Almost all modern smartphones are imaging-focused. Strangely though, there is not a phone that claims to offer HiFi sound. No. Hi-Res Audio-certified phones do not count. We are talking about a dedicated, high-end HiFi audio device such as those from Sony, Fiio, and the like that has all the works to deliver HiFi sound. But that changed recently.
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Moondrop, best known for its super high-end headphones, has gotten into the smartphone market to bring HiFi audio to a smart communication device. The Moondrop MIAD01 5G Smartphone HiFi Audio Device, as it is called, is a HiFi audio device that also happens to have all of smartphone functionality and features – including imaging.
MIAD01 eliminates the need to bring along an additional HiFi audio device, or decoders and/or amplifiers when you want to enjoy high-quality, unadulterated audio.
Under the hood, it packs a dual flagship DAC (Cirrus Logic MasterHiFi), a 6-layer audio circuit featuring gold-sinking independent audio circuit shields, a dynamic range of up to 132 dB and a signal-to-noise ratio as high as 117 dB.
The audiophile department further boasts an independent LDO power supply, and it has not one but two audio output jacks. There is a regular 3.5 single-ended headphone jack AND a 4.4 mm fully-balanced headphone jack. Moondrop said the audio headphone jacks bypass the underlying SRC of Android which many of today’s Android phones cannot.
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As a phone, it benefits from a MediaTek Dimensity 7050 chip with an octacore processor (ARM Cortex-A78 @ 2.6 GHz, ARM Cortex-A55 @ 2.0 GHz), 12 GB LPDDR4X RAM,m 256 GB UFS 3.1 storage, and support up to 2 TB storage expansion card. Other spec-sheet details include a 120 Hz 6.7-inch FHD flexible OLED curved display, 1,920 Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, a 64 MP HD dual camera (64 MP main and an 8 MP wide-angle), a 32 MP front-facing camera, dual speakers, NFC, dual nano SIM, and a 5,000 mAh battery with 33 W PD fast charging. It runs on pure Android.
The Moondrop MIAD01 5G Smartphone HiFi Audio Device is currently available only in China for 2,499 yuan (approximately US$345). It is not clear if the phone will make it to the world outside. Meanwhile, you may learn more HERE.
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