9603 Headphone Amplifier

Among several new products recently introduced by ESS Technology is the next generation SABRE Digital to Analog Converter (DAC), the ES9028, featuring a new Dual-DAC architecture, and the new ES9603 Headphone Amplifier. Both are designed specifically for HiFi audio enabled smartphones and were used in Vivo’s recently announced X6 Plus Android smartphone.
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Mobile Audio: High-Performance Audio from Smartphones?
January 27, 2016 by Mike Klasco and Steve Tatarunis

Mobile Audio: High-Performance Audio from Smartphones?

In November 2015, audioXpress published a unique group testing on smartphone audio playback, focused on audio circuit quality and the performance of the playback DAC, as intended for wired headphone listening. The products under review included the iconic iPod classic, the iPhone 5s, the iPhone 6, Vivo Xplay 3S, Vivo X5 Max, HTC One M8, Samsung Galaxy S5, and Sony Xperia Z2.
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Listen Celebrates 20 years of Innovation With Free Audio Test Software
December 31, 2015 by Special Content

Listen Celebrates 20 years of Innovation With Free Audio Test Software

Listen Inc announced its 20th year as a leading provider of audio test and measurement systems. Two decades of innovation and steady growth have made Listen’s flagship product, SoundCheck, an industry-standard audio test system in the consumer electronics industry. The company is commemorating the occasion with updated branding, a new website, and a free SoundCheck demo software offer!
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Braven Fuse, Wireless Bluetooth Audio Mixer Now Available
December 14, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Braven Fuse, Wireless Bluetooth Audio Mixer Now Available

“Djing” over wireless Bluetooth might not be the next big thing for clubbing… yet. But California-based Bluetooth specialist Braven is already creating the foundation for that to change with its Braven Fuse, a wireless audio mixer that transforms a pair of smartphones into a DJ set, by fusing multiple audio streams to create custom tracks.
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Texas Instruments Introduces New TAS2555 Smart Amp with Integrated Speaker Protection
December 8, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Texas Instruments Introduces New TAS2555 Smart Amp with Integrated Speaker Protection

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a low-power smart amplifier that allows designers to develop next-generation smartphones, tablets, portable audio docks or Bluetooth speakers with industry-leading audio quality at peak volumes while maximizing battery efficiency. The TAS2555 audio amplifier with integrated speaker protection uses back electromotive force and low power of 5.7 W to produce bigger sound from small devices.
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Get audioXpress November 2015 While It’s Hot!
October 7, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Get audioXpress November 2015 While It’s Hot!

Do you want to know how good audio from smartphones actually is? Would you like to know which sound measurement apps are available for smartphones? Or would you prefer to build The PhaseBuster, a unique way to manipulate the phase between stereo channels? Or would you prefer to build a headphone hybrid amplifier? All that and much more can be found in audioXpress November 2015, available online.
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Tektronix Keithley 2281S Is First to Emulate Battery Performance from Full Charge to Total Discharge
October 6, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Tektronix Keithley 2281S Is First to Emulate Battery Performance from Full Charge to Total Discharge

Tektronix unveiled its innovative Keithley 2281S Battery Simulator/precision DC Power supply to shorten design and test cycles for mobile devices. The new battery simulator from Tektronix uses a battery model that includes state of charge, amp-hour capacity, equivalent series resistance, and open circuit voltage.
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ZUK Z1 Smartphone Uses High-Performance ams Noise Cancellation Chip for USB Type-C Earbuds
October 6, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

ZUK Z1 Smartphone Uses High-Performance ams Noise Cancellation Chip for USB Type-C Earbuds

Lenovo’s new subsidiary, ZUK, is using ams’ Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) analog speaker driver for the earbuds of its new Z1 smartphone. This is also the first ANC headset in the world to feature the new USB Type-C connector rather than the traditional 3.5mm audio jack. The fully-integrated ams device offers noise cancellation with very low power consumption, making it ideal for headsets, headphones and ear pieces.
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