OPPO introduced MariSilicon Y Bluetooth chipset as the first lossless wireless audio technology

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Yesterday, OPPO held its annual INNO Day and introduced a second member of the MariSilicon family — the all-new MariSilicon Y Bluetooth audio SoC. As the name implies, this chipset primarily focuses on audio performance via Bluetooth and here's what you need to know.

As one of the first SoC to use the most advanced N6RF process technology, MariSilicon Y introduces a brand-new, self-developed Pro Bluetooth Pack. From the presentation, OPPO said that this new technology increases the Bluetooth bandwidth by a massive 50% compared with the highest-spec Bluetooth SoCs on the market.

Equipped with the exclusive URLC codec technology and a dedicated NPU with up to 590 GOPS of on-device computing power, MariSilicon Y can transmit 24-bit/192kHz ultra-clear lossless audio through Bluetooth. For the first time, this provides users with all the benefits of wireless connectivity with the same audio quality as a wired connection while opening up new possibilities in spatial audio experiences.

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Using AI computing, users can also have personalized spatial audio to their liking by adjusting the treble, bass and mid-levels. Plus, its Bluetooth data rate is 12 Mbps, followed by its smart adaptive code rate at 80 Kbps and 10 Mbps. Moreover, OPPO said this chip can reduce transceiver power consumption by 66%, thanks to the N6RF Process.

On paper, users should be able to enjoy top digital audio quality through wireless Bluetooth earbuds and headphones. However, we think this could just be exclusive to OPPO devices such as the Enco wireless earbuds lineup. We just have to wait and see.