Qualcomm has announced the introduction of its cost-effective wireless earbud SoC – the QCC3026. This chipset is intended for device manufacturers targeting customers with low and mid-tier handsets. This SoC is intended to help manufacturers bundle wireless earbuds with their budget to mid-tier phones. With more and more manufacturers looking to remove the 3.5mm headphones jack, it will be nice to see them bundle wireless earbuds with the smartphone.
The SoC will support technologies including Bluetooth v5.0, Qualcomm Broadcast, TrueWireless Stereo, aptX and cVc technologies. It will be intersting to see how manufactures exploit the potential of the QCC3026 since bluetooth 5.0 isn't there in a lot of budget phones or budget bluetooth headsets, but it is definitely the way forward.