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Samsung signs a multi-year contract with Wolfson as 'primary audio partner' for the Galaxy phones and tablets

Samsung signs a multi-year contract with Wolfson as 'primary audio partner' for the Galaxy phones and tablets

Posted: 18 Apr 2013, 04:38, by Daniel P.

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Samsung signs a multi-year contract with Wolfson as 'primary audio partner' for the Galaxy phones and tablets

You might not have heard about the Scottish firm Wolfson, but it provides some of the most advanced audio processing chips for mobile handsets, and there is an audible difference from devices with a Wolfson processor.

Samsung, in its eternal wisdom, has finally done the right thing, after dating Wolfson for the audio in some of its Galaxy line handsets, inlcuding the Exynos 5 Octa S4, and has now signed a multi-year contract with the Scottish firm, which includes intellectual property exchange, as well as a components deal.

Wolfson's CEO Mike Hickey said: "This is a significant milestone for Wolfson. Having worked closely with Samsung over recent years, this agreement is a testament to our strong IP portfolio and our growing partnership. We very much look forward to working closely together to continue to deliver exceptional audio in Samsung's smartphones and tablets."

source: Wolfson

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posted on 18 Apr 2013, 04:50 26

1. eisenbricher (Posts: 973; Member since: 09 Aug 2012)

Awesome! I am an extreme audiophile and most of the recent smartphones don't satisfy my demands. Beats from HTC is nothing special. Wolfson is great.

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 05:07 4

3. thelegend6657 (unregistered)

You can get the beats audio just about any smartphone once you are rooted .
I have it on my phone it does makes the audio sounds better

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 05:44 5

8. tedkord (Posts: 14124; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)

You can get the equalizer from Beats on any phone, but Beats is hardware and software, so you don't get true Beats. But the other poster is right, Beats is all hype.

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 05:51 3

13. thelegend6657 (unregistered)

what i meant is the equalizer is nice !

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 07:47 5

26. eisenbricher (Posts: 973; Member since: 09 Aug 2012)

Hardware matters the most, dude. And regarding the equalizer I believe PowerAMP's EQ is best for me.

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 09:21 4

34. the_s2 (Posts: 239; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)

wolfson hardware+poweramp eq = awesomeness.

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 15:27 2

47. HDShatter (Posts: 1021; Member since: 17 Jan 2013)

Anyone that really cared about audio quality would avoid anything made by beats/monster/any other super overpriced crap brands like Bose.

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 17:26

48. rjcnkc (Posts: 1; Member since: 03 Nov 2010)

So, what brands do you perfer?

posted on 19 Apr 2013, 03:03

50. thelegend6657 (unregistered)

The beats equalizer is free so i aint complaining .
As for earphones i will take klipsch , Audio technica , Harman Kardon over beats , monster , bose anyday .

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 06:16 9

18. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)

Here is hoping that Wolfson chips make their way into the Note III. If so, the Note III will be one sweet phone.

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 07:44

24. Piotrek007 (Posts: 112; Member since: 07 Dec 2010)

Yes, wolfson is doing really great... but you should all know, that it is not having full power at Galaxies series... In SGS IV it is stopped by software not to give full power, which automatically means it is not as loud as everyone of us would dream to be :( This is only bad point I see in it, ufc it's Samys fault as they did that on purpose.

To be honest, the most surprising thing for me is new headphones that came with SGS IV !! Its

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 07:50 1

27. Piotrek007 (Posts: 112; Member since: 07 Dec 2010)

" Those are dubbed HS330 and feature dual-speakers (8mm tweeter and 10mm woofer) for improved performance with both high and low frequency sounds. They offer better bass than just about any other pair of headphones you can find in a smartphone's retail package"

Im happy that sammy is going futher not only in music quality but also with accesories upgrade !!
Any dual-speaker headphones costs 70$ up on ebay !!
I would love to see review of those headphones !!

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 05:06 1

2. thelegend6657 (unregistered)

Dang , why Samsung use Yamaha on the GS2 ?
Now i am stuck with it

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 05:11 9

4. osmaankhaan (unregistered)

There's noo stopping to samsung's aggressiveness amd success

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 05:36 3

5. Tsepz_GP (Posts: 1042; Member since: 12 Apr 2012)

I sent this in as a tip, glad to see it was published!

Great stuff by Samsung, the audio in my GS3 is incredible thanks to the Wolfson DAC it has, I'm glad they finally made it official :)

Cant wait to get my GS4 even more now that I know it will also have a Wolfson DAC for sure.

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 05:45 2

9. hipnotika (Posts: 353; Member since: 06 Mar 2013)

galaxy s3 has too low sound :/ dont u listen beats htc's and apple iphone's sound ?

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 05:51 1

14. thelegend6657 (unregistered)

Speaker on the Note 2 is a lot better than the one in the GS3 , seriously .

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 07:45

25. Piotrek007 (Posts: 112; Member since: 07 Dec 2010)

Yes it is :( shamefully

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 08:58

32. oister85 (Posts: 501; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)

Hey I have the s3 u.s version. My question is does the u.s version have the Wolfson quality.

posted on 19 Apr 2013, 03:04

51. thelegend6657 (unregistered)

No it doesnt , the GS3 Snapgradon version doesnt

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 05:39 4

6. roldxx (Posts: 50; Member since: 27 Mar 2013)

this is the reason why im stuck with samsung, only android manufacturer that uses wolfson dac

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 05:44 2

7. hipnotika (Posts: 353; Member since: 06 Mar 2013)

beats is the best !

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 10:56 5

40. SleepingOz (unregistered)

Really?!

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 05:46 2

10. FlushGordon (unregistered)

I'm an audiophile and this is one of the primary reasons why I went with the Note 2....Wolfson is hands down the best.....when you're into Metal, Classical and Jazz you can hear the warm mids just fly and rip...something that BEATS or Cirrus is incapable of doing

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 05:53

15. thelegend6657 (unregistered)

what about Yamaha , how far off is it compared with wolfsen ?
Why Samsung use Yamaha only for the GS2 ?

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 06:17 4

19. ImQ009 (Posts: 41; Member since: 02 Dec 2012)

Yamaha used in SGS2 is absolutely horrible, sorry :/

posted on 19 Apr 2013, 03:06

52. thelegend6657 (unregistered)

Its okay . Thats the whole point of phonearena discussion , discussing , not flaming fanboy wars

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 06:09 2

16. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)

HTC's Beats Audio v.s. Samsung's Wolfson

The game begins in 3....2....1......(HONK!)

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 06:19 8

20. ImQ009 (Posts: 41; Member since: 02 Dec 2012)

What game? Beats Audio is just some fancy equalizer, you just can't compare it to Wolfson

posted on 18 Apr 2013, 06:22 1

21. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)

Dude, even though the Beats Audio is the best, you need to give Wolfson a try!