![]() ![]() Other than Sony itself, the list includes 1More, Anker Soundcore, Soundpeats, Shure, Audio-Technica, Technics, Edifier, Ausounds, Ankbit, and Philips. Not many manufacturers have chosen to adopt LDAC. This makes LDAC the easy winner for compatibility.Īvailability is a slightly different story. It works on headphones and earbuds, and even though the codec is owned and licensed by Sony, a manufacturer doesn’t need to use Sony’s chips to add LDAC support to their products - it can be implemented using software on a variety of processing platforms. LDAC has no real constraints on either side of the Bluetooth equation. If you’re shopping for wireless earbuds, they will most likely offer aptX or aptX Adaptive, but not aptX HD. There are some exceptions - like the Bowers & Wilkins PI7 - but they’re very rare. For reasons we’ll get into shortly, aptX HD is primarily used for wireless headphones, not wireless earbuds. From a compatibility and availability point of view, this puts aptX Adaptive at a bit of a disadvantage.ĪptX HD has limitations too, but in this case, it’s strictly on the headphones side of the equation. Still, if we’re talking about Android phones that have been released since about 2020, aptX Adaptive support is very good across all of the major brands and many smaller ones - with one very notable exception: No Google Pixel phones currently support aptX Adaptive.Īny wireless headphones or earbuds that support aptX Adaptive must also use Qualcomm’s chips. Only Android phones that use Qualcomm’s audio chipsets can support aptX Adaptive. If your phone is on Android 8.0 or higher (and as long as your phone’s manufacturer hasn’t intentionally disabled one or both), you should be able to use them with a compatible set of earbuds or headphones.ĪptX Adaptive is the newest of the three codecs, and while it also runs on Android devices, it’s not built into the Android operating system. ![]() On some older Macs running macOS versions earlier than Catalina, it’s possible - with some work - to get aptX support, but even then, you’re still limited to 16-bit audio.ĪptX HD and LDAC were both added by Google to Android 8.0, letting any Android smartphone manufacturer take advantage of them. If you own an iPhone or iPad, or even a Mac, you are most likely limited to the 16-bit AAC codec. The first thing you should know about these three codecs is that none are currently supported by Apple on its devices. Compatibility and availability Simon Cohen / Digital Trends Qualcomm builds on aptX Adaptive with aptX Losslessīut which of these codecs is the best? That depends on a lot of factors, so let’s start at the beginning. Yamaha TW-E5B earbuds sport aptX Adaptive and last 8 hours per charge ![]() You'll occasionally catch her on BBC Radio commenting on the latest tech news stories, and always find her in the living room, recalibrating terrible TV settings at parties.What is aptX? Cutting through the clutter of Qualcomm’s codecs In 2022, Verity rejoined Pocket-lint as reviews editor, and is in charge of the site's entire reviews programme, ensuring she and the site's team are getting their hands on all the products that matter, to help Pocket-lint readers make informed buying decisions. She has a particular interest in audio and TV, however, which means she has spent a lot of time watching movies and listening to music and passing it off as work. In that time, she has covered the highs and lows across the breadth of consumer tech, and tested everything from smartphones and stereo speakers to robot lawnmowers and electric cars. Verity has been a technology journalist for more than 15 years, first joining Pocket-lint in 2008 as a staff writer, before taking on staff roles at Stuff, MSN and What Hi-Fi?, and embarking on a five-year stint as a freelancer.
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