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Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2

Second generation of Qualcomm's premium audio chip for earbuds, headphones and audio glasses, combining Bluetooth and micro-power Wi-Fi 6E radios with a small on-chip neural processing block.

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Sound Elite Gen 2

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Qualcomm fits micro-power Wi-Fi 6E into a chip that sits inside an earbud

Sound Elite Gen 2 can sit on 2.4, 5 or 6GHz so the buds hold their own link to the router, and Qualcomm's XPAN path reaches 24-bit/192kHz. The chipmaker kept quiet about which products will carry it.

Publishers:gizmodo.com

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