Re: Steve Scharf needs to add this audio fidelity difference between Android & iOS to his excellent comparison document

On 2023-11-22 15:56, Wally J wrote:
> Regarding this useful technical comparison document by Steve Scharf:
>   <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JznrWfGJDA8CYVfjSnPTwfVy8-gAC0kPyaApuJTcUNE/>
> 
> Steve Scharf needs to add this critically important audio fidelity data
> below to his excellent comparison document (as the data holds value).
>   <https://groups.google.com/g/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/c/sY8lOr4LVN4>
> 
> Technical snippets for Steve's comparison document...
>   
>   "The iphone DOES NOT support lossless music because it has no way
>    to get audio to the headphones by something other than lossy bluetooth."

Which is false.

> 
>   "Android products do."
> 
>   "Apple Music supports 192/24 bit but Apple products like the iPhone
>    and Airpods Max do not support it as the iPhone uses Bluetooth
>    to transmit the audio to external headphones."
> 
>   "Apple Music has lossless support for up to 192khz/24 bits but
>    iPhone 15 Pro and other models do not support it. ..."

Also false.

> 
>   "Apple devices like iPhone 15 do not support codecs like AptxHD
>    which ARE REQUIRED for maximum performance with headphones
>    while playing back 192/24 bit ALAC which Apple Music provides."

With BLUETOOTH headphones.

So false.

> 
>   "Apple codecs do NOT support transfer of lossless.
>    Apple provides only a crude bluetooth capability.
>    To get true high fidelity to the headphones requires AptX HD
>    or something better OTHER than Apples Bluetooth. "
> 
>   "Airpods Max do not support AptXHD or other advanced codecs and
>    sound like crap compared to capable headphones like B and W PX8s."