Qualcomm’s new audio platforms for earbuds, speakers and headphones is here, how it compares to other offerings

Qualcomm introduced the S7 and S7 Pro Gen 1 audio platforms at the Snapdragon Summit. The S7 Pro Gen 1 supports Qualcomm XPAN Technology and lossless audio at 48 kHz and 96 kHz. It also has a gaming mode and AI capabilities with Qualcomm eNPU 64 GOPS. Both the S7 Pro Gen 1 and S7 Gen 1 have more powerful DSP configurations and offer more RAM compared to the S5 Gen 2 Sound Platform. Additionally, the S7 Pro Gen 1 and S7 Gen 1 feature advanced audio curation with Qualcomm 4th Gen Adaptive ANC and low-latency DSP.