Qualcomm’s QCC5100 Bluetooth Chip Hones in On Power Efficiency CENTRiC A1...

Qualcomm's QCC5100 Bluetooth Chip Hones in On Power Efficiency CENTRiC A1... xda-developers Jan 9, 2018 8:55 AM • by Kyle Wiggers Qualcomm's QCC5100 Bluetooth Chip Hones in On Power Efficiency If you own a pair of Bluetooth headphones, there's a pretty good chance you've had to put up with subpar battery life. But you might not have to for much longer. At the Consumer Electronics Show on Monday, Qualcomm announced the QCC5100, a low-power Bluetooth system-on-chip that's designed to deliver best-in-class features without compromising on power efficiency. The QCC5100 supports data transfers up to 2Mbps and a Bluetooth 5 dual-mode radio that lets you stream audio to multiple devices at once. There's also proprietary technologies like Qualcomm's TrueWireless Stereo which eliminates the need for wires between left and right earbuds, Qualcomm's high-quality aptX HD audio codec, and enhanced Qualcomm cVc and Fluence active noise cancellation (ANC) technologies. All the more impressive is the claim that the QCC5100 is up to 65 percent more efficient at handling voice calls and music streaming compared to previous single-chip Bluetooth audio solutions. Qualcomm says it'll deliver up to 25 percent better battery life than "the most popular true wireless headset on the market today." "This breakthrough single-chip solution is designed to dramatically reduce power consumption and offers enhanced processing capabilities to help our customers build new life-enhancing, feature-rich devices," said Anthony Murray, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Voice and Music at Qualcomm. "This will open new possibilities for extended-use hearable applications including virtual assistants, augmented hearing and enhanced listening." One of the Bluetooth chip's other highlights is what Qualcomm calls "quad-core processing:" a dedicated dual-core 32-bit application processor running at 80Mhz, dual 120Mhz Kalimba digital signal processors (DSP), and "next generation" developer tools. Thanks to an application stack that's designed to run multiple programs concurrently, the QCC5100 is able to switch between music playback, incoming voice calls, and voice assistant services "smoothly" and seamlessly. Qualcomm hasn't skimped on sound quality. The QCC5100's aforementioned ANC uses three different techniques, feed-forward, feed-backward, and hybrid, to eliminate the need for a discrete ANC chip. It also has a built-in 2-channel 99dBA amplifier and 192kHz 24-bit I2S and SPDIF interfaces. On the voice assistant side, the chip combines local voice recognition algorithms running over Bluetooth with cloud services on mobile applications to improve quality and reduce latency. If all goes according to plan, expect to start seeing the QCC5100 in earbuds soon. Source: Qualcomm Android Advices Nov 24, 2017 2:17 PM • by Teja Chedalla CENTRiC A1 Smartphone Launched with 5.5″ Full HD Display & Quick Charge 3.0 Support Earlier this year, the Indian smartphone brand CENTRiC had launched four new budget smartphones – CENTRiC L1, CENTRiC P1, CENTRiC P1 Plus and CENTRiC G1. All these devices are priced under Rs. 10,000 and came with 4G VoLTE support. Now, the company is all set to launch a new smartphone called Centric A1. It is priced at Rs. 10,999 and offers unibody metal design. The smartphone will be available in Metallic Earl Grey, White & Peach Gold, Gold & Peach Gold color options. Unlike many other smartphones in the budget segment, the CENTRiC A1 packs uncompromised specifications. It sports a 5.5-inch In-cell display with Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) and includes Dragontrail Glass protection on the top. Under the hood, the CENTRiC A1 is powered by a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) Octa-core processor coupled with Adreno 505 GPU. It includes 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage that can be expanded additionally up to 256GB via a MicroSD card. On the rear of the device is a 13MP camera with PDAF, 5P lens, and dual LED flash. There is an 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash and 90-degree Field-of-View for wider selfies. The device supports dual SIM dual standby using the hybrid SIM slot. It is backed by a 3,000mAh non-removable that is rated to give up to 15 hours of talk time and lasts up to 210 hours in standby mode. The CENTRiC A1 also supports Quick Charge 3.0 that can give 4 hours of talk time with just 10 minutes of charging. The fingerprint sensor is placed on the rear of the device. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, A-GPS, FM Radio, 3.5mm headphone jack, and USB Type-C port. It runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box, and there is no information about the Android 8.0 Oreo update. It also includes a bunch of sensors including Gyroscope, E-Compass, G-Sensor, Light sensor, Proximity sensor, and Hall sensor. The CENTRiC A1 measures 152 x 76 x 7.8 mm and weighs 160 grams. Beneath the display are the three capacitive navigation button for back, home, and multitasking (left to right). Let us know, would you be interested in using a smartphone from a relatively new brand. Share your opinion with us by commenting down below. This email has been sent by Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). It is the potion result of 'Tech: Topic watch' from the dashboard 'Personal Dashboard', tab 'Tech > Android'. Unsubscribe © Netvibes 2005-2018 | Terms of service | Privacy Policy Find Netvibes also on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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