These 2 Qualcomm chips could bring active noise-cancelling to budget Bluetooth earbuds

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Thinking about buying a Bluetooth earphone with active noise cancelling? Hold on, it's best to sit on the idea for now because you might be able to buy one that's relatively cheaper soon. Qualcomm has announced two new Bluetooth audio chipsets that are meant for true wireless earphones (TWS) catered for those who want more affordable options.

According to Qualcomm, the QCC304X and QCC514X chipsets will use a new Qualcomm TrueWireless Mirroring technology. Essentially, only one earbud is connected to your device via Bluetooth while the other mirrors the connected earbud. In theory, this should help in reducing the power requirement, thus improving battery life. In the example given by Qualcomm, a TWS earbud with these two chips and a 65mAh battery will last up to 13 hours (ANC off). Pretty impressive!

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In terms of features, both will come with the Hybrid Qualcomm Active Noise Cancellation (Hybrid ANC). This means that you can set it to also listen in to your surroundings, a useful feature if you are in places like an airport and need to hear the announcements. Besides that, the two chipsets will come with Voice Assistant, so it'll be able to work with services like Siri and Google Assistant.

Of course, there are currently no companies that are making earphones with these chipsets yet. But we're excited to see some affordable ones resulting from this. With that said, how often do you use active noise cancelling and is it an important feature for your daily life? Let us know on our Facebook page and stay tuned to TechNave.com for more news.